2024 NIKE SB DUNK THREAD_____GRs and QSs added

[gatorbeltsnpattiemelts]

how in the **** are you getting all of those for 3 bills!?

 

[ddash]

 

[jli119]

 
is $260 shipped for all these straight?  ugly sweaters worn once, other worms 3-4 times

nice deal

 

[moochin it]

@sdiori Thanks my dude, nice to be here!

mrnonchalant Thanks brother! It's the only on-foot pic i have of any of my dunks so I figured it would do.

@Based Jesus Lmaoooo! Thanks but, Hey. Listen up

 

[gatorbeltsnpattiemelts]

Man I hate when new dudes come up in here with dumb questions or was able grab to multiple pairs of kicks on release day lol.

You know damn well thats a good deal.

Im sleep tho lol

Do it tho,cause thats a nice little deal.

dang man... I think you right! Cuz was just tryna flex on us He know that's a good deal. WHO WOULDN'T KNOW!?

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Won these on eBay just now:

 

[mints]

Nice pick up.

 

[jli119]

Nice steal on those twin peaks

 

[mrnonchalant]

Won these on eBay just now:

Yea that's a steal. Nice Win!

 

[mrnonchalant]

So the general consensus on the civilists is to go half size up right? Just wondering if anybody at all went TTS and are actually comfortable.

 

[moochin it]

Won these on eBay just now:

You lucky duck! That's one helluva steal!

 

[vuezie1127]

So the general consensus on the civilists is to go half size up right? Just wondering if anybody at all went TTS and are actually comfortable.

I actually went with my true size (a 10) and have yet to actually wear them for an extensive time but they didn't feel bad at all when I had them on for a few minutes.

Did I miss anything over the weekend? Was busy throwing one of my homie's a bachelor party.

 

[mrnonchalant]

Quote:

I actually went with my true size (a 10) and have yet to actually wear them for an extensive time but they didn't feel bad at all when I had them on for a few minutes.

Did I miss anything over the weekend? Was busy throwing one of my homie's a bachelor party.

Cool thanks for that input. And nah other than ppl going for the HS and a few ppl still looking for Baos you hadn't missed much. @John00  posted some news and questions a few pages ago as well.

 

[mrnonchalant]

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Link to story: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Nike-sneaker-scandal-576324

APRIL 17--A federal criminal investigation has uncovered a “large-scale theft” operation inside Nike’s Oregon headquarters, a scheme that targeted valuable sneaker prototypes and involved a Nike product manager, his predecessor at the shoe giant, 

and a Florida businessman who resold the “extremely rare” kicks to buyers nationwide, The Smoking Gun has learned.

The reseller, Jason Keating, 35, was named yesterday in a U.S. District Court complaint charging him with receiving stolen property.

During a raid last month at his Portland home, Nike employee Tung Ho (seen at right) reportedly admitted to stealing “several hundred pairs” of “pre-production or sample” Nike sneakers. Known as “Look See” models, these pairs are “highly sought after by sneaker collectors” who are willing to pay in excess of $20,000 for shoes that often never go into production, investigators report.

The sale of the stolen “Look See” sneakers resulted in so much money being transferred among the alleged conspirators that JP Morgan Chase Bank officials opened an internal review in late-2012. Chase investigators were apparently concerned that “frequent and large cash deposits and fund transfers” made from Oregon, California, Florida, New York, and New Jersey were consistent with a money laundering operation. For example, over one eight-month period, more than $221,000 was transferred between two of the scheme’s alleged participants.

The “Look See” operation is detailed in a federal court affidavit sworn by an Oregon detective and filed in connection with the felony charge against Keating, who was released from custody today following an appearance in Portland federal court.

According to the affidavit, police were alerted to the thefts in mid-February by Nike security officials during a meeting at the company’s world headquarters in Beaverton. Nike representatives identified the 35-year-old Ho and former Nike employee Kyle Yamaguchi as suspects in the “Look See” operation. Ho, who began working for Nike in 2005, succeeded Yamaguchi, 33, as Nike

Basketball’s “promo product manager” in 2012. Yamaguchi left Nike to operate two eyewear firms, one of which he named “LOOK/SEE.”

As a “promo product manager,” Ho and Yamaguchi (seen at left) were responsible for creating limited edition basketball sneakers and custom “player exclusives” for a wide variety of Nike endorsers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant.   

Nike officials told police that Ho had the “ability and authority” to order the production of sample shoes from a Nike factory in China. When those sneakers arrived at Nike’s campus, Ho would load them into a gym bag and transport the items to his car. From there, he would drive to a self-storage facility and unload the merchandise. 

