Grey market discussion thread (Let's keep the discussion mature) Rules on pg 1 please read before yo

[supremeteam]

Are these grey market?

They haven't yellowed at all but the soles don't have a blue tint like most gm pairs do.

 

[jchambers]

Man, this thread got everyone scared to use Ebay now, me included.



6 feedback and a solid size? Ima say yeah, those are fake. I wouldn't risk it.

 

[supremeteam]

Man, this thread got everyone scared to use Ebay now, me included.

6 feedback and a solid size? Ima say yeah, those are fake. I wouldn't risk it.

you feel me 

If they are GM, they do look good cause they don't have the blue tint soles. At least it looks like it to me lol

 

[Bert.]

Are these grey market?

They haven't yellowed at all but the soles don't have a blue tint like most gm pairs do.

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

 

[supremeteam]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

ok he said he has the receipt, i just asked for photos.

 

[Bert.]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

ok he said he has the receipt, i just asked for photos.

as long as they are tagged/dated today then post em

 

[frenchbreadbuilds]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

Live ebay listings are not allowed to be posted. And not all GM space jams have blue tinted soles

 

[goldenticket21]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

you can tell those photos originally are not his based on the size of the photos and the black bars around them.

 

[supremeteam]

Live ebay listings are not allowed to be posted. And not all GM space jams have blue tinted soles

edited my post with just the picture and removed the link.

 

[jchambers]

Man, this thread got everyone scared to use Ebay now, me included.




6 feedback and a solid size? Ima say yeah, those are fake. I wouldn't risk it.

you feel me 
If they are GM, they do look good cause they don't have the blue tint soles. At least it looks like it to me lol

They got grey markets without the blue tint.

 

[jchambers]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

ok he said he has the receipt, i just asked for photos.

Cool. If he can't find the receipt, just hit me up and I will print one out for you.

 

[Bert.]

could be old photos, best way to find out is tagged/dated pics

Live ebay listings are not allowed to be posted. And not all GM space jams have blue tinted soles

Yes but the old ones are yellowed by now so its quite obvious those are old/stolen pictures

 

[qboogie]

They got grey markets without the blue tint.

in one vid someone posted earlier in the 20's of this thread, I went to the vids comments. Duke was like I emailed them and told them to send me one without the blue soles and they obliged. I guess you just gotta find the right spot.

 

[minotauro nogueira]

Man this thread got me all kinds of paranoid. I don't have luck copping online or instore due to bots and the particular area where i live, so result to websites like citysole and sneakerpost. I bought a pair of royals off of city sole, and i can't tell if they're authorized or unauthorized pair. I just need some insight if my pair is okay to those who know differences from a retail pair and a gm pair

So this is what Sole SUpremacy claims:
the top is real, but the bottom is fake
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this is my pair from city sole. I'm pretty sure they acquired their stock through international retailers because the box tag does not have the MSRP tag nor any preforations suggesting a MSRP tag. The insole does not include a sz. tag because it is not a US pair and an international pair. But this is where I'm uncertain, do international pairs have this sticker inside? Here's some pics of my pair from City sole. I understand City sole, formerly kicksrus, has been around for awhile, but i don't know where they stand with grey market pairs.
insole:
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here's the sockliner, which imo lands between the real and gm pair provided by Sole Supremacy. As you can see, the sockliner is more visible, similar to the claimed fake/gm pair by SS, but it's more rounded like the real pair. The sockliner of the fake/gm pair is not cylindrical like the real pair:
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here's the NA tag:
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Overall:
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compared to a pair of knicks bought from sheikh. The sockliners are almost identical; clearly visible and cylindrical:
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NA tag comparisons:
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I just need some input from y'all. I'm seriously thinking of putting up with J's today because they're too hard to acquire and the grey market just makes online purchases really sketch. I don't want to spend all this money on products that have unceetain backgrounds. I know they're just shoes, but it's been a hobby of mine for years and with all the recent fiascos, it's making want to give up shoes.

