Why Air Jordans Aren't Selling Out Anymore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Here is why I think Air Jordans aren't selling out anymore! If you’ve been sneaker shopping in the past few months, you may have noticed something out of the ordinary: Air Jordan Retros are sitting in stores. I don't think this is a bad thing either.
This may seem like a normal thing for the casual footwear consumer, but it's odd for any sneaker with a Jumpman logo on it. In the past, nearly every re-released Air Jordan has been met with people lining up outside of stores and mass fanfare on Saturday mornings when Nike officially sells the product online. But that's been dying down and at an alarming rate.
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Resellers ruined the game … but I have seen improvement on people being able to cop what they want now … it’s crazy but I love it .. I can’t get exactly everything I want but about 65% of the time I’m able to get everything for retail or catch a restock 🔥🔥
Resellers are known to get that profit. There's no excuse for Jordan to continue raising prices outta jealousy. It's not resellers this time. They're just getting the blame because you're lazy. I can't be the only sneakerhead with backdoor access. Etc.. Nike n Jordan have no excuse to be raising retail prices to compete with resellers profits. I started buying Jordans in 86. My first pair costed 64.99.. for the longest Jordans were $200/$225. Theyre now $250 and up. That's not resellers. Find a better excuse or a better hustle.
There’s shoes sold out on Nike app & SNKRS but going for well below retail on Stock X & GOAT UNC toe sold out on Nike app & £175 but selling on Stock X for £135
@@jamesbrowne7601 i cant believe you guys dont realize whats going on in the world….. inflation got every kids parents broke. You think parents are dishing out $220+ per kid for sneakers, when they can barley keep food on the table? You guys gotta see the bigger picture. Thats the real reason for availability and shit selling cheaper on reseller apps cause nothing is selling and resellers are just sitting on inventory they thought they could flip😂😂😂😂 so now they scrambling to get their investment back.
But its bc they making it hard for thus reseller to buy 20-30 pairs
@@accaziahs.180facts quality been trash and going down reselling is a helpful thing i don’t b pocket watching 😊 or feel forced to buy anything it’s an option. Fakes made the whole game goofy too
I believe it’s 2 reasons for it.
1. Nike started to produce more shoes to offset the resellers and raffles.
2. People have widened their range of shoes they are willing to wear. A decade ago people weren’t wearing adidas, Puma or new balance on a day to day. Now just about all the major brands are producing heat. Not to mention all the designer brands have a piece of market share as well.
Good point we need to look elsewhere and buy different brands and not worry about hype ne a little bit different then the market adjusts
I believe its more than resellers, the quality, the re release of the same shoe every month or year. I believe more so that the cost of living is out weighing the need for a 250.00 pair of shoes
That was my sentiments exactly. People can’t justify 200 on shoes with bills to pay.
I can’t lie, the quality is a big part of it and only people who have had a pair from the 90s or 2000’s know it’s a difference. But the price is still going up. It was destined to happened.
@See_Carter_Run_is I see ya point, but since collecting Jordans since 2012 I have never had anyone in the REAL WORLD stop and comment on quality or craftsmanship of the shoe only time I see or hear those comments is on TH-cam. I wear my shoes to work I'm a mechanic on electro machines and I do alot of squatting and bending and lifting and if we're talking about quality then none have ripped torn stretched broken granted all my shoes have force field toe inserts so they all look fresh, so are talking about real world quality or closely inspecting the shoe through a microscope for 40 mins???
@@manalone1330 1st I don’t own a microscope. 2nd I’m talking about quality as far as how the shoes feels to the wearer. Certain pairs got made out of real leather before they got retro’d and no, the shoes don’t look much different but to the wearer you can definitely feel the difference, and notice a color difference as well. If you have the Scarface Jordan 1s than go pick em up. I rest my case… those are some of the slightly more recent releases that have that genuine leather on em. It’s like buying a bootleg lv product, and then going into the lv store and buying the same product. Look wise it might not be “that” off, but to the owner you can most definitely tell the difference in the quality. And just because a shoe doesn’t fall apart, doesn’t mean the quality is top tier. Just means the stitching is.
