doesnt matter if they were blue suede shoes or wooden clogs. i was bringing up a point on pricing itself. u said to save our money for our kids or for something productive yet 3rd world countries can go a lifetime w a set of cheap rubber sandals. i was saying for u to save that 250 and use it for ur kids as well since ur apparently mr financier. shoe collecting is a hobby not a necessity. ur doing the samething just at a fraction of what were paying. doesnt make u any better as 250 is still a lot to most people. ive had payless dress shoes before and they held up fine. ur comparing cars to shoes as well as beanie babies which is like apples and oranges. who said anything about suzuki = mercedes? just looks like ur jelly since ur apparently just rocking shoes off the shelf. uve made it clear about that so do u. dont get mad if theyre people in this world that dont have a budget like you and i. same reason why i dont get mad when i see someone in a ferrari. they have to have a considerable mark up bc they dont produce as many per yr and manufact. costs are much higher than a normal commuter. those arent a wise investment either but if u have the money. u can afford the depreciation as it doesnt outweigh the personal use. ur still coming off salty as hell@ Wonder- $250 was for a nice pair of suede dress shoes- not for sneakers- and Payless isn't a good comparison (trust me, i wore them as a little kid, they fall apart with the quickness) You get what you pay for in my eyes, and what YOU are talking about paying for has nothing to do with quality and longevity- more about an image and a consumer thirst that you have fallen for. Sure, people legitimately like them- but retail wasn't even $300, was it? I dont care what you and others say, my point is valid. I get your point McKing, at least you know that you're a consumer pawn like many others on here, so no need to go on. Theres no way to legitimately defend what you're doing, its like saying i can go get a Suzuki that will drive and perform like a Mercedes- its not true- not to mention the value when you go to trade in or sell it. What YOU are talking about is getting the same Mercedes (lets say a $50,000 car for instance) that was semi-limited and sold out instantly: NOW, you and all these other hypebeasts are justifying a price of $350,000 on a car that retailed for $50,000 and acting like its a wise investment. I can sell off the majority of my shoes and get my money back and then some at any time (regardless of whether this fad is over or not), sadly, i doubt that will be the case for you Yeezy enthusiasts- especially after you wear them and the Yeezy 8 and 9 are out down the road.
correction. anyone can say that they passed after release date to try to prove their point. just as much as he can say he passed. i could say that i didnt and sold the pair to fund more general releases that i like. i was just bringing up the point of 3rd world countries as shoe collecting is not a priority since he decided to give financing advice. the prices are the way they are bc people can afford to pay them. we are on niketalk.com. not savetheworldtalk.com so i was just giving an example. i have my budget on these and am okay with possibly never seeing them on my feet. i wish theyd drop in price but im realistic and understand these arent going to drop drastically as these are straight up in a class of their own
nah, they'll still be expensive, look at dunks, which aren't even celebrity endorsed.
so ur saying we shouldnt buy anything at all then as everything eventually is worth nothing? ur bringing up things that have no value to many at that time and even still today. fads. how about coins then? there are many different coins each w their own rarity and price. regardless. we get it. u either dont like them or are salty you dont have them. time will tell. ur opinion is ur opinion. is it valid? prob not. we live in 2012 and are able to nitpick on the failed fads of the 90s. bring up the example of masses buying pet rocks while ur at it. apples and oranges. u said u can sell all ur used shoes and get ur money back but how so if all prices drop? i just like that ur categorizing everyone as followers. just looks like ur broke and bitter. give us an estimate as to when u think theyll drop in price so i can either finally get a pair at that time or recall it back for u^ coould be, but probably not nearly like they are currently. i just dont see it happening- I get the feeling this ship is gonna pass soon, things have been peaking after the last 6-7 years of a steady incline. Maddox is half right, but Im really not in here to hate- i just feel like somebody has to be the donkey and say some necessary things regarding the topic (i feel this is an ugly side of the site, and shoes altogether- got people scamming left and right and talking bout how they're broke now- and for what? Some over-price, over-hyped shoes: eh, yall can have em). I'll leave you fellas to your topic now
To answer your question though wonder, there were many beanie babies just like there are many different models of shoes, each with their own rarity and price. But when the followers move on and the demand plummets, ALL prices drop- look at sports cards, pogs, pokemon cards, and so on- its just the way it works. What once was worth $25 to $40 is now worth $1 or 2. What once was $500 to $1000 is now $25 to $35. I doubt it will be that drastic for shoes, but I could see the prices going in half, or even a third of current market value- easily Peace
also. u still havent answered this up here. id like an example to place yeezys in the same category of one of ur examples. ive yet to hear of anyone camping well over a week for a product. people were even prepared to camp a month. give me an example of a product or piece of apparel that was made in limited quantities that commanded such attention as these that have dropped dramatically in value. better yet. give an example of a product or piece of apparel associated with an artist or celebrity made in limited quantities that has dropped in value. hell. not even just associated but designed by. were beanie babies and pogs associated w madonna? were sports cards individually endorsed and promoted by each athlete on them? the only thing i can see touching these were the galaxy foams. but those are an 8th or 9th variation of the same shoe model that has been out since 96 97. they should drop. but even then. theyre still going for well over their retail right now. theyre associated with penny and many people easily overlook that. kanye and penny are 2 very diff people and kanye covers much more than the basketball and sneaker market. what makes u think these will drop if kanye covers such a broad audience who possibly just dont want the shoes but rather want them as a keepsake association w him? just cuz u dont like him doesnt mean milllions of others feel the same way
def agree. u throw in the price of inflation years from now and theyll either have kept their value or gone up
u didnt. what was an example of a product or item that had 2 generations or models that can compare? in regards to beanie babies. i was talking about association in terms of promoting the product. the ty company just bought licensing rights but i dont recall anyone of those people actively promoting them. if u know marketing. its not hard to get licensing rights if you have the money. like i said before. ur coming off as real salty and bitter. like ye himself belittled and slapped u in person. this dude still comparing beanies babies to shoes. smh
lol. EXACTLY! just google searched that diana one and she was already dead. they just made it for charity purposes
SMH, scammers gonna scam.
yes. ty the company did. not the actual celebrities or athletes. so ur right. its not comparable to yeezys. next?
Man i was looking for a straight up trade for my plats for a size 12 in plats or solars with a little extra cash...Kept getting message from scammers and dealing with more than normal B.S., so i just ended up selling them for a nice penny Mon. to a buyer in Germany.
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so if i dont know what im talking about. please make me aware of when all these celebrities and athletes were marketing and designing these beanie babies that u know way too much about. like i said. apples and oranges. just looks like ur reaching to get the last word in and have a problem with name dropping anything and everything. ur THAT guy. smh
