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Just wondering what the local feel was on the aj vi's? Anyone gonna pick them up? Don't know the local nt fam to well, what is everyone into? I stickmostly to jordans or something random I might be feelin. How bout you? Nike's?jordans?af? Sb? Shoes at all?
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I like them...shouldnt be too tough to get.
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Moda3 has DJ AM Dunks and DJ Premiere Forces....
Moda3 has DJ AM Dunks and DJ Premiere Forces....
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^I was just about to ask if they got them or not. Its nice to see that they got the forces to.
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I live close to southridge mall so most of the time I go there. 4 different shoe stores in that mall. I need a hookup so I don't have to worry on releasedays. I see sho3tym didn't have any trouble
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Update: (1/22/10)
Nike Pippen 1 Retro - Black/White/Red OG color - $59
Jordan 3 AF1 Collabo - Black/Grey - $59
Solo Flight Retro - Silver/Black - $59
Random stuff:
A few scattered pairs of Kobe IV's sz 10.5, 14, 18, hyperdunks (phillipines color) sz 10 & 14, Jordan 2k9's (Black) sz 10, 10.5, 11 for sure.
Nike Pippen 1 Retro - Black/White/Red OG color - $59
Jordan 3 AF1 Collabo - Black/Grey - $59
Solo Flight Retro - Silver/Black - $59
Random stuff:
A few scattered pairs of Kobe IV's sz 10.5, 14, 18, hyperdunks (phillipines color) sz 10 & 14, Jordan 2k9's (Black) sz 10, 10.5, 11 for sure.
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Did Kenosha outlet ever get AM1 QS?
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YO B get at me ASAP please 50 on MOnday and tuesday
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All Star stuff and Copper foams have me tied down...
lbj 7s or KB4s excluded though?
All Star stuff and Copper foams have me tied down...
lbj 7s or KB4s excluded though?
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[h1]From Jsonline.com link- http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/82565772.html[/h1][h1]Nike puts foot down on sales of imitations[/h1][h2]Shoemaker helps police bust stores selling counterfeits[/h2]
By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel
[color= rgb(144, 48, 31)]Posted: Jan. 24, 2010[/color]
To protect one of the most recognized brands in the world, Nike battles counterfeiters from Chinese courts to Brooklyn docks to the streets of Milwaukee, where Air Force One sneakers - "dookies" in local parlance - are a coin of the urban realm.
Nike representatives have joined Milwaukee police and federal agents to crack down on small stores selling knock-off Nikes for a fraction of the retail price. They use confidential informants making "controlled buys" with marked cash. Once Nike confirms the shoes are fakes, police get search warrants, raid the stores, seize shoes and arrest sellers.
Authorities say it's part of the ongoing fight against product piracy, which costs the U.S. economy $200 billion a year.
One lawyer wonders if it's the best use of scarce police resources, when the cases amount to less than drop in an ocean of counterfeit Nike goods.
"It's cheaper than going after them civilly, I guess," said Robert Haney. His client worked for B&M Fashions on Muskego Ave., raided in September after it had been open about a month.
B&M's owner, Robert Sanchez, had no criminal record. His attorney, Tom Kurzynski, said Sanchez had permits and licenses for his store, and purchased his inventory off the Internet.
"It was a store right on a main street," Kurzynski said. "There was nothing clandestine or hidden about what he was doing. He thought they were legitimate shoes he was selling," until police showed up and he was charged with trafficking in counterfeits, a felony that carries a maximum six-year prison sentence.
Kurzynski has negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for Sanchez, according to court records. Last week, prosecutors also agreed to drop the same charge against Haney's client in return for a guilty plea to a related marijuana offense.
Milwaukee police Detective David Baker said places selling fake Nikes in some neighborhoods also tend to generate and attract other crimes involving drugs, guns and stolen merchandise.
He said police and federal prosecutors work with Nike because its trademark is registered in Wisconsin, and the company provides great support to investigators, such as sending their identification experts out in the field, and storing the hundreds of pairs of shoes seized during the execution of search warrants.
Baker said the illegal sellers can buy crates of 16 pairs from China for about $300, and sell them for $40 to $60 a pair, about half the retail price. Black and white Nike Air Force Ones are the most popular models, he said.