I’m definitely loving the sneaker game right now. It definitely reminds me of back in the day when shoes were easily accessible. I stopped wearing Jordans for over 10 years at one point because I’m not standing in no crazy ass lines just to take an L. I’m getting just about everything I want now!
Likewise
Finally the real and authentic users are getting their hands on these models.
Same
@@Banininatorthe authentic users did what it took to get that shoe
Werd
Let’s not also forget how good these replicas are getting. You barely can tell the difference between the real and fake ones.
That pretty much has people thinking twice about buying from a reseller or StockX.
Even more the latter after, even until this day, they get caught in 4K selling reps.
It has gotten so bad that, not only they dropped their verified authentic claim now they're starting to accept pre owned items.
At the very least the lowest ask is now the default option. Because, for reasons not even God knows, you were thrown numbers from another dimension in the Buy option.
The insoles usually give it away
Some authorized factories allow defective sneakers to leave out the backdoor instead of destroying them. There are actually authorized sneakers with defects because some defects still fall within tolerance.
Tier 1: Unauthorized sneaker.
This sneaker is made in the official factory, but was supposed to be destroyed because of defect. An employee “Plug” sold it out the backdoor.
Tier 2: AAA replicas.
These come from unauthorized factories with highly skilled cobblers. The factory has top-of-the-line equipment, the same blueprint, and the same materials used for the sneakers that are made in the authorized factories.
AA replicas and below will have any combination of bad and good blueprints, materials, equipment, and cobblers.
@@patrickfalls6819Where can someone like me get AAA replicas?
@@hankagura5355 china from online brokers
Cause we broke!
Let’s not mention that resellers are ruining the sneaker market
That why I don’t buy from resellers I know a couple of them still don’t I get shoes I miss out on now plus everybody wanna wear designer shoes these days
We are not l
I think ultimately their attempt to narrow the profit margins against resellers,resellers themselves,the quality issues, and recycling of ideas finally caught up 🤷♂️
They making more pairs
Recycling ideas? They literally release the same shoes because certain people couldnt afford to get them which is a good thing.
I love it. Just started buying Jordans this year. Bought 15 pairs all at retail or below. All the shoes I wanted as a kid in the 90's
I feel you, back when I was a teenager I didn’t have enough money to buy the shoes I wanted but now that I’m in my early 20’s I have plenty to buy the shoes that I always wanted
15 pairs huh? Right 😂
Damn, 40 year old wearing air jordans? Stuck in the past? Midlife crisis? Grow up, foolie!
How did all the pairs u wanted come out this year
@yrnx9334 Mainly the styles I liked as a kid;1's, 3s and 4's. Just bought every color I could get my hands on. Wife thinks I got a problem 🤣
It’s kind of fun being able to Walk in stores & grab what you want like back in the day .. also GREAT VIDEO Brody💯
Most definitely!
I agree.
I still think Nike should mass produce sneakers.
to me it’s the retail price of the shoe. I’ve noticed how every shoes retail quietly creeped up eventually to the point where it’s not justifiable to pay over $250 for retail. If Nike dropped retail down to something crazy affordable like $70-$90 I think more would be down for the hobby. $200+ adds up fast
$70 -$90 for Jordans?
Price has nothing to do with it. People spend $500 on travis Scott shoes all the time. It all comes down to demand and supply.
@@user-ze4cx5sn5c why not lol
@@joshuarichardz6010price is everything my guy🤦🏾♂️ These kids coming up in todays economy will have to learn that crucial lesson💯
@@joshuarichardz6010 definitely the prices
Cause that hype died out,and the next class of folks going in to their 20’s aren’t in to that
In 1989 i was the only kid in my school that had Reebok Pumps...They cost $180...It was a big deal because it was so new and different. In 1989 that was an unreal amount of dough for a shoe at the mall. Nowadays Nike releases so many new models i am surprised anyone really cares.
I remember having the Jordan III “White Cement” colorway in 1988 - the pricing then was absurd.
How much were they?
@@life0093: Jawns were $110!
