Bonehead Award: Stores That Leak Numbered Kicks
| Like with the Air Jordan XX3 release, much anticipation is brewing for the epic Jordan x Levi’s 23/501 Collection release that takes place tomorrow. In the case of the Titanium XX3 release, only 23 US and 23 international stores were blessed with the shoes, but greed got in the way of committing to a launch date as several pairs were leaked early (5 out of 6 at one point from Toronto).
While some of these sellers were smart to cover the individually numbered tag (to prevent their spot from getting in ish), a ton of resellers have hit eBay clearly showing which numbered box of the 23/501 Collection they have for sale early. While we understand and respect stores who reserve pairs for VIP customers, it’s another thing to sell a full size run to someone before release date. It is more than obvious that these shoes are not for them personally, but rathe to make a quick buck from reselling online. We don’t want to “knock anyone’s hustle” but for every pair sold off early to a reseller is one local customer who can not get their size. So to you merchants who were selectively chosen by Jordan Brand and Levi’s to take part in this epic release and chose to leak full size runs of individually numbered shoes, we award to you our first ever “Bonehead Award.” A list of the numbered sets leaked early onto eBay are listed after the jump. You can thank your “VIP customers” for letting the cat out of the bag. |
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Chicago, IL area
346
950
739
950
1513
1665
1174
2241
1373
1879
315
1042
1862
1497
1372
2248
2040
280
2083
2279
1883
New York City area
1025
1775
Philadelphia, PA
177
748
1160
2123
966
Pittsfield, MA
1491
128
335
522
1299
829
994
1991
2193
695
Atascosa, TX
2297
1706
Las Vegas, NV
1487
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LoL how stupid could you be to post the actual number on the auction like that. Your shop just did you a major favor selling them to you early, now you try to make a buck off of it and blow up your spot….really stupid sellers and shops if you ask me.
Comment by Sneak FREAK — February 29, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
who had these in pittsfield ma and why were they there?
Comment by JB — February 29, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
Yea they really put there shops on blast. smh.
http://www.solefresh.com
Comment by fresherthanyou — February 29, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
“In the case of the Titanium XX3 release, only 23 US and 23 international stores were blessed with the shoes, but greed got in the way of committing to a launch date as several pairs were leaked early (5 out of 6 at one point from Toronto)”… I’m so muthaf%@#$in angry…
Big Dix
Comment by Dixon Syder — February 29, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
I have to totally agree on this subject. My boy runs a spot and he will hold a pair for me, but selling 12 pairs to ONE person is not cool.
The way I see it, that shop could have 12 happy customers with those 12 pairs rather than having ONE customer who just made money off of the kicks.
Comment by mic check 212 — February 29, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
it doesn’t matter anyway….we can cry all we want but nothing will ever happen, JB never punishes those who pull this shady business
look what happened with the Titanium XX3s at SNYX in Chicago (selling the complete FSR to one person at $1000/each only to have them resell for 2x as much)…and they didnt get the JB account pulled or anything like that.
the ultimate loser in the end= THE LOYAL CONSUMER
Comment by chrisGO — February 29, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
That’s real funny, bonehead with Homer Simpson. haha. I say, no more reserves from every shop in the world and if that shop does reserves, they will be SHUTDOWN.
Comment by lcsupa — February 29, 2008 @ 1:56 pm
thats a lot
Comment by greenmaker24 — February 29, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE PEOPLE?
Comment by ken — February 29, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
“WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE PEOPLE?” - ken
I am assuming the “little people” refers to independent/mom and pop shops.
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a lot of love and respect for independent shops. Independents and boutiques pump so much into the sneaker culture that chain stores don’t. Knowledgeable staff who are as passionate about the shoes as you and me make the buying experience much more enjoyable to the point that one doesn’t even need to have more than a nice conversation with one of the sneaker loving workers to feel that they have left the store with “something.”
In this situation, I simply wanted to point out a problem that has been happening as of recent times. There is nothing more frustrating than going to grab a shoe, only to find out that some “friend” of the shop bought a full size run the day before so that he can resell it on eBay.
I am totally fine with a retailer “hooking up” a VIP customer by reserving or holding a pair, but to sell a full size run to one person before the release, in my opinion, demonstrates that you don’t REALLY care that much about your customers.
Again, this is just my opinion and I would like to hear other’s thought about this subject.
Comment by Nice Kicks — February 29, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
ITA ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW DONT BE MAD CAUSE U CANT GET ANY LOL I ALL FOR RESELLING AND STUFF LIKE THAT MONEY TALKS BOTTOM LINE
Comment by INSIDEMAN — February 29, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
what about the stores that kept all of them no VIP no nothin and put them online to make a extra buck and dont care about the product!!!
Comment by SRAM — February 29, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
and trust me I know what I’m talking about I work in one of those shops been their for like 10 years and still when somthing like that comes through the door I still can’t get nothin cause of greed even offered to pay full retail price!!! I can only get stuff when their affraid of not selling out of somthing !!!!
Comment by SRAM — February 29, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
“ITA ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW DONT BE MAD CAUSE U CANT GET ANY LOL I ALL FOR RESELLING AND STUFF LIKE THAT MONEY TALKS BOTTOM LINE” - INSIDEMAN
I am not mad about getting them - trust me, I would much rather have another pair of DS Spacejams thank this package.
