Has the Jordan hype gone down?

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I've noticed these past couple of months that an average retro will go for minimal profit above retail.

For example the bordos and Aqua 8s (which released today) both considered holy grails for many sneaker heads, can be had for slightly above retail. Is it for the fact that people are tired of buying the same old shoe over and over again? Or have hype beasts found a new fad to follow?

I understand, that there will always be hype for Jordan Collaborations with popular street wear brands and rappers.


But it still taints me to ask, has the HYPE gone down for retros?

I personally love this, because it lets the people who truly love the sneakers to buy them.

What are your thoughts?
 
It's because of a few things.
JB is flooding the market. We get at least 1 "hot" shoe every weekend it seems. Consumers can't keep up.
A lot of the "new" sneaker heads started to chill out because of the above. They aren't about that life.
Because of the flooding and the new price points, it's hard to keep up. A lot of people just say they want to focus on the most limited stuff. Think quality over quantity.
Quantity - JB is super producing many of these releases. It takes away from the mystique that casual buyers want. They get turned off when they buy a shoe that everyone else can just walk into the store and get all willy nilly. For $190, they want to be exclusive.

Also, the Bordeaux and the aqua 8s didn't kill it in sales when the dropped last time either. It's come full circle.
 
Slowed all the way down. Nothing is unique or exclusive no more! Every week a new pair of j's... the game wayyy oversaturated now!
 
bigj505 said:
It's because of a few things.
JB is flooding the market. We get at least 1 "hot" shoe every weekend it seems. Consumers can't keep up.
A lot of the "new" sneaker heads started to chill out because of the above. They aren't about that life.
Because of the flooding and the new price points, it's hard to keep up. A lot of people just say they want to focus on the most limited stuff. Think quality over quantity.
Quantity - JB is super producing many of these releases. It takes away from the mystique that casual buyers want. They get turned off when they buy a shoe that everyone else can just walk into the store and get all willy nilly. For $190, they want to be exclusive.

Also, the Bordeaux and the aqua 8s didn't kill it in sales when the dropped last time either. It's come full circle.
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^ All of this.

I love the fact it's easier to get the shoes I love.
 
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like other people said, there are many factors. a major reason imo is the stupid price. JB is damn near fetching at retail what resellers did during the peak of the sneaker hype. Not everyone is willing to pay resale price.
 
Way too many colors way too many releases. Jb will prolly pull another 08 like move soon and cut regrow down to a minimum again in order to do a better refresh of the brand. Remastering was a start but they've def gotta see that flooding the market isn't working anymore.

Marketing wise it actually goes against what Nike has always been about for their legacy lines.

We gotta admit tho JB/Nike ate lavishly from about 2011-2015
 
sneakaprince said:
Way too many colors way too many releases. Jb will prolly pull another 08 like move soon and cut regrow down to a minimum again in order to do a better refresh of the brand. Remastering was a start but they've def gotta see that flooding the market isn't working anymore.

Marketing wise it actually goes against what Nike has always been about for their legacy lines.

We gotta admit tho JB/Nike ate lavishly from about 2011-2015
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It's still working tho. JB is still profiting more annually so we are a bit out before the laws of supply and demand kick in.

JB left a lot of money on the table by not having enough pairs. These stores sitting on pairs are the ones that will be hurting.
 
blw843 said:
It's bc instagram is getting old lololol
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I don't mind there being plenty to go around. Not like we are seeing with aqua but if you put your time in you can secure your pair. Everyone wants a little slice of exclusivity.

Much of the hype has headed to the runner/ adidas side. That is where the resellers are headed for the yeezy releases. But the runners are saturated with collars every week. At some point it has to slow down. Personally I am much more selective with what I purchase than I once was.
 
