Aquamanjay_
formerly jaylaw15
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my point is there is no use in speculating Jordan brands reasoning for price as the most probable and object conclusion is that hype and popularity drives the numbers which is why show like the 11 is the most expensive each year.Regarding the spizikes, as stated in my OP I never claimed to have a full understanding on the basis of their price increase, I was just stating my thoughts.
Why not look at a more popular shoe like the air max 90? They were $80 in 2005 and 10 years later they are now $120, a jump of 50%.
As stated in my OP, the increase for the 17+ may be too high to blame it all on inflation and is most likely also driven by hype and demand.
I never claimed the $75+ increase in price was perfect but I feel it is an acceptable increase which is why I will be purchasing them. Would I like to pay $200 instead? Hell yeah.
And there is no sheep mentality here. Not even sure how that term even relates to my post. If this is regarding listening to Nike about the materials they are using, did they or did they not improve on quality compared to before? The decrease in quality in comparison to the OGs is not what is in question here but rather their promise to improve on the quality of the products compared to 2+ years ago. They pretty much just gave the people what they wanted along with "Nike Air". No denying they are milking the consumers for both those points but at the same time the consumers stated they were willing to pay a higher price for them.