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the s the l the i the m · Jul 23, 2013

i'm pretty pumped for a Flyknit Kobe as is, an HTM aka $500+ sounds good to me!
Like everyone else, I'm scared of the MSRP.
Keep in mind the Flyknit Chukkas are $170, hopefully less than that!

seandon23 · Jul 23, 2013

The S the L the I the M said:
i'm pretty pumped for a Flyknit Kobe as is, an HTM aka $500+ sounds good to me!
Like everyone else, I'm scared of the MSRP.
Keep in mind the Flyknit Chukkas are $170, hopefully less than that!

I love my chukkas tho. They are too comfortable

56250 · Jul 23, 2013

we need pictures, that is all that counts for me!

Gordonson · Jul 23, 2013

Sounds like there is some potential there, but I refuse to spend over $180, and I refuse to have to jump through hoops for a pair ~~of Kobes~~ (EDIT: I refuse to jump through hoops for a pair of pretty much anything actually). Hopefully these sacrifice the exclusivity of the HTM power group releases in favor of mass-producing (or as close as flyknits can get to that) greatness.

htownshoefiend · Jul 23, 2013

A mid? Ugh. Need more pics though

Going to cop as many more 8s as I can before the 9s come around.

Champagne_Taste · Jul 23, 2013

Well the kds did start off with an exclusive color way. So the other htms were $500?

Gordonson · Jul 23, 2013

ntsap said:
Well the kds did start off with an exclusive color way. So the other htms were $500?

With their availability, they might as well have been.

spiderjericho · Jul 23, 2013

The 8 went relatively without a hype inducing shoe and now they've decided to start this line with a bang. Guess I can just print out a picture and just hang it on the wall or make it a background on my PC, lol.

cubanref · Jul 23, 2013

An HTM to start off the 9...probably looking at a $250 price point for them. I can see Nike giving us an insane, limited CW to begin with and then ease us into thinking that $180 isn't so bad for a GR. Probably going to give us something close to LeBron X pricing since the X sold relatively well if I'm not mistaken

My guess will be
$250 for HTM's
$220 for elites
$180 for GR's

senorroboto2k5 · Jul 23, 2013

They WILL be super limited, no reason to believe they won't.

As much as everyone hates the hoops we gotta jump through... maybe HTM is a good sign that they're working on the hypebeast, lifestyle aspects of the Kobe line? ie it'll be sticking around after he retires?

s dubl · Jul 23, 2013

cubanref said:
An HTM to start off the 9...probably looking at a $250 price point for them. I can see Nike giving us an insane, limited CW to begin with and then ease us into thinking that $180 isn't so bad for a GR. Probably going to give us something close to LeBron X pricing since the X sold relatively well if I'm not mistaken

My guess will be
$250 for HTM's
$220 for elites
$180 for GR's

HTMs will def carry a higher retail price, but 220 for elites?! The 8s are 220 (with the +). I'm thinking retail on the regular 9s will be no less than 190, but I'm really thinking 200+. Elites will easily be 250+.

You guys are really underestimating Nike with this one.... Look at Lebrons, Jordans, even KDs got a 15 price hike to go from a mid to a low. Less material ='s more $$?! What the hell...

Have your pockets ready people, this ride is about to get rough.

cubanref · Jul 23, 2013

^ you might right :smh:

I was trying to be optimistic :lol:

Champagne_Taste · Jul 23, 2013

I hope they don't continue the elites this year. Just give kobe a low, kd another model and some nsw colorways and call it a day.

senorroboto2k5 · Jul 23, 2013

Also it makes sense for the main Kobe 9 to have some of that "lifestyle" appeal if they're expecting him to be sidelined by injury for any part of it.

Chances are he comes back by a December release of the shoes (honestly it's probably gonna be opening night), but Nike doesn't want to experience what adidas did with Derrick Rose and the D Rose 3, 3.5 shoes.

v3nomenon · Jul 23, 2013

I can't see these being more than $170 for the base model. Nike is really hiking prices, but I don't see more than a $30 hike. They won't be all flyknit in the upper, so comparing these to the chukka's doesn't make sense. Let's be optimistic in here!

swooshkb24 · Jul 23, 2013

I can't wait for the Kobe 9's!!

hyunsoochoi3 · Jul 24, 2013

s dubl said:
HTMs will def carry a higher retail price, but 220 for elites?! The 8s are 220 (with the +). I'm thinking retail on the regular 9s will be no less than 190, but I'm really thinking 200+. Elites will easily be 250+.

You guys are really underestimating Nike with this one.... Look at Lebrons, Jordans, even KDs got a 15 price hike to go from a mid to a low. Less material ='s more $$?! What the hell...

Have your pockets ready people, this ride is about to get rough.

You make so much sense, yet I don't want to believe you. Santa Claus is real, folks.

Man, at $200+ I might just have to call it after one or two pairs.

thapointguy · Jul 24, 2013

Lebron XI are $200 Doubt Kobes will be priced the same. $180 tops :nerd:

awm412 · Jul 24, 2013

thapointguy said:
Lebron XI are $200 Doubt Kobes will be priced the same. $180 tops

I agree with this post. Nike seems to have established their sig pricing hierarchy as of late: Lebron > Kobe > KD. It would seem odd that they would switch it now, but if Nike thinks they can get more $ for them, then I wouldn't put it past them to raise the price closer to (or equal to) the Lebron XI.

philosophre · Jul 24, 2013

s dubl said:
HTMs will def carry a higher retail price, but 220 for elites?! The 8s are 220 (with the +). I'm thinking retail on the regular 9s will be no less than 190, but I'm really thinking 200+. Elites will easily be 250+.

You guys are really underestimating Nike with this one.... Look at Lebrons, Jordans, even KDs got a 15 price hike to go from a mid to a low. Less material ='s more $$?! What the hell...

Have your pockets ready people, this ride is about to get rough.

If this is all true. I think it is time to retire after one pair. One and done for each expensive sig.

88th · Jul 24, 2013

s dubl said:
Collaboration between Hiroshi Fujiwara, Nike designer Tinker Hatfield, and Nike CEO Mark Parker.

They've done a few nice collabs in the past that are usually pretty nice, and very limited.

This can only turn out amazing. No other outcome is acceptable.

Bert. · Jul 24, 2013

whats HTM?

s dubl · Jul 24, 2013

thapointguy said:
Lebron XI are $200 Doubt Kobes will be priced the same. $180 tops

You have a point, hopefully you're right.

robertthenew · Jul 24, 2013

Its getting pretty crazy with the $$$

blco02 · Jul 24, 2013

robertTHEnew said:
Its getting pretty crazy with the $$$

No one ever mentions the fact that the price of materials are going up, which is another reason Nike's are increasing in price across the board. EVERYTHING is more expensive these days - materials, gas, food, etc. Washington is to blame, don't get me started.

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