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Damn! This crazy! SO basically in order for me not to buy Fakes or GM, I have to get them on release date. I was about to get some Royals from DaClosetcollector on IG.
Grey market discussion thread (Let's keep the discussion mature) Rules on pg 1 please read before yo
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Lol he blocked me on instagram when i called him out
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Nah, fam. I'm talking about early release/grey market sneakers. It wasn't on as big of a scale back then. There were only a few sites, but they absolutely existed.
Peep air Randy's blue tinted sole Carmine's lol. Retail pairs were clear/damn near yellow. This stuff isn't new.
http://sneakernews.com/2008/03/19/air-jordan-vi-6-countdown-pack-4/
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think its the lighting bro, those look damn clear and the lights/background make it look a tiny blue.
thats just my opinion
thats just my opinion
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Pff i think i know where i might get a pair of 88 3s to beat, an extra black toe and space jams if they look alright.
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If you say so.
http://www.sneakerfiles.com/2008/05/14/air-jordan-vi-6-retro-carmine-preview-countdown-package/
This is the color they came fresh out of the box. I can remember taking them out of the box on release day and thinking they weren't as icy as pairs I saw in the early pictures.
Sneakgeekz unboxing his GM pair. He was like the first dude with a video of them back then lol.
http://www.sneakerfiles.com/2008/05/14/air-jordan-vi-6-retro-carmine-preview-countdown-package/
This is the color they came fresh out of the box. I can remember taking them out of the box on release day and thinking they weren't as icy as pairs I saw in the early pictures.
Sneakgeekz unboxing his GM pair. He was like the first dude with a video of them back then lol.
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Yeh
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This might be worth something.
So I asked my agent if a store was legit. This is what he said.
So I asked my agent if a store was legit. This is what he said.
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN IF THEY ARE GM?!?
So your telling me that you can't tell the difference? lol
I posted photos, your supposed to point out the difference between retail and GM and you say "IF THEY ARE GM"
Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose?!
Your telling me this is a smushed 23 and smaller cotton tab?!?
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and any other celebratory/victory cries you chose to full in yourself.
Hate to say I told ya so but....
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smaller cotton tab? smushed 23? there are retail pairs that have these issues. doesnt mean they are GM. the right shoe of my concords has a slightly smaller cotton tab. shrugs. they must be GM.
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With all dude respect Deez ur full of ish, lol.
He clearly can't tell. he can't even tell if they are GM or not.
"If they are GM" lol
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Welp. That clears up all of the "talk".
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its well known that the companies/factories that sells counterfeits are from dongguan too & other nearby cities
example of one company's english ad from that area
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It clearly said "AJ FACTORY"
now either it's just a massive coincidence that it's AJ, or they are just unauthorized legit Nikes shoes like everyone assumes.
Most of the shoes are the exact same. EXACT.
And that list that was provided a few pages back, You missed mad Jorsans...
They have GM
7, 8, 9 and 14.
ANY new JB release that comes out... these sites have. Every single shoe.
now either it's just a massive coincidence that it's AJ, or they are just unauthorized legit Nikes shoes like everyone assumes.
Most of the shoes are the exact same. EXACT.
And that list that was provided a few pages back, You missed mad Jorsans...
They have GM
7, 8, 9 and 14.
ANY new JB release that comes out... these sites have. Every single shoe.
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there are many companies that specializes in making counterfeits, they are in the same city & have connections/inside knowledge. some have gotten so good at this that they now pass off their HQ reps as authentics or at least claim no difference from the real ones.
soon the days of the obvious fakes/counterfeits will be a thing of the past
although personally, to me the difference between authentic & counterfeit is more than just about quality.
"night shifts/stolen pairs" exist, but not in this magnitude where these so called "GM" pairs are about to outnumber the RD ones & keep getting unlimited restocks even years after the shoe goes out of production.
soon the days of the obvious fakes/counterfeits will be a thing of the past
although personally, to me the difference between authentic & counterfeit is more than just about quality.
"night shifts/stolen pairs" exist, but not in this magnitude where these so called "GM" pairs are about to outnumber the RD ones & keep getting unlimited restocks even years after the shoe goes out of production.
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There is a pair of royals ending in a couple hours on ebay. They look to me like the typical gm pair. opening bid was 300 with one bidder. Thats a shame.
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The only way something would happen is if Nike tried to step in. If its anything like the Jersey sites are, they cant be touched by law.
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You're right Nike can't do anything bec Chinese copyright laws are pretty much nonexistent. But they'll be forced to come up with something, 'cause like ISNIKER stated above the GM kicks are about to outnumber RD.
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Hilarious: Nike sets up shop in China to save money, but are getting robbed of their money by... wait for it... there own employees.
Can't say I feel bad for 'em.
Can't say I feel bad for 'em.
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This is a video comparing a Michigan Jordan 1 authentic to a replica. At first you can't tell, buy then when you look closer you can. Just thought this was interesting. For you guys worried about getting straight up fakes you should check it out.
How do you imbed videos?
How do you imbed videos?
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Hilarious: Nike sets up shop in China to save money, but are getting robbed of their money by... wait for it... there own employees.
Can't say I feel bad for 'em.
Keep this in mind, Nike isn't losing any money. Nike is a global corporation. And their products are sold in millions of stores world wide, where as the Grey market shoes have limited avenues release their products. Even if there are 3 GM shoes for every 1 pair Of RD pairs there are hundreds or maybe even thousands of Nike authorized retailers for every 1 taobao seller. Nike would be able to sell their pairs at an exponentially larger rate then any GM shoes store or source. Bottom line the GM is not common knowledge and no matter how much we talk about it on here it never will be. So it's not gonna even put a dent in Nike sales.
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