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Great read...

Also, the silver colorway is growing on me 
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Has anybody the ordered the Rare metals through finishline come in yet?
I ordered last week and it still says processing.
 
When NW said "you could size down .5 size", i got concerned but my order was placed.

Alright, long story long, i always wear size 13 in brandblack (jc2s and 3s), but these (size 13 rare metals) are way too long.  There is a CHANCE i could do size 12..but i'm just going to wait to see if BB offers a size 12.5 on their website and even then i might have to rock 2 socks.  Now with the two previous models my size 13 was a little bit loose, but because they are bulkier and higher i could lace them up pretty tight.  So, it may just be me, and the fit really isn't more than a 1/2 size different.

Quick, quick review from just trying them on:  Jacquard upper is a little thicker and harder than I thought it was from the pictures.  But, that still adds no weight.  This shoe is reallyyyyy light.  Cushion is a nice mix between comfort and responsiveness, def not as soft as kobe 6 zoom, but close.  Not as much padding in the heel as I thought/was hoping for.  It's a very minimalistic shoe, opposite of the JC3.  

The jacquard print looks real dope in person, whole shoe looks real sleek, lot of great detailing. The insoles are dope, smooth *** texture.  I got the black/white colorway and they're nice. If they fit, i'd keep em. But, since I got to return them, I will probably get a different color way.  When I look down and from the profile, all I see is the white and to me its too distracting.  I will go all black or the grey c/w instead.

I just got a fresh pair of 3s during the last sale, and I"m almost positive I'll prefer them over the Rare Metals to play a lot of games in, but I like bulkier, softer shoes..like I still have penny air zoom 95s I play in, i'm definitely not stopping on a dime. haha.  I'm definitely getting these, even if it's just to hustle these streets in.

These are dope as $hit though, brandblack is awesome.
 
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Just received notice from Foot Patrol that my order for the all black leather JC3 was refunded, but there wasn't a reason. My guess is it was sold out when I placed my order...?
 
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Thanks for sharing. Rapped. They look great in that picture. That's the color way I would get. I like the contrast of black and white. I just don't like the liquid print/stitching Or whatever. How do they feel compared to other Brandblack stuff? I have the Ethers with pretty much the same tooling as the JC3 there. They are so so comfy.

Edit: I wear a size 11 and have kinda wide foot. Stick to an 11 or enough room to size down like half a size.
 
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The rare metal looks great, I'm definitely getting the silver/grey version. It seems like there are more interesting colorways coming and an alternate knit pattern.
 
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Thanks for sharing. Rapped. They look great in that picture. That's the color way I would get. I like the contrast of black and white. I just don't like the liquid print/stitching Or whatever. How do they feel compared to other Brandblack stuff? I have the Ethers with pretty much the same tooling as the JC3 there. They are so so comfy.

Edit: I wear a size 11 and have kinda wide foot. Stick to an 11 or enough room to size down like half a size.
Actually, I found the Rare Metal to fit exactly like the Ether (which was also too long for me)...so stick with your ether size.
 
Actually, I found the Rare Metal to fit exactly like the Ether (which was also too long for me)...so stick with your ether size.

Rapped. Thanks. I felt the Ether was little too big, but if I went down my foot would be been spilling over the midsole lol.....ain't nobody got time for that.
 
D I c k s sporting goods has a 20% off code going. There are some brandblack shoes on their site and the DJX and the No Name come down to like 76-ish shipped. Thinking about it
 
 
^Great deal on some great shoes... those off-white lows are so tempting
Yes.. just copped a pair for $96. DSG's in store returns is the best. No questions asked unlike FNL and FTL where its like you're taking their money 
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I like triple white but off white is just much easier to keep clean. And they look good too
 
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Yes.. just copped a pair for $96. DSG's in store returns is the best. No questions asked unlike FNL and FTL where its like you're taking their money 
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I like triple white but off white is just much easier to keep clean. And they look good too
Yea I really hate returning stuff at footlocker especially. They keep asking, are you sure you want to return these? Do you want anything else? One time, the employee said, you don't want to sell these on craigslist or anything? Wtf...
 
Omg I just got an email from finishline saying they cancelled my order and refunded my money because the rare metal was out of stock.
This is the 2nd time I've ordered from finishline and they had to cancel my order.
I hope brandblack sells these shoes with other retailers.
 
BB having a sale with discount code $INGLE, sale items only. Some sale items not getting the discount though.
 
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BB having a sale with discount code $INGLE, sale items only. Some sale items not getting the discount though.

Good looking out. I am debating picking up the white Ethers. I couldn't pull the trigger for some reason of the No Name Shadow. I had them in the cart at DSG. I couldn't do it for some reason. I don't usually go for like knitted or "runner" shoes.
 
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