Legit Check on Air Jordan 3 Retro ’88 ‘Nike Air’

jvhnguyen · Jul 30, 2015

jvhnguyen · Jul 31, 2015

bumpp

easier link to view the entire album: http://s30.photobucket.com/user/VI37/slideshow/jordan 3 retro 88

jvhnguyen · Jul 31, 2015

bumpppp, niketalk experts please help!

rickyriebel · Jul 31, 2015

Fakes. Elephant print is too dark, wp on heel, shape is off

jvhnguyen · Jul 31, 2015

RickyRiebel said:
Fakes. Elephant print is too dark, wp on heel, shape is off

Thank you! I'm not disagreeing but gonna play devils advocate just cause I need some solid evidence to open up a dispute over ebay. As for the print being too dark I read somewhere that you cannot judge Jordan 3's based on the boldness since they are stamped in layers ( as stated in this thread: http://niketalk.com/t/14078/for-those-that-say-elephant-cement-print-is-off ) or to save time heres the explanation:

I'm gonna explain myself one last time here...

Millions of layers of elephant print were stamped. The layers on top recieved a heavier stamp, than those on the bottom layers....hence a darker print. That is why you'll see some retro III's with an extremely dark print, and some with a lighter print.

And as for the wp they had me iffy too! But does that mean automatic fake? Because I think I recall seeing some authentic jordans off the shelf with wp's.

And sorry, please elaborate on the shape being off. Are you referring to the angle that the heel bends? I saw that too in the picture prior to posting it but it looks perfectly normal in person. (not 90 degrees). They just look odd in the picture due to the angle. I will post a better picture shortly.

jvhnguyen · Jul 31, 2015

additional photos of air pocket. eye level side views. eyelets.

http://s30.photobucket.com/user/VI37/slideshow/retro 88 part 2

as for the tongue size in the side views (the tongues seem shorter but they do push up and extend past the heeltab - as they should like this image: https://www.google.ca/search?q=jord...GxwIVghiSCh2bWwrV&dpr=1#imgrc=Gu1Bn4jkS4eZEM:

I guess they were just pushed all the way down and fiddled around with as for some reason the shoes did come fully laced all the way up to the black plastic holes which i guess compressed the tongue down over time. Once put on they do appear like normal.

jerchan2003 · Aug 1, 2015

Fake. Even the jumpman is off. Especially the hand. This is what it should look like View media item 1653817

timmybrixxx · Aug 1, 2015

They are DEFINITELY 100% fakes man..Shape is off, eprints, WPs galore, tongues are fat and misshapen, jumpman logo is REALLY bad (should look like above) Im guessing here, but the price was also probably good? etc. etc.

WHY on earth do you guys buy something THEN LC it?? PP wont always bail you out of your bad decisions guys..GET IN the habit of LCing first if you're unsure..

Also that "explanation" by this mod sounds like guess work to me, and I THINK HE should have backed that up with some solid evidence..

rickyriebel · Aug 1, 2015

jvhnguyen said:
Thank you! I'm not disagreeing but gonna play devils advocate just cause I need some solid evidence to open up a dispute over ebay. As for the print being too dark I read somewhere that you cannot judge Jordan 3's based on the boldness since they are stamped in layers ( as stated in this thread: http://niketalk.com/t/14078/for-those-that-say-elephant-cement-print-is-off ) or to save time heres the explanation:

I'm gonna explain myself one last time here...

Millions of layers of elephant print were stamped. The layers on top recieved a heavier stamp, than those on the bottom layers....hence a darker print. That is why you'll see some retro III's with an extremely dark print, and some with a lighter print.

And as for the wp they had me iffy too! But does that mean automatic fake? Because I think I recall seeing some authentic jordans off the shelf with wp's.

And sorry, please elaborate on the shape being off. Are you referring to the angle that the heel bends? I saw that too in the picture prior to posting it but it looks perfectly normal in person. (not 90 degrees). They just look odd in the picture due to the angle. I will post a better picture shortly.

I meant the color of the elephant print, not the thickness. The print on legit pairs is a light grey color, while the print on your pair is way too dark.. look at this pic of a legit pair and compare the ep to yours, see how much lighter it looks?

Some jordans do have widows peaks, but its more common on older shoes. New 3s really shoudn't have wps on the toebox or on the heel. Also like Timmy mentioned, your tongues are sloppy and misshapen. They should be nice and round and you should be able to see the red liner sticking out on top like so