N.J. authorities confiscate 15K pairs of fake Nike sneakers

[njdotcom]

thought i'd share

http://www.nj.com/news/in...ounterfeit_sneakers.html

cliffnotes

ICE spokesman Harold Ort said the Nike sneakers found in two shipping containers in New Jersey were worth $1 million.

 

[bundy9]

It just seems that whenever these stories comes out that the world is a little more a better place

 

[frenchblue23]

There must be an NT'er working in the port, or else how would they know that they are counterfeit?

Also, how do they put value on fakes?

 

[shuges]

 

[swooshallday]

I'm also clapping my hands. let's burn all these fakes!

 

[biglefty23]

That's $67 a shoe. If nikes have a wholesale value of $50....

That's kind of a reach. The shoes probably do sell for $60 a pair, but c'mon.

 

[ricekrispies420]

so what do they do with all those shoes...?

 

[sloane kettering]

busts of this size can be made every week

 

[eg0t]

Originally Posted by SHUGES

 

[peks03]

maybe the state of new jersey could put them on ebay as "limited edition variants".

 

[vtdestefano]

Originally Posted by l2icel3oi9i6

so what do they do with all those shoes...?

ought to send em to haiti or something.  seriously.  i'm sure they're #%@+ shoes, but they could be very valuable to some people

 

[kickaddicted]

Hopefully they go to the homeless, instead of being destroyed.

 

[sole investigator]

Originally Posted by Sloane Kettering

busts of this size can be made every week

This is the truth. If the authorities really made this their focus, they could really make a dent in the profits being made from fake shoes.

 

[throwedindagame]

They just prevented a man from feeding his family though.

 

[peks03]

^umm...okay? so we should just let all that criminal behavior continue? :/

 

[senordragon]

Cool, at least less folks getting duped into buying fakes. I wonder though how much of an "impact" this really has, as the place they came from is likely still cranking these fakes out.

 

[igotthatfire247]

Originally Posted by SenorDragon

I wonder though how much of an "impact" this really has, as the place they came from is likely still cranking these fakes out.

Minimal impact on the grand scale -- but it makes the government feel good about itself.

 

[lockon stratos]

Originally Posted by igotthatfire247

Originally Posted by SenorDragon

I wonder though how much of an "impact" this really has, as the place they came from is likely still cranking these fakes out.

Minimal impact on the grand scale -- but it makes the government feel good about itself.

how true how true........still a job well done but very far from stopping the distribution of fakes altogether.

 

[k town trash]

Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame

They just prevented a man from feeding his family though.

i wanna see you say that when someone robs your house or steals your car

 

[jmo1200]

It's a cat and mouse game unfortunately... They're always 3 steps ahead... I feel no sorrow for a person who rips off others!

 

[vtdestefano]

Originally Posted by igotthatfire247

Originally Posted by SenorDragon

I wonder though how much of an "impact" this really has, as the place they came from is likely still cranking these fakes out.

Minimal impact on the grand scale -- but it makes the government feel good about itself.

did somebody say War on Drugs ??!!

n/m, just sounded familiar...

 

[sickitiyickity]

getting fakes off the streets!