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It’s an accurate metaphor for how they’re released/handled by Nike now.
THE OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE FOOTWEAR THREAD: RIP LEGEND 1978-2020. MAMBA FOREVER | 3 Releases 4/13
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quality is cheeks. a lot of glue stains but still grateful to have for retail. just
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To be honest I question if they were super massed produced or was the demand "THAT" low. It's like you said nobody really wanted kobes like that. I got my Kobe 1 all stars, 81pts game, and 4's Carpe Diem for $40, and $50 respectively. tripled up on them bc they were so low! But now eveyrone sees this as a money grab. When all this first went down people buying kobe for $800-$1000.
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I wouldn’t say the old kobe line was mass produced by any means. The retail store i worked at was medium volume in sales and we only got 1-2 size runs of kobes. After some time, The shoes were then put on sale and ultimately RTV’d (returned to vendor). So from my experience, then didn’t sell well at all unless it was desired cw
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Guys, I didn't say that they were produced like Nike Blazers. They were mass produced, though, and easy to cop. No cap, I used to occasionally see Kobes on sale at Ross Dress For Less. But yes, I agree that there's a money grab now, and largely fueled by resellers... as with everything nice these days. Video game consoles, houses, cars, etc... the world has become one big resale game and it's pretty much ruined the ability to get anything that's coveted at retail price like we used to.
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That’s exactly our point. It’s not the production numbers but the demand. And I too got a ton of Kobe’s from Ross as well
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Gah damn the glue on the left shoe of my girl dads are horrendous lol.
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Yea the glue spots.... some worst than others. It's funny.... I made it to the fcfs that was specifically for Girl Dads at Snkrm in Jerz on my drive back up to NYC Saturday morning. And the first guy who copped(it was prob 6 fellas that were there.... not like the she shop that did similar in Texas) well he noticed the spots on his shoe and brought it to their attention... not sure if he was asking to swap for another pair or not.
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Ross and Burlington were my spots for disco Kobes
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I didn't say or imply that in anything I said.
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Got a pair for $250. I'm cool with that.
Don't think they will go any lower.
Don't think they will go any lower.
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My SNKRS pair came through yesterday, very nice in person.
Not sure I want to wear on court or casually... I know that heel counter is going to get destroyed as soon as I wear em in a game
Not sure I want to wear on court or casually... I know that heel counter is going to get destroyed as soon as I wear em in a game
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love these things, glue stains are not ideal but they’re fire
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Would you say TTS on the Kobe 4 Girl Dad or half size up? For reference, I sized up .5 on all Kobe V and VI Protros as well as the Book 1.
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i’m a 11.5 in 5 protro’s and an 11.5 in the 4 girl dads. the 4’s feel a bit looser but i’m also just wearing casually on the 4’s
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i just moved into my first apartment last month so i’m still getting settled in. i need to get one tho it hurts my neck watching tvJames_O my guy go to Goodwill and treat yourself to a tv stand, you deserve it
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Or at least crop the floor tv out of the pic
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You can actually find some pretty good stuff on FB marketplace and it's substantially cheaper than buying brand new from furniture storesi just moved into my first apartment last month so i’m still getting settled in. i need to get one tho it hurts my neck watching tv
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i’m probably just going to get a wall mount cause my “living room” is small enough already and i think i’m getting a table so i don’t want it to get too cluttered
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Don't worry man, there have been guys on here showing off their $250 sneakers on a bed that's held up by cinder blocks.
Congrats on the new place.
GirlDads came in today, my pair was pretty clean. These really aren't $190 shoes, though...Nike definitely making out like a bandit. I remember copping the Carpe Diem protros for like $110, and was able to go through multiples to get a clean pair.
Congrats on the new place.
GirlDads came in today, my pair was pretty clean. These really aren't $190 shoes, though...Nike definitely making out like a bandit. I remember copping the Carpe Diem protros for like $110, and was able to go through multiples to get a clean pair.
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i just moved into my first apartment last month so i’m still getting settled in. i need to get one tho it hurts my neck watching tv
I’m moving into my first studio next week I’m also starting from scratch with no furniture gonna start off with a tv on the ground too unless I find a stand on craigslist
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appreciate it brother, had to work my butt off to get it
hey we all gotta start somewhere it’s just a process
