THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Patience really is a virtue when it comes to sneakers. Thanks kaws for the free atmos.

Free is the best

 

[Thierry Henry]

Surprised I haven't seen the infamous "LOOKS AT JOIN DATE"

 

['87 for the weekend]

what are you talking about? I didnt say anything about reselling. Anyway, enough of the Kaws, back to AM1s

"that person who really wanted them wasnt going to win them anyway."

Lol how do you know someone who would actually wear the shoes wasn't going to win in his place? Does the raffle not select this type of person?

 

['87 for the weekend]

I don't mind people reselling shoes that were made in scarce amounts from the beginning - like the atmos models or the kaws that you talked about. What I DO mind is people trying to resell shoes that were a mass produced item the first time they released. This bugged me about the beginning of the 2010s when the sneaker hype got out of control for a minute.
Shoes like the Air Max 1 in original colorways shouldn't be marketed as "special editions" but as staples of the brand that rely on their inherent strength and not on a bandwagon effect caused by limited supply.

You can't pick and choose when reselling is right and when it is wrong. Resellers can be blamed for why all of us didnt get the March releases of the OGs or the Elephants. If we don't support resellers it would bring down prices. Its only a matter of time before that shoe you can't stand to miss is $2000.

I really wanted Off White Prestos to wear, but GL ever winning a raffle with literally everyone trying to flip them. I will never pay a reseller for 2 or 3 x retail.

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

I view AM1 buyers as pure hearts that go to church 3 times a week, donate to the homeless, and spend time with the elderly.

doesnt sound like me, but i think its better not to reveal my true nature in here

 

[Leetroy Jenkins]

You can't pick and choose when reselling is right and when it is wrong.

Sure you can.
Here let me show you.

Reselling Air Max ... BAD
Reselling Yeezys and Ultraboosts ... GOOD

 

[migu420]

Sounds like it comes down to taking advantage of the hype, as opposed to taking advantage of the nostalgia.

 

[dblplay1212]

Sure you can.
Here let me show you.

Reselling Air Max ... BAD
Reselling Yeezys and Ultraboosts ... GOOD

Preach.

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

That's wrong but i really don't even care

do you

 

[hnguy4]

And you screwed over someone else who also wanted to resell the shoe

fixed that for you

 

[beans439]

^haha. This.

 

[sfsjjang98]

Came in hoping to see some more obsidian pics. But what an odd/ironic/strange last few pages of reading instead.

 

[Im speeding call the cops]

Nike-Air is a not a shoe.


Neither are Air Jordans.


Don’t even mention Air Zoom. These are UFOs.

Time to cop Obsidian (Black)

 

[kickvicisous]

LOOKS AT JOIN DATE

 

[Im speeding call the cops]

LOOKS AT JOIN DATE

Joined: Saturday.

 

[modzzilla]

wrong thread reply.

 

[isco]

obsidian are better than the red and royals

 

[Im speeding call the cops]

obsidian are better than the red and royals

I like the Royals better

Actually if there is green, emerald green, that would be great.

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

from all the royal am1 pictures on the net you had to choose the most ugly one lol

 

[sylvestermcgrizzly]

Found these while transporting a big chunk of kicks from a previous residence and completely forgot about these. . 2nd pic is with the anniversary royals. Need to find Atmos for a reasonable price

 

['87 for the weekend]

Buying for the purpose of reselling is scum bag behaviour.

Simple.

+1

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

Found these while transporting a big chunk of kicks from a previous residence and completely forgot about these.

lol now its too late to sell them, nobody want those 2009 OG blues anymore
while 1 year ago you could've sold them for some nice profit

 

[Noto]

You can't pick and choose when reselling is right and when it is wrong. Resellers can be blamed for why all of us didnt get the March releases of the OGs or the Elephants. If we don't support resellers it would bring down prices. Its only a matter of time before that shoe you can't stand to miss is $2000.

I really wanted Off White Prestos to wear, but GL ever winning a raffle with literally everyone trying to flip them. I will never pay a reseller for 2 or 3 x retail.

I think you didn't really get what I was going at. In my opinion it's not that bad to resell an extremely limited item for a hefty price tag because it's just a conversion of a previous process - it's an extreme hassle to get them for retail or to win them in a raffle AND it continues to be a hassle afterwards due to the increased prices. It's kinda like conversion of energy - chemical energy becomes mechanical energy when you move your muscles and low stock and hype becomes hefty resell prices.

On the other hand - shoes like the Air Max 1 in OG form were commercially available items that you could just go to the store to and purchase whenever you wanted. They were never created with the intention of being a low-stock item. That's why it bugs me that Nike tries to stir up some buzz by making small numbers. They try to mask a commercial item that people are attached to due to it's inherent strong points (design, material quality, craftsmanship, sturdiness etc.) as an item that is desirable because of external factors related to it's scarcity (impressing other people, looking for a status symbol etc.).

I never try to buy items that were labelled as "limited" from the beginning because at the end of the day they are nothing more than a promotional item for the company and never intended to satisfy me as a customer anyway. If I like a silhouette that's like that, I give it a shot but I assess my probability of getting it accordingly. Resellers are not the sole cause of this. Companies, customers and resellers all share the same amount of blame.

 

[modzzilla]

K

 

[Noto]

I never said it's a good thing per se. But it's unavoidable with items that are scarce on purpose.
The only way to get rid of it is to increase production numbers. But I guess the people complaining about not getting them wouldn't want them anymore IF they could get them.