Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread

[coolcool]

Of course resellers cop backdoor pairs for high prices and then sell them online for astronomical prices. I'm in nc I didn't even try to order these on the website. Resellers write out the ebay description before they even cop. $500 a pair is like an investment and motivation to sell for 1.1k

the game crazy nowadays

Surprised there isn't a south park episode about this. Cartman and Kenny start buying jays to resell and Kyle hates it naturally. Cartman starts to get his bands up and shows up to school in bape shark hoodies, wearing flyknit racers selling multiples of frags and Ferrari 14s lol. Kenny dies in a meetup for SB lebron 8s only to fuel kyles rage and hate for resellers and "the game"

lol i guess i just saw the episode

 

[VegetableLasagna]

Who are these chump *** employees giving away pairs at only 500 a pop? If you gonna be corrupt at least do it the right way smdh 

 

[socalofsd]

That's how feel. Never go for making money off fam and friends. Now if they want to look out for the look out. That's on them . Personally if a friend throw me something for good price or something I always slide a little extra, just cuz.

This. which happens to be an exception to the rule, but nonetheless this

 

[VegetableLasagna]

Wouldn't you get in less trouble as an employee backdooring 2 pairs for yourself rather than 4 for someone else? I just don't understand the employees' logic/incentive. 

Btw I love how that guy thinks a securing a few pairs is cornering the market haha...like he's Pablo Escobar or something. 

 

[keithkozart]

When you thought the hype for j's can't get any higher...

 

[socalofsd]

When you thought the hype for j's can't get any higher...

Oh jus wait on it..lol

 

[the 718 truth]

Wouldn't you get in less trouble as an employee backdooring 2 pairs for yourself rather than 4 for someone else? I just don't understand the employees' logic/incentive. 

Btw I love how that guy thinks a securing a few pairs is cornering the market haha...like he's Pablo Escobar or something. 

The thing is I don't think anyone actually cares. Nike sure doesn't lol

 

[VegetableLasagna]

The thing is I don't think anyone actually cares. Nike sure doesn't lol

They sure don't lol...what I'm trying to figure out is whether the employees understand what a good price is...

In this case, 4 pairs, 300 over retail each....okay, not too shabby. But awful when considering one pair can go for 800-900 over retail. 

If you're gonna rig...at least make it worth the rig!!! 

 

[VegetableLasagna]

And I don't mean to get into secondary market ish, just want to know when a raffle is fixed...that the people responsible actually know what they're doing!

 

[hassan16]

Not all employees can foresee how a release will go and how much certain ones go for after a few hours, weeks, months of release so maybe they didn't know. Idek how you could be that dim in the head tho, idk it's possible I guess I work at FL and feel like I'm surrounded by clowns some days lol.

On the cornering the market topic, I guess if you had four pairs and were one of the first to put pears on the Bay all at the same time, the prices you set are like the precedent for other posting. Think about it: guy is about post online for 8 and sees em online for 1.1 or 1.2, he scoffs at dude for asking that much but he himself now changes his price from 8 to 850 maybe 9.

 

[rhinosport]

peoples definitions of friends is way different than mine. I could never profit off a friend. A true friend that is. A friend would trade royals for some bred XI's because he's not feeling royals.

I give friends shoes for free, and vice versa.

But man, $1000+ for these? Come on.

A true friend? Or a social media "friend"? Maybe that's what he was referring to. I agree, there's no way I could profit off a true friend. Money comes and goes, but true friendship is irreplaceable with money.

 

[VegetableLasagna]

That's true, first people to have the in-hand pairs do set the precedent...but it's the people who accept that as the price, and actually pay for it, who really determine the market. 

 

[vinotwofour]

They sure don't lol...what I'm trying to figure out is whether the employees understand what a good price is...

In this case, 4 pairs, 300 over retail each....okay, not too shabby. But awful when considering one pair can go for 800-900 over retail. 

If you're gonna rig...at least make it worth the rig!!! 