When investigators searched Ho’s residence on March 14, they seized 1941 pairs of Nike shoes and “a large sum of United States currency.” After being read the Miranda warning, Ho “admitted that he had stolen several hundred pairs of Nike Look See shoes and sold them in two (2) different ways” He sold about $15,000 worth of samples on eBay, while the bulk of the stolen “Look See” models were peddled through Yamaguchi, his “middle man.”

During a four-month period ending in March 2013, Yamaguchi wrote 13 checks to Ho--totaling $104,000--according to bank records cited in the affidavit.

Ho claimed that he was unaware of the identity of the buyer to whom Yamaguchi fenced the Nike sneakers. Though Ho admitted that he was aware that the majority of the shoes “were sent to a buyer in Florida who would then sell the Nike Look See shoes to small boutiques and shops around the United States.”

In a March 20 interview with Detective John Bennett, Yamaguchi admitted brokering the sale of the sneakers stolen by Ho in

return for a 20 percent commission. He also fingered Keating, saying that the businessman usually traveled to Portland to make payments that sometimes exceeded $30,000.

Yamaguchi’s aid to investigators did not end with his interview, however. Several days later, at the direction of Bennett and a Secret Service agent, he recorded a face-to-face meeting with Keating. The men discussed “their transaction for Nike Look See shoes,” as well as the raid of Ho’s home. Keating, pictured in the adjacent mug shot, also gave Yamaguchi a bag containing more than $20,000 in cash for “Look See” sneakers.

Though Yamaguchi is not named as the individual who was wired up for the Keating encounter, it is clear he is the “Confidential Source,” or “CS,” referred to in the court affidavit. Investigators noted that the “CS” got the impression that Keating was in Oregon to meet with “other potential suppliers of stolen Nike shoes,” and that these sources included “current Nike employees.”

While court records show that only Keating has been hit with a federal rap, it appears likely that Ho and Yamaguchi will also face criminal charges related to their roles in the brazen sneaker scheme. (10 pages)

Please read the article within the spoiler and the police report within the link provided.

Question #1.) What are your thoughts on this story? If you were Nike how would you handle this?

Question #2.) How do you feel about the fact that sneaker blogs aren't covering this story at all? Do you think there is some type of agreement to keep this under wraps?  

    

Question #3.) If you were Nike SB and you could create a SB to represent a member of this thread would it look like? Describe what the Dunk SB would look like using the format I've provided. (You can do as many different SB dunks as you want)

FORMAT:

1.) Name of  dunk and is it a dunk high or dunk low?

2.) Nickname of dunk?

3.) Brief description of materials used and coloring on side panels, toe cap, heel, tongue, laces, sole and insole. (I will accept Photoshop canvas picture.)

4.) Explain the inspiration behind the Dunk SB.

5.) How would it be released?

 

[hadowajp]

So the general consensus on the civilists is to go half size up right? Just wondering if anybody at all went TTS and are actually comfortable.

I went tts (12) they feel fine after unlacing and relacing while on foot

 

[mrnonchalant]

I went tts (12) they feel fine after unlacing and relacing while on foot

Cool that's the first thing I do to all my kicks when I get em anyway on foot is how I relace em all. So I'll go TTS with the civilists then. Got a good amount of OT last week so next check be a lil bigger so I might use some of that to go ahead and grab em.

 

[relski]

Found UNC's today while I was out, I had to grab.

 

[vuezie1127]

Been recovering and hungover-ish all day and had these waiting for me while I was away for the weekend..finally got a chance to check them out, good pick up for $125 off the classifieds

 

[onlydsdunks703]

Been recovering and hungover-ish all day and had these waiting for me while I was away for the weekend..finally got a chance to check them out, good pick up for $125 off the classifieds

TEACH ME YOUR WAYS

copped Hackys off NDC, should ship out soon. theyll be my summer beaters along with the His

 

[zackster1234]

Found UNC's today while I was out, I had to grab.

Nice

 

[moochin it]

Been recovering and hungover-ish all day and had these waiting for me while I was away for the weekend..finally got a chance to check them out, good pick up for $125 off the classifieds

Definitely a good cop! Bands and all!

 

[ronaldcinho]

Got concords for 143, pretty happy about that.

 

[drprince89]

Got concords for 143, pretty happy about that.

update sig time lol, whats the next pair?

 

[missmymoney]

Aight. True.

Off to run a few errands.

Sweet!

 

[missmymoney]

Been away from this forum for a second... Any word on the De La lows?