Wow! You have to pumps the Reebok pumps. What about LA gear? The sneakers with the thing in the back that glows that was popular back in the days
@@LuisENy-pr2ow: I had a black pair of the LA Lights that I used in 1995 for band practice shoes as a freshman in college. 😂
I grew up in the 90,s and remember going into a foot locker or just for feet and buying the 9-12’s. Even when the concords hit I was in heaven. In the early 2000’s Eastbay was fun to buy from but slowly went away and it seemed harder to find them. As I got older these shoes got harder to obtain so I slowly stopped collecting, sold it all. I was really tired of all the EBay fakes and hypbeasts marking them up to the point no one could buy them.
Just for Feet! You’re a real OG
U showing ya age 😂😂 I forgot about just for feet damn I'm old
@@jay86web4 lol, I feel really old when I tell these youngsters the experience that came with Jordan releases back in the 90’s. The best part was the basketball court they had.
I agree with you but I cant say I ever had trouble with fakes on ebay. I believe that was more of an issue before they started doing the authentications.
Is there a store you can buy a shoe, and lace them up on the court in the same place? Just4Feet was the chyt
Honestly Hype did this!
This Current Culture is a follow me behavior, back in the day you could flip out of Eastbay what you felt not what everyone felt. ! The whole resale game is trash literally. ppl do anything for profit as if Retail wasn't high . I just cant see how someone goes from Jays to Crocs as a out side shoe now . I cant understand how everyone all of sudden like dunk lows (panda) follower mentality messes up everything. Shoes are sitting and its okay . I hope all those resellers sitting on bricks of shoes fail. Greed is crazy.
People got sick and tired of all the hoopla that resellers have put them through the last few years just to get a sneaker. L after L on the apps, raffles, sites crashing people have gotten tired of it and i have too. Also the rep market has grown the last few years and people have went that route instead of having to deal with hypebeast resellers.
I think that's why Nike is pumping out so many different colorways. They're trying to combat both the bots and the rep manufacturers. I personally have bought a few amazing high quality reps this past year. I always prefer the real thing, but if I don't hit them reps are definitely a consideration. If someone asks, I always tell them they're reps, & where I got them.
Its all for the best. Oversaturating the market with you're brand will eventually drive some of you're customers to other brands. Thats why New Balance, Saucony, and Asics following has grown so much. Hell, even Crocs are selling out over Jordans. Its a good thing however because, the game needs more variety. It would be a good opportunity to slow down the retros and push more of the other models. Kobe's seem to be lined up pretty good for next year, so is Travis Scott's shoe. I know they plan to retro the Diamond Turfs next year which I'm excited for.
That true I still but retro Jordan not color ways I still wear retro Nike dunks new balance
I’m glad sneakers are sitting. Gonna load up on rereleases I never got my hands on
I think the sneaker game is weird right now. I see these young kids that call themselves resellers returning really nice sneakers because they can't make a lot of money off of them. I also see a lot of people concerned with other peoples opinions by lowering the value of a great pair of kicks because the resale value isn't high enough. To me most of the people that I see cannot dress so they don't know how to make a good pair of sneakers look great. I also can care less with what people think, to me if I like a shoe I'm going to buy it! To many followers in the so called sneaker culture, we need to get back to wearing our sneakers and putting together dope fits for them.
Im out here copping what I like and really wearing them shits. I copped the harry potter reebok and put em on immediately.
Preach🙏🏾
I was able to double up on the white cement 3s and I got the cherry 12s. I’m over seas on an army base so I got them for $180 each and no tax. It was first come first serve so there was a few of us in line before the store opened like back in the day. It was a lot of fun lol
We the Consumers are making the prices skyrocket for the resellers, we live in the instant gratification era. How many shoes do we need just to impress others. Dec. 2023 & I’m a 44 years old man with a total of 10 kicks and I’m totally happy/satisfied while I know people/friends that have 500 and want more. I don’t think it’s the shoe thing anymore I think it’s a mental illness. Life is a balance when it comes to everything , too much of something is an imbalance and there is consequences.
I retired from the game cuz of resellers, quality dropped and too many damn color ways. Plus seeing kids that werent even alive when the shoes came out kinda put me off to the sneaker game.
What is the tulip bubble theory?
Tulip Mania is often cited as the classic example of a financial bubble: when the price of something goes up and up, not because of its intrinsic value, but because people who buy it expect to be able to sell it again at a profit.