"From China to Milwaukee, everyone doubles their money," he said.
[h3]Never-ending battle[/h3]
Despite street-level busts in Milwaukee and dozens of other cities, seizures of giant shipping containers filled with the fake Nikes, and even court victories against Chinese factories, the flood continues. Internet sites openly advertise "counterfeit Nike sneakers with high quality."
So, Oregon-based Nike, with revenue of $19.2 billion in 2009, never lets up the fight. Company officials declined to comment.
Irene Calboli, a law professor at Marquette University Law School, said big companies don't want to sue small operations in civil court because the defendants likely don't have money. Trademark holders just want the false product off the street, and that's easiest if police can just seize the inventory, she said. Also, criminal cases can lead to bigger players.
John Fredrickson, a Milwaukee intellectual property lawyer, compared the challenge of civil enforcement against small vendors to a whack-a-mole game.
"By the time anything happens, the goods might all be gone," he said.
But he and Calboli agreed that police action also can send a message to other sellers of fakes.
While Calboli supports law enforcement's role in enforcing trademark violations, she understands that taxpayers might question whether helping giant corporations is the proper allocation of scarce resources.
Calboli points out that some brands aren't as diligent about going after cheap imitations because someone buying a $20 fake Rolex watch or Gucci purse is not likely to ever buy a real one for thousands of dollars. But someone who buys fake Nikes for $60 might buy an authentic pair for $120 if the fakes weren't so readily available.
Baker, the police detective, doesn't think many buyers believe they're getting real Nikes in Milwaukee for $60. "The neighbors know what's legit and what's not," he said.
Police also have seized imitation Nikes - from ABM Shoe Store, 2517 W. Greenfield Ave.; Remix Cell, 5932 N. 76th St.; and Davidson Brothers Liquors, 2900 W. Lisbon Ave. - after informants made controlled buys, court records show. Baker said not all search warrants have led to criminal charges yet.
Gail Montenegro, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said she couldn't comment on Milwaukee cases, but said ICE investigates stores, flea markets, distributors and shippers nationwide.
"It's not a victimless crime," she said. "The victims are American businesses, trademark holders and people who make and distribute the authentic products."
JSOnline.com Do you think police resources should be used to investigate people who sell counterfeit goods? Vote at jsonline.com/polls.
By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel
[color= rgb(144, 48, 31)]Posted: Jan. 24, 2010[/color]
To protect one of the most recognized brands in the world, Nike battles counterfeiters from Chinese courts to Brooklyn docks to the streets of Milwaukee, where Air Force One sneakers - "dookies" in local parlance - are a coin of the urban realm.
Nike representatives have joined Milwaukee police and federal agents to crack down on small stores selling knock-off Nikes for a fraction of the retail price. They use confidential informants making "controlled buys" with marked cash. Once Nike confirms the shoes are fakes, police get search warrants, raid the stores, seize shoes and arrest sellers.
Authorities say it's part of the ongoing fight against product piracy, which costs the U.S. economy $200 billion a year.
One lawyer wonders if it's the best use of scarce police resources, when the cases amount to less than drop in an ocean of counterfeit Nike goods.
"It's cheaper than going after them civilly, I guess," said Robert Haney. His client worked for B&M Fashions on Muskego Ave., raided in September after it had been open about a month.
B&M's owner, Robert Sanchez, had no criminal record. His attorney, Tom Kurzynski, said Sanchez had permits and licenses for his store, and purchased his inventory off the Internet.
"It was a store right on a main street," Kurzynski said. "There was nothing clandestine or hidden about what he was doing. He thought they were legitimate shoes he was selling," until police showed up and he was charged with trafficking in counterfeits, a felony that carries a maximum six-year prison sentence.
Kurzynski has negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for Sanchez, according to court records. Last week, prosecutors also agreed to drop the same charge against Haney's client in return for a guilty plea to a related marijuana offense.
Milwaukee police Detective David Baker said places selling fake Nikes in some neighborhoods also tend to generate and attract other crimes involving drugs, guns and stolen merchandise.
He said police and federal prosecutors work with Nike because its trademark is registered in Wisconsin, and the company provides great support to investigators, such as sending their identification experts out in the field, and storing the hundreds of pairs of shoes seized during the execution of search warrants.
