Exactly what I said in a Rep Mafia video. You guys need to stop comparing real to fake and start to comparing real to real and see how many differences there are and stop trying to say the differences make them fake.
Right, the orders these brands put in to make shoes are huge and the quality control isn't the best. Sometimes you can get a pair and the shoes IN THE PAIR have variances!😂
At the end of the day, both of these shoes were made down the street from one another. People will literally pay hundreds and thousands of dollars over the difference in stitching 💀
if theyre so similar to the authentic pair, then whats the matter with buying the "fakes" if no one can even tell the difference unless they use a microscope to find the differences?
Exactly why the rep game will take over since the sneaker game is becoming more toxic by the day. Both these shoes were made down the street from each other 🤷♂️
@@endless_waltz18 lmao what do you mean “take over”. Fakes wouldn’t exist without the real thing. There’s always going to be people who want the real thing and can afford it and others who don’t care about wearing fake shoes.
There's quite a bit of resellers in my area that resell fakes, but have such a good reputation that people are unwilling to question them. Makes buying sneakers really difficult when you can't trust "trusted" local sellers....
Lol i dont trust resellers period and absllutely will not feed their pockets, which is why i still to this day dont own a pair of space jams despite them being the 1 pair iv always wanted
I almost got got yesterday for 400 in a trusted store but I took them home and put the black light on them and found a couple of problems I took them back and got my money back
Honestly this video was no help at all, no black light, no comparing outsole, insole, under the insole the shoe labels the box, all I got from this video was the fake pair almost as good as the real thing.
AND you can ask for QC. You can't request a better pair if you're buying retail. Nike just dropped B grades on the fire red 4 shock drop. Who are the real scammers now? Retail or rep? ✊
Ayo repfam-don‘t give up everything here cmon people should find out on reddit for themself.don‘t promote so our repmaker don‘t get the attention they don‘t want ;)
You guys need to stop comparing real to fake and start to comparing real to real and see how many differences there are and stop trying to say the differences make them fake.
If you miss out on a popular sneaker to wear for yourself, buy a replica. They are literally produced at such a high level that it's absurd to even consider purchasing a sneaker at resale value. The quality control, even on Nike's official pairs are barely discernible from those produced out of a 3rd party factory. Supply of these products does not favour you, and that's by design.
Yeah Nike’s quality has been terrible lately. Just received my ceramic dunks today and it had glue stains and extra loose threading making it a B grade
Lol tell em again, the resell value is way over inflated because they purposely keep production on these low, they can definitely pump these out at a regular rate, but they don’t and won’t, dont stress, I’ve seen “experts” get scammed on kicks over and over, shit doesn’t matter
i remember when the bred toes came out I was lucky enough to get a pair retail but i wanted another pair so i decided to cop a UA pair. Purposely took them to a store to see if they'd take them, they guy took them to the back to check them out came back out and offered a price. He could not tell the difference at all. So i just told him never mind ill just hold on to them. I could of easily sold him a UA pair.
@@joshpeace3850 yeah man i couldn’t do that to his business. Even tho sneakers have lil flaws here and there it’s crazy how UAs are identical to real pairs.
It’s not that you can’t afford it, it’s just the resell price is stupid lmao. Retail is $170 so half of the people not willing to pay resell can at least afford retail I’m assuming. But yeah I feel you
Same same, Nike and the scalpers are the problem, it’s virtually impossible to get a pair of Jordans for retail at launch, and I refuse to pay mark up from some a**hole who used a bot to cop 12 pairs to resell.
This sound like me mines like 97% retail lol I took a L on them mocha 1s sadly hopefully I get some off restock but I would definitely cop an ua not paying 340 plus for these
Chinese woman makes the shoe for Nike. After that, she goes to her 2nd job down the street to make the same exact shoe. So is the shoe at her 2nd job fake? 🤔
There's a high chance both shoes were made at the same factory, using the same identical materials. Just that the "fake" has minor defects that nike won't sell
10000000% not in the same factory. Would you risk your multi-million dollar Nike contract to make them in the same place. However the factory owner can open another factory next door and do it there, but same place definitely no. No chance at all.
Now that you’ve said that they are almost the same, we can now talk about “AVAILABILITY “...We (UA users) stick to it because they are always AVAILABLE...it’s not because we can’t afford resale,it’s just that those you call “real” are hard to cop coz of them (greedy mf) resellers who uses bots to get em all...i have nothing against resellers, i just hate it when i didn’t cop then they , the resellers, flex them boxes of shoes on TH-cam........so UA it is✌🏼
I get that mentality, i have been collecting sneakers since 2003, before bots existed. as someone that still doesn't use the, it sucks seeing 20 yr old kids cop 50 pairs while grandpa Hes cant even get 1 for retail lol. But I do realize this is the current market that limited products have created, doesnt matter if it is sneakers or Legos, Cards or phones. I wouldn't personally turn to the UA side because I dont like it, id rather get the real thing or not get it at all, and for really limited things I would just have to pay up to own it. but each their own. If people arent' selling back in the market as real, I dont care what others do
I have the REAL pair and a friend got me a UA pair out of curiosity. Man! There's about no differences at all as the subtle differences you can blame on it being handmade. Not sure how many versions out there but the UA pair my friend got me is much better than yours. I wore the UA pair, nobody could tell as my other friends even gave praises and the reseller shop we've visited thought it's the real deal. I agree, i also don't mind if others wearing em as long as they don't sell it as the legit pair.😎💪🤟🙌👍✌
Hate to say it but you have to see the fake market will eventually destroy the retail market because low cost wages in factories, resellers, and availability of shoes. For years these shoes were being being made for less than 20 dollars and marked up to 200 or more......Just speaking truth...basic economics show why monopolies in any market will be challenged in some way to even out the profit margin.....real talk.
Ever since they taken the jumpman off the back I've never been confident buying Jordans unless it's an official retail store/site. If u can't tell the difference then the brand can do better but they also couldn't care less as it only means more business and hype for them too. This time of the year it's stressful for sneakerheads as brands have been pumping out shoes every week since October so the risk of getting a fake pair of even higher.
