One of my Grail of Grails. Nike Air Max Plus III. Overseas (EU and AUS) people go crazy for this model and TNs in general. I once saw some news in Niketalk back around 2007 where someone said they had these at some Footaction in South Carolina. I was frantic…I googled every Footaction in SC […]
Imagine this was a hyped release (ie: sold out). Imagine you got ‘lucky’ on the #snkrs app and was able to cop in your size. Now imagine this is what you received from Nike. It’s kinda difficult to see what’s going on here, but this is a pair of Nike Air Max 1s straight from the snkrs […]
‘Heel health’. You ever seen some ’99 IVs missing the I in AIR? Someone brought me about 50 pairs of old Jordans that had been sitting in a moldy storage unit for almost 15 years and had me grade ‘em. I found quite a few random flaws like this. Kind of a cool shot, if […]
So this is kinda my thinking behind sneaker grading…Imagine every single pair of Concord XIs that released in this last surprise drop came out with some form of ‘amputee Jumpmans’ (shout-out to @fbccbayarea for the nickname) or other quality control issues. Would you pay a few bucks extra for a pair without the arm missing? Would you […]
For my ninth birthday, my mom and dad bought me a complete set of the 1989 Fleer Set – complete with the Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card. I didn’t know all that much at the time about what owning a complete set meant, other than it meant I had a few standout cards and a […]
Now hike in style…. #Adidas
The first time I played basketball I fell in love with the sport. Everyone around me was into baseball and football and I really couldn’t give a damn about either of those sports. At a very early age I remember my dad and I adjusting the tin foil on our 11 inch TV to watch […]
And for the last shout-out of this Black Friday… I’ve been following this dude for a couple of years now and @fbccbayarea has been creating HIS OWN SHOES. Not like Nike IDs or Sole Swaps, but like designing them and mocking them up and working with his hands and scissors and glue and leather and sewing (and […]
Check it out – here’s enough pairs of NMDs on sale for a centipede to wear! @sneakersteal posted the pic of all the NMDs on sale the other day and it wasn’t even Black Friday. I’ve heard that @nike isn’t a shoe company but more a marketing company and they do a great job at keeping demand high for […]
I haven’t really ever participated in Black Friday as I’ve never been good at the whole ‘wait in line’ thing. And when people start getting pushy my first instinct is to act like I’m @thenotoriousmma and that really isn’t a good look for me. That being said, if I were out today in the Bay Area these […]