I don't see why Nike et al can't start doing pre-orders for their fucking shoes, they'd make more money, just let people pre-order, then make that number of shoes you fucks.

This fucking "hype" quest they're on is dumb, people would still be hyped for whatever shoe they like regardless of the quantity, the only people negatively affected are fucking resellers, and fuck those guys in the first place.

But trainer companies don't make any money off those. The only time they make money is when a particular popular shoe from the past is re-released at some point in the future. But they could do that anyway with the pre-order system. 

There would be as many trainers collected using the pre-order system as there are now, the only difference is that anyone who wanted a shoe would be able to get one. The only thing that would happen is the value of trainers released after the pre-order system comes in would go down. The old shoes from before this will still hold their value. 

But i gotta be honest, fuck anyone if their retirement plan is hoarding old creps. Let the people who want to collect have access to the trainers they want to collect without having to pay resell because the quantities being released are so tiny in comparison to the numbers entering the raffles.

LivDiv wrote:

Remember when you just needed some shoes so you bought some shoes, whatever ones you liked that were in the shop, then you put the shoes on, mooched about, somehow trod in dogshit even though you were being really careful. until they got worn out and then you bought some more shoes.

Those were the days.

Well, I mean, we at least aren't rioting over them like in 2005 anymore. 

I think the days of being able to buy a shoe that you like from the shop are still here. 

This is an issue that's arising from streetwear becoming more popular with the rise of the internet and social media and shoe companies just ignoring what their customers have been begging them to do for years which is to stop all these super limited BS releases. They make 20 different colourways of every general release shoe when they could make more of the colours/styles that people want and less of all the shit that ends up in the outlets.

Limited runs and collabs are announced/teased up to a year or more in advance in some cases, there is ample opportunity for companies to get their shit together and satisfy demand, but they dont, because they love all the publicity they get from people queuing round blocks. Unfortunately their dumb ass approach is getting people hurt when there is no need for it. 

Fuck only knows where all the trainers in those outlets end up, I dread to think.

We do super to have reached some level of peak twattery, but is it the manufacturer, is it the market, is it the wannabe dealer?? Everyone has to take some responsibility. Those tiedye Jordans for example, they are clearly dividing opinion, so I totally get why they'd be a shorter run, so the retailer had takes not to build hype but to prevent disappointment. I've no doubt that these will be easy to find after launch, but on the offchance there's a rush it's no surprise retailers with limited stock want to manage expectations a bit

What is hype-worthy, what is a short run, what is truly ltd?
These are the big questions for me, and we recently see "hype" built around almost any shoe because stockx has set prices accordingly. Anything released in 3 figures or less is a ltd release, and maybe these would deserve hype with if we knew that they would not get re-retroed a few years later again. Short runs can be anything up to say 30k pairs worldwide, and unless these are serious fire you should be able to find them if you don't snooze. Everything else is just flapping gums

The thing about reissuing colourways and "earnt" hype. I'm torn here, I missed DQM Dunk SBs first time round, and admired the shoe. When the reissue came out last year it was a tribute, not a remake, and I've no idea if DQM got paid again, or if Nike was throwing the a reward based in "exposure". I'm massively surprised when I see any colourway that isn't a crossover get any hype, because why, there's nothing inherently more special than any other colour way (MAGs, BREDs, Infras, and OGs being amongst the exceptions). Yet a few thousand thumbs up and searches on Stockx inflates demand which then leads to people holding rather than dropping, which creates a scarcity premium

Wow wall of text, anyway, erm modern kicks are rubbish, but modern cucks keep buying them

I'm just mad because I'll never get a pair of bacons.

Full disclosure, here is the Space Hippie range. I like the all grey lad and the high top, but not $500-1000 resale like them. smdh. 

V.tidy v. on brand for Webbo.

Roujin wrote:

V.tidy v. on brand for Webbo.

Oh aye right up my adistraße.

It's to all intents and purposes a zixer Webs, but the lack of stripes (yeah I see the dinky ones on the inside) makes me feel funny. Nice shoe, nice story, just not really for me

zixer, adidas zx series shoe, which I adore, I should type slower I missed a few words out there. Was sayng that as a zixer it's a win, and (I think) I've seen you post a few before

Stupid Nans always buying the wrong shit.

Oooh the Jordan 1 Space Hippie is out on Auguest 12th. Best of luck anyone trying to pick it up.

Being as there is a few of us we could always enter all raffles on each others behalf, obviously based on the premise that shoes are to be worn not sold on