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Ok. So this might be one of my last Brand Jordan New Topics in a LONG time, but I REALLY wanted to help many of you out...
If you choose to listen and save yourself alot of grief and money is completely on you, but I am not here to TELL you what to do, merely suggest a better route to take from this point on.
Not sure if my boys will appreciate this, but hey..it's the truth.
For years, I have purchased Jordans... and most times when there was something WORTH buying when it came to Retro's I purchased 4 to 5 pair.
2 for me and 1 each for one of my sons. Recently..even a pair for my daughter.
However.... in recent years, I stopped doing retro's altogether as the colors aren't for me, but rather the New Gen. Jordan Head, who didn't know MJ as a player. Just as a Retired GM.
Which is cool, because I can't fault anyone for the year they were born. However the Brand goes in the direction of money and what sells. Lifestyle and Team shoes sell.
But I wanted to clue those of you were like me for a bit that buy multiple pairs to save for years or even one to sell later. Other than your kicks perhaps cracking or deteriorating, the Value of those shoes wont be what you think it should.
Why?
Fakes.
Because fakes are now to a point where the Technology and replication is 90 - 95%. With that in mind those who have access to not only the internet, store fronts or street side vendors but those who want cheaper options will begin to go that route instead of the more expensive route of expensive older and possible less quality shoes.
Granted. This does not make anything right, but with there being only token things done to deter Factories from making replica's of Jordans and Nikes... Consumers knowingly and unknowingly will begin to sway.
Factories producing fakes are no longer disassembling shoes, and making replica's.. they are using actual digital files to replicate these shoes.
These shoes are using additional Foam right now to compensate for the Air Bags...but in some instances.. such as Air Max and 360 are using the same Materials.
So without going on too long, as I know most NTers can't read alot of words without pics...
Do yourself a favor and save your money...if you want to make money from selling shoes.. Do it before the shoes come out.. not years after they have released. Word to 160.
Feel free to ask whatever questions, but I just didn't want to spew as much as I could have in order to help those kids coming up who think there is real money in stock piling shoes to sell later.
There really isnt.
If you choose to listen and save yourself alot of grief and money is completely on you, but I am not here to TELL you what to do, merely suggest a better route to take from this point on.
Not sure if my boys will appreciate this, but hey..it's the truth.
For years, I have purchased Jordans... and most times when there was something WORTH buying when it came to Retro's I purchased 4 to 5 pair.
2 for me and 1 each for one of my sons. Recently..even a pair for my daughter.
However.... in recent years, I stopped doing retro's altogether as the colors aren't for me, but rather the New Gen. Jordan Head, who didn't know MJ as a player. Just as a Retired GM.
Which is cool, because I can't fault anyone for the year they were born. However the Brand goes in the direction of money and what sells. Lifestyle and Team shoes sell.
But I wanted to clue those of you were like me for a bit that buy multiple pairs to save for years or even one to sell later. Other than your kicks perhaps cracking or deteriorating, the Value of those shoes wont be what you think it should.
Why?
Fakes.
Because fakes are now to a point where the Technology and replication is 90 - 95%. With that in mind those who have access to not only the internet, store fronts or street side vendors but those who want cheaper options will begin to go that route instead of the more expensive route of expensive older and possible less quality shoes.
Granted. This does not make anything right, but with there being only token things done to deter Factories from making replica's of Jordans and Nikes... Consumers knowingly and unknowingly will begin to sway.
Factories producing fakes are no longer disassembling shoes, and making replica's.. they are using actual digital files to replicate these shoes.
These shoes are using additional Foam right now to compensate for the Air Bags...but in some instances.. such as Air Max and 360 are using the same Materials.
So without going on too long, as I know most NTers can't read alot of words without pics...
Do yourself a favor and save your money...if you want to make money from selling shoes.. Do it before the shoes come out.. not years after they have released. Word to 160.
Feel free to ask whatever questions, but I just didn't want to spew as much as I could have in order to help those kids coming up who think there is real money in stock piling shoes to sell later.
There really isnt.
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