Baker said the illegal sellers can buy crates of 16 pairs from China for about $300, and sell them for $40 to $60 a pair, about half the retail price. Black and white Nike Air Force Ones are the most popular models, he said.
"From China to Milwaukee, everyone doubles their money," he said.
[h3]Never-ending battle[/h3]
Despite street-level busts in Milwaukee and dozens of other cities, seizures of giant shipping containers filled with the fake Nikes, and even court victories against Chinese factories, the flood continues. Internet sites openly advertise "counterfeit Nike sneakers with high quality."
So, Oregon-based Nike, with revenue of $19.2 billion in 2009, never lets up the fight. Company officials declined to comment.
Irene Calboli, a law professor at Marquette University Law School, said big companies don't want to sue small operations in civil court because the defendants likely don't have money. Trademark holders just want the false product off the street, and that's easiest if police can just seize the inventory, she said. Also, criminal cases can lead to bigger players.
John Fredrickson, a Milwaukee intellectual property lawyer, compared the challenge of civil enforcement against small vendors to a whack-a-mole game.
"By the time anything happens, the goods might all be gone," he said.
But he and Calboli agreed that police action also can send a message to other sellers of fakes.
While Calboli supports law enforcement's role in enforcing trademark violations, she understands that taxpayers might question whether helping giant corporations is the proper allocation of scarce resources.
Calboli points out that some brands aren't as diligent about going after cheap imitations because someone buying a $20 fake Rolex watch or Gucci purse is not likely to ever buy a real one for thousands of dollars. But someone who buys fake Nikes for $60 might buy an authentic pair for $120 if the fakes weren't so readily available.
Baker, the police detective, doesn't think many buyers believe they're getting real Nikes in Milwaukee for $60. "The neighbors know what's legit and what's not," he said.
Police also have seized imitation Nikes - from ABM Shoe Store, 2517 W. Greenfield Ave.; Remix Cell, 5932 N. 76th St.; and Davidson Brothers Liquors, 2900 W. Lisbon Ave. - after informants made controlled buys, court records show. Baker said not all search warrants have led to criminal charges yet.
Gail Montenegro, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said she couldn't comment on Milwaukee cases, but said ICE investigates stores, flea markets, distributors and shippers nationwide.
"It's not a victimless crime," she said. "The victims are American businesses, trademark holders and people who make and distribute the authentic products."
JSOnline.com Do you think police resources should be used to investigate people who sell counterfeit goods? Vote at jsonline.com/polls.
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^nice article. Good to hear.
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Prince-Red Carpets available?
sneakaprince
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Man they were definately do-able bruh u should've hit me with a text man.... Sorry im just checking the thread.... I Was pissed cuz we didnt have um in my size
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oh well,
i don't think i have your number...
i don't think i have your number...
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grand ave has VI's(footlocker/action), freshwater griffs (wht/blk teal/green cw)(restock)footaction,and 3 different cw's of the 1/2 cents (blk grn)blk sil(blk blk)footaction, not sure on sizes but thought it would be a good heads up
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I like to hear about fakeleggers getting busted. One thing I disagree with though in that article--I think a lot of people are ignorant to the fact they are getting fakes.
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thanks for the heads up spurs need them griffs asap
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are copper foams coming to milwaukee
all black giff's at footaction grand ave
all black giff's at footaction grand ave
sneakaprince
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Im sure it wont mean much but my footaction out here is getting the Motorsport 6s (which i am not a big fan of) my manager told me today that they would be available. I will let yall know like tomorrow or friday about the exact numbers of what we got.....
B im bout to send u a PM wit my num for future 50 refrences.... I was able to hook up at least 1 NT on that last 50 too.... So Milwaukee Bruhs who are still alil weary I think my man DAve will vouch for me now
B im bout to send u a PM wit my num for future 50 refrences.... I was able to hook up at least 1 NT on that last 50 too.... So Milwaukee Bruhs who are still alil weary I think my man DAve will vouch for me now
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^txt sent...
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Playmakers hasn't received Motorsport 6s yet...
anyplace else getting them in the city?
anyplace else getting them in the city?