Nike Zoom Kobe V PROTRO - Dec 2019

[thapointguy]

of course. His username on NT was Evilside

he literally destroyed the Lebron 10 Champ Pack release

So you've been on NT before 2020. What did you get banned for? What was your old sn?

 

[D_eezus]

Friendly advice. Be around the area of an undefeated store tomorrow.
You will thank me

Do you know what time? i live about 45 minutes from an UNDFTD store so i wanna make sure i’m there

 

[MambaForever]

So you've been on NT before 2020. What did you get banned for? What was your old sn?

lurker

 

[illhistorical]

You’re absolutely right, I don’t “have to have them” but I work my *** off everyday and really want them, and yeah resellers can go ply in traffic and die, it sucks that I have to hand over my money to them, but what other way am I gonna get the shoes? Drop 5K on a bot and join them?

Bots cost 5K? I honestly have no idea.

If you buy from a reseller, you can't really complain about them. You don't get to have it both ways.

 

[Magic33]

Must be nice being able to actually get these

Caron and Kobe were friends, not mad at all.

 

[ozboi]

Man this sucks... but congrats to everyone that copped....

 

[3god]

The Lakers pair is the best one by far.... if it had a black outsole I would consider resale.

 

[therefill]

For my LA peeps....

Was listening to ESPN 710 a few minutes ago and they were talking about Kobe day. A caller got on the line and started talking about the shoes and how its impossible to get them now because of the bots. John Ireland said he has a buddy that works at Nike specifically on the Kobe line and that he was going to email him to try to get some answers.

Would be nice to hear something back from Nike about the situation....

His buddy's response: Yep.

 

[Doom.]

Lol@whatever bull**** answer Nike would give.

 

[ap27]

I totally understand if you want a product so bad you’re willing to pay the resale price. But if you can hold off, and we stop feeding resellers, that’s the only way Nike will ever change.

I’ve made a point to not pay over retail, and to not buy any colorways of sneakers I sort of like, but don’t love. It’s that behavior that Nike thrives off of, generating hype and keeping people unsatisfied while we all buy alternatives like dior/yeezy/sb inspired iDs, less desirable colorways, and Aj1 Mids/takedowns. It’s tough, but this game will go on and on for as long as we keep giving them and resellers money. And honestly in doing this, I started to realize I don’t need every colorway and every model. I’d rather spend my money on other things (and brands) rather than Nikes hype game.

Look at what happened with Jordan Brand when the hype (and resale) started to die with all the poor quality retro+ colorways around 2010-2016 or so. eventually they had to GR original colorways w Nike Air branding.

I personally find it a bit distasteful that Nike is capitalizing on Kobes death by hyping up limited releases to maximize future earnings. This Mamba week or we theyre marketing it as, clearly isn’t about celebrating Kobe or his charitable work, it’s about generating hype for Nike and a potential brand they can sell. If they wanted to do something to celebrate Kobes name w fans and to truly maximize the impact on his charity, they could easily make a few GR releases or apparel that would generate a lot more money and give fans something to celebrate, but clearly that’s not the intent. And that’s fine, it just makes me want to buy fewer Nike products.

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Sheesh

 

[beerxfarts]

All the L’s aside. Happy mamba day everyone. Hopefully next year isn’t as heart breaking

 

[mryolo]

wouldnt b surprised if/when Nike drops a KB ID after dez limited dropz 2 capitalize on da pain

 

[therefill]

The only answer to bots is in-store raffles or made-to-order. All other attempts are futile.

I still remember I grabbed my Bruce Lee 11s off NDC on discount...

Speaking of Bruce Lee 11s. Today's kicks in memory of Kobe:

 

[grogu]

neca has a preorder service for their popular figures where they leave a window open for a week for people to order. this was in response from angry fans as figures would sell out instantly due to bots. wish nike would do something like this.

 

[pokeyneil30]

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James City Edition Authentic Jersey

Please note there is a restriction of 1 jersey per order. More Details Strategic shoulder-seam placement enables full range of motion Stiched team name, player name and number Authentic logos and team colors Fabric: 100% recycled polyester Machine wash Imported Please note this item will ship...

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[g-time]

neca has a preorder service for their popular figures where they leave a window open for a week for people to order. this was in response from angry fans as figures would sell out instantly due to bots. wish nike would do something like this.

they just recently began the week window to preorder. not even a month ago they were having these issues.

 

[goldmember]

Unis looking nice

 

[netolic]

Is anyone willing to separate the what if pack.
Ill take the other pair that you wont like.

 

[kobehead]

Is anyone willing to separate the what if pack.
Ill take the other pair that you wont like.

check dm

 

[MambaForever]

neca has a preorder service for their popular figures where they leave a window open for a week for people to order. this was in response from angry fans as figures would sell out instantly due to bots. wish nike would do something like this.

Nike: Neca please!!!

 

[coldwavez]

I totally understand if you want a product so bad you’re willing to pay the resale price. But if you can hold off, and we stop feeding resellers, that’s the only way Nike will ever change.

I’ve made a point to not pay over retail, and to not buy any colorways of sneakers I sort of like, but don’t love. It’s that behavior that Nike thrives off of, generating hype and keeping people unsatisfied while we all buy alternatives like dior/yeezy/sb inspired iDs, less desirable colorways, and Aj1 Mids/takedowns. It’s tough, but this game will go on and on for as long as we keep giving them and resellers money. And honestly in doing this, I started to realize I don’t need every colorway and every model. I’d rather spend my money on other things (and brands) rather than Nikes hype game.

Look at what happened with Jordan Brand when the hype (and resale) started to die with all the poor quality retro+ colorways around 2010-2016 or so. eventually they had to GR original colorways w Nike Air branding.

I personally find it a bit distasteful that Nike is capitalizing on Kobes death by hyping up limited releases to maximize future earnings. This Mamba week or we theyre marketing it as, clearly isn’t about celebrating Kobe or his charitable work, it’s about generating hype for Nike and a potential brand they can sell. If they wanted to do something to celebrate Kobes name w fans and to truly maximize the impact on his charity, they could easily make a few GR releases or apparel that would generate a lot more money and give fans something to celebrate, but clearly that’s not the intent. And that’s fine, it just makes me want to buy fewer Nike products.

Of all companies, Nike sits at the top of mount hype. They have an excellent marketing team who are able to conceptualize hype years in advance
They know exactly what they’re doing

Nike is rich AF, they can literally put an end to all this bull**** if they want but hype sells

 

[jayj819]

Nike could have dropped a T shirt today and we’d be more at ease with the shoe situation. Anything to celebrate the day would have made this all better. Botched.

 

[gwizzle]

I’ll take anything at this point besides mamba fury’s

 

[pr0phecy718]

neca has a preorder service for their popular figures where they leave a window open for a week for people to order. this was in response from angry fans as figures would sell out instantly due to bots. wish nike would do something like this.

Let's start an online petition to nike