I've come to realize that I only wear these and my racers with any sort of regularity. So I basically sold off my other shoes except for my mercs and racers. I've noticed a lot of heel drag on my pairs so I want to stock up.
This is true if the payment method is using current exchange rates. I was checking with paypal and it looks like it's still about the same, and my cc was going to charge me $261.
If I had to guess, an outlet down in FL got the Grey and Obsidian SPs in again, because I've seen listings from 2 different sellers down in FL that had a decent size run in both colors. One guy has 10.5 at $400 right now, might be able to paypal invoice him for cheaper.
I made a very similar pair. I went with wolf grey with a clear overlay and a green glow air bag. Mine can't get here soon enough. Looks like they're done, and about to get shipped. I'll post some pics when I get them in hand.
I've come to accept that nikes and Jordan's are going to have glue stains. It's hard for me to judge the leather heel, I wouldn't say they're "buttery" soft but they don't feel that cheap. I kinda wish they were suede. Overall definitely better than the pure plats though.
I don't mind the orange too much, it has almost a midnight fog chukka feel to it. I guess they had to tweak it a little to keep the HTM black owners from getting too riled up.
It's not very noticeable. IMO you have to be pretty close to notice the orange along the top line. A little more noticeable from afar around the ankle support.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend going a .5 size down, but I could wear .5 size down if necessary. I wore both and walked around in them and the TTS were definitely more comfortable. I'm just hoping that the knit doesn't stretch out too much after breaking them in.
Just got the black mercs in and they look great. I slipped them on real quick and my initial impression is that they don't fit as loose in the toebox as the pure plats, which is a good thing for me. I did notice the heel cup does seem to be slightly more narrow. I got my TTS and a .5 size...
More than likely you will lose the case. PayPal is notoriously buyer friendly. The best thing you can do is scan a pic of the receipt from 290 and send it to the buyer showing them they're legit and hope they drop the dispute.