This is the Mike I remember! I’d say I’ve grown out of my obsession for sneakers but content from you will never get old 💪🏼. Best wishes from the UK…
thank you bro
Nerd
Was telling a friend this the other day. We back lol
💯 bro. Everything only has the value of what someone is willing to pay for it. And I agree, this is a great time for sneaker lovers for real!
Boss was a Nike executive for 30 years. Nike removed the retail market when they pulled prime shoes from the foot lockers and dicks (vendor partners). They went to the DTC model and cut out the middle man. Profits now go directly to Nike. The reason it doesnt appear that they are not selling out is because they have all the inventory in house and dont have to feed product to the retailers.
Great video. I 100% agree with you about this discussion. As a sneaker head, I can say that these fake sneaker heads ruin the sneaker game and resellers.
There was such a logical endgame to all this. It’s easy to be completely guilt free buying fakes because you know you aren’t stealing from anybody. Nike don’t even get that money, just some greedy nerd on stock-x. The entire culture and love for the shoes is gone and replaced by hype and obsession with how much you pay.
The early 2000s with eBay and eastbay being the hot spots to shop was the last great era of sneakers.
The reasons I stopped buying shoes is because I got into cars😭 worst financial decision of my life 😂
I absolutely agree w you dude. Stuff is only worth what people will pay. Give me the classics- concord 11s, space jam 11s, black cement 3s, bred 4s, white cement 4s, Chicago 1s, bred 1s, true blue 3s, black cement 5s, grape 5s. All with Nike air on them. Those will all sell out.
Grape 5s went hella dumb I remember them were taxed WAY back when over a decade ago n shit, cats was paying 400/500 n shit..... the hype over the Bron South Beaches.... or the Corks when he won the ring finally..... retro browns are still worth dough, but they ain't like J's or certain Dunks.
I remember back when eBay first started, the real wu tang dunk hi was only like 5 racks in like 2000 or 01
I think they only made like 30 sum'm pairs of those, I wonder how much the original eBay dunks is going for. not them new clear joints the old white ones doe
People realized it’s a waste of money
The price increase has really actually helped more than it hurt the sneaker game shoes are sitting because the profit not matching up at 220 people already hesitant to buy so it hurt the people trying to resale because they can just go get them from Nike if they gonna pay a crazy price I thought the fear 3’s would fly off the shelves they still in stock in every size
You do have a point. I think it’s not true that ppl don’t have money: they just have priorities (in most cases obv). Ppl don’t wanna pay resale anymore, and it’s such a nice thing, but they spend 1 grand for their phone without thinking twice. They mostly actually have the economic resources, but they just choose where and how to spend em
After so many failed attempts I just gave up on trying to get sneakers and just stuck with air max and boosts.
The other thing is how we have a lot of color ways of the same shoe. To me it takes away from the uniqueness is that shoe.
People are abusing their credit cards and going into debt for a status symbol. Thats where they getting their $300 from 🤣
lol
I really enjoyed listening to you shed light on this. Because this year, I really had to choose when it came to purchasing kicks. I have to say as far as prices they’re bugging, but it’s 2023 and it will continue to rise. IMO I think sneaker culture has changed because the younger generations are wearing different shoes. For instance, my twins love crocs. They wear them even in the winter. I brought them the thunder 4’s and they wore them once. When I was younger, if my parents bought me J’s, I’m stunting for at least two weeks. It’s just a different time. I guess you buy what you love. Can’t wait for the next video 🙏🏾
That’s real!!
You ain't lying lol, my kids don't wear or want anymore Jordan's, They like shiiid I want a few pair's of croc echos in different colors and dunks😂😂😂
Kids lost all sense of style. My little one loves going to school in pajamas and crocs...I guess this is the new wave for this young generation.
Better start buying good knock offs. I do all the time and nobody knows but me 😂
@@FearNvlexactly 😂
After Jordan retirement I stop buying sneakers it took me 12 years to buy another pair until the 12s playoffs came out again and actually I used to hoop with this 12s like I did in the 90s with 7s,8s and 10s after all this everything went crazy with AJs until today that I think is coming back to normal like used to be back in the 90s .I got myself the 11s gratitude I didn’t go crazy about it just waiting to get the 4s bred and that’s it for this 46 years old man with the sneaker game..Not a sneaker head..