I can get high quality UA for $155-165 shipped, NO TAX, and my UA’s rival and even put to shame most of my retail pairs. Find the right source and you’ll save money from sales tax, shipping, as well as save yourself the unnecessary stress of waking up at 7a to try to cop on sites. If you’re paying resell, you’re losing.
I rather buy multiple good fakes than 1 retail pair. Flaws were pretty normal definitely not worth the price especially when it's resell. Won't say they're legit but I'll rock them with confidence. Almost feels like you're only paying for the brand when taking legit pairs. Quality we're almost the same (in great fakes)
There’s no fakes, it’s all the same. all made in the same sweat shop by the same young or under age women in China...No sneaker is worth paying more than $120......
EXACTLY! Fake because Nike didn't authorize it to be sold ain't a good enough reason for me to call it fake! I only buy sneakers from retail stores though. If I miss I miss.
Fake shoes like to throw the name UA (Unauthorized Authentic) out there to make it seems like they are more legitimate than they are. Maybe some are truly made in the same factories but most of the time it’s not. Fakes have gotten good with sourcing materials as the real and have gotten better overtime. Usually when a fake shoe drops for the first time it’s usually off & they hone in on the details with updated batches. So to say they made in the same factories with differences to be corrected later on is hard to believe.
@@iflykites789 I feel you. Makes sense. I like the point he made about buying fakes just to wear. Nothing wrong with that. Buying fakes to resell is just plain wrong though man. Reselling as a whole messed the sneaker game up! (Can barely get excited when copping some kicks nowadays because of it. Nothing feels exclusive anymore!) But thats a conversation for another day lol.
@@Ace-44 Yeah personally have nothing against fakes too. Some people like things they can’t get and want to enjoy them too. Sad on reselling mess up the shoe game. It’s the limited supply, hype, bots, and resell that makes for a messy formula. Kanye went with his promise of everyone that want yzy can get them by releasing so many colorways like what it seems every other week. Thing is it doesn’t work for Nike. Nike been making recycling the same silhouette for years but in different colors yet it never seems to fade.
So it’s evident the fakes are now pretty much identical visually BUT is there any difference internally and in terms of comfort, durability etc?? Someone needs to cut both pairs open and do that comparison!!
So you are really going to do a close inspection on every person who wear a pair of these? Ridiculous. These "fakes" are made in the same factory with the same left over material as the "original". The only difference is that the so called fakes do not undergo any quality checks, hence stitching might be out by millimeters.
Hes mention in the video that he has no hate on people who wear fakes or how they spend their money. It’s not illegal to own fakes, you just can’t sell them. The thing with fakes is they are not usually made in the same factories. The AJ1 silhouette is not new. These factories been making them for years now so they been getting it down. When new colorways come out they are good at sourcing materials that are comparable to retail. You can tell some of these so-called UA shoes are not made in the same factory. It’s just too odd to see them make a mistake or get the detailing off for one shoe just because it’s not authorized by Nike. Replicas is a huge business in China and it’s 2020 and they have gotten better. If you seen any of the early mockup for shoes, these same factories tend to jump on making them ASAP in hopes to sell and make profit on the market but then slip up when the real official shoes drop and you can see its an entirely different shoe.
I just got the platinum dunk highs and the stitching on them is completely different on the left and right shoe and there's glue residue on the shoes as well. This is official Nike product, but if someone were to examine them I guarantee someone would say the right shoe is fake and the right shoe real.
@@Picoballer ight so u probably think every ua comes from the same factory, notice how I put the ‘/or sold by Nike’ other retailers get their pairs from Nike selling them bulk at a discount. Unless your telling me that these rep sites got legit nike approved pairs handed to them for free then I’m not following u
What’s the website for this ? A friend of mine has a bunch of Mochas he got them from a known reseller. Another friend got the from Champs. I’d love to compare a replica to the real ones
I think the only real reason you can tell the difference is cause you know which is which. What if you got a retail and a "fake" from one of the top ua manufacturers bet you'll struggle to pick the retail. There are ua pairs that have the retail smell🤷🏽♂️
Quality of fakes are getting better everyday because of the high demand of these shoes. .. Right now, it's almost impossible to tell fakes from afar... Probably does'nt matter if its for personal use but to sell them as OG is bad
To be honest, these comparison videos if anything, just actually persuades me to go to UA pairs. People are paying ridisculous prices for miniscule differences that are barely noticeable. Stop paying resell and we’ll have the old sneaker culture.
i agree even if u buy in the store most of the time i need to find quality in order to covince my self..they need to level up there quality on j1 specialy on regular release or we can buy fake if there is no differences at all..but i dont think they will even the fake become better quality than the real
You know what they say on Ebay now, "its a Bgrade made with the same materials but was not cleared by the factory but with no visible defects so 350 is my ask, like , KCUF outta here with that, fools..
What’s sup bro great vid honestly I’m to the point where I just wanna buy these reps from China. Cause ever time I try to get them on sneakers app but I always strike out
The mochas had one of the worst nike qc to date. They had two diff toe boxes and even two different soles. Some had glue stains still as well. I agree reselling fakes is utterly trash but if you're purchasing a nike authorized shoe, shouldn't you also have nike authorized quality as well?
I am never paying above retail anymore, fuck that. Paid for bred 4s on stock x, got a pair of reps for comparison and they were so similar I couldn't tell then apart in hand. If I catch an L on the drop, it's UA reps all day.
In my opinion it's totally okay to wear UA, as long as you're honest and don't tell everybody that they're real. Also it should fit into the wardrobe of one, because if you only wear like walmart stuff and then have for example Dior !'s on your feet eyeryone will instantly assume that they're fake.
Come on, that's Gucci and other luxury brands main demo now, hypebeast who have no business buying or wearing luxury goods. And needing to resell the shirt afterwards.
