Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread

[sneakaprince]

Yeah this is a great point, even though nobody wants to work with him now, if he died, they would definitely release all of those coveted models.

To that point of he could stay quiet for 3-5 years and out of the spotlight I could see them dropping them as a rebrand for him.

Working with him in his current state seems to volatile, but I believe Nike could find a way to separate him from the product if they had to.

Despite people saying Nike is opening the flood gates I do think they have to hold back on those for the time being just because they know consumers wouldn't appreciate it the same.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

To that point of he could stay quiet for 3-5 years and out of the spotlight I could see them dropping them as a rebrand for him.

Working with him in his current state seems to volatile, but I believe Nike could find a way to separate him from the product if they had to.

Despite people saying Nike is opening the flood gates I do think they have to hold back on those for the time being just because they know consumers wouldn't appreciate it the same.

Yeah I agree with all of this.

Honestly, I always regretted not paying the $600-$700 right after release to buy Solars in my size for resell, esp given that they just exponentially increased in price over the years.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Probably not NEARLY as insane as we think it would be.

WDYM?

 

[brian8598]

WDYM?

I think the Nike Yeezy 1 and 2 are more nostalgia and rarity/value than something that a lot of people would actually buy and wear. Of course it would depend on the numbers (production and price) but if they made a retro in the quantities they did for the Black Cement or Military 4s (they wouldn't), I think they're sitting HARD. I think anything more than the original production run (like 5k pairs each, right?) would probably do severe damage to resale/value. I may be biased and in the minority here, since I never really cared about them, but I've never once seen them on someone's feet and thought "man, I need a pair of those!".

 

[staffsgtdignam]

I think the Nike Yeezy 1 and 2 are more nostalgia and rarity/value than something that a lot of people would actually buy and wear. Of course it would depend on the numbers (production and price) but if they made a retro in the quantities they did for the Black Cement or Military 4s (they wouldn't), I think they're sitting HARD. I think anything more than the original production run (like 5k pairs each, right?) would probably do severe damage to resale/value. I may be biased and in the minority here, since I never really cared about them, but I've never once seen them on someone's feet and thought "man, I need a pair of those!".

You never liked Solars?

I can understand how pretty much most of the other models and cws would look dated though (esp ROs which fueled the early-mid 2010s “all red sneaker” trend).

 

[therealest1]

 

[Davey Magoo]

If I can land a pair of the Shattered Backboards for retail, I swear that I'll never post here again.

...no matter what.

 

[perfectchaosrei]

davey gonna leave the NTU then come back under a new name like Robert downey jr.

 

[truenike81]

Nasty work out here

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Nasty work out here

Resellers dumping SBBs faster than the aftermath of back-to-back Chipotle and Taco Bell meals lol

 

[Mr Dink]

$105 across all sizes. I bought a pear.

 

[Mr Dink]

Very expensive.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

$105 across all sizes. I bought a pear.

Very expensive.

Here is what I don’t understand:

WHO is paying $180 retail for releases like this when they are being sold for around $100 even before retail release.

Nike needs to lower the retail price of these, it makes 0 sense to keep them at $180 when they are going to discount them anyways (probably for more than they would if they simply just dropped the retail price anyways).

 

[Davey Magoo]

davey gonna leave the NTU then come back under a new name like Robert downey jr.

I was hoping that my sacred vow might persuade some of the Magoo haters out there to help me land a pair.

Otherwise they’ll have to deal with my sizing complaints for the next ten years.

…unless they secretly like it.

 

[2potroast3]

In on those black golds at $100 shipped

 

[sneakaprince]

Here is what I don’t understand:

WHO is paying $180 retail for releases like this when they are being sold for around $100 even before retail release.

Nike needs to lower the retail price of these, it makes 0 sense to keep them at $180 when they are going to discount them anyways (probably for more than they would if they simply just dropped the retail price anyways).

One day someone will really have to explain to me where all these below retail before release pairs are coming from.

We went from dudes paying literally hundreds of dollars over retail before release to it not even being worth waking up on release date anymore in a matter of years.

