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My Year in Review Sneaker Pickups of 2023 is now LIVE on my YouTube channel. I secured about 41 pairs this year with retail totals at nearly $10k 😳. You’re gonna need some 🍿 for this video because it’s nearly an hour long! I run through nearly every single pair with my thoughts and impressions.
I wanna thank everyone who enjoys my content and for all the likes and comments. Happy Holidays everyone and ✌️out 2023! Looking forward to 2024!
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Looking at the Spring 2024 Jordan Retro Preview today on SNKRS, these are the pairs I’d be up to cop.
Metallic 1 Burgundy: Nice to see the return of the Metallic series. We really need to complete that set from 1985. Retail is $200.
Metallic 1 Navy Low: It’s a clean colorway. They listed it as $130 but changed it up to $160. Wild price for a low. Should be $130.
Olive 5: The tongues on the AJ 5 still need work. Not a fan of the east coast puffy jacket look. However, this is a colorway I missed in 2006. They were $145 then, now they’re $210.
Powder Blue 9: they said it will be as close to the OG colorway as possible. I own the OG so I’m looking forward to see “how close.” Retail is $210.
Bred 4 Reimagined: How do we feel about leather? I’m curious about this one. I hope it doesn’t squeak because that leather on leather contact will be a test. Looks nice though. Retail is $215.
Let me know your thoughts and what you would cop or include on your list that I haven’t shared.
Last week, an independent shop in Denver, CO recently released the Nike Kobe 6 Reverse. In doing so, they made an attempt to curb resell culture by destroying the original boxes and replaced them with a tote bag with the likeness of . Here’s what one customer shared with me. The shop did include the side of the destroyed box with the size label on it as well as the tote bag and shoes. They still sold them at retail ($190) and all sales were final with no returns or exchanges. Should shops be allowed to do this to product? Is it within the parameters of Nike’s Code of Conduct and launch policies? Thoughts on this?
In my opinion, destroying product to stamp a statement on resell culture does nothing to eliminate resell.
H/t - hold_thisforme (Twitter / X)
2010 x 2023 x 2020. Definitely want to double up on the Reverse. Raffles or bust.
Hoops and Reverse Grinches
A Review and Comparison of The Air Jordan 3 Fear (2013 vs 2023) https://youtu.be/YO2uNXWA16g?si=100VrOxzzrxi0F3S via
Here is your look between the Air Jordan 3 Fear which has an age gap of about 10 years. Will we see the rest of the pack release too?Buy it now on eBayhttps:...
Five years ago, I was fortunate to receive a two pair care package from Jordan Brand. It was promoted as . One in my size 10 and the other in a size 11.5. I immediately knew who I wanted to gift the other to and it was my kids karate instructor, Sensei Rodney Hu.
Having known him for just a few months then, you could feel the immediate warmth and energy he radiated with his students. I’ve never been around an instructor who was so passionate about his craft and their ability to share that with others.
As most of you know, the Air Jordan 11 Concord was my very first pair of Air Jordans way back in 1995. Little did I know, it happened to be Sensei Rodney’s very first pair of Air Jordans EVER so it was a come full circle moment for me and one of the best stories of my collecting career. He was filled with joy that night and the very thought of acknowledgment warmed our hearts.
Unfortunately, Sensei Rodney lost his life a couple years later in 2020 due to a senseless act of rage from an individual who will spend the rest of his life behind bars. The memory of Sensei Rodney lives on forever. RIP.
The AJ 3 Fear. These are super close!
One is from 2013 and the other is from 2023. Can you guess which version is which? 🫣
Nike Exclusive Access FTW!! 👊
A Review and Comparison of The Air Jordan 13 Wheat (2004 vs 2023)
https://youtu.be/YBAa16ineTk
You’re welcome 🙏
Jumpmanning at Haleakala National Park in Maui, HI 😛
The AJ 3 Fear drops 10 years later. Should the AJ 4 or AJ 5 Fear be next?
A Review and Comparison of The Air Jordan 11 Gratitude x DMP (2006 vs 2023)
Here is your detailed look and comparison between the Gratitude 11s and the DMP 11. Thanks for watching!Buy it noweBay - https://ebay.us/nW6HdpStockX - https...
About 19 years since the last one. Between these, Fear 3s and Reverse Grinch Kobe 6s…I’d be done for the year. You?
Gratitudes are in. I’m quite impressed! Actually, I’m blown away! The quality is there, the fit is there, the stitch work, the details... I’ll have to get into this with a review on YouTube. Enjoy the photos for now. Stay 🔒’ed!
Gotta wait a few months more for the retro but here’s the OG for ya 🫡
Many have been clamoring for the Air Jordan 17 to return for years. Now that we know that the UNC and Lightning Lows are slated for Fall 2024, what are your thoughts on that $300 retail price tag? Still copping? Will it sit? And no, don’t expect a briefcase.