Don't fool yourself it's the same shoe you're just upset that you're being tricked on is it's not authorized from Nike , I guarantee you somebody could give you a one-to-one replica and tell you that it's authentic and you would be fooled thinking that it was authentic until someone told you it was a replica, same shoes just a hell of a lot cheaper😎
1- I dont authenticate products for people, and for a reason, im not an expert, im a consumer, the reps are crazy to see in person. 2- just because we cant tell the different doesnt mean there isnt a difference. 3- like i say in the vid, the fake materials wont be hard to mimic the real thing because the real pairs don't have very good quality either.
when you buy fakes part of it is about morals, you don’t know we’re any of this money is going, sure for Nike it’ll go all over the place but that’s always better than paying above retail to someone that spent no time and money designing the shoe and the money goes straight into their pocket
@GzDatguy ok bro don’t too ahead of yourself, when was I talking about impressing anybody? Don’t act like nike is all of a sudden this evil money pit, u know exactly where your money goes when you buy a signature shoe. you gotta listen brother I was just giving reasons on why not to support buying reps never said I don’t have any
First off, your hoodies are always 🔥Need to set up an etsy page or something because I'd be in! Second, thanks for the real vs. fake breakdown. Its nice to see the true difference up close. Like you say to each their own and you really give us a chance to weigh the options ourselves. 👍
I’d actually argue that in many cases (especially in the last couple of years) the top quality fakes have been superior to the real deal. For example the toe boxes on my legit Travis 4’s are FUCKED (super boxy on the left and crooked on the right) compared to the replicas my mate bought that are perfect. Could say the same thing about every Yeezy release for the past 2 years as well. The 350’s especially are identical. Sneaks are definitely a bubble right now and when it bursts it’s gonna be hella messy for a lot of people!
One thing I feel like people overlook is that if you buy a "UA" or a fake pair, it's unlikely you're going to get anything close to the $100 - $200 price you paid. Of course, this isn't an issue if you're looking to keep the shoe forever, but just one thing to consider for the people out there are thinking about going the UA route. I only have a problem with those who are trying to sell fakes/UA as real, and I really like your card example because people these days are like "well why does it matter if its the something." Honestly don't care if people wear fakes anyway (especially with the resell prices these days). Personally, I'd go that way too if I was just solely into how the shoes looked and wasn't a collector/only wanted stuff that was authentic.
Good point. Agreed. Side note But if you get enough wears out them and want to sell them you still can get a portion of what you spent. Its market out there.
@@mastern6189 no, 3m reflects light. There are sometimes UV markers on things, even UV markers on the fakes to show what factory they came from, or stitching that should reflect but doesn't (or vice versa)
Selling them as retail is not the issue. Your dead wrong when u say they aren't the same. There is a difference between fake knock offs that are cheaper quality and UA. If u get them from the right place there is 100% no difference between UA and retail. I bet you 5000 bucks if I had the best UA and a retail pair u could not tell the difference. Sometimes in fact the best UA will be better in quality. Sometimes a good UA will have nicer leather and will not smell like glue. It will smell like leather. You are just not tapped in to the best UA sellers. I have no problem with nike getting cut out of the process because they are paying slave labor for these shoes to be made and are ripping our mouths out . And the resellers on stock x are doing it even worse so I dont agree with your stance on this subject. Not saying people should charge crazy resell prices on a UA but some of the things u are saying is wrong. Nike does not have 40 to 50 bucks per pair in costs. If u are going to make these videos u should do more research as to facts. Nike has about 15 or 16 bucks total per shoe in them. They are paying about .45 cents labor per shoe my guy. U guys doing these videos need to educate yourselves in the difference between fakes and UA. Also alot if time UA pairs are flawed retail pairs that just didnt pass quality control and were supposed to be destroyed. I dont have a youtube review channel and I know way more than u do about the subject. I have never sold a UA pair either so anybody can save their comments saying I'm just saying all this because I sell UA. I have just as much of a problem with you making money off videos telling people things that are not true as I do factory's selling UA and telling people they are UA. Sorry bro I dont feel bad for nike being cut out of the process or resellers losing money because people are being educated on UA sneakers. I have retail pairs that look like dog crap and UA pairs that are flawless. Please do more research on the issue. I can gladly send u links to people that sell the best UA if u wanna do a real review.
How long have you been educating yourself on sneakers? You will believe the same screenshot of labor cost breakdowns on the web, those are accurate either. Cutting Nike out isn't the only reason to not try to pass off a fake as real. They may look like the real thing, they are not. If you bought a signed kobe rookie card on ebay and found out it wasn't really signed by him, how would that make you feel? It would suck. So my audience might be broad for the video, but the intent is to reach some people that might be the one buying a signed kobe card and having them THINK twice before they buy. I have probably 20 pairs of high quality fakes that are supposed to be 1 to 1 that everyone says are so good, but every single pair there are at least 1-5 obvious variance in materials used to prove they are not made in the same batch (1 to 1 materials) that Nike sneakers are made from. Resale isnt the enemy, even if it sucks paying $1000 for a sneaker you struck out on. The market value of that is controlled by the market, same as anything else. So a knock off so someone can wear a pair they liked for a fraction of the cost is a solution for those that want that but arent about that. I just dont understand why people want THAT so bad, why not choose something else, there are 1000s of sneakers that drop every year.
bro you could be less of a dick and maybe tell him some sources or where to find these mythical Jesus better-than-retail ua sellers. or idk since your so well educated make a yt channel
if a shoe is 99% identical to another its the same shoe imo (even real pairs arent 100% identical to each other), dont care if nike made them or not, if its the same material and all that its the same shoe, thats how i think. To pay 300-400$ extra because nike made them is a little silly if you get the exact same thing from another factory, what youre paying extra for is what factory its made in.
you're right The suede is better on the authentic pair , the replicator they didn't get it right , and with the right replicator they can get that material exactly like that other material "FACTS" !
Technically there are no authentic sells other than official retailers all the authentic tags are meaningless because the tages can be faked too, food for fought. Also when buying a resale bag fro example you can officially get them checked.
