Who here is paying over $500 for a pair of shoes ?

1970s · April 5, 2015 9:15PM

Do you wear them ?

Probstein123 · April 5, 2015 10:32PM

its a huge market

swartz1 · April 5, 2015 11:34PM

Cheap, cheap, cheap

rjcoy06 · April 6, 2015 3:08AM

Yeah, the shoe collecting hobby is pretty crazy right now. Some of those prices are a little unrealistic, but $500 is nothing for a limited pair of Jordan's. I have sold a few pairs over the last couple of years that were worn 2-3 times for a couple of hours and got over retail for them. I wasn't selling mine to flip for a profit, just had too many shoes and I hardly wore them.

Dpeck100 · April 6, 2015 3:29AM

At least the sneaker market has a chance to appreciate. Every $500+ pair of shoes I have ever purchased only goes down in value.

BaltimoreYankee · April 6, 2015 3:30AM

Those sneaker people probably think we're nuts for spending $500 on a piece of cardboard.

ergoism · April 6, 2015 3:34AM

<< Those sneaker people probably think we're nuts for spending $500 on a piece of cardboard. >>

+1

MULLINS5 · April 6, 2015 3:37AM

Had a regular customer who frequented the Goodwill I worked at 1-2 times a day looking for sneakers to sell on eBay.

He picked-up a pair of Nike McFlys for three dollars, lol.

ElToroLoco · April 6, 2015 9:09AM

I own a few pair and typically only buy them at retail or close to that price. I wear them once in awhile and once in a blue moon, sell them if they end pu being worth more than I paid for them.

PSASAP · April 6, 2015 11:08AM

I've purchased a couple of pairs of Air Jordan Retro kicks online. They usually sell out in 15-20 minutes, and it's like buying concert tickets to a hot show. I plan on sitting on them for a few years, then flipping them.

elsnorto · April 6, 2015 2:12PM

<< Those sneaker people probably think we're nuts for spending $500 on a piece of cardboard. >>

Amen to that!

I actually have a few pairs of Kangaroo shoes, new with tags in the original box, as part of my Walter Payton collection since he was their spokesman.

Fortunately they were very cheap compared to Air Jordans.

Snorto~

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Dpeck100 · April 6, 2015 9:02PM

<< Thanks for the responses.

Now the 64k dollar question...........

How do you tell the difference between a fake and a real one ? I'm sure sneakers are very easy to fake, unless Nike has the formula to a type of synthetic that
can not be reproduced. >>

The only athletic shoes I have worn for the last 18 years are Nike Air Max. When you put on a fresh pair and feel the bubble on your foot it is extremely comfortable and I would think hard to replicate the feeling.

In my mid 20's I had some fake luxury goods and you could easily tell if you knew what you were looking for. The weight of the watch, the color of the strap for a women's purse etc.

That said since the vast majority of these sneakers will never be worn that could indeed be a real risk if you don't know what you are looking for.

Gemyanks10 · April 6, 2015 9:23PM

<< Thanks for the responses.

Now the 64k dollar question...........

How do you tell the difference between a fake and a real one ? I'm sure sneakers are very easy to fake, unless Nike has the formula to a type of synthetic that
can not be reproduced. >>

I've wore Jordan's for years, and I was always told that real ones will "light up" underneath a black light and fake ones won't. Under a black light, any whites or light colors will "gleam", and fake ones will not. I have never tried this as I have always bought mine off of websites like Nike.com and Footlocker.com, but if buying off of Ebay, it would definitely be a major concern.

Edited for spelling

BaltimoreYankee · April 6, 2015 10:04PM

<< Thanks for the responses.

Now the 64k dollar question...........

How do you tell the difference between a fake and a real one ? I'm sure sneakers are very easy to fake, unless Nike has the formula to a type of synthetic that
can not be reproduced. >>

I hear PSA is working on a holder as I type this......

Gemyanks10 · April 6, 2015 10:37PM

<< I hear PSA is working on a holder as I type this...... >>

Shoe graders! Wow, I'm actually suprised such a thing doesn't exist yet to be honest LOL.
What would the premium be for a PSA 10 pair of retro Jordan's? You just gave someone an idea.

ElToroLoco · April 7, 2015 2:01AM

The issue you'll have are people like to wear the shoes. SO maybe add qualifiers?

PSA 9 (WN)

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FirstBeard · April 7, 2015 4:12AM

<< Heck, if they grade Star Wars dolls from the 70's, they can certainly grade shoes too. >>

They are ACTION FIGURES!

rjcoy06 · April 7, 2015 4:44AM

Yes, there are a lot of fakes out there, but like any collectible, doing your "homework" is a must. I have always bought mine from Nike.com, Finishline, Footlocker and some European stores the ship to the U.S.

Niketalk.com is a good site with tons of information. They even keep a list of legit sites to buy from.

Stone193 · April 7, 2015 5:16AM

Glad there's something for everyone in the collecting world.

My dad had some pearls of wisdom over the years and one was: "don't knock another ones game"

Hoping to meet up with some of you at the National this year!

itzagoner · April 7, 2015 5:45AM

Jordan kicks have been good for a long time....we occasionally had walk-ins looking for large sums to sell a fresh pair of sneakers....some of those prices don't seem so radical now.

then, there was the time my partner and i brought in another guy for the purchase of a large vintage card collection, and the dude about wet himself when the seller showed him the dozens of brand new Nike shoeboxes stacked up in the closet.

belz · April 7, 2015 9:51AM

My wife has😃

RynoandBo · April 7, 2015 10:46AM

I happen to also enjoy collecting retro Jordan's. My collection is pretty focused to the Jordan 1 through 4. I collect them in the original "color ways", which means no color schemes not originally produced in the mid to late 80's. Think 1988 Dunk Contest when MJ wore the "white cement 3's", the "shot on Ehlo" in 1989 when he wore the "bred" 4's (Black and Red), or the "Chicago 1's" when he scored the 63 in Boston in the 1986 playoffs.

It's an expensive hobby.

Who here is paying over $500 for a pair of shoes ?

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