How can you tell which Jordans will be collectors and highly sought after?

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kobe4threebang said:
this thread is ridiculous as well as this post, toro bravo pack was nt all over the place for 200 neither where cdp and DEFINITELY not the infra red pack, toro bravo was just like any release back then pretty obtainable but they weren't all over for 200 the only cdp's that where 200 where the 1-22, the 2-21 pack and i saw some 5-18 packs cheap as well, and the infra red pack i would love to know where u found this for under retail or even 400 after release date they sold out online instantly on every website believe me i struck out on EVERY WEBSITE the night of release and just b/c u see one pair sitting in a low volume store on clearance but yet go for 500+ online doesn't mean they sat
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Nope. Everything I said in my post was true. Sorry.

I didn't say they were available on clearance at every Foot Locker in the country. I said they were attainable. Every pack except the 11/12 and the 10/13 (bc that was the first one) was basically available for below retail through stock locate. Ditto Toro Bravo. Ditto Infrared Pack. 6/17 was hard to find too.

And, FTR, I didn't buy a single CDP anyway - just some singles from the B-grade outlet drops.

I know what resell is - what does that have to do with their price at the of release? I sold an Infrared pack a few months ago for close to $700. That's great - they still could have been had for $199 after release if you knew how to work the system.

Are you going to tell me that black cement 3s weren't 39.99 in 1994 too, just because they were fetching $600 at some point?

A lot of the stuff that hits the racks becomes "grails" because people didn't care about them at the time and they got beat into the ground. That's how supply dwindles. None of the stuff that's released today will ever be super valuable because everything is re-released every few years and the people who buy them don't even wear them. Supply doesn't actually fall.

Watch though, in the next few years we'll see an even newer infusion of wannabe sneakerheads and they'll be calling the junk of the mid-2000s their "grails." ...Crap like Peapod 8s that stores couldn't give away. ...Just like Laney 5s and Mocha 3s before them. ...And to go back to the OG, just like Carmines, Maroons, Sport Blues before them.
 
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i wasnt collecting in 1994 so idk ive heard rumors of people saying they sat and im sure they did, the infra red pack never sat NEVER EVER EVER EVER SAT, and please elaborate on "working the system" b/c i would love to know what i was doing wrong

i get your point you cant predict whats going to be sought after years from know but you used terrible examples
 
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kobe4threebang said:
this thread is ridiculous as well as this post, toro bravo pack was nt all over the place for 200 neither where cdp and DEFINITELY not the infra red pack, toro bravo was just like any release back then pretty obtainable but they weren't all over for 200 the only cdp's that where 200 where the 1-22, the 2-21 pack and i saw some 5-18 packs cheap as well, and the infra red pack i would love to know where u found this for under retail or even 400 after release date they sold out online instantly on every website believe me i struck out on EVERY WEBSITE the night of release and just b/c u see one pair sitting in a low volume store on clearance but yet go for 500+ online doesn't mean they sat
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BIP Roberts said:
Nope. Everything I said in my post was true. Sorry.

I didn't say they were available on clearance at every Foot Locker in the country. I said they were attainable. Every pack except the 11/12 and the 10/13 (bc that was the first one) was basically available for below retail through stock locate. Ditto Toro Bravo. Ditto Infrared Pack. 6/17 was hard to find too.

And, FTR, I didn't buy a single CDP anyway - just some singles from the B-grade outlet drops.

I know what resell is - what does that have to do with their price at the of release? I sold an Infrared pack a few months ago for close to $700. That's great - they still could have been had for $199 after release if you knew how to work the system.

Are you going to tell me that black cement 3s weren't 39.99 in 1994 too, just because they were fetching $600 at some point?

A lot of the stuff that hits the racks becomes "grails" because people didn't care about them at the time and they got beat into the ground. That's how supply dwindles. None of the stuff that's released today will ever be super valuable because everything is re-released every few years and the people who buy them don't even wear them. Supply doesn't actually fall.

Watch though, in the next few years we'll see an even newer infusion of wannabe sneakerheads and they'll be calling the junk of the mid-2000s their "grails." ...Crap like Peapod 8s that stores couldn't give away. ...Just like Laney 5s and Mocha 3s before them. ...And to go back to the OG, just like Carmines, Maroons, Sport Blues before them.
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BIP is correct regarding the Toro Bravo pack and the Infrared pack. I know for a fact they were both marked down to $199 and you could have walked into any FTL and purchased them. Also, as a side note, the DMP 1 pack was marked down to $99. I don't know about all of the CDP packs since I didn't have any interest in those.
 
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BIP is correct regarding the Toro Bravo pack and the Infrared pack. I know for a fact they were both marked down to $199 and you could have walked into any FTL and purchased them. Also, as a side note, the DMP 1 pack was marked down to $99. I don't know about all of the CDP packs since I didn't have any interest in those.
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Actually I saw all of them for $99 down my way. DMP 1 pack, DMP 7 pack, 22/1 pack and toro 5 pack was all at $99. I got the DMP 1 pack on a stock locate. Thought about the 5 pack, but the 3m 5 looked funny in store and the red suede was look nappy and ashy in store so I passed. Kicking myself in the butt for passing now.
 
One man's trash is another man's treasure.

If you really want to have fun collecting shoes, just buy what you like and wear them.
 
There are hundreds of answers I could give you to this question, but for your personal collection, what is considered a classic or collectible should not matter. Buy what shoes YOU like and YOU consider a collectible. If you care about the relative value of the shoes to others, then you aren't in the game for yourself.
 
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One man's trash is another man's treasure.

If you really want to have fun collecting shoes, just buy what you like and wear them.
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you must be new here...not sure if srs...buy what he likes?WEAR THEM?CMON SON! buy whatever has value and keep em DS OP!!!!! SWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG.
 
bittersweet day today. threw on my dbvi again and noticed the midsole cracks in the heel are getting much worse. there's even some peeling, i can see the white under the paint. you know if i didn't wear these, they'd be worth quite a lot on the market. but then i wouldn't have had the experience of wearing them countless times over the last 3-4 years.

the suede is fading, the sole is yellowing, and now the midsole is cracking. the market value isn't that great.

but the sentimental value is priceless. i still wouldn't sell them if i got a good offer.

it's bitter sweet because this wear shows how much i have loved them, but they also remind me that they won't last forever. as db's, they won't release again. sunrise. sunset. that's life.
 
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