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Agree with some of way you say, but see, that's the thing. A 'hobby' should not be a HASSLE. It should be something you enjoy. As you can see on these boards, many who spend a lot of $ are not enjoying the 'hassle', of this hobby. At the end of the day, all this 'game' and hobby boils down to are inconvenient trades. I overpay for a pair of kicks. Then I get someone else to overpay for a pair of kicks. Then I take the proceeds and overpay for another pair of kicks. And the BS goes on and one. If people trusted one another, it would just be a trade, A for B. But of course, that's usually not the case. That would be a real hobby.
It's real simple. All people like Nike have to do is implement the same model thats extremely successful in other 'hobbies.' Limited pre-orders with a non-refundable % down in the beginning. Those who flake on their pre-orders lose the shoes, and the retail stores put them up for sale along with another limited release-day allotment made available on 'physical release day.' It still maintains 'hype' and exclusivity, and people who are sincere get what they want. It's already been done for everything from jewelry and numismatics to model trains and stamps. Stores also do it for limited run fitted hats.
as long as i’ve been buying nikes and j’s
reality is
nike really only cares bout themselves and some of us just can’t stop buying
they produce how much they want, when they want, where they want, as long as their image is always on point, on top, and exclusive and attractive.
i think we all agree in preorders and nike prolly don’t care bout that. It’s a competition for them and us. When they start limiting they know they can retro it again so people who missed out last time can try again to buy, and it’s a cycle of missing out, then some buy then some not.
it would be good if nike really created a smart and effective solution to combat bots, there’s just too many people wanting to flip shoes these days that someone wants to genuinely have for a retail price
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