Grey market discussion thread (Let's keep the discussion mature) Rules on pg 1 please read before yo

[sthebest]

Honestly the "fakes" or unauthorized pairs look better overall. Im not even talking about the sole, but the entire cut of the shoe looks better than the 09 Jams. "authentic" 09s had terribly low cut patent leather and didnt look or feel much better than the CDPs that everyone admits are trash.

all of this. the 09 Space Jams had a funky shape, like a soccer shoe or something with no bulk whatsoever. And if you guys also remember, the midsoles also came with injection marks (the nipple like bumps on the midsole that you had to cut off). the unauthorized space jams didnt have this problem

 

[dreday79]

Honestly everybody should just wait a year or 2 to cop jams. The 09 pairs were probably the worst out of the latest 11 releases imo .and who wants to cop a yellowing pair for at least 300? As you see J's are retroing so fast now that I'd be shock if we didn't see jams again within the next couple of years.

 

[sthebest]

Honestly everybody should just wait a year or 2 to cop jams. The 09 pairs were probably the worst out of the latest 11 releases imo .and who wants to cop a yellowing pair for at least 300? As you see J's are retroing so fast now that I'd be shock if we didn't see jams again within the next couple of years.

another retro of them is definitely coming in the next couple of years, im nearly sure of it. maybe as soon as next year since it will be five years since they released and alot of the people who just recently got into sneakers missed out

 

[1c3m4m]

^ I hope so, always wanted the space jams ever since i seen the movie, all i need is the tune squad jersey

 

[yearofthecat]

Yeah, here's a pic of my DS pair.

Thing is, Space Jams have never had a blue tinted sole. Even when they first released, they were just clear, no blue whatsoever.

This is why we should WEAR OUR SHOES. 

 

[klackety klack]

Honestly everybody should just wait a year or 2 to cop jams. The 09 pairs were probably the worst out of the latest 11 releases imo .and who wants to cop a yellowing pair for at least 300? As you see J's are retroing so fast now that I'd be shock if we didn't see jams again within the next couple of years.

I can see JB releasing the space jambs next year instead of a columbia.

Might even see them sooner if the 11s at the end of the year don't do so well.

 

[nothinafta]

^ space jams isn't getting release in a long time

 

[nothinafta]

Double

 

[klackety klack]

^ space jams isn't getting release in a long time

I agree that they won't come out for awhile, but I wouldn't be surprised with anything JB does anymore.

 

[atlas fontaine]

Depending on the way they are stored DS pairs may be yellowed by now.

 

[luis-m16]

any of you guys tried using sea glow or any other thing to make them icey again?

My 09 pair is yellow like pee lol

 

[italipino23]

all of this. the 09 Space Jams had a funky shape, like a soccer shoe or something with no bulk whatsoever. And if you guys also remember, the midsoles also came with injection marks (the nipple like bumps on the midsole that you had to cut off). the unauthorized space jams didnt have this problem

Don't forget how bad the CDP Bred 11s were.

 

[italipino23]

Looking for a pair, so basically a icey pair is not real? Because i cant stand the sole being yellow brand new, yes i know this happens with all shoes but i couldnt get a pair on release day, and i would also like the real deal, been doing this for a long time and these 'unauthorized' variants story is still a mystery to me

If you can't stand the sole being yellow brand new, and also want the real deal...then you can't have Space Jams, simple as that. Either get with a yellowing pair, or wait till they come out again.

 

[italipino23]

I am going to assume that he is not a sneakerhead, lol. After he got word that they were fakes, he tried to return them, but they wouldn't accept it. $300, smdh.

If you are in Louisville, KY...DO NOT BUY FROM SOLE FOUNDATIONS

THey wouldn't accept his return after getting blasted for selling him fakes? That's lame. One time a local dry cleaner wouldn't return my money or pay for my jeans after messing them up BADLY during an alteration ( a simple hem). I told the owner either give me back my 10 dollars plus 80 for the jeans or you'll come to work one day with no store front windows. I would never actually do that, but he coughed up the money damn quick (those big panes of glass are expensive lololol). 

 

[ninjahood]

da ya saying da only way to tell that they're fake

Is because they're actually yellowed..thats swell

What happens when those pairs eventually yellow?

This is why i unauthorized pairs ≠ fake because

Other then da age of da shoe all da materials are

Exactly da same right down to da carbon fiber.

 

[italipino23]

LOL...here comes ninja failing again.

 

[memphisboi55]

My 09 are still DS, yellow around the pods.

 

[ninjahood]

LOL...here comes ninja failing again.

nah cuz i have 2 pairs of store bought space jams

From champs & they're yellowed near da herringbone

Grips, but thats not da point. Da point is da way ya

TRYING to distinguish real from fake is so laughable

At this point i feel sorry for everyone here involved.

Unauthorized pairs have da same material from my

Pairs bought at champs..so if you're DEPENDING on

Authenticity checks based on a variable SO RANDOM

Like how oxidized are da soles then its a bad way to judge period & ya gonna have to come to grips

With da "new normal" in da sneaker world & thats

Corrupted factories churning out legit unauthorized

Pairs at their leisure. IM NEVER gonna say i like

yellowed kicks better then brand new/fresh blue

tinted soles out da box, so why accept da premise

Here? Nah. Time for ya to get out ya fantasy bubble

About this whole unauthorized legit pairs.

 

[bigsizekicks]

Dude- this ninja guy. It hurts my head reading it.

 

[gimmes0me]

Dude- this ninja guy. It hurts my head reading it.

I usually just read past his posts.  I can't take anyone seriously when they can't form coherent sentences/thoughts.  Besides, he uses "da" instead of "the" HAHA

Anyway, although fakes have gotten better over the years, distinguishing them from real pairs has become sort of a science.  There are things to look out for i.e. sole tint, patent leather height, jumpman, etc.  So despite being tedious, authenticating XIs is very possible

 

[italipino23]

I usually just read past his posts.  I can't take anyone seriously when they can't form coherent sentences/thoughts.  Besides, he uses "da" instead of "the" HAHA

Anyway, although fakes have gotten better over the years, distinguishing them from real pairs has become sort of a science.  There are things to look out for i.e. sole tint, patent leather height, jumpman, etc.  So despite being tedious, authenticating XIs is very possible

Yeah...it's pretty funny how hard he tries to make his points but just keeps failing over and over. Not to mention how more and more evidence keeps surfacing that the shoes are fake...but he just keeps saying "nah man, da joints is real. Dey got real materials and things, so dey real." Oh and btw ninja, Jams never had blue tinted soles so why would you want them now? Looks fake, is fake.

 

[ninjahood]

Da sad thing ya rather bash my writing style then

To tackle da issues... Fools

 

[italipino23]

"Da" issues have been tackled. You just wanna pretend they don't exist. Keep supporting these blue tinted, beige midsoled, sloppily stitched, wrong shape shoes. Did you catch the legit check on those Space Jams the other day? Laughable. It's becoming easier and easier to spot these fakes from a mile away. You always rebut with "JB quality is terrible too sooooo." But what you don't ever mention is how the unauthorized pairs are CONSISTENTLY worse. Leather triangle from sloppy cuts should NOT happen that often, or that many times on one pair.

 

[ninjahood]

& BTW OG space jams from 1996 DID have blue tint

Hmph..shows how much you know

 

[italipino23]

You dummy no one is comparing them to OGs...everyone is comparing them to 2009's because that is what they are "claiming" to be. Even the fake *** production tags say 2009. You fail again, as usual.