I have decided to to an article on all the replicas , fakes and factory variant Nike you can all find out there on the Web...
- The Variant Kickzzzz
The Variant kicks are fakes. Many sites use this term but it is bullsh*t. Variants are fakes, final point! Take a close look at the Policy section on any Website that sells kicks, it might be hidden somewhere (so try to search and read carefully) but will usually say "these shoes are factory variants".
- The Sample Kickzzzz
You should know (and trust me you will notice it, if it is not mention by the Website) that "samples" always come in Size 9 with no box sometimes wrapped in a plastic bag and are used to test different looks and colour for the shoe. You will certainly see and notice very rare and unusual samples that you might like and that could be very valuable in the future!
- The famous "Look-alike"
These can be found in department stores or store that advertise sneakers at very cheap price (for instance all shoes are $ 5.99, you might see some look alike Nike presto or Nike Jordan) . They are usually made by unknown Chinese or South American factories.
Trust me, I will not call them look alike, but maybe: look alike SH*T!
- The Customs Kickzzzz
If you see a shoe in a her non-original colour way, it is either a sample (weird colour or just a colour that is impossible or very rare to find, but mostly valuable sometimes!), a fake or a ’custom.’
Customs are shoes that have been, as the word says it all, customized per the buyer’s demand... Some sites call their shoes "customs" but they are fakes.
I do not want to snitch on anybody or any sites, but frankly all the Website out there that sells Nike Air Force One Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Burberry ...are to me a menace to the real sneaker industry!
Most of those model Nike factory variants, or Customs, sell online from 60$ to 119$ for Nike AF1 - Jordan XVIII...Just the price differences should alert you!
But that is my point of view !
Don’t be fool by all those website that pretend to sell Jordan I replicas in colour that have never existed (Nike Air Jordan I Yellow and white or Nike Air Jordan V glossy blue and white), with cheap leather, and couture finishes that looks like sh*t...
You know just like me that the shoes and the leather have to be at least proper and real, the Real Nike way!
