Yes. In other words. They were exclusively priced. Exclusivity just means it’s designed to exclude a portion of those who want it. Whether by high prices, low supply, or both. It’s all exclusivity in the end
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Yes. In other words. They were exclusively priced. Exclusivity just means it’s designed to exclude a portion of those who want it. Whether by high prices, low supply, or both. It’s all exclusivity in the end
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So NOW we are redefining what your term of exclusive means. I thought this was about having the pair NO ONE ELSE had?
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Have to keep moving the goal posts 
Brother that’s always been the definition. At the end of day it’s always the final price that determines how exclusive it is. The higher the price the more people can’t afford it, and therefore excluded.
I mean a shoe can be limited to 100 pairs worldwide but if anyone can buy it for like $40 then it’s not actually all that exclusive now is it. Lmao
I mean a shoe can be limited to 100 pairs worldwide but if anyone can buy it for like $40 then it’s not actually all that exclusive now is it. Lmao
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It wasn’t considered exclusive to have Jordan’s in the 90s at their peak
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This. It was a status symbol to have Jordans. Not "rare" Jordans. Just having the latest Jordan model was cool enough. When I was in middle school/high school none of my friends were trying to one-up each other. We were excited for one another when somebody pulled up in a new pair. "Man, you got the black ones!? Sick! Let me see! I'm getting the blue ones next month." Yes, I'm aware that at some point, it did become about "rare" for some. It was never that way for me. If one of my friends came in wearing the same pair as me, they got a high five.
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Maybe dude needs exclusive shoes because he’s part of an underground Fit Club. It’s like a Fight Club, but instead of throwing hands, they battle it out with their outfits. You rock a GR pair there and you’ve got no chance in the run off.
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I think he just likes/needs attention.
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Internet and online drops changed everything
I can understand if you’re upset that something you want is more expensive than you’d like. Obviously as a buyer you want to spend as little as possible. But that’s completely different than saying the prices are somehow “unfair” or “unjustified”. Especially when you been around long enough to know that Js have always been inaccessible to a lot of people who want them. And that it’s always been intentionally designed this way. This really isn’t complicated. Anybody still tryna argue with me at this point is talkin just to talk
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Ahh the “anyone arguing me is just talking to talk” line has made its way out to the thread now.
Ahh the “anyone arguing me is just talking to talk” line has made its way out to the thread now.
Then show me where I lied.
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Was? Still am
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I get the desire for exclusivity and not wanting to wear the same thing as everyone else. I came up the same way. But you’re doing it wrong if you wanna wear a Jordan 4 and the way you want it to work is that you somehow get lucky and no one else has the ability to cop. It should be more about you seeking what others don’t have, not buying what you know everyone wants and hoping they can’t get it.
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Been plenty of comments through the last couple of pages brother that have said otherwise.
I didn’t ask you to show me other people’s comments I asked you to show me what exactly I said that’s false.
If you told me 20 years ago this would be a controversial thing to say in a sneaker forum I never woulda believed you. Jesus Christ this was like pulling teeth but I’m glad more of you are finally admitting this lol. Yes I’m not sittin here prayin that nobody else cops I’m just sayin the most natural thing in the world is to feel good about having something desirable that few others have. That’s literally how it is every other hobby lol
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Just like I said in the Black/Red OG 85 1 thread. Jordan Brand announced, a few months ago, that they were scaling/cutting back, on the production of pairs being made, starting sometime in 2025. Meaning that, even GR’s were going to be less, in comparison to the older GR’s we were getting in 2024 and before. Basically, a GR that was 400,000 or 500,000 + pairs made. Might be half of that going forward. This release might be around 200,000 to 300,000 pairs made, and that’s just me guessing off of the article, that was written up, about how Nike was cutting back the production, of how many pairs, they were going to be making for future retros.
I also wouldn’t be surprised, if certain releases will be lesser than the numbers I just wrote. They don’t want the brand to get watered down, plus they want to drive up the demand and hype back for Jordan retros. It’s not all about money either, because they’ll make their money, like they always have been in the past. Exclusivity, will definitely bring back the hype and demand for retros, because if it’s only 100,000 to 300,000 pairs of White/Cement 4’s, and other GR OG Retros.
There won’t be a lot of pairs to go around, which is smart on their behalf, because that’ll spark back up the demand from us. But at the same time, it’ll give us a chance at getting them, it just won’t be in abundance, of everybody buying 2 to 4 pairs to stock up on.
Because you’ll have way more people, trying their hardest just to get a pair, while appreciating the shoe way more. Because they’ll understand that it’s not 500,000 + pairs floating around, like what older retro releases use to have.
I also wouldn’t be surprised, if certain releases will be lesser than the numbers I just wrote. They don’t want the brand to get watered down, plus they want to drive up the demand and hype back for Jordan retros. It’s not all about money either, because they’ll make their money, like they always have been in the past. Exclusivity, will definitely bring back the hype and demand for retros, because if it’s only 100,000 to 300,000 pairs of White/Cement 4’s, and other GR OG Retros.
There won’t be a lot of pairs to go around, which is smart on their behalf, because that’ll spark back up the demand from us. But at the same time, it’ll give us a chance at getting them, it just won’t be in abundance, of everybody buying 2 to 4 pairs to stock up on.
Because you’ll have way more people, trying their hardest just to get a pair, while appreciating the shoe way more. Because they’ll understand that it’s not 500,000 + pairs floating around, like what older retro releases use to have.
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The most natural thing in the world
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rbk93
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Buy what you like mantra works so well.
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I was hype at the time but looking back at my old pics, the shape was pretty bad yeah? Still better than the charcoal 2012s at least...
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I was hype at the time but looking back at my old pics, the shape was pretty bad yeah? Still better than the charcoal 2012s at least...
The wing is almost kissing the midsole.
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Yo I'm crying son
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Think will ever get a durabuck on this in a couple of years?
