Air Jordan 6 OLYMPIC JULY 2012 Now with Photos!

Originally Posted by aphexacid

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i feel ya bruh....hell, i was a broke freshman in college when these dropped

kiss my +@# if you think ima miss out again 

I was hoping they would release a totally new CW for London 2012 -I was never really a fan of these VIs to start with.

But I'm pleased for those who have been craving these.

Can't wait so now I can get the 2000 pair cheaper..... #TYBG

eh not that excited

Iono about the pic, looks kinda sketchy, but I could be wrong. As for the kicks, I was never really excited about these. I actually could have had a pair but I passed on them. The color blocking scheme just doesn't look right to me. However, the leather is great on it. Old school style leather. I prefer the white/navy VI's to these which I have. I'm seaglowing that pair now and I miss that leather on newer retros so much. It's a shame.

COPPPEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by moundraised23

Originally Posted by aphexacid

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i feel ya bruh....hell, i was a broke freshman in college when these dropped

kiss my +@# if you think ima miss out again 

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Same here!
And I just did that MJ move when I read this post!!!

Originally Posted by Nowitzness41

Originally Posted by elcerrito91

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Dude, why is it always about collectors and money with you- and what are you talking about the money isnt there. Fools payin $400 + for those new DB IV's, Ray Allen 13's goin for upwards of a grand- WE DID NOT pay those kinda prices EVER- until people like you came around- who treat sneakers like theyre freakin Pokemon, beanie babies or pogs. (When i say we, im talkin about ppl like me who grew up on Jordans and Nike BB shoes- money had nothin to do with it for me- and it wasnt about quantity either. Now, we have all these idiots, who "collect" for a couple years, most dont even really wear them- and then you see their stupidA$$' selling their whole "collection" when they realize what buffoons they were for spending all that money in the first place. You say they have no reason to listen to the haters and will continue to keep makin "low quality" shoes- then why do you find it necessary to continue all these rants and complaints? The reason we've gotten to this point is because of people exactly like you. I havent bought a pair of Jordans (new releases) since 2005, except for a couple pairs of split CDP packs to ball in (what a mistake that was) lol- and i wont buy these. But i know they will sellout with the quickness- and not 1 damb is given- let them do them- and u do u (but what is it that u do anyways)......

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I'M SORRY TO TAKE THIS THREAD OFF TOPIC 

(if you quote this post, do not quote the pics; no reason to).

I haven't bought a pair of Jordans at retail since 05 as well and won't cop another future Jordan either. I find it necessary to make these complaints because they are just my op, and to be honest it seems like few people who are still on NT know the real reasons why the situation is what it is because a lot of you seem to think that JB owes you something or is supposed to make the shoes exactly the same way as the OGs (or in this case a retro + cw), JB is using us for money, don't you guys get it? I'll say what I said a page back, JB never cared about collectors for anything more than a profit opportunity and they sure are taking full advantage....are you really what brainwashed by them, that you can't see that by now?






Notice how we haven't had Flip Jays like pics in a long time as far as GR releases go; the days of these kinds of pick ups are pretty much over (the money isn't there like it used to on a widespread level, it's not like Grapes, Space jams, etc were as limited as DB IVs or RA XIIIs either)...my point is that sneaker collecting has dramatically changed in recent years, it's not how it used to be as far as the modern era (99-present) where Nike really took notice of us and exploited the market:
not necessarily all resellers, but:

Originally Posted by UPandCOMING32

....hopefully we'll get SB 6s and navy/black 13s eventually

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those are the EXACT two shoes that i wrote about on FB when i read this news

this is good enough news to get me to come back in the JB forum.....i love these and will still buy them if they changed the midsole.

and like someone said, pretty sure that's a GS scan

either way, count me in!

@ all these jits talking about "oh about time" when we all know 90% of ya'll had no idea about these when they released originally.

Glad they messed them up, just means mine will stay un-retro'd.

WOW!!! thanks for the info op.

A year seems so far away...but when these drop, I'm getting 3 pairs.

ANYONE WHO RE-SELLS A GR SHOE IS A FOOL. THERE IS A REASON WHY WE DONT SEE THOSE TYPES OF PICS ANYMORE. OLYMPICS ARE COPPED THOUGH.

Originally Posted by jumpman cbt2


My question now is: What material are the navy leather patterns? tumbled leather like on the 2000 version? Or Durabuck like the OG/retro Carmines/Oreos?

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Im hoping it will be the tumbled leather, as with age, the durabuck/nubuck starts to crumble/crack as is the case with my 2001 Infrared VI's .
  