There from da same place so how is there fakes jus becuz nike didn't get da rest so they fake my guy u not makn any sense u can't tell me u not rockn da so called fakes dat u buy u wouldn't buy for no reason yea u say for people to knw da difference but i bet u do man you youtubers are a trip when it comes to reviewing real or fakes
If I cant say it more clearly, its for educational purposes. if I can show the people out there that replica pairs are getting this good they can fool people easily, then my job is done. I pay for these fakes, I store the fakes when done with the videos. I dont wear them as I dont need to I have been collecting sneakers for almost 20 yrs, i have enuf to rotate. If people want to rock fakes, rock on yourselves, im not telling you how to spend your money. I will continue to educate others so they dont get burned buying fakes thinking they got a good deal.
wish u marked which was real and which was fake for all the pics. I assume left is always real and right is fake? I’m actually struggling with my pair. just did a size swap with a guy and the fb group said him and the shoes were legit but idk why but I have a weird feeling not to say it’s his fault. just quality control is CRAZY on these things. my pair is legit missing stitching in a section. I really need help. even went to a sneaker shop and asked if they could legit check.
Great video Hes!! Man if they look that similar in hand, ain't know way in hell anyone going to be able to tell on foot. I'm just saying🤷🏽♂️. I'm not paying no resell on a shoe that's original $80.
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You can take two legit pair, compare them, and find the same differences and imperfections you would in a fake pair. Especially with J's.
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Makes sense.
Its true
Exactly what I said in a Rep Mafia video. You guys need to stop comparing real to fake and start to comparing real to real and see how many differences there are and stop trying to say the differences make them fake.
Right, the orders these brands put in to make shoes are huge and the quality control isn't the best. Sometimes you can get a pair and the shoes IN THE PAIR have variances!😂
At the end of the day, both of these shoes were made down the street from one another. People will literally pay hundreds and thousands of dollars over the difference in stitching 💀
Right Lmaoooo it’s the same materials in different factories 😭
Why does the suede on the fakes look better than my retail pair man 😭
air jordan 1 detail for legit check th-cam.com/video/pwHReLbWLbU/w-d-xo.html
The latest batch is closer to real.I bought the same reps from aj1classic.ru
bc nike is cheap
Same
if theyre so similar to the authentic pair, then whats the matter with buying the "fakes" if no one can even tell the difference unless they use a microscope to find the differences?
nothing unless you get scammed and pay 300 for fakes or are selling fakes on purpose because theyre the "same"
If you’re cool wearing fakes then nothing.
It’s not the shoes it’s what the money from purchasing them goes towards ie human trafficking etc
Exactly why the rep game will take over since the sneaker game is becoming more toxic by the day. Both these shoes were made down the street from each other 🤷♂️
@@endless_waltz18 lmao what do you mean “take over”. Fakes wouldn’t exist without the real thing. There’s always going to be people who want the real thing and can afford it and others who don’t care about wearing fake shoes.
There's quite a bit of resellers in my area that resell fakes, but have such a good reputation that people are unwilling to question them. Makes buying sneakers really difficult when you can't trust "trusted" local sellers....
Lol i dont trust resellers period and absllutely will not feed their pockets, which is why i still to this day dont own a pair of space jams despite them being the 1 pair iv always wanted
I almost got got yesterday for 400 in a trusted store but I took them home and put the black light on them and found a couple of problems I took them back and got my money back
Honestly this video was no help at all, no black light, no comparing outsole, insole, under the insole the shoe labels the box, all I got from this video was the fake pair almost as good as the real thing.
Facts
Also didn’t show which one is which in the detail shots I want to compare my pair to the video
@@alistuzlak reps to go if you don’t get it in retail.
Resellers drove me to reps and i never looked back. No waiting in lines, no bots, no resale prices. Just whatever i want when i want.
Reps easily accessible and can grab a fresh pair anytime. Wear our shoes without care.
AND you can ask for QC. You can't request a better pair if you're buying retail.
Nike just dropped B grades on the fire red 4 shock drop. Who are the real scammers now? Retail or rep? ✊
Ayo repfam-don‘t give up everything here cmon people should find out on reddit for themself.don‘t promote so our repmaker don‘t get the attention they don‘t want ;)
What’s a good site?
@@iLL_E_Rossing that’s what I’m trying to find out
You guys need to stop comparing real to fake and start to comparing real to real and see how many differences there are and stop trying to say the differences make them fake.
If you miss out on a popular sneaker to wear for yourself, buy a replica. They are literally produced at such a high level that it's absurd to even consider purchasing a sneaker at resale value. The quality control, even on Nike's official pairs are barely discernible from those produced out of a 3rd party factory. Supply of these products does not favour you, and that's by design.
Fr im contemplating buying replica air mags cuz aint nobody got 50,000$ for that🤣
Yeah Nike’s quality has been terrible lately. Just received my ceramic dunks today and it had glue stains and extra loose threading making it a B grade
@@iflykites789 I got a pair of Plums from Nike and got lots of glue stains everywhere on the suede.
Where do you find these copies?
Lol tell em again, the resell value is way over inflated because they purposely keep production on these low, they can definitely pump these out at a regular rate, but they don’t and won’t, dont stress, I’ve seen “experts” get scammed on kicks over and over, shit doesn’t matter
i remember when the bred toes came out I was lucky enough to get a pair retail but i wanted another pair so i decided to cop a UA pair. Purposely took them to a store to see if they'd take them, they guy took them to the back to check them out came back out and offered a price. He could not tell the difference at all. So i just told him never mind ill just hold on to them. I could of easily sold him a UA pair.
For that ending u have integrity 👏🏾
Salutes to you for not pulling off a fuck boy move, you a real one for that
@@joshpeace3850 yeah man i couldn’t do that to his business. Even tho sneakers have lil flaws here and there it’s crazy how UAs are identical to real pairs.
where'd you get em?
