Violence In The Sneaker World

Hello class, buying, collecting, and trading sneakers can be fun, but there are accidents that happen very often.

On February 13, 2016 a 17 year old boy was going to meet up with a 39 year old man to buy some Jordans. The 17 year old met up with this man and pointed a gun at him, and robbed the Jordans. In retaliation, the 39 year old ran his car into the 19 year old, cutting his arm off. All this over a pair of shoes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3446213/Pictured-Teenager-arm-ripped-botched-Air-Jordans-theft-seen-time-lawyer-victim-says-boy-got-deserved.html

In December of 2011 the Jordan Concord 11's released for the first time in 11 years. There were huge lines formed for this release. Unfortunately as the doors opened to buy these shoes, there were riots, fights , and people being trampled over.

As you can see, it can get violent out there when people want their shoes.

Till next time!

Jordan Fear 4's

Good afternoon class,

today I'll be discussing a recent purchase I made. Over the weeked I was able to purchase a pair of Jordan Fear 4's. I was able to buy these shoes at a very good price, but I'll reveal the price after ;).

These shoes were pre-owned but were in great condtion. To be able to find these shoes in great condition is very rare.

The shoe is mainly made up of a suede material. The midsole is black with specs of white on it, while the shoe itself are shades of grey and a black colorway.























When this shoe released in 2013 the shoe was originally supposed to be called the Jordan 4 Oreo, but this shoe came out as a pack. The Jordan 3 Fear, The Jordan 4 Fear and The Jordan 5 Fear all came in this pack, and was dubbed The Fear Pack.


The Jordan 4 Fear was originally priced at $175. The shoe price has gone up!

It's crazy how the price goes up after time. This shoe is not easy to find, and it's even harder to find it in good condtion.

You might be wondering how much I ended up paying for these. I got these shoes for a huge steal! I only paid $200 for them, and as you can see they could've been sold for a lot more!

Well till next time!

Price Increase

Good afternoon class, today I will be talking about how Nike and the Jordan Brand has increased their prices on shoes.

In 2012 a Jordan shoe called White Cement 4 came out with a limited amount. The retail prcie was $160.

As you can see this shoe has the Joran "Jumpman" logo on the back heel tab.
















On February 13, 2016 the same shoe was released but was retailed at $220!

As you can see the only diffrence with this shoe is that it has a Nike Air logo on the heel tab.










The price jumped up $60! Nike and Jordan are increasing the price on there newer releases because they are producing more shoes, which means people are able to buy the shoe without it selling out so fast. Also the Nike Air tab hasn't been on this shoe since it's release in 1999, but the 2016 release is suppose to be a replica of when this shoe first originally came out in 1989.

Nike and Jordan are increasing the price but are increasing the amount of shoes being produced. It's a win/lose situation, but any sneakerhead would gladly pay the price if it means they don't have to wait in line or camp outside for it.

The Sneaker World "Lingo"

Hello class, today I'll be going through a run down on the phrases that are commonly used in the sneaker community.

Lets start off with one of the most heard phrases, SneakerHead.

A SneakerHead is a person who buys sneakers because they like the sneaker, they want to resell the shoe, they like the significance of the shoe, or because they like to collect them. A sneakerhead isn't someone who just buys Jordan's, it can be any shoe.











Next is Deadstock, or DS for short.

For a shoe to be DS, the shoe must be the way it is when you first bought it. That means original knot, tissue paper, card board, shoe box and they have never been worn, or even tried on.












Up next is Very Near Deadstock, or VNDS for short.

For a shoe to be VNDS, the shoe can have only been worn lightly 1-4 times. Slight creasing is acceptable, but the shoe can NOT have scuffs or dirt marks.



















Lastly, we have Legit Check, or LC for short

Legit Check is what it sounds like. When you're not sure if a shoe is authentic or not, you ask for a LC. Other "sneakerheads" will point you in the right direction by letting you know if the shoe is authentic or fake.








Well there you go, these are some phrases that are used in the sneaker community and it keeps growing. Till next time!

Introduction To My Blog

Hello class, my name is Douglas Bardales and this is my blog about the sneaker world. Twice a week I will be talking about the new Jordan releases, the significance on a certain shoe, shoe prices and how they've gone up over time, my own personal collection, and how the term "sneakerhead" has become an everyday word for some. Most people only see sneakers as something you wear on your feet, but there is much more to it than that.