I work at Nike Town in Vegas and damn near every customer looking for the gratitude 11s went through 3 reactions first they’d kinda sound worried that the shoe was sold out then they’d be shocked that we still have a full size run then they’d be overjoyed when I bring the shoe out to them then they’d say something like “omg you DO have them”
When you can buy replicas for 30 dollars and their the same as 300 dollar ones. You take an L either way
Idk... Maybe because student loans and mortgage payments just started after the pause from covid. The economy is a disaster right now where people don't even have a savings anymore and massive credit card debt. This problem is a lot worse than 2008. You can't just tell people to stop working and give free money without any repercussions.
I think jordan always making so many pairs flooding the market thats y its not selling out i love it hopefully it stay like this
I love that Jordans are sitting now. What’s crazy is the Retro 3 Fear and the Retro 13 Wheat is already on sale at DTLR. They just released in the past month.
That's cause $225 ain't worth it on those old ass sneakers
I still have my 13 wheats from 2004. Still look brand new. lol
I just think it’s alot of people who don’t have a lot of money to spend on shoes right now
The wave has changed, sb dunks, dunks, Saucony
Nb up now
Having been around this since 1990, it's defintely changed a lot in the last year. Part of it really is the economy, people don't have $200+ every week for shoes, and oversaturation is a huge, huge problem. I've complained for awhile, there needs to be a pattern to releases, be it anniversary, or packets of hey, let's do all 4s this quarter, maybe 12s next, etc., instead of it being shotgunned all over the map. Another issue is the reimaging of the shoes, sorry, but I don't want to spend top dollar on a shoe that looks like the soles were changed off a 35 year old shoe for new uppers. I like my stuff pristine, and the true collectors and those that wear them are the same way. The fashion twits who buy what some influencer tells them to, hey, congrats, you're a tool, but that isn't the long run way to go. Quality is something we as fans have complained about for years, then it comes back for a little bit, then it goes back in the tank again. Anyone who bought retros in the 2006-2015 era knows those were put together for less than $20 a pair, and were straight trash on quality and construction.
I'm still a fan of the original Jordan colorways, but quit trying to get every pair. I was dying laughing at people buying playoff 8s, trying to flip them. You know those are like the alltime worst, most uncomfortable shoes ever produced, and you want $150 over MSRP? Good luck, and I still see them on FB and other places for barely retail. When I was in Los Angeles last year, I noticed a trend of it seems like the resellers, if they can't dump the SNKRS drop in 30 days, they take it back to a store. I grabbed fire red 3s for $140 at an outlet in Long Beach and was shocked, and found another pair at a regular Nike retail store near Huntington Beach. If you're looking at prices on eBay, specifically, if a shoe is averaging $210-230 retail, and it's selling at $270-300 online, how much profit are you really making for the headache? eBay gets there 10%, which is $27-30, leaving you with a profit margin of $30-40 a pair. That's not worth staking out an app all day, and certainly not when you can't dump the shoe in 30 days.
You are correct about when you could walk in a store and buy whatever, but I think back then, more people spent with cash than credit, so $125 pair of shoes was a reach for people when minimum wage was typically $4-5 an hour, whereas now, people won't hesitate to drop $230 on a credit card and not worry about it. I can distinctly remember the 5 and 6 sitting for months, and the ten I was able to pick up at Dillard's for a song. Hell, the original retros in 1994, I bought the banned at Champs for $80, and they ordered me the white/red for $40 from Arizona. The 3s were lined up along a wall in Orlando for $30 at a Nike outlet. No one really cared. Even when the 14 came out in 1998, you could walk in anywhere and find it.
I think the 11 at Christmas thing has gotten old, and the gratitude isn't anything new, it's a rehash of the DMP that honestly no one liked when it originally came out. The Jubilee was straight trash, and didn't sell either. If this had been a bred release, concorde, we'd be seeing different numbers and far more resell and sell outs, but I think Nike needs a long term plan for releases, less collaboration with nobody celebs, less player signature shoes within the brand itself. I've looked at the calendar for next year, and legit see 2 releases, 6 Olympic and 4 Military, that I'd go for, other than that, all of its an easy pass.