Did you spend that $230 plus tax for the Gratitude 11s?
We’ve really come a long way haven’t we? The possibility then vs a reimagined now.
2001 vs 2023
I’m putting in an early bid for and/or Nike to retro Kobe’s 2008 and 2012 Team USA jerseys. Just in time for the 2024 USA Olympics. Gimme the Hyperdunks and Kobe 7s as well 🙏
The complete 2000-01 Air Jordan 11 Retro set w/ all the lows.
Need that hot pink sample 😨
E L E V E N S on 11/11
Here’s the complete original run from 1995-96 🫶
What’s your spending limit? 💸
When it comes to retro leather quality, do we still hold the 2011 Banned and 2015 Shattered Backboard Air Jordan 1s in high regard or has there been something better in recent memory?
Doing deals in person is either hit or miss. I had sold my beat & yellowed pair of Black Cement 3s some time ago and I was itching to get another pair even though I had a pair on ice. I found a gently used pair on OfferUp and the guy wanted $250. I’m always hopeful for deals in person to be worth the shot so I offered him $200. We settled on $220 and the deal was done within 30 mins time.
I thought it was a quick and fair transaction. I never like dealing with bu****it when it comes to meetups but I’m glad this one was successful. Now I can rock these classics once again 👊
FYI, please disinfect used pairs if you go this route.
Anyone out there have any stories to share?
Just reminiscing. This time, 28 years ago, when I saved my lunch money and money I made off chores to afford my very first pair of Air Jordans. Back when the game was pure.
My review of the 2023 Air Jordan 1 Reimagined Royal Blue is now LIVE on my YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/_UjADnMlakw
Here are some supplemental photos I’m providing based on my comparison video that is now LIVE on my YouTube channel. The OG is either on top or to the left based in these photos. Much of the stuff I had already pointed out such as the metal eyelets on the OG vs plastic on the 2023. Colors, shape, materials, build and fit you can all find in the video.
The 2023 Air Jordan 12 Cherry releases on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at a retail price of $210.
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My review of The 2023 Women's Air Jordan 1 Satin Bred
https://youtu.be/B2YWCdOkLy8
A Review and Comparison of The Air Jordan 12 Cherry (OG vs 2023)
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Mail day…
I’m still scratching my head but…
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Celebrating with the first Retro 1 😛
Jumpmanning in Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
🛳️ x 🇲🇽
Forgot the J’s but still managed to pull off the 🤫
Looks like a review will be on the way 😉
This one is for the nickname junkies…
If the pair on the left are called Cherry, why isn’t the one on the right called Black Cherry? 🤔
And if the pair on the right are nicknamed Breds, why isn’t the one on the left called Wreds? 😵💫
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Congratulations to the 2x NBA Champion and future Hall of Famer, Pau Gasol tonight as the Lakers raise his #16 to the rafters. This was a night Kobe Bryant looked forward to 😢. RIP to The Mamba 🐍
One of the more impactful videos you will watch to kick off the start of the new year! @dunksrnice and I collaborated on a near complete comparative review of the Air Jordan 2. The video is now LIVE on his YouTube channel. Peep it. Like it. Share it. Follow ✌️ 🎥: YouTube.com/dunksrnice 🎥: YouTube.com/mjo23dan
Stephen Hicks of @abc30_actionnews in Fresno, CA tells the story of how MJ frequently played summer exhibition games in the Central Valley from 1987-1998. See the post of my ticket stub from 1998 on the previous post!
A very short clip of MJ rocking the banned Nike Air Ship against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. I want to see this game in its entirety! The NBA should release an archive of seasons and games on their network. If it was a subscription based service, I’m in! Who doesn’t want to relive some of these classics? YouTube and short game clips like this only go so far and only tell a small part of the story! Preseason - October 18, 1984. 🎥: #NBA75 #RetroAirShip
Starting today, eBay is authenticating cards. Raw cards valued at $750 or more will go through inspection and it seems like CGC and CSG will be the third party companies reviewing them. This is gonna be pretty interesting. Following the success of the sneaker authentication model, any card collector thoughts on this?
