Is it safe to say that if the swoosh outline is stitched on the inside, those are definitely fake?
i have seen both with and without the swoosh stiching from the same store and both were legit, so im gonna say its not a definitive way to determine fake or grey market pairs.
imo its very easy to find one thing wrong versus multiple things right with your pairs. imo, instead of looking for one small detail wrong, we should look for the multiple things right with the shoes. there are just too many unknown factors that could lead to a factory production line change/mistake to be absoulutely sure. for example the boxes.
at first my understanding was all pairs would have the OG box. then it seemed like only the US/Asia pairs would have OG boxes and European pairs would have the 30th anniv box. then even the US started getting the 30th anniversay boxes but with US box labels with the retail price on it.
it is very confusing as i always look out for pairs that have Asia/Europe boxes/tags/stickers with US box labels as that is a easy way to determine fakes.
then i heard from a friend in Europe that is very connected, that a lot of european pairs were pulled and sent to the US instead, which explains the 30th anniversary boxes being sold in the US. if i had not heard that info from an outside source, i would basically question any pair with a 30th anniversary box that had a US box label as a fake.
My adult pair from nike and my GS from kids footlocker both have the inner stitching. I think it's just the difference in quality and not a tell sign for fakes.
what color was your stiching on the swoosh? i have seen black, white on a fake/greymarket/UA and red stiching on a legit GS/mens