I personally think shoes are sitting for several different reasons. Nike is restocking lots of their shoes making them more accessible to the consumer, while making it hard for resellers. Plus they’re so many different color ways dropping that it’s damn near impossible to buy them all. And last but not least; people are being more selective with what they buy. People are holding out for certain sneakers. Right now everyone is trying to get the Jordan 5 A Ma Maniere.
I never used to wear Air Jordans back in the day because it was known that people would rob, hurt you and potentially kill you for your shoes.
On top of that lines were really long.
Didn't buy my first pair of Jordans until I went to NYC Fleet Week (2016) when I was in the U.S Navy.
First pair of Jordans I ever bought were the Jordan 5 Metallics.
I'm glad I can get these shoes now.
I'm glad these shoes are more accessible to obtain.
I was a big collector and obsessed with Jordan’s during the camp out days 2007-2016ish, I sold a lot of my pairs and I moved to designer shoes. Dressing more mature instead of dressing like a swagged out teenager. You can say the resellers, raffling, and over saturating the market made me lose interest but I also blame my interest in fashion. I actually don’t regret it either.
Kids wear designer shoes too lol go to the local high schools so am guessing designer wear is mature too lol,sound like u go with what trendy lol
you can wear jordans with a tux
so
whatever bro.,, you just DONT have style wearing ugly ass balenciaga i bet
@@rayleverette4547 yeah some kids. Those kids wear the mainstream designers like Off White and Gucci and they only wear it cause of their favorite skinny jeans rappers wearing it too.
@@michaelblackson2006 lol right
I used to pay 230 resale now I’m paying 230 retail 🤦🏽♂️
I personally think Jordan brand & sneakers in general are facing the same kind of problems that marvel studios is currently dealing with. Oversaturated products & lack of quality. Customers are more attracted to sneakers if there’s a limited supply & limited availability but if shoppers know that they can buy a sneaker anytime knowing they’ll be available because they won’t sell out then it becomes less attractive. Oversaturated sneakers are making Jordan’s less appealing now.
Nike makes Jordans tho. Not Jordan brand
I think everyone forgot a couple years ago when Nike and Jordan brand were trying to kill the resale game. Combination of higher prices and just a BOATLOAD of sneakers every release killed that shit and I ain’t mad at it. But 200 buck for the cheapest Jordan now is insane tho
I like that different brands are getting more exposure like New Balance and ASICS. Different Nike styles like the Vomeros. I'm sick of seeing the same style or Jordan's w different color ways. It's refreshing
Inflation and A1 replicas are two reasons why jordans are no longer selling out. People have more important things to spend $250 on instead of sneakers.
Slowly filtering out all the fake sneaker heads. Lately ive been getting kicks i want at close to retail, your 100% right
I’m retired from buying Jordan’s . Just turned 41 I bought all the shoes I wanted while I was 11. It’s time to let go and move on!!
Heard you unc them Stacey Adam’s starting to lookin swell huh? 😂
I only bought two pair of Jordan’s this year. The playoff 8s and 13s the 13s wasn’t even my right size I ordered a 9.5 got a 11. I feel like workers steal certain pairs and give out wrong or bad sizes
I think Jordan pricing for their sneakers makes zero sense.
You're telling me a Jordan 4 is 200 dollars+. But a Jordan 13 is also 200 dollars.
Vastly different comfort and tech; yet same price just because he played in them?
worked in sneakers from 06' to 2019. Its crazy to see how the game has changed. I used to hate people coming in during the raffle days and asking for sneakers that were LONG gone. At the same time is was rough dealing with fights when we had lines during the releases (pre raffle). It's cool to see average buyers or kids just getting into sneakers being able to actually get the sneaker they want. With the younger kids being able to pick up some of these drops hopefully it brings back the love for the sneakers and not just the resale value...