Where u getting your UA is the questions
Those videos just make me dont want to buy real pairs, if fakes are so close to the real ones
the problem is that they sell these fakes as originals, at a resell price too 😂
there is nothing wrong with wearing them just dont try to sell em
@@Mrjojojo0 I found them for 25 dollars and they look super legit
@@elenatencheva6401 where'd you get em?
I’ll take the fakes cuz your boy can’t afford the real deal😭
LMFAOOO SORRY TO LAUGH SHITS SCARY MY GUY
I respect that
It’s not that you can’t afford it, it’s just the resell price is stupid lmao. Retail is $170 so half of the people not willing to pay resell can at least afford retail I’m assuming. But yeah I feel you
Ohh shiatz!! Aint that the truff!
95% of my sneakers are retail, but if I don’t cop I’m getting UA plain and simple. I refuse to pay triple the money for a sneaker.
Yea bro, f**k paying double or even triple for something that cost only a fraction of any of the prices. Whether its retail or resell
Same same, Nike and the scalpers are the problem, it’s virtually impossible to get a pair of Jordans for retail at launch, and I refuse to pay mark up from some a**hole who used a bot to cop 12 pairs to resell.
This sound like me mines like 97% retail lol I took a L on them mocha 1s sadly hopefully I get some off restock but I would definitely cop an ua not paying 340 plus for these
@@retrotv1988 fortunately I copped retail I was so happy because I would’ve done the same thing. UA baby. 😂😂
Where is the best place to buy UA shoes?
Chinese woman makes the shoe for Nike. After that, she goes to her 2nd job down the street to make the same exact shoe. So is the shoe at her 2nd job fake? 🤔
technically it's fake because Nike didn't authorize it but it's definitely the same shoe
@@juanito9835 and that is why I buy replicas now. I can buy any hype 1:1 sneaker like off white Chicago’s for $150 than pay $5k
Endless_Waltz whenever I see people wear fake ow1s in the street it’s so cringe and tacky I see them all the time and it’s sooo obvious.
@@sneakerhead4770 yolo
@@sneakerhead4770 I mean mine are pretty spot on and oxidized too. Regardless, I don’t think anybody cares what you think no disrespect
Not convinced that reps are bad. The couple flaws can also be found in "retail" pairs.
There's a high chance both shoes were made at the same factory, using the same identical materials. Just that the "fake" has minor defects that nike won't sell
10000000% not in the same factory. Would you risk your multi-million dollar Nike contract to make them in the same place. However the factory owner can open another factory next door and do it there, but same place definitely no. No chance at all.
This video should be title:
Warning! Don't pay resell for these mochas! Buy reps! Same thing!
Lmao right!
What’s the website lol
@@ivanmoreno4226 uabat.com, kickwho, cocosneakers.ru
@@ivanmoreno4226 coco for J1s
@@UncleAlpha1 does coco sell UA sneakers?
Now that you’ve said that they are almost the same, we can now talk about “AVAILABILITY “...We (UA users) stick to it because they are always AVAILABLE...it’s not because we can’t afford resale,it’s just that those you call “real” are hard to cop coz of them (greedy mf) resellers who uses bots to get em all...i have nothing against resellers, i just hate it when i didn’t cop then they , the resellers, flex them boxes of shoes on TH-cam........so UA it is✌🏼
100% Facts bro and the UA's im getting the materials are better then retail
I get that mentality, i have been collecting sneakers since 2003, before bots existed. as someone that still doesn't use the, it sucks seeing 20 yr old kids cop 50 pairs while grandpa Hes cant even get 1 for retail lol. But I do realize this is the current market that limited products have created, doesnt matter if it is sneakers or Legos, Cards or phones. I wouldn't personally turn to the UA side because I dont like it, id rather get the real thing or not get it at all, and for really limited things I would just have to pay up to own it. but each their own. If people arent' selling back in the market as real, I dont care what others do
@@brooklynkingz1954 💯 truth 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
They are NOT made in the same factory lol
@@derykmoates377 well they all came and made from China ...I don’t freakin care which factory it is lol
I have the REAL pair and a friend got me a UA pair out of curiosity.
Man! There's about no differences at all as the subtle differences you can blame on it being handmade.
Not sure how many versions out there but the UA pair my friend got me is much better than yours.
I wore the UA pair, nobody could tell as my other friends even gave praises and the reseller shop we've visited thought it's the real deal.
I agree, i also don't mind if others wearing em as long as they don't sell it as the legit pair.😎💪🤟🙌👍✌
Do u know who he bought them from?? I’ve been thinking about buying some but idk who I should buy from
@@jtmr.1645 Sorry, I don't know.
@GzDatguy cant find him?
Hate to say it but you have to see the fake market will eventually destroy the retail market because low cost wages in factories, resellers, and availability of shoes. For years these shoes were being being made for less than 20 dollars and marked up to 200 or more......Just speaking truth...basic economics show why monopolies in any market will be challenged in some way to even out the profit margin.....real talk.
Any suggestions for a best FAKE reseller?
Kickwho
Ever since they taken the jumpman off the back I've never been confident buying Jordans unless it's an official retail store/site. If u can't tell the difference then the brand can do better but they also couldn't care less as it only means more business and hype for them too. This time of the year it's stressful for sneakerheads as brands have been pumping out shoes every week since October so the risk of getting a fake pair of even higher.
I can get high quality UA for $155-165 shipped, NO TAX, and my UA’s rival and even put to shame most of my retail pairs. Find the right source and you’ll save money from sales tax, shipping, as well as save yourself the unnecessary stress of waking up at 7a to try to cop on sites. If you’re paying resell, you’re losing.
facts
Share your source bro👀
What’s the website?
Where did you get the fake pair? With the re-sellers hiking the prices so high now a days, I think I rather buy those instead.
Kickswho
Best persuading video to buy rep than pay resell! 😂😂😂😂😂
I rather buy multiple good fakes than 1 retail pair. Flaws were pretty normal definitely not worth the price especially when it's resell. Won't say they're legit but I'll rock them with confidence. Almost feels like you're only paying for the brand when taking legit pairs. Quality we're almost the same (in great fakes)
Fake is not retail but its still a workable usable sneaker. Same material same quality or better. So what now?