I get that Nike is making way more pairs now than they were back in 2016-2020 but who is letting this stock to in massive numbers below retail before the release even happens? I wanna say these are backdoored pairs but that doesn't even make sense from a retail perspective.

 

[headdetective]

The people still buying shoes are the ones who truly loved it to begin with.

What we experienced during that 2016-2020 era was next level and may of had some people thinking that was the new norm.

Nah, just a long *** trend that we had to thug our way through….now we’re here.

 

[sneakaprince]

The people still buying shoes are the ones who truly loved it to begin with.

What we experienced during that 2016-2020 era was next level and may of had some people thinking that was the new norm.

Nah, just a long *** trend that we had to thug our way through….now we’re here.

No doubt about it this is another golden era for those of us true to this but that still doesn't explain the influx of kicks that go below retail even before release.

This is somewhat unprecedented territory. Granted the transparency into the industry at large is still somewhat new (we just started getting good 'easy to find and digest' data with the advent of stockX).

I was around for the last sneaker recession (08-2011) and even though stuff hit sales it was never this easy before release, unless u worked at a big box store or a boutique.

 

[turbo95eg6]

I remember buying SBBs for half off at the employee store lol. They’re all glittered up somewhere in the closet.

 

[jshortt]

No doubt about it this is another golden era for those of us true to this but that still doesn't explain the influx of kicks that go below retail even before release.

This is somewhat unprecedented territory. Granted the transparency into the industry at large is still somewhat new (we just started getting good 'easy to find and digest' data with the advent of stockX).

I was around for the last sneaker recession (08-2011) and even though stuff hit sales it was never this easy before release, unless u worked at a big box store or a boutique.

I'm sure it's probably shops that were forced to take an allocation, and doubt they'll sell. Nike/JB love to force stuff on shops by saying "you have to take THESE if you want the Banned 85's." That's why you used to see lots of boutiques pretty much putting stuff out straight to the clearance rack. I'm sure some of these places would just as soon break even on a release by dumping them on SX at cost. They get them out of the store quickly and it looks like a sell-through on Nike's end.

 

[vinnuendo]

For a lotta folk sneakers are a cool thing when you're young, living at home, got your first job, and got money to blow. 17-20something year olds. Responsibilities catch up quick and ppl grow out of it. Friends of mine deep in the game when we were in hs & college could care less about sneakers now.

 

[headdetective]

Some of us have made this thing truly a lifestyle.

Checking NT and bein up on whats releasing has been a daily part of my life for as long as I can remember.

Cats think about gettin out the game, like Bird and Magic. But will cats still love us b?

 

[staffsgtdignam]

For a lotta folk sneakers are a cool thing when you're young, living at home, got your first job, and got money to blow. 17-20something year olds. Responsibilities catch up quick and ppl grow out of it. Friends of mine deep in the game when we were in hs & college could care less about sneakers now.

Yeah it’s MUCH easier to keep sneakers as a hobby when you don’t have kids. Even the money aspect aside, even just the storage aspect of having a large collection is something a lot of ppl can’t spare in their homes or even storage spaces.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

I'm sure it's probably shops that were forced to take an allocation, and doubt they'll sell. Nike/JB love to force stuff on shops by saying "you have to take THESE if you want the Banned 85's." That's why you used to see lots of boutiques pretty much putting stuff out straight to the clearance rack. I'm sure some of these places would just as soon break even on a release by dumping them on SX at cost. They get them out of the store quickly and it looks like a sell-through on Nike's end.

I always found it hilarious how Nike forces shops to buy their trash if they want the stuff people actually want lol

Nike/JB are like:

“Yeah I know ya’ll want those 85 Breds and UNDFTD 4s but someone gotta hold this DubZero and Spizike bag and it ain’t gonna be us… also take some of these trash OG High colorways while we’re at it.”

 

[vinnuendo]

I sold my supreme SB lows and furnished most of my apartment with that $$ when I moved into my first spot lmao