Yeah when I was in junior high the bread 4'sand black metallic fives were my seventh and eighth grade shoe and I like the old school Nike air ones Didn't know nothing about collecting shoes or anything like that were the original releases I'm 46 right now I would love to have a pair of the black metallic fives Very interested in the military blue 4's Coming up in a couple months
Solid video. Love to see the market correcting itself
This generation ain't focus on that Jordan sneaker goofy shyt. They have their minds on other crap. I want to see those prices drop to the dirt
Lol I feel that
Yo, these are the kind of videos that makes you stand out and great at the sneakerhead community! Love the video brother! Keep
Em coming! Btw, hunger of the hunt of sneakers is not the way it used to be.
Here are my main reasons why I think Jordans are no longer selling out:
1. Prices have increased on Jordans (over the past 10 years) while quality has gone down, and resellers spiking up the prices on popular releases is not helping.
2. Jordan is releasing too many sneakers. Everyone can’t cop every pair that releases, so it makes the consumer more selective on what they choose to buy.
3.People are struggling. Since the Pandemic, people (not speaking for everyone) are selective on what they choose to purchase. The economy isn’t in the best state right now and people are prioritizing their expenditures.
4. Luxury Brands. Over the past 5-6 years I have personally seen the push of luxury goods/brands on social media. If resellers are selling Jordans that have declined in quality for 2-3x retail price, why not spend that same money on a luxury good/brand that typically comes with higher quality?
Hit the nail on the head tbh I’ve started to get shoes I really want and my purchases are far and few in between I love shoes just a lot of factors that ruined the culture and made me not wanna be apart of it
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I got the black cement 2 for 130 recently. I love that for us. It's so nice compared to like 2020 when absolutely everything instantly sold out
Just competition from different brands and cost of living making people keep there cash.
Too many colourways to buy. That kind of stuff basically
Well said brother. You’ve stated what I’ve been saying all along. It’s not over saturation or that people don’t WANT shoes anymore. We’re in a recession! The cost of living has increased so, food, gas, and housing prices are at an all time high and people’s pay hasn’t increased to meet the spike in the cost of living! Again, well said bro, you’re by far one of the more intelligent sneaker TH-camrs out there if not the most. You would think this would be a simple concept to grasp but people just don’t get it or they’re afraid to admit that they just ain’t got it like that no more! That Covid money dried up and it’s time to get back to work y’all, no more flipping shoes and flexin on the gram to make ends meet lol. ✌️
Ineeded to hear this 😂❤
Nike is so overrated! I buy Steph Curry basketball shoes at Ross for $55. Only suckers pay hundreds for shoes and create so much hype!!!
Four biggest things in my opinion:
Nike cracked down on bots on SNKRS
Economy is getting worse, most people are struggling to pay bills
Jordan brand is dropping too many shoes, most are trash colorways or variations
Retail prices are getting way too high on some pairs and people are turned off.
And declining quality
I haven’t bought a pair of Jordan’s since the playoff 12’s came out… i just refuse to pay $500 for a pair of jays man it’s ridiculous
Its really a good time for real sneakerheads. I just got the gratitude 11s man, I always loved the DMP 11s but couldn't get them, now it was easy and a great alternative to the original DMP. But man, lets bring back the jordan 4 breds, spacejam and gamma 11s, OG cement jordan 3s and all of that good stuff
Facts!!
grape 5s went hard then, every SB was obtainable. and they were only 85 retail💯
@@eatassonthefirstdate broo grape 5s🔥🔥
Nike also figured out they can soak up alot of the money that resellers are getting, but selling more shoes. The demand is there. So by them selling more, they’re taking some of that money out of the resellers hands and into their pocket.
New balances, etc are the new wave
I remember a time when my Mom would not buy the AJ4 Black/Cement for me because they were $129.99, but was okay with buying the Air Flight 89 for $89.99.
I think alot of the younger folks learned about reselling and they were swooping up all the sneakers being released and selling for $10-$20 in hopes to make a $1. Some don't even wear Jordan's or know the background of certain models. Now it's moving to, New Balance, Crocs, Birkenstocks or whatever "Influencers" or celebrities are rocking. I remember back in 88 getting a job just to get the Jordan 3! I've paid my share of reseller costs to get grails a few years ago, scouring eBay to get the best price and I've sold some myself that I decided not to keep. So yeah, it's nice to be able to get what I like with no stressors and even doubling up cuz ya just never know! It's about being smart with one's money, investments if you will and enjoying the ride not being broke doing so or wearing what's hyped...do you, wear what you like and you'll be much happier! Happy Holidays!