When people say the quality can be better than real pairs, is that on pairs that they’ll charge above retail?
@@user-sb4fd3jt3w no, good quality reps are $130-140
There’s no fakes, it’s all the same. all made in the same sweat shop by the same young or under age women in China...No sneaker is worth paying more than $120......
Fakes ? Done in the same factory
They both real
EXACTLY! Fake because Nike didn't authorize it to be sold ain't a good enough reason for me to call it fake! I only buy sneakers from retail stores though. If I miss I miss.
Fake shoes like to throw the name UA (Unauthorized Authentic) out there to make it seems like they are more legitimate than they are. Maybe some are truly made in the same factories but most of the time it’s not. Fakes have gotten good with sourcing materials as the real and have gotten better overtime. Usually when a fake shoe drops for the first time it’s usually off & they hone in on the details with updated batches. So to say they made in the same factories with differences to be corrected later on is hard to believe.
@@iflykites789 I feel you. Makes sense. I like the point he made about buying fakes just to wear. Nothing wrong with that. Buying fakes to resell is just plain wrong though man. Reselling as a whole messed the sneaker game up! (Can barely get excited when copping some kicks nowadays because of it. Nothing feels exclusive anymore!) But thats a conversation for another day lol.
@@Ace-44 Yeah personally have nothing against fakes too. Some people like things they can’t get and want to enjoy them too. Sad on reselling mess up the shoe game. It’s the limited supply, hype, bots, and resell that makes for a messy formula. Kanye went with his promise of everyone that want yzy can get them by releasing so many colorways like what it seems every other week. Thing is it doesn’t work for Nike. Nike been making recycling the same silhouette for years but in different colors yet it never seems to fade.
UA = UnAuthentic .
Where tf u get that fake pair for $178😭😭 someone help this man on /repsneakers
right lmfao
Allkicks got a deal going for reps, AKAJ20OFF gets you 20% off I think for Jordan 1’s
@@Orion... they front china?
@@daddyhuncho3878 Hong Kong but yea, takes around 2 weeks to get em
lmfaoo
So it’s evident the fakes are now pretty much identical visually BUT is there any difference internally and in terms of comfort, durability etc?? Someone needs to cut both pairs open and do that comparison!!
Same shit. Just remember j1 were made with 1980 technology and they havent change anything. Same comfort.
So you are really going to do a close inspection on every person who wear a pair of these? Ridiculous. These "fakes" are made in the same factory with the same left over material as the "original". The only difference is that the so called fakes do not undergo any quality checks, hence stitching might be out by millimeters.
Hes mention in the video that he has no hate on people who wear fakes or how they spend their money. It’s not illegal to own fakes, you just can’t sell them. The thing with fakes is they are not usually made in the same factories. The AJ1 silhouette is not new. These factories been making them for years now so they been getting it down. When new colorways come out they are good at sourcing materials that are comparable to retail. You can tell some of these so-called UA shoes are not made in the same factory. It’s just too odd to see them make a mistake or get the detailing off for one shoe just because it’s not authorized by Nike. Replicas is a huge business in China and it’s 2020 and they have gotten better. If you seen any of the early mockup for shoes, these same factories tend to jump on making them ASAP in hopes to sell and make profit on the market but then slip up when the real official shoes drop and you can see its an entirely different shoe.
is that what your worried about? man wear shoes for yourself not to impress others
Use a black light to look for any mark or stamps usually done by the fake pair manufacturer
GodKiller uses some good materials man !
I just got the platinum dunk highs and the stitching on them is completely different on the left and right shoe and there's glue residue on the shoes as well. This is official Nike product, but if someone were to examine them I guarantee someone would say the right shoe is fake and the right shoe real.
What makes them counterfeit? Are you an authenticator? Do you work for Nike? Or is it just your opinion?
their not made and/or sold by Nike? I get why you’d support ua’s and I have nothing wrong with that but cmon use your head
@@user-sb4fd3jt3w you use you head. You're wrong.
@@Picoballer ight so u probably think every ua comes from the same factory, notice how I put the ‘/or sold by Nike’ other retailers get their pairs from Nike selling them bulk at a discount. Unless your telling me that these rep sites got legit nike approved pairs handed to them for free then I’m not following u
what i got from this is if u cant get the retail pair when they drop just buy the ua version. as far as im concerned they're the same shoe lol.
An even better comparison would be multiple retail vs multiple reps all the same model. That'll scare you even more
Been waiting for this video!!!! 🔥🔥🙏🏽
What’s the website for this ? A friend of mine has a bunch of Mochas he got them from a known reseller. Another friend got the from Champs. I’d love to compare a replica to the real ones
I think the only real reason you can tell the difference is cause you know which is which. What if you got a retail and a "fake" from one of the top ua manufacturers bet you'll struggle to pick the retail. There are ua pairs that have the retail smell🤷🏽♂️
On the fake the heel tab is smaller, and the ankle collar shape has that wavy look to it. Still, very minor differences!
Lowkey I’m about to buy the fake pair. I took a W on sneakers with my size but I prefer keeping those dead stock to look at and beat up the fake pair!
You should and then compare the UA with the real pair and you will shocked
Quality of fakes are getting better everyday because of the high demand of these shoes. .. Right now, it's almost impossible to tell fakes from afar... Probably does'nt matter if its for personal use but to sell them as OG is bad
You’re the best sneaker channel out there IMO, thanks for the info hes!
I am a fan, his content is always amazing to watch. Never missed a video since year and half
To be honest, these comparison videos if anything, just actually persuades me to go to UA pairs. People are paying ridisculous prices for miniscule differences that are barely noticeable. Stop paying resell and we’ll have the old sneaker culture.
i agree even if u buy in the store most of the time i need to find quality in order to covince my self..they need to level up there quality on j1 specialy on regular release or we can buy fake if there is no differences at all..but i dont think they will even the fake become better quality than the real
Just came from Seth’s latest video 👌. another fellow shoetuber
I got a rep Solefly Jordan 1 and was really good. I found that the reps are hit or miss. Seems like you got a good batch
The retail looks fake. The UA looks real. Damn
Damn , they look identical. I’ll go with the replicas for economical reasons 🤣😂🤣😂
link?