MUST COP FOR ME...we didn't get them back when I was working at FTL in VA, now is my time!

collection is nearly complete with these 

These are one of my favorites of all time. I'm glad they're finally be released once again.

Originally Posted by moneymike88

elcerrito91

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I wont quote all those pics but according to that post Grapes, Altitudes, DMPs, Laser IV's, and Olive V's were a general release

Stop posting.

okay, though they were not officially a GR, I meant more available than DB IVs or RA XIIIs; at least Grapes, Olive Vs and Space Jams were......the others you mentioned above were marketed as "limited"(Olive Vs included; urban account) so I'll give you that, but the days of reselling at high values on a general level are pretty much gone which was what my overall point of mentioning those pairs was......That aside, nobody can argue about JB not caring about collectors for anything other than money or how they exploited us though.
Buying new Jordans for collecting is essentially pointless since they will most likely be retroed again/ they aren't as good as their predecessors (why not just spend your money on the real thing (OG or earlier retro edition) of the same shoe instead especially when you know they are better?), also because stuff is retroed so frequently and in such high quantities, a myth of exclusivity (also formed by being marketed as "limited") is created and the shoes become quite commonplace/ worthless. Another thing is that a good amount of experienced NTers still think the shoes as sacred  and that JB should or even that they have the obligation to make them exactly as the originals or not make them at all and that some pairs should be left unretroed etc). So my question is, why are experienced NTers still falling for JB's tricks and obvious manipulation of the market even when you do know the issues I'm talking about and why are some of you still believing that JB actually cared about us except to make more money or  that they actually care about our feelings on shoes? I understand that some of you may feel like you "need" these for the collection or just to have/ wear which is fine, but I just can't see how you can settle for a subpar "altered" version that isn't even the real thing and especially when you know they won't be as good as the 00 version......I'd rather just shell out the 4-6ish for the real deal; (fyi, there's a yellowed DS 9.5 for 4 on the bay right now, if anyone wants em for that low...same dude has DS sz 12 white laser IVs for 389 plus shipping too).

 Also can't you tell that JB is obviously cashing out and taking maximum advantage of collectors because they know that a substantial amount of us are losing interest in the line and they want to make the most money as possible while they still can, because why else would they retro these, Chicago Xs, white/ cement IVs, Columbia XIs etc all in one year combined with all of the other recent retros of "classic" CWs: (Black Cement IIIs, True Blue IIIs, Last Shot XIVs etc)?!? The fact that they are retroing some of the pairs that most of us would have never thought they would (Altitude XIIIs, Chicago Xs, Bordeaux VIIs for example), is a clear sign to me that JB is feeling the pressure caused by some of us losing interest and thus want to release the stuff while enough of us are still around and willing to buy the pairs because it's not like the kid (most likely an HB) who got into Jordans in 08 would know what Chicago Xs or Olympic VIs are anyways, thus may not be willing to buy them due to a lack of connection/ reliability to the shoes themselves.
I seriously would not doubt that DMPs, Laser IVs, XQ Is would be retroed at some point, just due to the fact that they are retroing shoes that were marketed as "limited" pairs too, such as Olympic VIs or Altitude XIIIs, as well as practically every shoe that some collectors are still "waiting" for (Chicago Xs, white/ cement IVs etc) which basically is a message to me that anything is up for grabs as far as retros go and I would bet that JB will take full advantage of our reduced presence similar to what they've been doing since 00 as far as catering to us, which actually just produced more HBs, who then allowed JB to lower quality/ prod costs because the current market would buy the stuff anyways (this applies to mainstream Jordan consumer as well, who doesn't necessarily know about collecting or is uninformed as far as quality declination goes and who usually are into Jordans because they are "cool" or a status symbol, which makes them HBs at the end of the day as well). JB was created in 97 to milk the line for as much profit as possible and thus was built on a bubble that is going to pop sooner than later imo, give or take a few more years, possibly five.

YoungSk8 wrote:

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^You type too much...

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I know, but what I'm saying should be understood by those who are uninformed/ who basically allowed JB to do the stuff they've been doing since 04, and sadly even some members are NT still don't know.

^You type too much...

Originally Posted by Jada2001Retro

@ all these jits talking about "oh about time" when we all know 90% of ya'll had no idea about these when they released originally.

Glad they messed them up, just means mine will stay un-retro'd.

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God. I was kinda hoping you disappeared off this site for good.

ohh yeaa buddy.

Originally Posted by YoungSk8

^You type too much...

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Exactly....nobody's reading all of that.

nice