- Jun 22, 2018
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All of the big 3 authenticators charge about the same in general, just different ways. I think eBay uses the most smoke and mirrors though.
- Dec 15, 2023
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Anyone else get a random $15 credit from stockx and then a few minutes later it gets reversed? It just happened to me
Yikes.. so stockx admitted 3 things.
1. They knowingly lied about the authenticity guarantee of their sneakers.
2. They can't tell what percentage of fakes pass through their system.
3. Their authenticators really can't differentiate real kicks from fake ones.
I'm not sure why people continue to use stockx.
- Aug 11, 2015
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Imagine paying top dollars for fufu
s dubl
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- Dec 3, 2006
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If y’all think StockX is the only 3rd party platform that isn’t 100% when it comes to differentiating fake from legit, I have some beachfront property in Arizona I can sell you.
No one said that...
- Oct 3, 2007
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Man I got some Bred 1’s from there and I swear they’re fugazi. But I been out the game for a min.
- Oct 24, 2010
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Meh
Goat actually takes their time, takes pictures, does some real work
StockX has bums off the street of Detroit legit checking
s dubl
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- Dec 3, 2006
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Maybe other platforms might have a higher % of accuracy, but none of em are 100%. Fakes are too good these days.
How can some of them authenticate shoes that haven’t even released yet?
How can some of them authenticate shoes that haven’t even released yet?
- Jun 30, 2016
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I never understood why, as a buyer, you would need whatever commonly counterfeited flavor of the month so desperately enough to blindly trust these local young adults to "authenticate" your shoes. If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone on NT post "do you think I should buy these from stockx?" or "just got these from stocxk, what do you guys think?" 
Customers made this hard, not the resale marketplace companies.
Last new shoe I bought resale was b&w 1s off ebay in Feb/March 2023. I knew that weren't making '85 fakes like that. 100% feedback, all other legit listings, snkrs order confirmation in listing. That's why I always go ebay over others. Never bought from goat, seldom stockx. Most of the rarest/most valuable pairs I ever got were either ebay or fb groups; usually those are used so stockx isn't even an option. And I always vet the seller as much as possible, whether via their social media, other listings, whatever I can find. Never got scammed or juuged in my life. Amazing what can happen when you do your own homework.
And yes, I've ordered from stockx...it'd be harder to find fakes of these than legit
Customers made this hard, not the resale marketplace companies.Last new shoe I bought resale was b&w 1s off ebay in Feb/March 2023. I knew that weren't making '85 fakes like that. 100% feedback, all other legit listings, snkrs order confirmation in listing. That's why I always go ebay over others. Never bought from goat, seldom stockx. Most of the rarest/most valuable pairs I ever got were either ebay or fb groups; usually those are used so stockx isn't even an option. And I always vet the seller as much as possible, whether via their social media, other listings, whatever I can find. Never got scammed or juuged in my life. Amazing what can happen when you do your own homework.
And yes, I've ordered from stockx...it'd be harder to find fakes of these than legit
- Jun 22, 2018
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I've bought a couple of shoes through the platforms that authenticate and I've never gotten a legit check after the fact anywhere. Why? Idgaf all that much like I wouldn't knowingly buy a fake but I also ain't x-raying a sneaker to check it. If my L&F are fake I'm good not knowing this since they look good to my eye and GOAT said they were good. I might have a different stance if the majority of my shoes came from those places.
like I wouldn't knowingly buy a fake but I also ain't x-raying a sneaker to check it. If my L&F are fake I'm good not knowing this since they look good to my eye and GOAT said they were good. I might have a different stance if the majority of my shoes came from those places.
- Oct 24, 2010
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Agree with you but I been saying since the get go that goat was #1
Have they let fakes thru? I bet they have but I bet it’s rare compared to StockX
Where people have admitted to selling fakes thru there no problem
sneakaprince
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- Apr 29, 2007
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It's funny you mention that because historically I've had the same stance.I've bought a couple of shoes through the platforms that authenticate and I've never gotten a legit check after the fact anywhere. Why? Idgaf all that much
Once I get an item I usually give it a look over then put it back in the box or on the shelf and never think twice about it.
However, I recently had a bad experience with GOAT that has soured my view of that platform. They sold me fake shorts and I had to really fight to get my refund because I threw away the shipping sleeve. Their policy requires everything including the shipping sleeve which I only threw away because I figured I got the item from GOAT so it should be good. I honestly only stumbled upon my item being fake because of Reddit.
Now I'm hesitant about just blindly trusting the service and I'm off GOAT for good.
sneakaprince
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- Apr 29, 2007
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How ironic that you trust eBay so much more now when eBay was historically the home of fakes being sold before their authentication services.I never understood why, as a buyer, you would need whatever commonly counterfeited flavor of the month so desperately enough to blindly trust these local young adults to "authenticate" your shoes. If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone on NT post "do you think I should buy these from stockx?" or "just got these from stocxk, what do you guys think?"
Last new shoe I bought resale was b&w 1s off ebay in Feb/March 2023. I knew that weren't making '85 fakes like that. 100% feedback, all other legit listings, snkrs order confirmation in listing. That's why I always go ebay over others. Never bought from goat, seldom stockx. Most of the rarest/most valuable pairs I ever got were either ebay or fb groups; usually those are used so stockx isn't even an option. And I always vet the seller as much as possible, whether via their social media, other listings, whatever I can find. Never got scammed or juuged in my life. Amazing what can happen when you do your own homework.
And yes, I've ordered from stockx...it'd be harder to find fakes of these than legit
I know we've both been around long enough to remember the really dark times of buying shoes online.
- Jun 22, 2018
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I feel you. I'm that way with stockX. They rejected a pair of Zebras I sold right before the initial re-release and cost me some bread
I haven't sold there since. (They let fakes through but wouldn't let my finesse rock 
)
- Jun 30, 2016
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I've been buying on ebay since about 2014. If I can see the pics and the seller, I'm good. Almost all the 2024 releases I copped this year sat and/or went on sale. If I can't tell if they're legit or not, I simply do not buy them
My last few ebay shoe cops, yeah I'm not too pressed about fakes lmao...this is excluding a few I was able to finesse off platform (paypal invoice always). I'd still rather hold myself accountable to legit check then pay some buyer's fee to stockx to risk them ******* it up
My last few ebay shoe cops, yeah I'm not too pressed about fakes lmao...this is excluding a few I was able to finesse off platform (paypal invoice always). I'd still rather hold myself accountable to legit check then pay some buyer's fee to stockx to risk them ******* it up
- Sep 7, 2005
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Pot calling kettle black because he wears and reviews fakes anyways
- Jun 22, 2018
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Stockx stopped authenticating shoes in 2022 and nobody cared.
- Feb 18, 2013
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People cared but tt didnt stop a majority of people from buying them tho. I think they stopped “authenticating” because of the suit with Nike
- Jun 22, 2018
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I guess that was a good call by stockX then
