Jordan XI '72-10' Release Date: 12/12/15

[shawndavinci]

Hardest 11 release for me personally was Concords of 2011. I camped at Deveroes (Lou,KY) and the line got bumrushed and police shut down the store. I saw a cop walk out with a pair tho

 

[stayblazin41]

I remember that too

That exact pair are on my feet right now. Haha

 

[stayblazin41]

So why did they move up the release date?

Any response given will be anecdotal and not based off of fact.

 

[Undefined]

Breds were hard to get? I got a pair with so much ease and then they restocked like 68368 times, so I'm sure most people got their pair in the end.

I remember NDC did 2 per order for the Breds....

Yea I feel like the Breds were the easiest pair to get.

 

[shawndavinci]

Yea I feel like the Breds were the easiest pair to get.

I got multiple gammas and legends so I disagree. Its all subjective though really.

 

[shawndavinci]

to this day I have never gotten a pair from Eastbay, I don't see how people do it.

 

[sole blessed]

Any word on whether these fit a bit bigger like last year's Legend Blue release, or more like in year's past?

Watch a YouTube video and find out yourself

 

[illistic]

Watch a YouTube video and find out yourself

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today lol

 

[stayblazin41]

 
to this day I have never gotten a pair from Eastbay, I don't see how people do it.

In the early 2000's, when Eastbay was mainly a catalog, you would be able to call and find random sizes of Space Jams, Concords, etc months—or sometimes years—after their release dates. 

 

[amarano]

Any word on whether these fit a bit bigger like last year's Legend Blue release, or more like in year's past?

thats actually funny because last year was the first year i bought an 11 in the Xis instead of 11.5 (that sounds confusing)

and i thought it was just me changing my preference on fit...

 

[xmigzx]

I haven't tried EB since I had purchased playoff 12's back in April 2012.I remember online used to be midnight release. I was able to get 2 pairs and had to wait about 45 minutes to add to cart.

 

[fransravo]

So why did they move up the release date?

Theories I've seen so far:

1) Jordan Brand didn't want to go up against an Adidas Yeezy release.

2) Jordan Brand will be releasing a QS pack right before Xmas (Melo Red 11s and a AJ29).

3) 72-10s were starting to get moldy so Jordan Brand wanted to release them to the public a whole week early.

4) Jordan Brand was getting scared that the Warrior's were getting closer in matching/beating the 72-10 record, so JB wanted to release these 1 week early.

5) Beat the Xmas shipping delay.

6) JB tired of seeing fake 72-10s on Instagram.

7) JB wanted to mess with people since the Maroon 6s were released on 12/5 and wanted people to return them.

Because sneaker blogs told them too.

9) Nike Europe F-ed up and listed the release date as 12/12 by mistake and Nike US stopped caring and decided to go with it.

10) Nike/JB employees wanted to get an early vacation.

 

[703 hwy]

Last time I used Eastbay was the DTRT 3s. Releases drop at 10am online?

 

[ihust1e]

So why did they move up the release date?

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Theories I've seen so far:

1) Jordan Brand didn't want to go up against an Adidas Yeezy release.
2) Jordan Brand will be releasing a QS pack right before Xmas (Melo Red 11s and a AJ29).
3) 72-10s were starting to get moldy so Jordan Brand wanted to release them to the public a whole week early.
4) Jordan Brand was getting scared that the Warrior's were getting closer in matching/beating the 72-10 record, so JB wanted to release these 1 week early.
5) Beat the Xmas shipping delay.
6) JB tired of seeing fake 72-10s on Instagram.
7) JB wanted to mess with people since the Maroon 6s were released on 12/5 and wanted people to return them.
Because sneaker blogs told them too.
9) Nike Europe F-ed up and listed the release date as 12/12 by mistake and Nike US stopped caring and decided to go with it.
10) Nike/JB employees wanted to get an early vacation.

I think #5 is the only logical explanation

 

[sole blessed]

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today lol

Nope

 

[black entourage inc]

As of 10:22PM PST

I have the code for Carson Mall/South Bay Pavilion: 0c5ed21664

They just posted it yesterday so I don't think many people have entered in this particular store's raffle.

good luck everybody!!!


edit: I haven't been on in years smh I don't even know how to post anymore...

 

[fransravo]

I think #5 is the only logical explanation

Sorry, I missed one:

11) Sneaker blog posted that many of the pairs were starting to get yellowing outsoles due to bad storage conditions, so Nike/JB took the blog's word for it and decided to release them 1 week early.

 

[duro78]

There's been reports of shoes suffering from oxidation already. The soles are yellowing. Check your pairs before you leave the store. I was thought the ice sole was a bad idea on these they definitely won't hold up over the years..

 

[illistic]

thats actually funny because last year was the first year i bought an 11 in the Xis instead of 11.5 (that sounds confusing)

and i thought it was just me changing my preference on fit...

Yup, definitely could have gone a half size down for the Legend Blues. Debating on what size to aim for this time around.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

09 jams were hit or miss depending on where you were. Like you could just line up and grab them back in the day.
I still remember being salty when I struck out online the night they dropped. Woke up the next day and was able to clean up locally. Spots in Baltimore didn't sell out for a few hrs.
Then there was a store that got transferred pairs a week or so later and a lot of dudes at a few days after the release by ordering from Eastbay. Eastbay took a minute to sell out via phone orders.

Jams were a nighmare online, sites crashed and/or were having issues... That release was pretty hyped though. It had been awhile since an 11 had been released by itself (outside of a pack) so no matter what model they released, you would've seen a lot of demand.

 

[amarano]

There's been reports of shoes suffering from oxidation already. The soles are yellowing. Check your pairs before you leave the store. I was thought the ice sole was a bad idea on these they definitely won't hold up over the years..

i actually thought because theyre frosted it would be less yellowing but i guess im wrong?

 

thats actually funny because last year was the first year i bought an 11 in the Xis instead of 11.5 (that sounds confusing)

and i thought it was just me changing my preference on fit...

Yup, definitely could have gone a half size down for the Legend Blues. Debating on what size to aim for this time around.

didnt even think about it til you mentioned it...

oh well i made my sister enter size 11 on all raffles.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Sorry, I missed one:

11) Sneaker blog posted that many of the pairs were starting to get yellowing outsoles due to bad storage conditions, so Nike/JB took the blog's word for it and decided to release them 1 week early.

There's been reports of shoes suffering from oxidation already. The soles are yellowing. Check your pairs before you leave the store. I was thought the ice sole was a bad idea on these they definitely won't hold up over the years..

Shouldn't this warrant a recall a la AJKO Breds?

 

[clemente821]

NKE also has earnings announcement the week of the 16th. Stock also is set to split on Dec 23rd. That may have something to do with it. 

 

[bruindynasty]

 
to this day I have never gotten a pair from Eastbay, I don't see how people do it.

For me, the retailer that eludes me, is Shiekh's. Never ever won a raffle there, nor managed to cop a pair in person. Everyone else I've cooked off of.