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Can you call yourself a "collector" if..................
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I can get down that .....
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Pretty much. Duke just sounds salty.
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well saidOriginally Posted by spizike231
I'll stop reading there and help you out.
Just because someone didn't grow up watching him play doesn't mean that his appreciation for the shoes that we buy isn't as much as yours. Some of us do our homework you know? Some of us play or have played basketball competitively and understand that Jordan is and always will be the Greatest Player Ever. I remember before I collected, I used to watch his highlight reels and just be in complete awe at the things that he did in games that I wouldn't even try in practice.. I also remember sitting at the computer screen for hours watching his full games and doing my homework on him. I may not have grown up watching him play, but now that I'm old enough to watch him at all, i definitely do that and am very jealous that I couldn't grow up watching him play like all of you did. I woulda been all over it.
Not only do the shoes mean something to me in the sense of having something to commemorate the man himself and his achievements. Sure, they have a meaning to me also in the way that people literally twist their necks when they see me wearing a bright pair at the mall and i see their faces go.. I enjoy it. Also, these shoes are all pieces of art created by Tinker.. I look at the 3s and 11s especially and wonder how the #$%# he ever thought of those designs.. I've seen the blueprints but how in the world do you think of stuff like that? The legacy that is Michael Jordan is legendary.. and always will be. The legacy that is the Air Jordan line is absolute art and a commemoration of the Michael Jordan legacy. They go hand in hand. I've done my hw and know about both very much. I think I have the right to consider myself a true collector.
Hope that answers your question OP.
-From someone who didn't grow up watching Jordan play live.. (sadly)
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For my first post on niketalk this went well lol Thanks to everybody that came with their point of view and angle on subject I have a feeling that my future post will be both well received and too complex for some. Well Im off to see D. Wade and Lebron smash up on my Wizards tonight......
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I couldn't afford them when MJ was playing but Im living better now so I buy the ones I remember and a few new cw's here and there.
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Snob
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Nothing to do with "historical value", but I've been in line with ppl who didnt even know the model # they were lined up for. And buddy bought 3 pairs.
I dont think age matters, but a lot of younger dudes come off as not knowing anything about what they're buying. I've literally heard dudes call shoes ugly but then proceed to buy a couple pairs. It's like their buying them just because.
It is a little frustrating when someone who genuinely loves a particular shoe is left out because a bunch of kids bought some shoes and dont even know why.
Respect to the youngbucks who do have love.
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same goes for me... I do understand the feeling of getting frustrated with some young dudes that don't know anything about the pair they're getting... had an experience with 'em type of dudes during the BC 3 RD in my area... still, to each his own I guess... everyone does have a right to cop nonetheless...
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Here's how you consider yourself a collector.
#1) Do you collect?
If yes, you're a collector.
#1) Do you collect?
If yes, you're a collector.
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To me, the bolded marks the difference between the hoarder and the collector. IMO, collecting is less about how much you have and more about how much you know. An art collector may not have all the rarest paintings in the world, but you can guarantee that he will be somewhat knowledgeable about certain painters' styles, periods, influences, .. and what's hanging on his walls.
Likewise, you can't call yourself a sneaker collector (no matter how old/young you are) if you don't know a little bit more than the average consumer about the shoes sitting in your closet.
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I personally am not a big fan of the guy. I'm more of a karl malone, ewing, and david robinson kind of guy. If you've been collecting long enough, by nature you're going to get to know a little about the shoes history. You're going to know what year they were released and whatever blurp is written on the retro card. Like i said i'm not a big fan of the guy. I know i'm probably gonna get a lot of heat for this but, he didn't design the shoes, he didn't pay for mine, why should i be obligated to pay my respects. I pay my respects to designers tinker hartfield and Wilson Smith, for designing the shoes that i love so much.
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^my man ccastro02 dropping knowledge like a clumsy librarian
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you cant say some isnt a collector because they dont see him play. most collectors buy the shoes for the design not what happened in them. if you only buy shoes because of who wore them that doesnt make you a collector
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I think this whole arguement/question is a JOKE.
People buy what they like for all sorts of reasons and shouldn't have to justify it to anyone.
People buy what they like for all sorts of reasons and shouldn't have to justify it to anyone.
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Originally Posted by airBOZretroIII
I think this whole arguement/question is a JOKE.
People buy what they like for all sorts of reasons and shouldn't have to justify it to anyone.
agreed
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Originally Posted by swooshbeast
Originally Posted by airBOZretroIII
I think this whole arguement/question is a JOKE.
People buy what they like for all sorts of reasons and shouldn't have to justify it to anyone.
agreed
I third the motion!!!
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plenty agree with him. it just isnt worth arguing over the internet with stupid kids.
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Originally Posted by airBOZretroIII
I think this whole arguement/question is a JOKE.
People buy what they like for all sorts of reasons and shouldn't have to justify it to anyone.
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So you're saying since I'm 18 I have no business buying retro Jordan's? Okay.
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i just find it funny when some people where buying the concords and calling em the space jam concords.....
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Well, most air jordans have been always a love
Or hate shoe. Even the XI were hated by many
Because they were the very first athletic shoe
To have extensive use patent leather.
Since then patent leather has been quite common.
In my opinion, air jordans are like modern art,
Being avantgarde compared to most other
sneakers. Adidas tried the same way with
The kobe and kobe 2, though the kobe 2 looked
Like a bobslider.
Or hate shoe. Even the XI were hated by many
Because they were the very first athletic shoe
To have extensive use patent leather.
Since then patent leather has been quite common.
In my opinion, air jordans are like modern art,
Being avantgarde compared to most other
sneakers. Adidas tried the same way with
The kobe and kobe 2, though the kobe 2 looked
Like a bobslider.