Family, listen. The AJ1 KO drop really tripped me out this morning. It’s a good shoe! And the KO’s have always been slick with a pretty neat history.
But for $140?(CORRECTED from $160) Absolutely not. And some of those resale prices? Sheesh, man.
Y’all gotta help me understand. Did you go for these this morning? If so, how did it go? And what’s the appeal for you? Because I feel like most of it is just hype, but I’m totally open to being wrong here. Talk to me.
What's wild to me (and I'll probably write about this for Friday) is seeing these things sell out super quickly but seeing mad pairs of Flint 7's just sitting. Lol. I thought it'd be the other way around.
I like the Flint 7s (and 7s in general), but don’t you find them a little tougher to wear casually? Just my two cents. Now I’m going to flip-flop and say that I’d definitely cop a Bordeaux if they retro those again on nostalgia alone.
LOLOLOL I feel like the Bordeauxs get everyone. And I feel like you can get a good fit off in those! The KO's would certainly be a bit easier. But I figured that just off of name alone the Flints might perform better. Clearly, I was wrong. Haha
it's the damn resellers. it's all driven by hype. there are a lot of dope sneakers that fly under the radar because there's no hype behind them. But if virgil or travis scott or jerry "bless" them that'll change real quick.
I was able to get them from SNKRS draw....I'm drawn to them being canvas...I'm thinking that the toebox will be a little less likely to crease than the regular 1s.
I have the Shadow ones from a few years back and I like them and the history/mystery of the AJKO. Struck out on all raffles and SNKRS. Not paying resale for these as there are so many more pairs out there.
I passed on these. Just not that nice to me. You see a lot of people on Twitter, "welp, finally got a W!" only proving that they didn't even want the shoe, they just wanted to feel a win in the sneaker game. Resale and the hype of the W of changed the game for sure
Shot my shot on SNKRS this morning, no luck there. Hoping to catch it if it drops elsewhere, i'm a fan. 160 is a bit much for these but anything under 200 and I only think for about 10 minutes.
That's fair! I also like them. I just feel like this is one of those silhouettes that probably shouldn't have been hyped in the way that it felt like it was.
I went for them, because I've been going for everything in hopes that all the Ls will result in some eventual Ws at some point. But ultimately I think you're right that it only due to hype that they went so fast.
Which leads me to something that is a little off topic, but it pertains to hype and has been bothering me: I've been reading the MariSole comics on Sneakers, and they keep referring to characters taking multiple Ls, doubling up on hard to get pairs, and having "the luck of the draw." I know it's trying to be "relatable to the culture" or whatever, but it kinda pisses me off because it's just further proof that Nike KNOWS that they're screwing with all of us with the false scarcity. Like they're waving the gamification of sneakers in all our faces and saying "we know we're screwing with y'all, and we know y'all know we're playing you, but we also know y'all ain't gonna stop playing our stupid game."
It pisses me off even more that they're probably right...
I copped. I have the vintage version that dropped back in 2010 and got some good wear out of them back in the day, but i'm a little fearful to step into them nowadays as they're over ten years old. I've always had a fondness for the KO line because I didn't feel the need to be extra precious and careful with them. As others have said, traditionally KOs would go on sale/hit the outlets and you could get them for low. To be honest, I tried just to try and didn't expect the dub today. I wouldn't have been devastated with an L, but I'm glad I got them. I hit on the 11 lows a week ago, so it was kind of a heat check attempt. And they were $140 for me. I agree that anything higher would be pushing it and there's no way I'd cop at the resale numbers i've been seeing today.
AH yeah I wrote the wrong price smh. The 2015 joints had the $160 price point. But still, I think it's a nice shoe! Don't get me wrong. But it just felt odd seeing people react to it the way they did when these were readily available six years ago for a discount lol
I’m with that. If it was like the old days, pre SNKRS, I might have balked at $140 as well. But then again, if it were the old days a lot of this stuff wouldn’t have sold out. Overall it’s a cool sneaker that probably should be at a retail price point much closer to $100. But everything is “hyped” these days.
I went for them thinking maybe there would be less demand than AJ 1's, plus I thought they look sweet and that in person they would be ever better... guess I was way off base
I have a pair of the Bred colorway that came out a few years back on a super steal ($110 because no box??) and I really mess with the canvas Jordans but I just couldn’t vibe with these. If they made it so where the back was red instead of white they’d look more... complete? Like it really looks like it was halfway through production and they just straight up forgot to color the rest of the shoe.
It’s so wild that I saw people saying “well at least I got a W” which makes it seem like they were just going for it to go for it, like for the dopamine hit.
I did go for them for a friend on SNKRS and caught that L, which I was only bummed about for my friend. Kind of a weird drop. Midweek drops suck for me since I’m trying to work at drop times lol
I had these in 2014 and sold them years ago. because the red canvas started to turn pink. Ya boy did hit on snkrs for the first time in over a year 😂 and i am happy with them. The price on them doesn’t bother me as much because i wanted them
I think it's less about the price for me and more about the hype that they came with lol. I'm just confused by it, I guess. They're good! But I just don't recall people reacting this way to them when they dropped back in the day.
What's wild to me (and I'll probably write about this for Friday) is seeing these things sell out super quickly but seeing mad pairs of Flint 7's just sitting. Lol. I thought it'd be the other way around.
I like the Flint 7s (and 7s in general), but don’t you find them a little tougher to wear casually? Just my two cents. Now I’m going to flip-flop and say that I’d definitely cop a Bordeaux if they retro those again on nostalgia alone.