Because the backdoor pairs are going to resellers, if emoloyees off the bat charging $1k backdoor, what's left for the resellers but to raise his prices to $1.5+, is that what we really want? You gotta give some leeway

 

[tr23]

Because the backdoor pairs are going to resellers, if emoloyees off the bat charging $1k backdoor, what's left for the resellers but to raise his prices to $1.5+, is that what we really want? You gotta give some leeway

He's saying why give them for 500 when they can keep them for themselves and make double that

 

[VegetableLasagna]

He's saying why give them for 500 when they can keep them for themselves and make double that

This.

Not saying they should've known it would go for 1k...but it seems they had no confidence/knowledge that it would go for well more than 500 considering the type of release it was. Just pisses me off when these employees make it way too easy for someone on the outside to profit. 

 

[lemarg]

Of course resellers cop backdoor pairs for high prices and then sell them online for astronomical prices. I'm in nc I didn't even try to order these on the website. Resellers write out the ebay description before they even cop. $500 a pair is like an investment and motivation to sell for 1.1k

the game crazy nowadays

Surprised there isn't a south park episode about this. Cartman and Kenny start buying jays to resell and Kyle hates it naturally. Cartman starts to get his bands up and shows up to school in bape shark hoodies, wearing flyknit racers selling multiples of frags and Ferrari 14s lol. Kenny dies in a meetup for SB lebron 8s only to fuel kyles rage and hate for resellers and "the game"

LOL Spot on, my dude.

 

[breezyhamilton]

 
Some of you are weirdos..

Bottom line you don't tax the homies--at all. I can't believe some of this crap I'm reading.

If that's the case, that's not your friend that's your customer and you're a reseller. Where's the understood code of ethics for having true friends man?

my thinking is, as a friend, ima give you for retail. if you give me a little extra, maybe i'll take it, maybe i'll say get me next time. i wouldn't presume to ask a friend flat out to give the retail price but in the back of my mind, i'd be tight if he tried to sell for over. 

older kicks get a little trickier.

 

[tr23]

Even if it's your best friend I would feel bad taking something for retail when they can get a rack for it. Got to ATLEAST buy some drinks and a lap dance or something haha. Have to put something on top

 

[breezyhamilton]

 
They sure don't lol...what I'm trying to figure out is whether the employees understand what a good price is...

In this case, 4 pairs, 300 over retail each....okay, not too shabby. But awful when considering one pair can go for 800-900 over retail. 

If you're gonna rig...at least make it worth the rig!!! 

He's saying why give them for 500 when they can keep them for themselves and make double that

i guess it comes down to the employee not really having to do anything but cover the retail price of the kicks. he doesn't have to worry about haggling online, waiting on payments to clear, worrying about chargebacks, so the pressure to sell for as high as possible isn't really there. also the employee/reseller relationship can continue. and there's probably some thinking that as price goes up, the greater exposure your risk if the resller gets salty and starts talking too much. remember, the reseller is buying to turn around and profit so the employee can ask for the max.

 

[airraab]

HATE HATE HATE

MERCER 21

DSM

and all NIKE/JORDAN NYC Boutiqes

 

[og_fuego]

HATE HATE HATE


MERCER 21


DSM


and all NIKE/JORDAN NYC Boutiqes

Speaking of mercer just unloaded a lot of dsm lol

 

[breezyhamilton]

Speaking of mercer just unloaded a lot of dsm lol

Ton? Yea right

 

[og_fuego]

Ton? Yea right

Dropped over an hour ago and still going. Earlier peeps were doubling soooo I would assume so.

 

[breezyhamilton]

Dropped over an hour ago and still going. Earlier peeps were doubling soooo I would assume so.

Hmm, yea I may have spoke too soon. That's great IMO, still. It enough to feed demand and resellers probably got most but more opportunity

 

[bigsykedaddy]

Dropped over an hour ago and still going. Earlier peeps were doubling soooo I would assume so.

What dropped over an hour ago?