For me, I've been a Yankee fan all my life. Jeter's been the reason why I loved baseball and the Yankees. And becoming a sneaker head these past few years, I really had my eyes on these shoes. It really sickens me to see how much people want to take advantage of a limited release to make some cash. There are fans like me who want these shoes because of the reason of Jeter and our Yankee pride and we've supported him throughout our fanhood. At least for me, I've refused to use a bot or pay a resell price because that's just not right thing to do in my opinion.
Sure, with sneaker culture it's hard enough for me being a size 13 and this seems to be the only way to get them but I hate it. Shoes should be bought the fair way without cheating. It's kind of sad to say but for a shoe honoring a legend who never cheated and played the right way gets his product bought by those who love to cheat the system and make bucks off of it. Jeter was never for the bucks, he was all about championships, never taking the easy way out. Sure, I feel blessed to be able to have some pairs of the Flightflex trainers for me and my dad (and one extra pair for when our trainers become beaters), but a shoe that has Yankee flair and a tribute to Jeter would've been perfect for me.
Now don't get me wrong, in my life of premium sneaker collecting, I'm 5-for-6 (Jeter Flex (NDC), Black Toe 1s (outlet), Concord 11 Lows (FA raffle), Military 4 (NDC), WTKD6 (NDC)) and I'd be willing to trade some Trainers and the remaining $40 for this. But striking out on the Jeters really make me disappointed and wonder why I enjoy reveling in this culture.
Congratulations to those who copped, but I just hope you do the right thing to honor a man that has done so much for baseball.