(3/3) Once I got the confirmation from the community that they were authentic, I knew what I had to do. Back then, I had heard some rumors that Nike would be retroing the Paris, London, Tokyo and New
Sep 9, 2019
(2/3) I didn’t think much of it for the first couple of hours...I figured I’d do some research when we got home, but on the drive I started thinking a bit more about them. ...
On our way home, we stop
Sep 8, 2019
(1/3) True story. ...
In 2010, shortly after moving back to California from New York, my girlfriend and I took a trip from Tahoe (where we were living) down to Santa Cruz. On our way home, I always li
Sep 7, 2019
I'm kinda hoping this is the last of it because I'm not really all that interested in having an 'I know more than you' pissing contest with those that are coming with absolutely NO evidence.
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I rec
Sep 5, 2019
Nike Air Max 90 'Viotech' and 'viotech 2.0'. I love the color locking on these. Reminds me those mid-90s polo pieces that NY cats would wear in the rap videos (shout-out @raekwon @dk_718 @dallas_penn
Sep 4, 2019
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 t
Sep 2, 2019
The original owner (wearer) of these shoes played basketball in them and wore them while deployed in Vietnam in the 60s. Once he returned from the war, he stuffed them in his army gym bag, where they
Sep 1, 2019
When I received the 'Randy Kort Kings' they were a tangled mess of solidified rubber and canvas. The soles were as hard as a rock (but they were not cracked). No pliability whatsoever.
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This was th
Sep 1, 2019
I always had trouble figuring out what to do with shoes that had sentimental value but not much else. So one of my goals when starting a sneaker grading company was to find a better way to *preserve*
Aug 31, 2019
Second good question I saw regarding the Jeter XI Highs - “Did you grade this on how good a fake it was out of 10" (although I'm not sure how serious @corderoj0330 was). But the answer is Definitely y
Aug 31, 2019
One of those super rare pairs I had the opportunity to grade...should I have authenticated them? I don’t think there’s more than 5 pairs of this shoe in the world. Why aren’t those fake manufacturers
Aug 30, 2019
This comment isn’t all that helpful, but the comment he left on my page was helpful (swipe to see it). I was actually hoping for more comments like this, because I think it’s important to have a conve
Aug 29, 2019
(9/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check...conclusion.
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Based on the story, the pics, and all of the information I've given you, what are your thoughts on this particular pair of shoes?
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Aug 28, 2019
(8/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d...
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We felt the comparison pics from the last post were not enough, so we started asking for more pics. Once again - Green is on the *known* au
Aug 26, 2019
(7/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d
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After several painstaking hours and several pixel-by-pixel reviews and several discussions with colleagues and several image requests from both
Aug 26, 2019
Monday August 26, 2019
Aug 26, 2019
(6/9) - $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d…
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In the meanwhile - I went back to the customer and asked for better, clearer photos of each angle and a few additional pictures. I also asked
Aug 26, 2019
(5/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d…
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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, re
Aug 25, 2019
(4/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont'd...
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Being that every major sneaker blog published '5 pairs released', I set out to locate them. I searched high and low and I found around…11 pai
Aug 25, 2019
(3/9) Jeter XI Highs $21k authenticity check cont’d...
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So, being that I’m not a fan of blue suede shoes (shoutout to @elvis ), I had to do a little more research on the pair in question. I watched a
Aug 25, 2019
(2/?) - $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d…
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Even though I had my suspicions, I’m a professional, so I dug in a little deeper. I asked the customer if he had proof of purchase or anythin
Aug 24, 2019
(1/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check...Sorry for the delay...Me and the team have been knee deep in a sneaker mystery and I wanted to make sure I had my bases covered before I posted the sto
Aug 24, 2019
Oh...so that's what you meant by 'New without box' and 'excellent condition'. The nerve of some people...
Aug 8, 2019
Interesting idea...@anta taking some risks out here with newspaper covered shoes...I saw guys asking $500+ for these out at @sneakercon . If anyone thinks the market isn't flooded...
Jul 31, 2019
