Hi, these track reds were purchased from The Sneak City: https://www.thesneakcity.com/product-page/track-red-jordan-1-size-10-5
Sneak City is a legit sneaker store. The owner was recommended by youtubers such as UntiedHawaii. I emailed my concerns with images below and the owner said:
"Hi there,
These shoes are 100% authentic. This is a Europe exclusive shoe so it may vary from other typical pairs. This shoe was purchased directly from goat and it has also been thru the hands of other reputable sneaker shops. Rest assured, this pair is not fake."
My response:
"Yea I get that it was a European exclusive, that's why I just thought it was the case. But why would the right shoe be completely different from the left shoe, when the left shoe is exactly the same as typical pairs. The pictures I sent show such a huge difference in the tongues, toe boxes, and shades of color. I don't doubt its been through reputable sneaker shops, but there could have been a mistake at some point."
They were sent to me quick. I think the right shoe is fake and left shoe is real. For fitting the right shoe fit larger than a normal size 10.5 (compared to my obsidians and yin yangs). The inside tags have mismatched manuf dates and the text is a little different but hard to tell.
HARD to tell but the swoosh on the right shoe (fake) is bumpier (has bumps) and rigid. The left shoe is smooth and soft.
THIS is the biggest giveaway for me. The height of the tongue on the right shoe is higher than the shoe itself. I have never seen this on a Jordan 1. The tongue tag is also substantially larger on the right shoe. The first segment on the tongue from the top is also thicker compared to the left.
THE red shade is slightly darker on the left shoe (real) compared to the right shoe. The back heel tab is thicker at the top where it folds over the stitching.
THE toe box leather feels different to the touch. The right shoe is more plasticky and doesnt crinkly when pressed. The left shoe (real) is softer and crinkles hard when pressed.
FOR comparison of the tongue heights to different jordan 1s. The yin yangs and obsidians are a size 10.5 like the track reds. The bloodlines (minus red piping) is a size 10.
Thanks for any help,
Nathan
Sneak City is a legit sneaker store. The owner was recommended by youtubers such as UntiedHawaii. I emailed my concerns with images below and the owner said:
"Hi there,
These shoes are 100% authentic. This is a Europe exclusive shoe so it may vary from other typical pairs. This shoe was purchased directly from goat and it has also been thru the hands of other reputable sneaker shops. Rest assured, this pair is not fake."
My response:
"Yea I get that it was a European exclusive, that's why I just thought it was the case. But why would the right shoe be completely different from the left shoe, when the left shoe is exactly the same as typical pairs. The pictures I sent show such a huge difference in the tongues, toe boxes, and shades of color. I don't doubt its been through reputable sneaker shops, but there could have been a mistake at some point."
They were sent to me quick. I think the right shoe is fake and left shoe is real. For fitting the right shoe fit larger than a normal size 10.5 (compared to my obsidians and yin yangs). The inside tags have mismatched manuf dates and the text is a little different but hard to tell.
HARD to tell but the swoosh on the right shoe (fake) is bumpier (has bumps) and rigid. The left shoe is smooth and soft.
THIS is the biggest giveaway for me. The height of the tongue on the right shoe is higher than the shoe itself. I have never seen this on a Jordan 1. The tongue tag is also substantially larger on the right shoe. The first segment on the tongue from the top is also thicker compared to the left.
THE red shade is slightly darker on the left shoe (real) compared to the right shoe. The back heel tab is thicker at the top where it folds over the stitching.
THE toe box leather feels different to the touch. The right shoe is more plasticky and doesnt crinkly when pressed. The left shoe (real) is softer and crinkles hard when pressed.
FOR comparison of the tongue heights to different jordan 1s. The yin yangs and obsidians are a size 10.5 like the track reds. The bloodlines (minus red piping) is a size 10.
Thanks for any help,
Nathan