What stores sell authentic Air Jordan 1s?
You know what they say on Ebay now, "its a Bgrade made with the same materials but was not cleared by the factory but with no visible defects so 350 is my ask, like , KCUF outta here with that, fools..
tell me the site pleaseeeeee
You have people in some parts of the world who can’t afford a pair of shoes 👟. They won’t be asking are these authentic or fake.
What’s sup bro great vid honestly I’m to the point where I just wanna buy these reps from China. Cause ever time I try to get them on sneakers app but I always strike out
You need to do a black light test comparison. I've seen some youtubers make videos with some suspect pair's i won't say any names though
Been trying to find a pair of Mochas in the open market but gotta be careful. Great video as always!
Not just snakes, it is illegal to sell inauthentic products ANYWHERE for any reason. Even if you list it as fake. It is called copyright fraud
Chinas laws are wack
The mochas had one of the worst nike qc to date. They had two diff toe boxes and even two different soles. Some had glue stains still as well. I agree reselling fakes is utterly trash but if you're purchasing a nike authorized shoe, shouldn't you also have nike authorized quality as well?
I am never paying above retail anymore, fuck that. Paid for bred 4s on stock x, got a pair of reps for comparison and they were so similar I couldn't tell then apart in hand. If I catch an L on the drop, it's UA reps all day.
Good first few mins of the video. It was good that you went into a lot of detail about real versus fake versus selling fake as real.
In my opinion it's totally okay to wear UA, as long as you're honest and don't tell everybody that they're real. Also it should fit into the wardrobe of one, because if you only wear like walmart stuff and then have for example Dior !'s on your feet eyeryone will instantly assume that they're fake.
Come on, that's Gucci and other luxury brands main demo now, hypebeast who have no business buying or wearing luxury goods. And needing to resell the shirt afterwards.
If you got an L, then buy the REPS.
They got the same quality.
Wait a minute .....both are made in China......so one is more real than the other?.......
Where can I find this fake pair?
Hey man does any stitching from the fake pair glow? When you use a black light
fakes have better quality then retails lol
The back tab thingy looks wider on the real Vs slimmer on the fake
Don't fool yourself it's the same shoe you're just upset that you're being tricked on is it's not authorized from Nike , I guarantee you somebody could give you a one-to-one replica and tell you that it's authentic and you would be fooled thinking that it was authentic until someone told you it was a replica, same shoes just a hell of a lot cheaper😎
1- I dont authenticate products for people, and for a reason, im not an expert, im a consumer, the reps are crazy to see in person. 2- just because we cant tell the different doesnt mean there isnt a difference. 3- like i say in the vid, the fake materials wont be hard to mimic the real thing because the real pairs don't have very good quality either.
when you buy fakes part of it is about morals, you don’t know we’re any of this money is going, sure for Nike it’ll go all over the place but that’s always better than paying above retail to someone that spent no time and money designing the shoe and the money goes straight into their pocket
@GzDatguy ok bro don’t too ahead of yourself, when was I talking about impressing anybody? Don’t act like nike is all of a sudden this evil money pit, u know exactly where your money goes when you buy a signature shoe. you gotta listen brother I was just giving reasons on why not to support buying reps never said I don’t have any
Both laces look good. Kinda feeling the pink.
I have to disagre..... iF they're made, sold, and made in the same factories........
Where can I buy these "UA". I want some good looking beaters for the gym 🤷🏻♂️
hahaha I can respect that 😂
R/repsneakers is where all the reps and sellers are at.
I legit don't know if my pair is real from stockx legit app says its replica but its too close to call imo
If you want to protect yourself from fishy sites you can try using PayPal key. It’s a virtual card so your actual card number doesn’t get shared.
First off, your hoodies are always 🔥Need to set up an etsy page or something because I'd be in! Second, thanks for the real vs. fake breakdown. Its nice to see the true difference up close. Like you say to each their own and you really give us a chance to weigh the options ourselves. 👍
Same differences you’ll find between real pairs🤣🤣🤣
Hes Kicks, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start using more and more UA (UnAuthorized) shoes. Keep digging deep, YOURE DOING GREAT WORK
I’d actually argue that in many cases (especially in the last couple of years) the top quality fakes have been superior to the real deal.
For example the toe boxes on my legit Travis 4’s are FUCKED (super boxy on the left and crooked on the right) compared to the replicas my mate bought that are perfect.
Could say the same thing about every Yeezy release for the past 2 years as well. The 350’s especially are identical.
Sneaks are definitely a bubble right now and when it bursts it’s gonna be hella messy for a lot of people!
Could you please share the link for the fakes? 🤣
One thing I feel like people overlook is that if you buy a "UA" or a fake pair, it's unlikely you're going to get anything close to the $100 - $200 price you paid. Of course, this isn't an issue if you're looking to keep the shoe forever, but just one thing to consider for the people out there are thinking about going the UA route. I only have a problem with those who are trying to sell fakes/UA as real, and I really like your card example because people these days are like "well why does it matter if its the something."
Honestly don't care if people wear fakes anyway (especially with the resell prices these days). Personally, I'd go that way too if I was just solely into how the shoes looked and wasn't a collector/only wanted stuff that was authentic.
Good point. Agreed. Side note But if you get enough wears out them and want to sell them you still can get a portion of what you spent. Its market out there.
ye there’s no way a ua should ever be more than retail. I’m not in the rep community at all but charging more than retail is just absurd to me
Are there any blacklight authentication things? Other sneakers seem to have them
I believe what ur talking about is 3M, and besides the travis scott pairs, no unfortunately
@@mastern6189 no, 3m reflects light. There are sometimes UV markers on things, even UV markers on the fakes to show what factory they came from, or stitching that should reflect but doesn't (or vice versa)
@@fuzzycuffs ah ok my b didn't know that haha
Thanks for this vid, really scary close between real and fake.
