This. I'm not really a collector but have always wanted the concords. Missed out on release day because I'm just not in the know anymore and wasn't prepared. Not wanting to deal with possible b-grades from shady foreign websites, yesterday I just posted an ad on craigslist that I would pay $280 for a pair in my size and not a penny more. Received three responses within the hour with two offering to sell for $300 but one dude said he would take $280. This at the time when most CL posts were asking for $350-450. Met him that afternoon and got my pair. He was a college student and stood outside FL for 12 hours to get them. Obviously would have rather paid retail but that shipped has sailed for regular folks. At the end of the day I figure I paid him $7/hour to wait in line which is fair and I was more than happy to do. No disrespect to him but for someone with a career now my time is worth more than $7/hour.
Originally Posted by three6mafia
just got the call ive been waiting for!
(HOPEFULLY) ill be posting pics later.
lol. just trying to avoid that conversation. been following the thread long enough to know that that topic has been done to death. more of an educational / "buyer beware" post and possibly provide some laughs about sites that claim to sell "100% authentic".
Originally Posted by cnoriega
Originally Posted by AlmostNotReady
Another thing about this release that Ijapino forgot to mention was the role the employees.
After locking down my pairs at midnight at NT I went to a local Champs for 6am release.
The footlocker next door opened at 8am.
Everyone had to wait outside the mall and the Champs manager came out to pass out tickets.
Since I got my ticket that ensured my size..
When security started allowing people in the mall.. I just walked over to Footlocker and started that line.
My boy was too far back to get a ticket from Champs so I told him to just walk in the mall and he can have my spot in line for Footlocker.
Everyone else who didnt get a ticket for Champs lined up at Footlocker. I would say about 70 people lined up for Footlocker.
So after I get my pair from Champs I'm waiting for my boy to get his pair.
Footlocker manager and another employee show up around 7:20am..
At this point.. Everyone is excited.. Dudes are on craiglist already making listings and talkin bout how they are gonna sell for $500.
15 min later.. The manager comes out and announces "We only have 9 pairs for sale!" and then yells out the random sizes they have
The whole line looked like they just got their world rocked.
Sooo Champs gets close to 90 pair and you guys only get 9? I was shocked.. But the majority were angry.
A lot of people started to verbally abuse the manager and they had to be escorted out by security..
But really tho.. How you gonna have a FSR of youth but only 9 pairs of mens?
A lot of people were salty. My boy got his pair and we left to try to execute the next spot on our list.
You could see it in their eyes.. They lied about their stock.. Straight up. But what can you do?
Its a cold game.
You COULD call their district manager or even corporate and report them. I know one manager out here that got fired last year for pulling some "reserve" stuff for some of his buddies, the DM wasn't having it on his watch.
That's definitely the truth, that subject has been around the block and then some. Were both the shoes the same size fit wise?
Pretty much!!
yo! what's good man? appreciate the willingness to help on those 3s btw. (i know we were trading PMs over the holiday)