I have nothing against resellers if customers are given the chance to purchase. For years I bought clearance items and resold them, but I didn’t clean out a store to leave a line of people without kicks.
Stores can do as they wish, and they will, the reason I awarded a few stores the Bonehead Award was they let out size runs of kicks that were INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED.
Keep the comments coming everyone.
Comment by Nice Kicks — February 29, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
haha people are dumb when it comes to gettin money
Comment by still kickin it — February 29, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
OK LIKE I SAID I WORK IN ONE OF THOSE SPOTS AND THE OWNERS SAW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE 23 WITCH WE DID NOT GET BUT WE GOT THESE AND NOT ONE CUSTOMER HAS A CHANCE TO GET NEVERMIND SOMEBODY THAT WORKS THERE!!!!!!!!
Comment by SRAM — February 29, 2008 @ 7:51 pm
I hate the way that always happens…not just on certain releases but all…im always trying to get a pair and dudes carrying out 5-6 pairs…but it aint gonna stop…i need to get me a shop…haha
Comment by IceCreamman — February 29, 2008 @ 9:13 pm
WHAT AMAZES ME, IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ANY PERSON IS WILLING TO PAY FOR A SNEAKER, I’M A SNEAKER HEAD MYSELF, AND A VIP AT A CERTAIN STORE, I COULD’VE HAD MY LEVI’S PACK SINCE BEFORE RELEASE DAY IN MY HANDS, I HAVENT WAITED FOR A RELEASE DAY IN A LONG LONG TIME…..BUT CHECK IT, HERES WHY I DONT WANT THE LEVI, AND I’M GETTING QUITE FED UP WITH THE SNEAKER WORLD IN GENERAL…..MONEY HUNGRY CORPORATE AMERICA WHO UNDERPAYS IT’S EMPLOYEES THAT KEEP IT AFLOAT…..THE LITTLE PEOPLE…..WHY ARE THEY RELEASING PREMIUMS, SUPREMES, LIMITEDS, SB’S AND PACKAGES NOW….SIMPLY PUT….PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEND LUDACRIS AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO BE ABLE TO SAY, LOOK WHAT I GOT….THE 23 IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, IS UGLY, UGLY….THE SPIZIKE….SHOULDA BEEN THE 23….AND WHY IN THE H-E-DOUBLE…DO WE HAVE TO PAY SOOOOOOO MUCH MORE FOR THE 23, MATTER OF FACT WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN A ONE HUNDRED BILL FOR ANY SNEAKER…ON THAT NOTE, WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY $175 FOR A SPIZIKE, THESE SHOES ALL COST AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT TO MAKE, WHICH WOULD MAKE ALOT OF YOU HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO SPEND A WHOLE PAYCHECK ON ONE PAIR VOMIT IF YOU KNEW THE ACTUALLY AMOUNT…BIG CORPORATIONS ARE MAKING REDICULOUS MONEY OFF OF US….ANYWAY HERE’S WHY THE LEVI PACK ISNT IN MY HOUSE, WHAT DO YOU GET, YOU GET A 10 DOLLAR T-SHIRT, A 20 DOLLAR(AND THAT’S PUSHIN’ IT) PAIR OF JEANS, AND A JORDAN 1 AKA(DUNK HI)$50 SNEAKER, DEMAND DRIVES THE PRICE, WITH THE UGLIEST ELEPHANT PRINT I’VE SEEN……..REMEMBER HOW MUCH WHITE ON WHITE AIR FORCE ONE’S WERE THE MONTH BEFORE THAT NELLY SONG CAME OUT A FEW YEARS BACK…..THE MONTH AFTER THEY WENT UP DRASTICALLY……..SICKENING……ALSO….HOW IS IT THAT A COMPANY CAN CHARGE SOMEONE $80 TO $100 FOR A COTTON T-SHIRT….YES A COTTON TSHIRT, AND I CAN GUARANTEE TO YOU ALL, THESE COMPANIES ARE NOT PAYING MORE THAN $15 A PIECE FOR THOSE SAME SHIRTS………WOW THE THINGS WE DO TO STAY FLY…..
Comment by INFAMOUS DEADSTOCK — March 1, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
It’s march and passaic, nj say they won’t have it till next week…. I wonder what they’re up to
Comment by hitman — March 1, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
the 23′ are ugly pieces of shot
they CAN’T EVEN BE CALLED SHOES
YOU PEOPLE JUST FOLLOW THE HYPE
Comment by FL — March 1, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
I’m for giving EVERY CUSTOMER a chance at his or her size but this gonna keep getting done because that C.R.E.A M. like Wu Tang said CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME it about the dollar bill Y’all. When that bundle of cash is put in front of them for most of these exclusive releases like the 23’s Before the actual release date they don’t care about the next man when a couple of sellers gonna come put down a wad of paper at once to buy most of the stock in one sale then go and beef up the price like steriods.
Comment by solesaved — March 2, 2008 @ 12:08 am
YO…..WARNING TO ALL…….GO PEEP THE FAKE LEVI JORDAN 1′S ON EBAY….”DO NOT COME WITH ORIGINAL BOX OR JEANS OR SHIRT…BUT 100% SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED”……WTF IS THE MATTER WITH PEOPLE…….AND GET THIS…..DUDE HAS EVERY SIZE AVAILABLE…JUST ASK….LMAO……WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by INFAMOUS DEADSTOCK — March 2, 2008 @ 4:16 am