verysteri otypical
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also calling someone "elitist" is kind of ironic because it is most often used while attempting to show that you are better than them...
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Originally Posted by kiendienn
Do you think I care when randoms give me props and dap me up for wearing some Paris dunks to the beach?
Originally Posted by verysteri otypical
^ thats the point of the argument, MOST of the kids who are into it now are not buying a shoe because THEY like it, they are buying it because EVERYONE else "likes" it. so your points are still moot.
people who cant think for themselves and just follow the crowd...THEY are going to lose every time....
heatking wrote:
i seen space jam as a kid growing up, thats why i like jordans. i think that makes me entitled mostly to jordans because i seen MJ in his prime acting career. I mean dude dunked from half court?! who you know do that???
I also seen the movie like mike with lil bow wow so im always koppn Js just incase they give me magic powars to ball like in the movie, i know one pair i kop one day will be the one! That makes me most entitled to J's more than everyone.
also bugs bunny he the best ya kno im sayn?!
Not sure if serious, but either way this had me ROLLIN!!!
Acting career?.?.?. I dont thing MJ has EVER played anyone but HIMSELF
Originally Posted by cmoneymontana
Originally Posted by verysteri otypical
^ thats the point of the argument, MOST of the kids who are into it now are not buying a shoe because THEY like it, they are buying it because EVERYONE else "likes" it. so your points are still moot.
people who cant think for themselves and just follow the crowd...THEY are going to lose every time....
QFT
We are not saying we are entitled to anything, we are just trying to figure out why you younger kids are attached to retro Jordans and Nikes.
It's like being born in 95, but your grail is the Nike Air Mag, but you have never seen any of the Back to the Future movies.
Originally Posted by heatking
i seen space jam as a kid growing up, thats why i like jordans. i think that makes me entitled mostly to jordans because i seen MJ in his prime acting career. I mean dude dunked from half court?! who you know do that???
I also seen the movie like mike with lil bow wow so im always koppn Js just incase they give me magic powars to ball like in the movie, i know one pair i kop one day will be the one! That makes me most entitled to J's more than everyone.
also bugs bunny he the best ya kno im sayn?!
Originally Posted by 23SOLE
Everyone is entitled to J's or anything for that matter.. It's just there's a handful of kids out there who just like the hype and exclusiveness and not like the shoe at all but has to get it because everyone else likes it. To make it worse they flip it and re-sell em. Whatever happened to I just like the shoe and I love how it looks on my feet and i must buy another so I can wear em 10-20yrs later. We can't even do that now. Kids these days DO NOT DESERVE what's on their feet... I can't wait till the day they say Jordans are played out because the true heads will stick to what we love... played out or not. If what I say offends you then YOU are one of them.
But, that's the thing, nobody is saying their money is better than yours. What people like I are saying, is that there should not be a need to wait in line, Why offer my time, when I am already willing to part with basically 200$?......Makes no sense to a LOGICAL person. What nike has done-brilliantly might I add, is market their products so well-specifically the jordan line. They sell a shoe like for example....the Retro 4's, they sell the shoes for 160, but resale value is probably marked up to around 250, so in essence, Nike is selling a shoe, which essentially costs 25$ to make at an already inflated price, the few consumers that get the shoe can instantly sell them at almost a 1,000% increse from what it cost NIKE to make the shoe.Originally Posted by BaltimoreGutta
Just because you saw MJ play in his prime, doesn't mean you're entitled to the shoes. Just because some of us are in this "younger generation", doesn't mean we're buying shoes just to fit in.
At the end of the day, your money isn't better than mine because you're older than me. If you truly wanted the shoes, you would either have connects or be willing to stand in line. If you think you're above standing in line, then you obviously didn't want the shoes that much.
at some of these "old heads" being salty because they couldn't get a pair of shoes.
Originally Posted by bence23
Originally Posted by Tipsy
I understand what you are saying, but when that day comes i wont go bashing dude especially when they say they have been collecting. And i dont understand what you all dont get about that statement. Hypebeast are still in the game sucking up every J that is released camping for 13+ hours for GRs. Thats not for me thats OD i'll return when everything goes back to how it used to be when i first started. Im almost 20 i dont have time for that !%#.Originally Posted by devildoc76
If you aren't a re-seller, and you love MJ, or his sneakers, and have been collecting since '05, why sell? And then look to return after the "fad" dies down?...... Nobody called you out earlier in this thread, you threw out "old guys" and put yourself out there. You don't have to be born in the 70's or 80's to enjoy Mikes legacy. I can't fault you for when you were born either. But here's what I do know. Youve been collecting since '05? So you were like 12, maybe 13? Come on dunn....with what job holding you down?...... I got insoles older than you. Now you're on a hiatus? What was your sole intention when you bought you're J's? Were you planning on wearing them, or let em sit and just say you have them ? You love the sneakers right? Then why let your peers determine whether you should sell or keep your J's. You're your own man. Ive got many OGs that I've had since Mikes playing days. I've got only 5 retros, 4 first run retros (pre 2001) and the CDP Hare 7s. I wear my OGs quite frankly because they're still in great condition. I'm not dropping more money on sneakers I already have, but that's me......Now you got young cats complaining about the price hike, and why cant they be priced like they were back in 1995. If you're still in your teens, how the hell would you know what grown man sneakers cost when you were a toddler? All in all, you may have beef with the old heads and how they view CERTAIN young cats, not all. Well, one day you'll come to this crossroad when LeBron and Kobe's are being retroed and some kid who still has milk on his breath, sounds the same way you do. Old fools used to be young fools. For the record I'm 35, and I don't talk that $&@$ as you say....... I'm battle hardened for real and I walk that $&@&!
