Serious inquiry to all those collecting the not-so-GR lebron kicks,
Not hating on the guy or his shoes (I'm a Bron fan too. I collect his shoes too but half the retail price.)... But has the dude proven anything yet that you'd be willing to shell out big bucks for these exclusive kicks? I know he has gotten a lot individual awards, but what if he never gets a ring? What will happen to your expensive collection? Take the case of the Penny's, Foamposites, Barkley's, VC's... What if in 5-7 years he becomes just a regular player like what Vince Carter is now and still without a ring? Are you buying these kicks thinking he's the next Jordan Brand? Or just because of the hype that you own them while other people don't? No offense, but if for example those fruity pebbles were like Shaq's shoes in Payless, I doubt anyone would get those...
Jordan's, however, are self-explanatory...they are JORDANs worn/created by JORDAN aka G.O.A.T. (6 rings hello) But Lebron, okay, he's living up to the hype.. but hype is nothing without a ring...So I ask again, if Bron bron never gets a ring in his career, paano na ang magarang koleksiyon nyo?
your reasons for what a "collection" should be is somewhat skewed. a collection is something that the collector cherishes, regardlessof what value anyone else has to it. let me give you an example. i am a big fan of starbury and i have a collection of his "cheap" sneakerline. weall know what starbury's current reputation is and it is very doubtful that his kicks will be worth anything to anyone else but me. but do i feel i wastedmy money? no, because im a starbury collector.
also, a players on-court accolades doesnt necessarily translate to sneaker value. jordan is THE only player to have such an impact in the sneaker world. Butthe value of other players kicks are right up there as well. examples that come to mind are pippen, barkley, kidd, penny. their sneakerlines didnt last aslong as jordans but DS pairs of their OG kicks can fetch 300+ if a person can even find them.
shaq and duncan, on the other hand, who did win numerous championships, didnt translate to a wide scale of shoe collectors.
i personally like lebrons line. i like the design, the colorways, the "chase" factor. its a challenge. i personally dont pay retail either for theGR releases. i dont even pay half. and all the PEs i have were acquired either at retail or less than "market" value.
personally its not "para maiba" or not having anything else to spend money on..just the love for the kicks.
i personally dont like the lebron 5s but i ended up copping the colorways i liked..namely the wht/navy..mr basketball..and yankee. but i knew that i wouldnttry to get all the colorways coz i personally didnt like how some of the colors were used.
long read..but i hope i kinda helped.
I wasn't trying to make a fool out of you. C'mon man. People in the JB Forum get it worse.
Then Nike caught up and opened HOH with FL.
