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Yea. Potentially trading my 5x for his carpe diems.
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The only problem is that these "protros" in the words of the late great Kobe himself are supposed to be "performance retros." Old shoes updated with current tech. By that definition it should go without saying which bucket these should fall in.Nike tried to raise the prices on basketball sneakers awhile back and it failed. Remember the elite series from a few years ago? Had playoff shoes with "high end materials" retailing for $250+. A few of the rarer colorways sold out (the South Beach 2.0's come to mind), but most of them sat. Even now you can find some of the LeBron's for way below retail.
Part of Nike's problem, or more accurately, the problem for Nike consumers like us, is that Nike is actually in two different, distinct markets. The sportswear market acts like most consumers would expect it to. But Nike also sells collectibles, which just happen to take the form of pieces of sportswear. Sometimes, if it's a collab with an artist or fashion designer or something like that, it's obvious that Nike is making a collectible that no one intends to use as anything other than a show piece. But with stuff like Kobes, no one can really tell which market Nike is trying to fill, or which market most consumers will consider the product to be part of. If Nike is just trying to have Kobes be mass produced basketball shoes, then they should absolutely do what they can to kill the resell market. Resellers are keeping consumers from using these shoes for their intended purpose, and so devaluing Nike's product (i.e., people will just switch to other basketball shoes, and not necessarily Nikes). But if Kobes are collectibles now, then Nike probably wants the secondary market to thrive so that their brand continues to appreciate.
Alright, that's enough econ and marketing theorizing for the day. Happy Thanksgiving y'all!
Im thinking the same thing. It’s 50% off seller fees on stockx rn. I would like to see $240 but idk.Damn my carpe diems are beat from ball. Kinda making me wanna get a replacement pair now, but I got way too many unworn Kobe’s still
In glad the kobe hype is dying down.
Kobe shoes will be soon close to retail. Give it another 7 months.
Damn these are a must have, the yellow pops so nice on theseGot the W locally.
Went ahead and traded the 5x for these. The 5s in my tts was too snug and I just preferred a classic color way. Can’t go wrong with the these.
7s...look so good, feel so bad
7s...look so good, feel so bad