Nike Air Yeezy Red October 2 Thread Officially Released VIA NDC 2/9. No BUYING/SELLING/TRADING.

Personally, each cw has their own mystique. Plats w the 3m mesh, Solars speak for themselves/ both w the buttery soft leather scales.
The ROs separated itself fr the other 2 w the monotone coloring and vinyl spikes instead of scales.
I love all 3 and appreciate their differences.

Just my 2 cents
 
I just sent my bid request to sell at FC in. Figures why not aim for the stars right? $6,000 if I'm gonna consign
 
I tried 6k for my sz 12 and they told me no this was in the middle of the hype...They know the market. Im going to NYC in jun and RO are going straight to FC since nobody will take 3.5k SMH
 
If I was to buy some Red Octobers in a size 13 deadstock for $4k how realistic will it be to resell them for $6k?
 
If I was to buy some Red Octobers in a size 13 deadstock for $4k how realistic will it be to resell them for $6k?
For what it's worth, I dropped my size 10.5 off at FC two weeks after release for $5500...by then, the market was already flooded and a bunch of sellers reduced their prices to sell quicker.  As a result, you saw FC prices dropping to as low as $4000.  Seems like the market is drying up, or people are going to FC because of all the fakes/scams out there now.  My pair finally sold this past weekend for $5000.
 
RE: Flight Club and reselling market...we're still very fresh into the reselling cycle...but these are an enigma.

It's been what...2 months since release?  Go look at any other shoe that dropped about 2 months ago and see what they're selling for on eBay due to the flooded market.  Resell prices are ALWAYS sloped.  High after release, then flatline a few months out, then back up after pairs dry up.  Pairs are drying up slower than your average retro or Lebron because of asking prices.  You either had to sell REALLY quick, or wait quite a while to see the $6,000 price hit frequently.

I still think it's the safest best if you're still trying to unload a pair.  I was one of the lucky ones who just happened to be on the phone and grab a pair.  I just grabbed a random size (11.5) due to rushing and panicking after realizing the release was real, and sent them to FC after hearing the horror stories here.  Trying to trade for something in a different size was impossible, especially in a small town.

Mine sold @ the $6,000 mark, but they were the first 11.5 they received (just checked, they still don't have any in stock, must have been a harder size to get) and caught it at the right moment.  Normally, this would be a perfect time for buyers on the resale market, because pairs haven't dried up, and sellers are usually starting to get antsy about now (I can't count how many times I've kicked myself for not getting Royals for $300, WC 88s for $275, etc.), but with these it seems most people aren't budging on price.  Couple that with the huge amounts of fakes, and you have what we have...sellers stuck with shoes they can't sell, and buyers scrambling trying to find a decent deal. 
 
RE: Flight Club and reselling market...we're still very fresh into the reselling cycle...but these are an enigma.

It's been what...2 months since release?  Go look at any other shoe that dropped about 2 months ago and see what they're selling for on eBay due to the flooded market.  Resell prices are ALWAYS sloped.  High after release, then flatline a few months out, then back up after pairs dry up.  Pairs are drying up slower than your average retro or Lebron because of asking prices.  You either had to sell REALLY quick, or wait quite a while to see the $6,000 price hit frequently.

I still think it's the safest best if you're still trying to unload a pair.  I was one of the lucky ones who just happened to be on the phone and grab a pair.  I just grabbed a random size (11.5) due to rushing and panicking after realizing the release was real, and sent them to FC after hearing the horror stories here.  Trying to trade for something in a different size was impossible, especially in a small town.

Mine sold @ the $6,000 mark, but they were the first 11.5 they received (just checked, they still don't have any in stock, must have been a harder size to get) and caught it at the right moment.  Normally, this would be a perfect time for buyers on the resale market, because pairs haven't dried up, and sellers are usually starting to get antsy about now (I can't count how many times I've kicked myself for not getting Royals for $300, WC 88s for $275, etc.), but with these it seems most people aren't budging on price.  Couple that with the huge amounts of fakes, and you have what we have...sellers stuck with shoes they can't sell, and buyers scrambling trying to find a decent deal. 

