(5/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d… … So I reached out to a few of the consignment shops to see if they could send me comparison pics and not a single shop responded in kind (or, responded with any sensical response). The seller on eBay didn’t respond. And GOAT wasn’t helpful when I asked for actual pictures of the actual shoes they had listed for $24k. ... So I started digging further...searching hashtags and...to my surprise…I tracked down a scratch-off winner. And…to my great surprise…the scratch-off winner is located in the city I live in (Oakland, CA). And to my even greater surprise…the scratch-off winner was/is not even a sneaker head. … I reached out to the scratch-off winner and after a few messages back and forth and assurances that if my customers pair turned out to be fake - I might be able to broker a new deal - the winner agreed to meet up with me at a Starbucks in Oakland one evening. ... At this meeting, the scratch-off winner provided me with pictures of Jeter’s pop-up shop, pictures of the scratch off card, pictures of the actual shoes from all angles, pictures of the personalized hand-witten ‘letter’ that was sent to winners and even emails from Jordan Brand congratulating them on the win. … I knew they had an authentic pair, but the winner brought their pair to consign at a popular shop less than 2 weeks prior at the exact same (sneaker) event I went to. So the pair was not on hand. ... I needed comparison pics.