Who isn't sick of seeing Jordans everywhere, people are moving on to something "different"👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿.
what some of yall are ignoring is the economy has a lot to do with the sneaker market. people don’t have the extra money laying around like they did a few years ago. when the economy is down the market goes down. everything is going up so people don’t have the money to prioritize buying sneakers. you gotta eat before you put them Js on ya feet.
I wish Jordans were not actually sell out. Maybe I would've gotten the Jordan 11 without having to go to those expensive 2nd hand market.
Cause they big, bulky and uncomfortable. i wear mine, I got the biohacks, shattered backboard and they're not comfortable and one shoe fits better than other one. Returned some 5s because they looked hella weird
Its the quality control. most jordans are horrible. The ones are a joke they crease while you're holding them lol
The market is down, and people are just trying to pay to keep a roof over their heads. Getting sneakers just takes a back seat to reality these days.
How many times people will buy the same shoe over and over? People of age most likely already have the shoe or had it at some point. Younger folks aint really into it all like that.
Nahh the truth is people can get the reps that are exactly the same. Reps are coming up for the shoes that are hard to get. While yours are sitting at home somebody is wearing the style and not caring. Reps are getting good
I don't know what you were talking about Jordans are still selling out there are still lines upon line people waiting for Jordans
its all rhe same shoes from the 90s with different metals and colors i dont see the big deal i get the newer stuff like Lebrons, KD and soo on i had them Jordans when i was a kid .im 44
I think we aged out. I myself was big on shoes but as of late it just don’t hit the same I have a ton of shoes and now days I’ll grab my oldest most comfortable shoe and wear it and call it a day. Lol I wasn’t always this way but now days what’s the point? Ijs
As 42 year old Is agree 100% with everyword you spoke, it gives me some hope.
If Jordan's aren't selling, then the sneaker market as whole is not selling well either.
Even the bots are out of work.
Even the bots can't believe shoes are sitting 😂
When i hear people saying "sitting or sitting like ducks" i think that shit is ignorant. It's like...WTF else are shoes supposed to do? Just say they're AVAILABLE.
Watch Nike TANK ALL or grails we have in our closet by re-releasing grails. Better start selling or wearing what you got 😂
My first pair of air jordan were the 6 Oreo from china with a messed up box for $100
If we can get SB dunks to be like how the jordan market is now, the world would be a better place.
I just got a pair of Bart Simpson dunks DS for $100. It's coming
Patients saves pockets, Mike ever since you said a while back when I watched your vids that stuck with me. Idk if it’s because I’m getting older but I’ve just been very picky with what I buy especially since we’re getting release after release I can’t keep up and I don’t want or need every release so I’ve just been patient on the shoe that I want I even wait a little after release because you never know they may restock but if not and I really want the shoe hit up a reseller or Goat l
They’re not selling out because the creativity isn’t there anymore and everything is general release now I feel like 2021 was the last good year for sneakers
Only if they was doing this around the $160 price era
Bringing back Junior. Mike pulling out all the stops 😭
The skit was refreshing lol for the old times. But totally agree honestly. I think resellers completely slid in the culture and shoe game and lowkey fucked it all up and then it just exploded to the point where prices declined cuz like you like, people eventually woke up and stopped putting so much money into material. I also feel like the recent generation came in and tried to slap a price tag on everything and that ruined it, to the point where nobody is actually copping anything and KEEPING it anymore for a good collection. Its always " how much can I resell em for???" I understand hustle but cmon... dont look like a head ass lol.
I got fed up with trying to buy shoes for me and my family to the point I just gave up! Resellers are the reason why the shoe game is the way it is now! Millions of customers got fed up with trying to make purchases to the point they got tired and quit. Now you have resellers sitting on shoes that they can't get rid of because they botted everything up for retail, and now the same shoes are selling below retail.
I don’t buy from resellers at all I get them when they first come out or I go on flight club or the goat app and get shoes I get retros I miss out on from Jordan dunks air max and new balance
Bra it’s a whole new generation these youngins wearing designer shit now not Js