LC: Concord Lows 11s - Barcode 999999999

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Hello,



This is my first thread post in this forum so I apologize in advance if I did not do this right or of this question does not belong here....



I bought a pair on Concord Lows 11s this past weekend from FootLocker.com and they arrived yesterday. Normally, I do not check the barcodes on the sneakers when I purchase from retail stores such as Footlocker. But when I was inspecting the sneaker, I noticed some defects on the midsole of the sneaker. It looked like the rubber was melted and scratched. Not that big of a deal to me. So I proceeded to check the inside tags to make sure the sizes were correct. That was when I noticed the barcode number which reads 999999999. I thought that seemed weird so I asked my brother to check his sneakers since he also wears an 8.5. He told me his barcode read 104725875. 



Has anyone else ever had this issue with a Jordan retro sneaker purchased from Footlocker?



Should I post pictures to check for authenticity. I did not think it was necessary since I purchased them from Footlocker.

Did Footlocker sell me samples?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks.
 
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Samples generally have the 999999999 barcode. I've never came across one from Footlocker though. There are fakes of these already. Maybe a Footlocker employee swapped them. I doubt that's the case, but it won't hurt to get a legit check. Just post more pictures. 
 
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Thanks for the replies. 

I called customer service and they told me they do not sell sample products to customers (which they would obviously say). I proceeded to tell her I want to return the product since it is also defected and that I would need the receipt. She told me she would need to email the receipt because Footlocker does not provide receipts for items that are shipped from their warehouse (which I already knew). She then told me that I actually should have had the receipt since I had ordered a kids size pair along with the mens size pair. She mentioned that the receipt should have been in the one package that contained the two pairs of sneakers. However, I received two individual packages for both sneakers. She then told me that I should have only received one package with both sneakers. 

Either she has no idea what she is talking about  and is making up things as she goes along or someone in their warehouse must have swapped my pair with some samples. Who knows?

Hopefully they do not give me any issues when I return them.
 
If you considered that a defect you have a rude awakening ahead bro... As for the 9s that would be a sample.. Now the million dollar question is are the GMs labeled this way? Anyone know?
 
TIMMYBRIXXX said:
If you considered that a defect you have a rude awakening ahead bro... As for the 9s that would be a sample.. Now the million dollar question is are the GMs labeled this way? Anyone know?
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I dunno man these got me stumped thats pretty wild to see that come out of a Footlocker.
 
ryanjumpman420 said:
I dunno man these got me stumped thats pretty wild to see that come out of a Footlocker.
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I can see how it coulda got mixed in.. I've Def seen crazier things outta them... I'm just wondering if there could have been someone swapping pairs at the warehouse or something.. it's highly unlikely but could happen I guess.. If the GMs we are seeing don't have an all 9 serial I wouldn't sweat it , and I'd also hold on to them..
 
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Your shoes are still authentic. GMs and release day kicks arent "switched out" accidentally because when the shoes are sent to the footlocker store they are already in the boxes and everything. plus the people at the factory arent making GMs.
 
aint no one switching fakes for authentics at the warehouse... come on now :smh:

shoes are 100% authentic. tag is 100% legit, fakes tag are applied to the shoe differently.
 
TIMMYBRIXXX said:
If you considered that a defect you have a rude awakening ahead bro... As for the 9s that would be a sample.. Now the million dollar question is are the GMs labeled this way? Anyone know?
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Yea, I do not really consider the scratches on the midsole a defect either. I know these sneakers are almost never perfect and the "defect" did not bother me. What bothered me was the 99999999 barcode. That is what I think might be the defect. Maybe the distributor accidentally left a sample pair in their stock when they sent them over to the footlocker warehouse.

Thank you all for the replies. I had very little doubt about them not being authentic since they did come from Footlocker. I guess the 9s just threw me off.

I guess I will keep them since I probably won't end up getting a replacement pair.

Thanks for the feedback.
 
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With the amount of human interactions that all these shoes come in contact with........I wonder if there's more like these.
 
Do both shoes have the 9s on their barcode ? Or just one ?

Also I guess to answer the question of "fake or not", just post pictures of the pair and we'll legit check it :wink:
 
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They are 100% legit. My 3lab5 infrared had the same 9999999 code which I got via footlocker in store restock a few weeks ago. Mine did not have the US MSRP price on the box. I also heard that the 9999999 is usually a promo code. But actual stamped promos usually come in size 9 if I'm correct. BTW, most of my shoes are size 10.5.
 
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RaphP said:
 
Do both shoes have the 9s on their barcode ? Or just one ?

Also I guess to answer the question of "fake or not", just post pictures of the pair and we'll legit check it :wink:
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Both shoes have the 9s on the barcode.

Here are the pictures of the shoes in case anyone wants to verify the authenticity even though I doubt it is necessary.
 
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Zyzz said:
aint no one switching fakes for authentics at the warehouse... come on now :smh:

shoes are 100% authentic. tag is 100% legit, fakes tag are applied to the shoe differently.
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As I said it's highly unlikely......but can we really put that past anyone these days? I mean we got cats printing receipts, fake ES an B grade stamps, Fake samples..It's pretty underhanded these days in general..People think just bc I got them at a FTL or whatever they are good.. That's not always the case, these peeps work for minimum wage and can be shady if they wanna be..Cats got fired at Olympia for tryin to swap out kicks when the Concords originally dropped. So I've been told anyway... Moral of the story is always be on guard these days.ALWAYS
 
According to the pix, those are definitely legit.
Jumpman not touching the PL, 23 is not stretched and sole does not have the blue tint that fakes have.

I don't see any difference that would make them sample compared to the lows that were released.

Maybe the production dates, I don't have my pairs right now but maybe someone can confirm those are real production dates
 
Now that I think of it, the boxes of the two pairs Concord lows did seem different that the boxes I usually receive in the past. I might just be overanalyzing at this point but I usually always see a small sticker on the top left corner of the box (by the sneaker information) with "FTL" written on it. Kind of like in the picture below on a box I received from Eastbay.

This time around, my 8.5s Concords did not have a sticker and the size 7s had a huge sticker which can be seen below. 
 
you are over analyzing. not all pairs from eastbay footlocker will have that sticker. and the big sticker is from the packer who puts together your order. that why that big sticker has your order number on it too.

its from a legit source, u have nothing to worry about
 
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cashm0neyand1 said:
you are over analyzing. not all pairs from eastbay footlocker will have that sticker. and the big sticker is from the packer who puts together your order. that why that big sticker has your order number on it too.

its from a legit source, u have nothing to worry about
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It's funny you mention order number. I looked at the invoice that I received in the size 7 package and of course there is no Purchase Order No. BTW, the Order # is not on the big sticker unless I am missing it. The order # on the website is 7804***.

This has been the strangest shipment. 
 
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Its definitely an number that links it to you. Usually that way so they can keep track of multiple items
 
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