Why do you think the XX2's sold so poorly?

[mayweathermiami]

my guess is they are way too similiar to team j's. also kinda bulky

 

[inchecksince81]

not too fly for the price, and the pe's were

.

 

[coolcat4]

they made so many of them thats why it didnt sell well

 

[p0tat0 5alad]

PEs sucked

and colorways were so/so
basketball one was a flop but I think a few years from now will be well received

 

[cl2423]

The Black/ Red XX2s sold alright, and IMO, they are highly underrated. I've been beating up on my pair for the past year, and they still look

Quality on these shoes is pretty nice.

As for your question, besides the black/red XX2s, there were only the original white XX2s and the omegas, a total of only 3 mid colorways. I think JB shouldhave done more colorways for these shoes, instead of making like 5 PEs.

Edit: Oops, I forget about the leather basketball one, but those along the Omegas with the photograph on the side were just

 

[va380]

^ Basketball leather pair as well ...

 

[yeerp]

basketball xx2's are still on shelves

where they belong

i really hope they don't become the next shoe to receive the revisionist history treatment in years to come

 

[william rivera 3]

I have both pairs DS

the Omegas are alright for 87.50

the basketballs were great for 49.99

 

[apocalypz]

The XX2s are amazing for ball. Underrated IMO

 

[ijapino]

Sold poorly based off Niketalk standards....

Just because a shoe doesn't immediately sell out, doesn't neccessary make it a failure. I'm willing to bet they still outsold Wades, Iversons, andTMacs, and Kobes.

 

[the hater boxden]

the blk/red were

not classic by deffinetly hot
I didnt have the money for a pair and still don't

 

[clarkent231245]

I no people will prolly kill me for sayin' this but I think that untill recently the J's fell off after the thirteens. The 22's were a lil betterbut not by muc!

 

[swingshot]

They topped sales figures around release time. For a $180 + shoe at a time when an economy isn't doing that well, it's a respectable level of success.

 

[Mister Meaner]

1. Price
2. I hope your not comparing these sales to retro sales.
3. IMO, it was a lame and uninspired shoe. That's the reason I didn't buy them at first.

However, I did get the black/red pair for $50 a few weeks ago. I hear they are excellent on the court. I mean, they are, or rather were, new Air Jordans. Ican't wait to break them out on the court this summer.

 

[gime2purr]

Agreed^

 

[itseverything]

I think it was just an ugly shoe for a very high price.

 

[sneakerafi]

I think they sold poorly because they tried to do too much, the basketball joint sold like crack, of course the BREDS did as well. The White ones and theOmega's and all the PE's you can still find on Eastbay or maybe in your local Nike Factory Store by now. If they would have came out with the realPE's that Team Jordan Members actually play in, they probably would of sold. But the whole city on the side of the shoe was a horrible idea. The best XX2saw was the Chris Paul PE from last year. Not to mention they were overpriced compared to the XX3, ten dollars more then the XX2 and awhole lot better qualityof a shoe.

 

[page86]

Originally Posted by SneakerAFI

I think they sold poorly because they tried to do too much, the basketball joint sold like crack, of course the BREDS did as well. The White ones and the Omega's and all the PE's you can still find on Eastbay or maybe in your local Nike Factory Store by now. If they would have came out with the real PE's that Team Jordan Members actually play in, they probably would of sold. But the whole city on the side of the shoe was a horrible idea. The best XX2 saw was the Chris Paul PE from last year. Not to mention they were overpriced compared to the XX3, ten dollars more then the XX2 and awhole lot better quality of a shoe.

actually the WHITE pair was the first pair to sell out, i work for footlocker, and you CANNOT find any whites on the database.

 

[sneakerafi]

Apparently there is a pair of 7.5's on eastbay's website.

 

[vick619]

Dont know why but most OG Jordans didnt really sell out eaither. I bet once they retro people would appreciate them more, kinda like the Grapes which sat onthe shelves when they first realesed

 

[air marvin]

The XX2 samples is way better than the final design...

 

[lebrongames]

Very under appreciated. White black, Black red colorways were fire. THe rest were ugly

 

[topnotchflip]

Originally Posted by clarkent231245

I no people will prolly kill me for sayin' this but I think that untill recently the J's fell off after the thirteens. The 22's were a lil better but not by muc!

They won't kill you for having an opinion but they will probably get on you for saying "no" instead of know. IMO... They didn't sellwell because of the price when they first came out and the style. No one wanted to pay the price for a "been there! done that!" type of shoe. Dontget me wrong I love the 22s but when you look at it...its like blah!!! Give it more time when you can barely find the 22s then everyone will be wanting themand saying, "man! Should of bought it when I had the chance"

 

[jaysonmytoes23]

Quality on these shoes is pretty nice.



These were weak quality as well, bought some for indoor B-ball, and Ripped a huge whole in them on the side. They suck just like the rest. I only wore themlike 10- 12 times before they ripped.

 

[copleyrd]

If they kept them lookin like

They quite possibly could have been the greatest jordan of all time