THIS...

people with LEGIT pairs need to find a buyer with ALL of the following traits:
1) Be $$ ready
2) Be reliable, and willing to go through the deal
3) Be willing to trust you, and take your word (and evidence) that your pair is legit

Number 3 is the factor. So your pair is legit, tagged, skyped video of the shoes, etc... now what? paypal time? both the buyer and seller are sticking their neck out during this point. Hence why local meet ups, or 3rd party resellers seem to be the norm now for these.

combine all these factors with the fact that factories, as we speak are pumping out 1:1 pairs?
no bueno for buyers AND resellers
 
With this mighty restock on the horizon, add to that the releases set to drop. This weekend would be the best camouflage for a Red Y2 restock...
 
 
RE: Flight Club and reselling market...we're still very fresh into the reselling cycle...but these are an enigma.

It's been what...2 months since release?  Go look at any other shoe that dropped about 2 months ago and see what they're selling for on eBay due to the flooded market.  Resell prices are ALWAYS sloped.  High after release, then flatline a few months out, then back up after pairs dry up.  Pairs are drying up slower than your average retro or Lebron because of asking prices.  You either had to sell REALLY quick, or wait quite a while to see the $6,000 price hit frequently.

I still think it's the safest best if you're still trying to unload a pair.  I was one of the lucky ones who just happened to be on the phone and grab a pair.  I just grabbed a random size (11.5) due to rushing and panicking after realizing the release was real, and sent them to FC after hearing the horror stories here.  Trying to trade for something in a different size was impossible, especially in a small town.

Mine sold @ the $6,000 mark, but they were the first 11.5 they received (just checked, they still don't have any in stock, must have been a harder size to get) and caught it at the right moment.  Normally, this would be a perfect time for buyers on the resale market, because pairs haven't dried up, and sellers are usually starting to get antsy about now (I can't count how many times I've kicked myself for not getting Royals for $300, WC 88s for $275, etc.), but with these it seems most people aren't budging on price.  Couple that with the huge amounts of fakes, and you have what we have...sellers stuck with shoes they can't sell, and buyers scrambling trying to find a decent deal.
See  my post above yours.  As long as sellers aren't in a rush to cash out, which is what caused FC prices to drop in the first place (as they had tons of pairs), prices will eventually go back up.  My size 10.5 just sold this past weekend for $5,000 and their site has the next 10.5 up for $5500.  In hindsight, I should have just left mine at $5500 as I wasn't in any rush to sell mine, but FC told me I had to lower mine to $5000 a few weeks ago because of all the sellers trying to cash out quickly by posting theirs cheaper than mine.  For what it's worth, FC told me they anticipated the prices going back up again.
 
what are you basing that on?

have you held both in your hands and compared?

I have plats and I was able to examine a pair of ro for a trade but it was just a tad big
The ro just look like nike rushed them out. Some pairs of ro have a lot of glue stains and sloppy paint jobs on midsole.
Toe suede area isn't as soft and buttery.
I don't like the white areas underneath the material.

I like the python skin on plats. It looks better than the triangles.
 
Nah, my RO's suede is the same exact suede as my plats and solars. My solars have a sloppy paint job too, just not as noticable due to the dark color. Plats are notorious for paint cracking and peeling. And I've seen plenty of plats and solars with the same glue showing on the suede, just not as noticable (again, due to the color). Hell, I even noticed that same glue showing on the suede of my net and zen Y1's.

People are being over critical of the RO's. I was too at first, cuz I saw some pix prior to owning them that didn't look too hot, but I think people are just holding them up to higher standards cuz they're Yeezys and cost $245 retail. Take a look at the hyper fuse 90's being put out by the iD factory, they have that same shotty paint job around the air bubbles as the RO's have. These issues have become standard for Nike, doesn't matter if the shoe costs $245 retail, or $90 retail.

I agree the carved leather (it's not actual python, I hope you know that, lol) is better, more detailed, etc., but it stops about there in terms of quality comparisons. At least on my pair, they are on par with my solars and plats.
 
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