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Giving it another go...

My black leather pair of Nike Air magma from 2011. I wore these a lot and the creasing on this particular pair is a bit...unsightly. Biggest flaw, though, is the heel interior which has completely rub

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My first retail purchase on release day in a loooooong time. First pics I saw of these I thought they were just another concept piece so didn’t pay them much attention. A few hours later I saw the rel

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Nike Air magma from 2011. Fresh from the box (fresh from France). Pretty easy to find flaws on damn near perfect leather. Grade would probably fetch a high 8.5 or low 9...I haven’t run them through th

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Friday February 01, 2019

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(3) And...finally, here is the pictorial breakdown of the craftsmanship flaws I noticed on these. Keep in mind - these were an early pair so there are plenty of flaws but it’s still an awesome pair. I

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(2)...continued from the last post. About a week ago - out of nowhere, @theshoesurgeon found my original post from 126 weeks ago...liked it...then sent me a DM more or less confirming their validity.

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(1) So. I posted this pair of Vans X The Shoe Surgeon x Life SF shoes close to three years ago. It was something I came upon at a local thrift store and paid a whopping $18 + tax. I had never even hea

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Wednesday January 30, 2019

The last pair of tailwinds I own to this day. I’ve owned quite a few different colorways of this model and was able to find pics for 6 of the 7 (swipe to see). The last pair I couldn’t find a pic of I

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Not sure if these are real but these are the rumored colorways dropping with Supreme. Not so sure I’d wear the red and white pair, but that black pair is nice. Just not sure I really need another blac

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Saw this pic creep across my timeline (or is ‘feed’ the correct term) the other day, posted by @heskicks . Memories of college instantly flooded back. In 1998, I had just started freshman year at UC S

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Tuesday January 29, 2019

Tuesday January 29, 2019

Get your asses to #dsw in Reno, NV.🤦‍♂️ Seriously how is this legal? 😂 Fly-365! . . . . . . . #thesneakersavant #thesneakersavantremembers #shoemetrics #shoemetricsflaws #gradedgoesformore #sneakergra

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Oh...wait...But...? 🤦‍♂️ . . . . . . . #thesneakersavant #thesneakersavantremembers #shoemetrics #shoemetricsflaws #gradedgoesformore #sneakergrading #fugazi #depop @depop #what #wtf #whatthefuck #nik

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Monday January 28, 2019

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If you’re in The Bay Area there’s some 🔥 at Buffalo exchange in Berkeley. Only $28 size 10!!! Start lining up they open at 11am tomorrow morning! 🤦‍♂️ Seriously if I opened a grading order package and

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Sunday January 27, 2019

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• PE

Back to those melo 13s...thanks to @redwood_sf for letting me take some pics...they got a pretty clean pair of Melo 13s here with some really minor production flaws (compared to the ones I’ve seen). E

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Saturday January 26, 2019

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• Running

I haven’t done a ‘daily shoe’ in quite a while because I figure no one really gives a damn what I wear on a day to day. But today I’m pretty bored....I’m 4 periods in and I’ve had a grand total of SIX

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Friday January 25, 2019

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Thanks to @redwood_sf for chatting and letting me take some pics...they got a pretty clean pair of Toro 4s here with some really minor production flaws. This is definitely one of the better pairs of t

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