Yal dudes are clowns on some real $#@! , i dont sit on the computer all day posting which is my post count is low, id rather read which is what ive been doing since 05. NT is what helped me fall in love with the shoe game once the chambray 7s dropped. I sold them because i am a college student that needed money. Money > Jays that can easily be copped again once i graduate. I really dont have to explain +%@! to any of you dudes. And yes you are right i was 13 when i started collecting i wore all of my jays. The main issue yal old cats have is that you cant walk in and out of the store to buy Jays like you used to be able to do in the 90s and you cant fathom the fact that SOME people in the younger generation actually do love the game. Get over it times have changed. You all have fun complaining NT should make a section for 35 and up so you all can #$@!@ and moan all day long. I wont be returning to this thread because yal just gonna keep hollering hypebeast, so be it
Everything you mentioned is stuff YOUR generation does. So I have no clue why you're talking bad about the older gen. Lol @ "im almost 20".
Originally Posted by TVJung
Originally Posted by bence23
Originally Posted by Tipsy
I understand what you are saying, but when that day comes i wont go bashing dude especially when they say they have been collecting. And i dont understand what you all dont get about that statement. Hypebeast are still in the game sucking up every J that is released camping for 13+ hours for GRs. Thats not for me thats OD i'll return when everything goes back to how it used to be when i first started. Im almost 20 i dont have time for that !%#.
Yal dudes are clowns on some real $#@! , i dont sit on the computer all day posting which is my post count is low, id rather read which is what ive been doing since 05. NT is what helped me fall in love with the shoe game once the chambray 7s dropped. I sold them because i am a college student that needed money. Money > Jays that can easily be copped again once i graduate. I really dont have to explain +%@! to any of you dudes. And yes you are right i was 13 when i started collecting i wore all of my jays. The main issue yal old cats have is that you cant walk in and out of the store to buy Jays like you used to be able to do in the 90s and you cant fathom the fact that SOME people in the younger generation actually do love the game. Get over it times have changed. You all have fun complaining NT should make a section for 35 and up so you all can #$@!@ and moan all day long. I wont be returning to this thread because yal just gonna keep hollering hypebeast, so be it
Everything you mentioned is stuff YOUR generation does. So I have no clue why you're talking bad about the older gen. Lol @ "im almost 20".
can somebody ban tipsy???? he prolly that asian dude that be on youtube with the reviews...........
yeah it sucks that this is what it has come to, but by now, all of us 30+ got jobs and a connect just off of how long we been into shoes.........
i remember ordering the white/columbia 11s from eastbay when they retroed. payed 2 months early and patiently waited......those days are gone.
am i salty about that? yes. but now i just lock my pair up months in advance or just pay the cost because its so much that come out now. if its not
a og colorway i dont even look at it. that leave plenty stuff for the kids to beast over and match their shirts.
economy still sucks and jays are giving re-sellers a somewhat legal way to hustle. but, just take a look around. slowly but surely shoes are selling for
less on ebay. we just gotta keep at not letting these stupid prices fly. dude set a auction for playoff 12s at $250 and no one ever bidded. thats the only
thing we can do.
side note.......wore my cement 4s to the mall last weekend. heard dude at footlocker talking bout em while i was browsing. he was pointing out to
a girl how his were real and mine were fake because mine have nike air on the back not a jumpman............. damn i miss 1999
Originally Posted by verysteri otypical
Unfortunately the change has to start from the "top". Quick somebody call kanye and kim and have them tweet a pic of themselves reading comic books...
haha, my bad dude, i meant no disrespectOriginally Posted by zidane4661
Originally Posted by verysteri otypical
Unfortunately the change has to start from the "top". Quick somebody call kanye and kim and have them tweet a pic of themselves reading comic books...
please dont because i read comics and they sell out as is now
Originally Posted by mrkane
^^ they did sell out eventually, but not no where in comparison to now. i remember walking in the mall on a FRIDAY AFTERNOON and the columbia 11's still there for easy pickup. mind you J's used to release on Tues or Wed. If the spizike id's and bordeaux's sold out then its definently HYPE now