Ok I need an idea of what you think a sneakerhead is. I think maybe there has been more exposure and sites made these few years but they've always been there. Only teens think this is new or heightened because of some Jays.
Because well over 1 million people want these? If people could easily get them for retail, then they would pay retail. When was the last time JB has had to cut prices of OG Is-XIVs to sell retros? XIs have a HUGE cult following, even among non-sneakerheads... Hell, dudes start fights and even kill each other over them-paying over $300/pair isn't strange at all and if it makes people happy who are you to judge?
We've already established resellers are a big issue when it comes to stock, especially now since kids can't afford the shoes so they have to sell to feed their addiction. Yes there's a higher demand, but if you wasn't battling every seller looking for trade bait or a come up it would be easier.
Unfortunately that's also true where I'm from. Was able to walk in Champs and buy multiple True Blue 3 in 09 on Sunday, but hasn't been able to after the release of concords. Didn't matter to me cause I started cutting down on purchase after Concords.
So you think concords made that situation? I was able to get two breds easy as hell. Impossible to determine a specific shoe caused sneaker popularity to rise, it's like saying concords made more people resellers.
Not trying to say anything regarding "XI made sneaker heads', just agreeing with the fact that demand has gone up after Concords. Breds were weird, I too was able to cop when I put in no work.
I think Jordan popularity started to soar when the space jams released, all that tv exposure and hype set up for the next year and so on. It was gradual but it was inevitable. Artists, Web sites glorifying shoe collectors made it worse of course.
Ohhhh now I get it. I didnt realize they had the ice and gum bottoms. I might buy just to lick now....
What part of that was judging? If it makes people happy let them kill each other over them?
my point exactly.
yepp. I got lucky because I knew a girl that worked at finishline so I was able to get two. but after that I had to get hip to the online game. XI releases outside of concords were relatively easy, but that day in 2011 was hell. now that I know what I'm doing online XI drops are the least og my worries. but like I know going to a huge college in an urban area, I'll have dudes on the sports teams or random people that I know don't like shoes that will hit me up to grab them.
funny thing is this is when I got into sneakers lol
I can't agree with this, the Tokyo 4, quai, year of the hare, db 3s and others released that year also, just like now all those shoes sold out instantly.
definitely opinion because things sold quite well in 2010. The concords marked the start of the reseller craze if anything.
