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Not sure what kind of aging you’d consider that. I’ve never seen cut lines turn matte silver.
Air Jordan 5 OG “Black Metallic” Reimagined 2025 !
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Any Shoetuber can prove if it’s reflective or not by turning the lights off then snapping a picture with flash. They’re just lazy 
I’m passing though, my 2016s still works for me.
I’m passing though, my 2016s still works for me.
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My 2016s are still good too. But they’re going on 9 years old.
Well it’s trying to mimic the aging of the metallics when the old ones had those lines after some aging
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I don’t think that was an aging thing. Was from cutting the material. Inner layer of the nubuck/durabuck was lighter, and showed the lines.
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Any Shoetuber can prove if it’s reflective or not by turning the lights off then snapping a picture with flash. They’re just lazy
I’m passing though, my 2016s still works for me.
Said it was 3M.
Not sure what to believe.
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……but, but, but.
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Idk it looks like the piping might be 3M
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Based off the SNKRS app pictures, the pipping isn’t 3M.
What is going on in this thread??
We confirmed this over 24 hours ago....Case closed! 
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My apologies, I don’t camp the threads.What is going on in this thread??
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I’d honestly prefer this over IG spam, and constant sizing questions. Something different, right?
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Ya piping experts now?
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I do consider myself a pipping expert
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Those dudes using crayons to color in their playoff 8s inspired the reimagination on these #mascaraboys
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Really? You didn't see the plethora of early pics of these where they looked like they were beaming like lightsabers? They were posted in here too iirc
It became a mystery when some shoetubers started saying they don't have 3M which caused confusion cause we saw what we saw. Then the newer pics started trickling out that showed the outline but the "3M" was waaay less prominent which made people start to question if the final product is 3M or not
I know what is being said now but before when they looked like goddamn doom dunks, everyone was saying they were 3M.
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Aye, 3m or not put me down for 1 pair. The 5s are in my personal top 3
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So what’s the word, on how many pairs that will be available? Because I keep seeing the, you need to put in a little bit more effort to get these, in comparison to older GR retro releases remarks lat. I’m just glad, that they’re cutting back on production going forward. So I won’t have to see everybody and their mommas in retros. It’ll go back to, if you really want them, you either put in work, or swallowed that hard resale pill.
Limiting quanty in today’s world, when it comes to shoes, is the equivalent to paying $100 to $150 for Jordan’s in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. It’ll go back to it actually meaning something to have them. As opposed to everybody having a lot of disposable income, to buy every release, because there’s way too many pairs being made, which makes the cost of buying them cheaper to the majority of consumers.
The only downside to this, is that the economy isn’t so great. So with not that many pairs being made, which will in turn, make consumers and buyers pissed off. Because availability will automatically go down, because it’s not enough pairs to go around, and people aren’t going to want to pay that $300 to $500 resale price either. Because they’re not going to be use to paying those types of resale prices.
But in reality, GR’s won’t exactly mean general release anymore, since production will be slashed in half somewhat. Every release will be somewhat limited, even if it’s 200,000 to 400,000 pairs to go around nationwide. Because everybody’s going to want certain OG releases like these, WC 4’s, Grape 5’s etc.
Limiting quanty in today’s world, when it comes to shoes, is the equivalent to paying $100 to $150 for Jordan’s in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. It’ll go back to it actually meaning something to have them. As opposed to everybody having a lot of disposable income, to buy every release, because there’s way too many pairs being made, which makes the cost of buying them cheaper to the majority of consumers.
The only downside to this, is that the economy isn’t so great. So with not that many pairs being made, which will in turn, make consumers and buyers pissed off. Because availability will automatically go down, because it’s not enough pairs to go around, and people aren’t going to want to pay that $300 to $500 resale price either. Because they’re not going to be use to paying those types of resale prices.
But in reality, GR’s won’t exactly mean general release anymore, since production will be slashed in half somewhat. Every release will be somewhat limited, even if it’s 200,000 to 400,000 pairs to go around nationwide. Because everybody’s going to want certain OG releases like these, WC 4’s, Grape 5’s etc.
