balloonoboy
Banned
- Nov 13, 2009
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I remember growing up as a kid and there would always be someone who got "them" early. They would succeed in breaking my neck and life would go on. No biggie.
Fast forward to a few years back when fakes and variants were really heavy on the market and more or less discernible from the real thing. One would get banned on sight if they ever so thought as posting a picture of fugazi sneakers or linked to a site in which said shoes were being sold. There were even legit checks in play to help the lesser discerning. And we all got got at least once.
It use to be that getting a pair early was a sacred and lauded thing, but in the past few years some sites have popped up that have made it possible for anybody willing to fork over the cash to get them early. Discernibility factor was zilch - you couldn't tell them apart. What's more is said site was the first to unveil the shoe, so it would be hard to tell the difference anyway. No biggie. Your money, your choice.
But even more recently the legitimacy of these shoes have been called into question. Maybe a tag was off-center, or a sole wasn't of the right transparency, or some of the accesories were missing or didn't match up with the shoes. What's swept under the rug is the means by which said shoes are acquired.
Is it cool if the shoe is "legit", but not particularly authorized for sale yet? Is it morally right? No. Should we continue to advertise sites that partake in such practice? I don't know.
It was cool when that elephant in the room blended in with everything else, but now he's decked out in neon. I honestly don't know how I feel.
What say you, NT?
Fast forward to a few years back when fakes and variants were really heavy on the market and more or less discernible from the real thing. One would get banned on sight if they ever so thought as posting a picture of fugazi sneakers or linked to a site in which said shoes were being sold. There were even legit checks in play to help the lesser discerning. And we all got got at least once.
It use to be that getting a pair early was a sacred and lauded thing, but in the past few years some sites have popped up that have made it possible for anybody willing to fork over the cash to get them early. Discernibility factor was zilch - you couldn't tell them apart. What's more is said site was the first to unveil the shoe, so it would be hard to tell the difference anyway. No biggie. Your money, your choice.
But even more recently the legitimacy of these shoes have been called into question. Maybe a tag was off-center, or a sole wasn't of the right transparency, or some of the accesories were missing or didn't match up with the shoes. What's swept under the rug is the means by which said shoes are acquired.
Is it cool if the shoe is "legit", but not particularly authorized for sale yet? Is it morally right? No. Should we continue to advertise sites that partake in such practice? I don't know.
It was cool when that elephant in the room blended in with everything else, but now he's decked out in neon. I honestly don't know how I feel.
What say you, NT?