 

[leclutchjames]

They are real bro. U good

 

[ninjahood]

So this is what Sole SUpremacy claims:
the top is real, but the bottom is fake


 

gee, so much for that terrible comparison...

i got a feeling resellers are scared they bout to get cut of being middle men so they weathering da grey markets by putting up ANY kind of slight

cosmetic difference you can find... **** looks futile.

 

[minotauro nogueira]

So this is what Sole SUpremacy claims:

the top is real, but the bottom is fake
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gee, so much for that terrible comparison...

i got a feeling resellers are scared they bout to get cut of being middle men so they weathering da grey markets by putting up ANY kind of slight

cosmetic difference you can find... **** looks futile.

Hmmm.... What i've been noticing on GM pairs are those snippets in the middle of the royal leather cuts. I've not seen them on any 1s from actual retailers. Could that be a possible difference in grey market pairs?

 

[uknowbigearl]

you can easily fix that by sanding it down 

 

[qboogie]

your definitely good dunny. My Bred 11s I bought from an authorized German retailer has those same stickers versus the Mens US Size ** stickers JB uses on the US releases. 

 

[mrdeeds]

I feel like for once the thread is going in the right direction and more people with worthwhile info are posting.

I still have some questions that I wish would be answered by the people that keep saying that there are "perfect" or "very good" grey market shoes out there.

So far everything grey market i've seen has always looked a little off.  No matter how close i've always been able to tell, so if you guys could post pics of some of these pairs that people claim are worth purchasing. Obviously don't link the source, just post pics like ninja just did.

Everything I see thats grey market is easy for me to differentiate and maybe some people just don't pay that much attention to details but these royals are obvious fakes.

 

[squatchnt]

There seems to be different definitions of grey market in this thread between ninja and jumpman. Ninjas 'sources' state the factories are running 3rd shifts cranking out fresh XVIIs and SJs while jumpmans def alludes to the shrink of current and recent productions.

 

[frenchbreadbuilds]

I feel like for once the thread is going in the right direction and more people with worthwhile info are posting.
I still have some questions that I wish would be answered by the people that keep saying that there are "perfect" or "very good" grey market shoes out there.
So far everything grey market i've seen has always looked a little off.  No matter how close i've always been able to tell, so if you guys could post pics of some of these pairs that people claim are worth purchasing. Obviously don't link the source, just post pics like ninja just did.

Everything I see thats grey market is easy for me to differentiate and maybe some people just don't pay that much attention to details but these royals are obvious fakes.

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Those snippet things you have circled mean nothing. I have those on my concords, grapes, cement 4s and plenty of other shoes. ALL were retail store bought.

 

[mrdeeds]

I feel like for once the thread is going in the right direction and more people with worthwhile info are posting.
I still have some questions that I wish would be answered by the people that keep saying that there are "perfect" or "very good" grey market shoes out there.
So far everything grey market i've seen has always looked a little off.  No matter how close i've always been able to tell, so if you guys could post pics of some of these pairs that people claim are worth purchasing. Obviously don't link the source, just post pics like ninja just did.

Everything I see thats grey market is easy for me to differentiate and maybe some people just don't pay that much attention to details but these royals are obvious fakes.

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Those snippet things you have circled mean nothing. I have those on my concords, grapes, cement 4s and plenty of other shoes. ALL were retail store bought.

Why would concords, grapes, 4's or any of those other shoes have to do with the fact that I haven't seen that on a retail pair of royals. I've had 4 pair of 2013 royals and none have looked like that. I wish you dudes would just stick with the facts rather than reaching to make your argument.

All I'm talking about now is how easily identifiable grey markets are to me, if there are some that are good then show me.

 

[joaridran23]

I'm gonna say the shoe on the right is the grey pair. Its hard to tell tho. The netting used to be a dead give away. Not anymore. Wow

 

[theshoewizard]

I'm gonna say the shoe on the right is the grey pair. Its hard to tell tho. The netting used to be a dead give away. Not anymore. Wow

I agree with this opinion.