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Whatever Nike uses on them they advertise it as Nubuck…Certainly not anything premium, obviously, but they do call it Nubuck…
Quick search off the Nike app just now shows some pairs Nike uses their “nubuck” on…
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Whatever Nike uses on them they advertise it as Nubuck…Certainly not anything premium, obviously, but they do call it Nubuck…
Quick search off the Nike app just now shows some pairs Nike uses their “nubuck” on…
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Whatever Nike uses on them they advertise it as Nubuck…Certainly not anything premium, obviously, but they do call it Nubuck…
Quick search off the Nike app just now shows some pairs Nike uses their “nubuck” on…
DING, DING, DING! Thanks for the Google advice though. I'll keep it in mind for the future.
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I’m hard pressed to find a retro that’s in worse shape than the 9’s at this point…They haven’t even made an attempt to correct some of the issues that model has…
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FAX no one over 30 should be wearing colorful jordans anyway fam
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Rep/UA Factories don’t even make 8s like that
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Yeah I gotta see more pics and videos as time goes on. I’m legit 50/50 depending on the lighting and angles which is odd
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what are you talking about??? reps are made by the same workers in the same factories as authentic
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The contrast in the uppers is bothering me
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When others are speaking in generalities about materials and it’s not true, someone, who has the correct knowledge, might feel inclined to correct you. I was speaking specifically to what Nikes synthetic is and isn’t. And it isn’t Nubuck. Doesn’t mean nike doesn’t use Nubuck on any shoe. I never even said that.
Don’t know how my comment gets blown up and applied to EVERY nike shoe ever. Pretty ridiculous…
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Ok 
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That’s my main complaint at this point too…
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Yeah, thinner cuts of material, better dying technique, and cleaner cutting technique it seems like are all contributing to the lack of pop that the raw edges used to give on Durabuck/not-Durabuck panels.
Using that tumbled nubuck on the toe and midpanel is giving these a weird contrast. These have a Charcoal VII thing going on that I hope is just a mistake on these early fakes.
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I'm holding out for official pictures, but if those 2023 leaks are accurate, I’m gonna just continue wearing my 2013 pair.
I feel like every OG retro colorway since 2019 has been an improvement over the previous iteration.
I feel like every OG retro colorway since 2019 has been an improvement over the previous iteration.
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I’m hoping we’ve only seen fakes
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tHeY dOn’T mAkE fAKe 8’S
I’m hoping the same tho. I really was excited for this release.
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The contrast is less noticeable in that pic there, but could be the lighting.
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2007 is the retro with the best shape imo
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My POINT EXACTLYNot true
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Well if you put it that way…maybe.
But it’s all cap. They may have similar basic equipment but why are they never 1:1? They do not have the same materials or even the same boxes. There is always a difference, even the labels.