Back in 2010, I was invited as staff to attend the release of the Sole Collector x CMFT 11 release at the brand new Nike Santa Monica. Little did we know, our special guest was none other than legendary sneaker designer, Tinker Hatfield. With my trusty Apple iPhone 4 in hand (mind you no portable chargers were made back then) I was able to capture a Q&A from the crowd in attendance as one individual asked what the I.E. stood for in the Jordan 11 I.E. from 1996. Well, not even the legend himself knew so why should we 🤣. It gets brought up every now and then but people will name all kinds of stuff like “international exclusive” (this shoe was never exclusive internationally) as explicit it may seem. I purchased the Cobalts which had I.E. on the label back in the summer of 1996 in Chicago. Some will also say it was a mistake from the brand to add it. We’ve seen other instances where other items get mislabeled. For example the 2000 AJ 11 Space Jams where same were labeled as Jordna. Some even say the I (i) isn’t an I but a lower case L meaning “limited edition.” In my honest opinion, I want to say that the I.E. stands for “in elephant” print as it’s the first time elephant print had returned to an Air Jordan since the Air Jordan 3. The brand has made the original AJ 11 lows from the 90s synonymous with the I.E. moniker as so to distinguish itself apart from the early 2000s AJ 11 lows. Ah well, I’m sure a Tinker at the time was just playing it safe 🤣. I have a 3 part video of this event on YouTube. You can search for “Sole Collector x Nike Santa Monica.”
About a year ago, I picked up a pair of OG Air Jordan 9s to add to my collection. Unfortunately, it wasn’t my size (9.5) but as a collector collecting OGs, you don’t have very many choices and opportunities to pick up originals even remotely close to your shoe size is slim pickings. I ended up pulling the trigger. This shoe started my journey of completing the original AJ 9 set and I was able do so just this past year. @djnhan reached out with an opportunity to purchase his OG AJ 9 in my true size 10 and I felt better knowing the set was now complete in my size range. I went back to the collection and as I picked out the sz 9.5 as an attempt to sell, I looked back on a memory from my childhood. So I was born in Chicago and lived there for the first 10 years of my life. My family and I left in 1990 and moved to California. I always missed my Chitown family so I made multiple efforts to visit in 1996, 2003 and one other time in 2008. The first time back in 1996 was probably my most memorable one because I stayed for practically the summer and spent so many wonderful moments with my cousins. I specifically remember times my cousin Randy rocking the AJ 9 and being so proud of them while cheering for the Chicago Bulls (our favorite hometown team). Anyways, fast forward to present day. It’s a full circle moment and I wanted to gift my cousin a pair of his first Air Jordans. Originals like how he had back in the day. I hit up his brother and asked what size he was and he said Randy was a sz 9.5. Perfect! I enlisted the help of his wife Cecilia and asked if she could record his reaction. I initially wasn’t going to post this but I think it’s an inspiring and happy moment that should be shared as I have shared videos like this before when I gifted Sensei Rodney (RIP) his first pair of Air Jordans. Randy and Cecilia I hope this is okay and if not, oh well 😆. Just loved the come full circle moment and just something I wanted to do. This is what the spirit of co
2019-20 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers 💍🏆💪
Receiving a dead pair of OG Air Jordans from @goat @goatsneakers
Shouts to @nightwing2303 of @weartesters for the mention. He always has my respect ✊️. He recently dropped the newest video of the retro Seattle X. Go check that out! I’m anticipating that release as well. As for the original set of the AJ X, I do own the entire collection. As for the direction of the Jumpman, back then the direction was determined by the country of manufacture so if it was a Taiwan pair, the Jumpman on back faced left. If it was a China pair, the Jumpman faced outward and if it was a Korea pair, it faced each other. Pretty cool easter egg. I have a post up somewhere on here or maybe it’s on YouTube.
So the Air Jordan 11 Low I.E. has always been a ? in sneaker history. It’s re-releasing this Saturday in the Space Jam themed colorway. Here is Tinker Hatfield, the original designer of the shoe, at Nike Santa Monica in 2010. What a surprise and guests had no clue he was in attendance. A question from the crowd came about on what the I.E. stood for? Tinker’s response? 😆 There’s a 3 part video I recorded of the event all on my iPhone 4. Wow! I don’t think anyone else has this on video but me. I’ll throw the link in my bio if you guys are interested in watching. This was WAY before the media got involved with covering sneakers like they do now. I guess I’m the OG? 🥳
Hey guys! Have some fantastic news regarding a sweepstakes! Unbanned is unleashing an epic sneaker sweeps today! For people who pre order the film today through May 13 at midnight they are giving fans a chance to win a pair of OG breds and a lot of other rare kicks. Preorder today for 23 bucks and it gets you a chance to win the 1985 breds - the film AND a donation to charities that support youth through education and mentorship! Link in bio or unbannedunboxed.com
In November 2005, casting calls by @wiedenkennedy began for Jordan Brand’s AJ XX1 commercial titled “Second Generation.” The tagline for the spot was “Let Your Game Speak” and it aired in February 2006. I uploaded the side by side comparison between both productions and the inspiration this next generation of athletes emulated - The Greatest. It’s no denying that these stories are what fuel great breading...I mean branding. 🥴
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