Sir where did you buy the reps
idk if you're already aware of this but there's a site called heskick(dot)com selling fakes that is completely ripping off your logo
Shoes don’t cost 2000$ dollars. And it’s all about the hype.
I’m so glad I’ve dropped my ego and decided to transition to reps. No more giving free money to botters. Resell culture is disgusting.
Selling them as retail is not the issue. Your dead wrong when u say they aren't the same. There is a difference between fake knock offs that are cheaper quality and UA. If u get them from the right place there is 100% no difference between UA and retail. I bet you 5000 bucks if I had the best UA and a retail pair u could not tell the difference. Sometimes in fact the best UA will be better in quality. Sometimes a good UA will have nicer leather and will not smell like glue. It will smell like leather. You are just not tapped in to the best UA sellers. I have no problem with nike getting cut out of the process because they are paying slave labor for these shoes to be made and are ripping our mouths out . And the resellers on stock x are doing it even worse so I dont agree with your stance on this subject. Not saying people should charge crazy resell prices on a UA but some of the things u are saying is wrong. Nike does not have 40 to 50 bucks per pair in costs. If u are going to make these videos u should do more research as to facts. Nike has about 15 or 16 bucks total per shoe in them. They are paying about .45 cents labor per shoe my guy. U guys doing these videos need to educate yourselves in the difference between fakes and UA. Also alot if time UA pairs are flawed retail pairs that just didnt pass quality control and were supposed to be destroyed. I dont have a youtube review channel and I know way more than u do about the subject. I have never sold a UA pair either so anybody can save their comments saying I'm just saying all this because I sell UA. I have just as much of a problem with you making money off videos telling people things that are not true as I do factory's selling UA and telling people they are UA. Sorry bro I dont feel bad for nike being cut out of the process or resellers losing money because people are being educated on UA sneakers. I have retail pairs that look like dog crap and UA pairs that are flawless. Please do more research on the issue. I can gladly send u links to people that sell the best UA if u wanna do a real review.
How long have you been educating yourself on sneakers? You will believe the same screenshot of labor cost breakdowns on the web, those are accurate either. Cutting Nike out isn't the only reason to not try to pass off a fake as real. They may look like the real thing, they are not. If you bought a signed kobe rookie card on ebay and found out it wasn't really signed by him, how would that make you feel? It would suck. So my audience might be broad for the video, but the intent is to reach some people that might be the one buying a signed kobe card and having them THINK twice before they buy. I have probably 20 pairs of high quality fakes that are supposed to be 1 to 1 that everyone says are so good, but every single pair there are at least 1-5 obvious variance in materials used to prove they are not made in the same batch (1 to 1 materials) that Nike sneakers are made from. Resale isnt the enemy, even if it sucks paying $1000 for a sneaker you struck out on. The market value of that is controlled by the market, same as anything else. So a knock off so someone can wear a pair they liked for a fraction of the cost is a solution for those that want that but arent about that. I just dont understand why people want THAT so bad, why not choose something else, there are 1000s of sneakers that drop every year.
@@heskicks hes is questioning all those retail sneaker he overpaid to resellers....lol 😂
Rep = fakes = ua bro, they done tricking people with the term ua😂
bro you could be less of a dick and maybe tell him some sources or where to find these mythical Jesus better-than-retail ua sellers.
or idk since your so well educated make a yt channel
if a shoe is 99% identical to another its the same shoe imo (even real pairs arent 100% identical to each other), dont care if nike made them or not, if its the same material and all that its the same shoe, thats how i think. To pay 300-400$ extra because nike made them is a little silly if you get the exact same thing from another factory, what youre paying extra for is what factory its made in.
Do a comparison between the real and fake Chicago 1s
So no one else finds this childish and waste of time who in the hell watches someone's shoes that much
Right?? 90% of people you see in public don't give a shit what you wear. Its all self satisfaction.
Where'd you get the reps form they're fire
What you think of the eBay authenticity program ????
It is true Stock X open up a office in Hong Kong?
you're right The suede is better on the authentic pair , the replicator they didn't get it right , and with the right replicator they can get that material exactly like that other material "FACTS" !
Technically there are no authentic sells other than official retailers all the authentic tags are meaningless because the tages can be faked too, food for fought. Also when buying a resale bag fro example you can officially get them checked.
There from da same place so how is there fakes jus becuz nike didn't get da rest so they fake my guy u not makn any sense u can't tell me u not rockn da so called fakes dat u buy u wouldn't buy for no reason yea u say for people to knw da difference but i bet u do man you youtubers are a trip when it comes to reviewing real or fakes
He’s a hater preaching but using UAs to get views and clicks
@@eMoney-408 exactly
If I cant say it more clearly, its for educational purposes. if I can show the people out there that replica pairs are getting this good they can fool people easily, then my job is done. I pay for these fakes, I store the fakes when done with the videos. I dont wear them as I dont need to I have been collecting sneakers for almost 20 yrs, i have enuf to rotate. If people want to rock fakes, rock on yourselves, im not telling you how to spend your money. I will continue to educate others so they dont get burned buying fakes thinking they got a good deal.
wish u marked which was real and which was fake for all the pics. I assume left is always real and right is fake? I’m actually struggling with my pair. just did a size swap with a guy and the fb group said him and the shoes were legit but idk why but I have a weird feeling not to say it’s his fault. just quality control is CRAZY on these things. my pair is legit missing stitching in a section. I really need help. even went to a sneaker shop and asked if they could legit check.
Great video Hes!! Man if they look that similar in hand, ain't know way in hell anyone going to be able to tell on foot. I'm just saying🤷🏽♂️. I'm not paying no resell on a shoe that's original $80.
You sound stupid Jordan 1s don’t originally cost $80
Do you trust StockX to sell retail pairs or do you think they pass off UAs? 🧐
Do you think GOAT would notice? I always worry about buying resells