LOLOLOL I feel like the Bordeauxs get everyone. And I feel like you can get a good fit off in those! The KO's would certainly be a bit easier. But I figured that just off of name alone the Flints might perform better. Clearly, I was wrong. Haha
it's the damn resellers. it's all driven by hype. there are a lot of dope sneakers that fly under the radar because there's no hype behind them. But if virgil or travis scott or jerry "bless" them that'll change real quick.
Chicago colorways are undefeated. With all the madness going on with diff iterations, OG colors be gone in a blink
I was able to get them from SNKRS draw....I'm drawn to them being canvas...I'm thinking that the toebox will be a little less likely to crease than the regular 1s.
I have the Shadow ones from a few years back and I like them and the history/mystery of the AJKO. Struck out on all raffles and SNKRS. Not paying resale for these as there are so many more pairs out there.
I did not try for these this morning. I wasn't necessarily attracted to them like that so I passed.
I passed on these. Just not that nice to me. You see a lot of people on Twitter, "welp, finally got a W!" only proving that they didn't even want the shoe, they just wanted to feel a win in the sneaker game. Resale and the hype of the W of changed the game for sure
I passed on these, never been a fan of the AJ1 Ko. It's just hyped up for obvious reasons, not a must have in my opinion.
Co-sign…
I respect the sneaker but passed on them, just not my vibe.
RT. Respect but not for my rotation and not even considering for that price tag.
I'd rock them, but I didn't feel good enough about them to catch an L today. Lol
Shot my shot on SNKRS this morning, no luck there. Hoping to catch it if it drops elsewhere, i'm a fan. 160 is a bit much for these but anything under 200 and I only think for about 10 minutes.
I'm new and had never seen canvas AJs before. Didn't get em but like em
That's fair! I also like them. I just feel like this is one of those silhouettes that probably shouldn't have been hyped in the way that it felt like it was.
I like them just fine and would probably buy a pair if they were on the shelf, even at 140, but waking up early or paying reseller price? gtfoh
I went for them, because I've been going for everything in hopes that all the Ls will result in some eventual Ws at some point. But ultimately I think you're right that it only due to hype that they went so fast.
Which leads me to something that is a little off topic, but it pertains to hype and has been bothering me: I've been reading the MariSole comics on Sneakers, and they keep referring to characters taking multiple Ls, doubling up on hard to get pairs, and having "the luck of the draw." I know it's trying to be "relatable to the culture" or whatever, but it kinda pisses me off because it's just further proof that Nike KNOWS that they're screwing with all of us with the false scarcity. Like they're waving the gamification of sneakers in all our faces and saying "we know we're screwing with y'all, and we know y'all know we're playing you, but we also know y'all ain't gonna stop playing our stupid game."
It pisses me off even more that they're probably right...
I copped. I have the vintage version that dropped back in 2010 and got some good wear out of them back in the day, but i'm a little fearful to step into them nowadays as they're over ten years old. I've always had a fondness for the KO line because I didn't feel the need to be extra precious and careful with them. As others have said, traditionally KOs would go on sale/hit the outlets and you could get them for low. To be honest, I tried just to try and didn't expect the dub today. I wouldn't have been devastated with an L, but I'm glad I got them. I hit on the 11 lows a week ago, so it was kind of a heat check attempt. And they were $140 for me. I agree that anything higher would be pushing it and there's no way I'd cop at the resale numbers i've been seeing today.
Also congrats on copping!
AH yeah I wrote the wrong price smh. The 2015 joints had the $160 price point. But still, I think it's a nice shoe! Don't get me wrong. But it just felt odd seeing people react to it the way they did when these were readily available six years ago for a discount lol
I’m with that. If it was like the old days, pre SNKRS, I might have balked at $140 as well. But then again, if it were the old days a lot of this stuff wouldn’t have sold out. Overall it’s a cool sneaker that probably should be at a retail price point much closer to $100. But everything is “hyped” these days.
I went for them thinking maybe there would be less demand than AJ 1's, plus I thought they look sweet and that in person they would be ever better... guess I was way off base
Passed. If I coulda walked into a store and purchased easily then MAYBE - but we all know that's not possible to do anymore lol.
Imo ajkos look the best. I got my royal blue pair for literally $70. Just getting dust in 2014 😭 now they 400+ same day. Oh my times have changed
Honestly I think a lot of people just saw the bred colorway and figured someone out there would buy for resale. Cant blame them tbh
I have a pair of the Bred colorway that came out a few years back on a super steal ($110 because no box??) and I really mess with the canvas Jordans but I just couldn’t vibe with these. If they made it so where the back was red instead of white they’d look more... complete? Like it really looks like it was halfway through production and they just straight up forgot to color the rest of the shoe.
It’s so wild that I saw people saying “well at least I got a W” which makes it seem like they were just going for it to go for it, like for the dopamine hit.
I did go for them for a friend on SNKRS and caught that L, which I was only bummed about for my friend. Kind of a weird drop. Midweek drops suck for me since I’m trying to work at drop times lol
I had these in 2014 and sold them years ago. because the red canvas started to turn pink. Ya boy did hit on snkrs for the first time in over a year 😂 and i am happy with them. The price on them doesn’t bother me as much because i wanted them
I think it's less about the price for me and more about the hype that they came with lol. I'm just confused by it, I guess. They're good! But I just don't recall people reacting this way to them when they dropped back in the day.