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like other people said, there are many factors. a major reason imo is the stupid price. JB is damn near fetching at retail what resellers did during the peak of the sneaker hype. Not everyone is willing to pay resale price.
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On top of what Big J said, this ^

Jordan's been getting so whack to me and it's not even like I've hated everything released this year, but when you're a brand that's selling out week after week and people look to you for something that'll "set them apart" from the rest and make them feel special, once that product doesn't move like it used to, it's done. The hype at least, done. Price hikes every 6 months, year after year, and more releases by the month. You're forcing garbage colors at us at increased prices and expecting it to go smoothly because you're just that big, but there ARE other options. Jordan Brand looks mad desperate bombarding people with lots of color ways in shorter windows of time at increased prices. We can tell you know the bubble is gonna pop and you're just trying to cash and at the same time, your price range is getting outta hand so people give up and move on to something else. I've ben getting so into air maxes I've been wanting to sell some of my least favorite Jays because I could get my favorite color ways of other shoes, even with a discount, for the same price and also not fall into the oversaturated Jordan market.
 
Let's be honest, even if JB is diminishing in popularity, they have a few secret weapons that they could utilze anytime-simply retroing OG BC3s, OG Bred 4s, OG BIR 6s, and Space Jam 11s in a somewhat limited run a la Chi 1s would bring immense hype back to the brand... They have enough classics to sustain themselves, however I do think they might price themselves out if they aren't careful-most of us would agree that a lot of the retro cws this year were not worth $190 (which is why many sat or went on discount). It's going to be funny to see how badly retro 2s sell next year at the $190 price point (especially when OG 2 cws sat in 2014 at ~$150).
 
Making things limited doesn't seem to work from my point of view. Making the most popular models limited only helps resellers not JB. OG models like the Bordeaux's, Chicago 10s, and soon to be the Aqua 8s don't sell out in minutes but they still sell eventually with a few months. By putting out less pairs, they'll end up making less money regardless. Plus people will stop buying even the most popular colorways if they keep coming out again and again. It happened the grape 5s, and will def happen if they release keep releasing things over and over.

You can't help it if people lose interest in something, it's inevitable with almost any business. Nothing lasts forever
 
Yep. The price hikes, something different coming out every week, a lot more restocks. And alot of these new colorways are TRASH, I've been shocked to see some of these OG colorways sitting as well.
 
Let die down, idc. Been a shoe fan and I was here before and will be here after. That being said, I am more selective due to the price increase. It's nice to not be a trend hopper and truly buy what you like. And the point made about limiting shoes, they limit them one year then make it a GR on the next release, if you wait you'll get all you want. 
 
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beh235 said:
Let die down, idc. Been a shoe fan and I was here before and will be here after. That being said, I am more selective due to the price increase. It's nice to not be a trend hopper and truly buy what you like. And the point made about limiting shoes, they limit them one year then make it a GR on the next release, if you wait you'll get all you want. 
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a true fan. Let everyone turn their heads and Wallets away. I loved the fact that there Hares, Aqua's and Bordeaux's were easy cops contrary to their previously perceived hype. People look up to certain releases only when they are limited but lose interest once it's found to be a GR. I hope this continues. I think Jordan's are timeless.
 
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Nike isn't hurting guys.They don't have thousands of pallets with recent retros sitting in their warehouses that they can't move. I'm sure all or most of the stock is spoken for. It's the accounts that take the hit when they have to discount to move the product like the marvins/statues/3-peats. Once accounts start buying less pairs and releases are harder to come by, the demand will go up again.It's all part of the cycle and how hype is created. Plus it's better for us non-vultures that actually want to wear or collect the shoes and not prey on people for a buck.
 
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Don't forget the models heavily featured this year aren't the most popular (7, 8, 9). That definitely has something to do with it, especially at 190 a pop. The xi on the 20th will be the big indicator of they hype has truly died down.
 
They can retro the concord XI till all of us on here are dead and there would still be chaos lol.

I think alot of older heads who got in this during jordans actual time have kinda grown out of it.....nowadays rockin runners....nbs....low tops etc.

But put the right retro up people will come.
 
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