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Why would you want retros less available?
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Nah I definitely saw all the pics. We were all definitely confused at first as it wasn't 100% definitive and that's because those with pairs would never take a picture/video with the flash on lol. Annoying Tubers. They had one job!
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Because it will bring back the popularity and demand to Nike and JB. Jordan’s were somewhat of a status symbol, back when they first released for the first time. Everybody at your school, job, or on the streets weren’t stocked up with Jordan’s in their closet, like how people have them today.
It was due to the simple fact, that back then, people simply couldn’t justify paying that price for them back then. Think of it like this, Jordan’s in the 80’s and early 90’s, were the equivalent to seeing a kid at school with a pair of $900 - $1400 Louis V Tennis shoes Today. When I was growing up, maybe 2 to 6 kids out of the entire school had on Jordan’s, on the initial release day.
Most would only buy them after they would go on sale, a few months afterwards. You go to any school nationwide right now, the entire school is flooded with retros now. I love Jordan’s, but they have become somewhat played out to a certain extent, because in the past 15 to 20 years or so, they just flooded the shoe market out, simply because of greed for money.
Which watered down the brand. Nike had no choice, but to start cutting back on the production of pairs being made. Because the general consensus of the 2020’s is that Jordan’s are played out, and everybody has them nowadays, and there’s nothing mystique about having them, in comparison to how it use to be.
I’ve read th they’re cutting back on production, because of the cost for the manufacturing process. But if i was a betting man, I’d bet the negative talk about other brands being more popular today, because of limited releases, and cheaper prices, came in as a factor to them as well.
It’s just a better business model/move, to bring back the it crowd to their shoes. Limited availability today, is the equivalent to paying $150 to $300 for tennis shoes in 80’s and early 90’s. It’s just that today, more people are willing to pay $200 to $300 for shoes, because a lot more people today have way more disposable income.
I’m sure Nikes marketing team knows all of this, from what I’ve heard in the past. They analyze everything I just said. So common sense, when something becomes common and not as popular as it once was. Cut back on availability a little bit, raise the price a little bit, and watch the mystique and demand automatically increase and come back.
It was due to the simple fact, that back then, people simply couldn’t justify paying that price for them back then. Think of it like this, Jordan’s in the 80’s and early 90’s, were the equivalent to seeing a kid at school with a pair of $900 - $1400 Louis V Tennis shoes Today. When I was growing up, maybe 2 to 6 kids out of the entire school had on Jordan’s, on the initial release day.
Most would only buy them after they would go on sale, a few months afterwards. You go to any school nationwide right now, the entire school is flooded with retros now. I love Jordan’s, but they have become somewhat played out to a certain extent, because in the past 15 to 20 years or so, they just flooded the shoe market out, simply because of greed for money.
Which watered down the brand. Nike had no choice, but to start cutting back on the production of pairs being made. Because the general consensus of the 2020’s is that Jordan’s are played out, and everybody has them nowadays, and there’s nothing mystique about having them, in comparison to how it use to be.
I’ve read th they’re cutting back on production, because of the cost for the manufacturing process. But if i was a betting man, I’d bet the negative talk about other brands being more popular today, because of limited releases, and cheaper prices, came in as a factor to them as well.
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It’s just a better business model/move, to bring back the it crowd to their shoes. Limited availability today, is the equivalent to paying $150 to $300 for tennis shoes in 80’s and early 90’s. It’s just that today, more people are willing to pay $200 to $300 for shoes, because a lot more people today have way more disposable income.
I’m sure Nikes marketing team knows all of this, from what I’ve heard in the past. They analyze everything I just said. So common sense, when something becomes common and not as popular as it once was. Cut back on availability a little bit, raise the price a little bit, and watch the mystique and demand automatically increase and come back.
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Has anyone ever told you less is more
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Maybe if Nike focused on releasing quality pairs and colorways people wanted instead of flooding the market?
