Just got this comment from @thelegitcheckapp , who I am absolutely rooting for. Once again – I never stated ‘these are fake’. I posted our process and I stated ‘we believe these to be fake.’
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Not that I don’t think others know more than I do – I admittedly know very little about this particular pair (mostly because I have no interest in them), but an authentication letter doesn’t mean all that much to me.
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Furthermore – I would strongly suggest that if you’re authenticating shoes you should keep in mind that you’re not supposed to authenticate a questionable pair against a *known* fake pair; You’re supposed to authenticate a questionable pair against a *known* real pair. …
Remember, though, no one on my team held the real nor the questionable pair in hand. This ALL based on pics.
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Once again – based on everything I’ve posted – there are subtle differences between the questionable pair against the known real pair (swipe) that have yet to be explained – the font and spacing on the tag and the footbed stitching of a different color – and one more thing that several of my followers have pointed out (that I didn’t initially see) – the ‘2’ on the heel has some significant differences. …
Explain those and you’ve got me. There are differences and when you see them they are obvious.
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Anyone can write a letter (including myself). Anyone can claim they know (including myself). It doesn’t make it so. There are differences that exist and glossing over these don’t change the fact that – no matter how physically subtle these differences are – they are substantial. …
Thanks for everyone’s input btw…lots of good comments on these. Crowdsourcing authenticity like @veenomous might actually be out next venture 😉