French Blue Air Jordan 7 Retro for 2015 (01/24/15 $190)

I've wanted this colorway since forever, just woke up and copped off of NDC. Thank God there was no hype for these.
 
Won a raffle at champs, walked in they we doing raffle and FCFS since not too many ppl signed up checked out the display before i got my pair and was pleased. 02s were grails to me and I had to sell my old pair since I was afraid they would separate like other pairs I started running across. Im glad to say Jordan Brand got it right( - leather tongue), they look like the spitting image of the 02s with slightly thinner leather but everything else is on par. Its funny how a 25 year old can talk about retro plus colorways from 99-05 the way a old dude can talk about OGs with the same nostalgia. Very happy with this purchase......chrome 8s and French blue 12s/9s would make dreams come true right about now(I would love to see what remastered suede and nubuck/durabuck feels like).
 
Thank god there was no hype for these. Been wanting these since 2004-5? Woke up at 8 and glad it was still available on eastbay
 
I practice carting all the time.  I cop 100% online manual. NDC, FTL family, FNL, JJ,  SNS I work them all. Never camp...never raffle.  I have not purchased a shoe at the mall since 2012.  Online is not luck and I have never struck out on a GR or semi-limited release...never.  Just sayin-some collect raffle tickets others learn how to skillfully cop online.  If you're going to have consistent success online you have to practice.
what exactly are you practicing?
 
I practice carting all the time.  I cop 100% online manual. NDC, FTL family, FNL, JJ,  SNS I work them all. Never camp...never raffle.  I have not purchased a shoe at the mall since 2012.  Online is not luck and I have never struck out on a GR or semi-limited release...never.  Just sayin-some collect raffle tickets others learn how to skillfully cop online.  If you're going to have consistent success online you have to practice.


I got a few sites for online purchasing and been gettin lucky with limited relases aswell but ever since I almost struck out on the Black infrared 6s on black friday (last site had only 2 sizes left) I decided to go to the mall to grab kicks like columbia 11 and the 4s while shoes like the french blue 7s not as hyped so therefor I knew they would be easy to scoop up online. But Oreo 4s probably next time I need to go to the mall to pick up my pair.
 
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really slept on release, pretty tight I have to save up funds right now since I just became unemployed. 
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For the guys who are crying because these cost too much Blame yourself and resellers. Once we let Jordan brand know we would spend 250+ for a shoe they were giving us for 150 why not raise prices since ppl will pay it. But I will say If they raise the price and raise Quality I dont understand how anyone can complain, especially if dudes have been saying for years "Ill pay more for premium quality because quality sucks". Look at the DB  and the Bin series ppl paid those prices and justified it with the Quality factor. Hell look at the the 88s, we got white cement 3s early that year which had better quality than any 3 that year or even until the recent fire reds quality wise then all they do is give us the same white cement 3s with a nike on the back with no real Quality changes with a higher price tag and dudes at it up and asked for seconds.  If they will give me the Quality Ive been hoping to get back since 07 I will gladly pay 206 retail. I dont mean quality in the sense of glue stains, precreasing,  and what not because OGs had plenty, but actual materials and feel. Once more I actually wish they would do specialty boxes like they did with 1s 3s 4s 5s 11s and 6s for every retro, to give more of an OG feel.
 
what exactly are you practicing?
Every site interface is different. When to refresh, when not to.  Learning how java effects countdowns.  Which sites crash from you spamming ATC.  How to handle FNL SPA and payment errors. Evaluating hype levels to help determine how soon you will have to cart on FTL family sites (EB, FA, Champs) before running the risk of getting hit with OOS before your check out.  Knowing that an OOS message on some sites often doesn't mean OOS...etc, etc, etc....
 
Hoping for these hipsters to trickle down, lose interest in Jordans overall. Give this thing back to the OGs and young upstarts who genuinely like sneakers.

Hipsters aren't buying Jordans. They are buying runner collabs. any way I broke out my 02's and they were surprisingly in great shape. I mean really good shape. So I passed. But awesome for everybody that copped. a very underrated Jordan.
 
Passed on these back in 02 because I was not in to Retro + colorways. Copped today because I love the 7. funny what 13 years will do.
 
 
People saving money. A lot of releases lately and coming up.

Once tax money rolls in, it will be a different story.
Not to be facetious, but I'm not sure what anyone would be saving for. Unless you are a fan of AJ1 Highs (I know they exist but I am not one of them), I don't see anything on the release schedule  worth copping until March, at least.  Now two months ago? That was a different story.
 
I got a few sites for online purchasing and been gettin lucky with limited relases aswell but ever since I almost struck out on the Black infrared 6s on black friday (last site had only 2 sizes left) I decided to go to the mall to grab kicks like columbia 11 and the 4s while shoes like the french blue 7s not as hyped so therefor I knew they would be easy to scoop up online. But Oreo 4s probably next time I need to go to the mall to pick up my pair.
Yeah-I understand the fear of relying solely on an online cop for a shoe with a lot of hype that you really want.  I don't talk down on campers and rafflers.  Get your shoes how you can.  I've just gotten real comfortable buying my shoes with confidence e-camping.  This is not a brag or even low key brag, but I copped 5 pair Black/Inf 6s all from FNL online.  ijs-That's not luck.  Before anyone starts in: Double up for me in case of cancellation, my 2 sons, and hooked up my homie. 
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