I agree with you. Design wise, the Yeezy 1 and Yeezy 2 are far more appealing than anything "new" Nike's done in some time... including the LeBron 9 and everyone's favorite, the LeBron 8. We agree there. What I'm saying, which was by making the point that not everyone's a sneakerhead in my previous post, is that Kanye West is not as popular as LeBron James. You've got to stop thinking like someone who's "in the know" and just think like the general consumer. We like 'Ye, whether it be because of the music, his personality, his style, a combination of them all, etc... but believe it or not, we are the minority in terms of buying his $200+ price point sneaker. I've worked in specialty retail for some time now.Originally Posted by memphissfinest
Originally Posted by doyung9
They'll be more of these than both the South Beaches and the Nerfs.
10,000 per colorway.
Not to mention, at the end of the day, despite what you think, this shoe doesn't have the appeal that a LeBron James shoe has or the Air Jordan 11 in the white/black/concord colorway. Trust me, you offer someone $500-600 first day, they might not take it.
7 days later, they'll reconsider.
You guys forget that while many a person on this message board is a "sneakerhead" or whatever you call yourselves/each other, most Kanye fans are probably not that and are not willing to pay $XXXX.XX for his sneakers. Also, the "hood" is not going to go all overboard for this shoe like they do for retro basketball sneakers. You guys really are freaking yourselves out. The odds are not in your favor to get a pair at retail. That's just simple math. But that doesn't mean they'll be impossible to acquire.
The collaboration shoe he did with Louis Vuitton... those were hard to acquire. On top of them being offered to VIC before the general public, they RETAILED at $970-1140. Not every Louis Vuitton got them (There are way less Louis Vuitton stores than Foot Locker/FootAction/Boutiques)... and you can STILL find those every now and then.
I mean obviously, you guys in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, all the ridiculously big metropolitan cities are going to see some mass hysteria, but it's like that for EVERYTHING in you guys cities. Playstation 3, Elmo, etc.
I stand by my original theory. Skip some Foam Pros, Retros, and LeBrons that you DON'T NEED, and you'll get your Yeezy 2's.
While you do make some good points, I got to disagree on a couple. First, doesn't have the appeal of a lebron or Jordan retro? The yeezy is arguably the best new sneaker design that Nike/JB has produced since the late 90s IMO. The design has everything I like, funky patterns, hot colorway, and I guess most important for me is no high medial side arch that seems to be on every new sneaker now!!!The name of the game is paying retail. That's where panic and hysteria come in because everyone wants to cop at retail. If everyone who missed out intially could afford resell price then no one would panic. Of course, anything is obtainable if you got the dough.
I agree with you. Design wise, the Yeezy 1 and Yeezy 2 are far more appealing than anything "new" Nike's done in some time... including the LeBron 9 and everyone's favorite, the LeBron 8. We agree there. What I'm saying, which was by making the point that not everyone's a sneakerhead in my previous post, is that Kanye West is not as popular as LeBron James. You've got to stop thinking like someone who's "in the know" and just think like the general consumer. We like 'Ye, whether it be because of the music, his personality, his style, a combination of them all, etc... but believe it or not, we are the minority in terms of buying his $200+ price point sneaker. I've worked in specialty retail for some time now.Originally Posted by memphissfinest
Originally Posted by doyung9
They'll be more of these than both the South Beaches and the Nerfs.
10,000 per colorway.
Not to mention, at the end of the day, despite what you think, this shoe doesn't have the appeal that a LeBron James shoe has or the Air Jordan 11 in the white/black/concord colorway. Trust me, you offer someone $500-600 first day, they might not take it.
7 days later, they'll reconsider.
You guys forget that while many a person on this message board is a "sneakerhead" or whatever you call yourselves/each other, most Kanye fans are probably not that and are not willing to pay $XXXX.XX for his sneakers. Also, the "hood" is not going to go all overboard for this shoe like they do for retro basketball sneakers. You guys really are freaking yourselves out. The odds are not in your favor to get a pair at retail. That's just simple math. But that doesn't mean they'll be impossible to acquire.
The collaboration shoe he did with Louis Vuitton... those were hard to acquire. On top of them being offered to VIC before the general public, they RETAILED at $970-1140. Not every Louis Vuitton got them (There are way less Louis Vuitton stores than Foot Locker/FootAction/Boutiques)... and you can STILL find those every now and then.
I mean obviously, you guys in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, all the ridiculously big metropolitan cities are going to see some mass hysteria, but it's like that for EVERYTHING in you guys cities. Playstation 3, Elmo, etc.
I stand by my original theory. Skip some Foam Pros, Retros, and LeBrons that you DON'T NEED, and you'll get your Yeezy 2's.
While you do make some good points, I got to disagree on a couple. First, doesn't have the appeal of a lebron or Jordan retro? The yeezy is arguably the best new sneaker design that Nike/JB has produced since the late 90s IMO. The design has everything I like, funky patterns, hot colorway, and I guess most important for me is no high medial side arch that seems to be on every new sneaker now!!!The name of the game is paying retail. That's where panic and hysteria come in because everyone wants to cop at retail. If everyone who missed out intially could afford resell price then no one would panic. Of course, anything is obtainable if you got the dough.
Originally Posted by PLAYOFF12
Any Houston heads in here down to set up something?
Originally Posted by PLAYOFF12
Any Houston heads in here down to set up something?
in, facebook group? twitter? how we doing this?Originally Posted by Regal Black
Originally Posted by PLAYOFF12
Any Houston heads in here down to set up something?
I'm down, lets do this
