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Art 1 · 25 December 2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Yes sir! Nowadays I'm hooping in Hyperfuse! We get games going on at Chelsea Piers after I teach my 6th grade class! Let me know if you ever get into NY or I'll let you know next time I get to Vegas so we can pick up a game or two

Guys, I was very athletic. QB, played center field, sprinter, champion wrestler. I just could never put that darn ball through the hoop. I could pass and steal all day long, just couldn't shoot.

fusionstorm · 25 December 2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Let's talk! Not only do you probably have the 1655 I am looking for you may have some gems I missed out on like the Air Yeezy's. To my wife's happiness I sold a bunch of my non-related Jordans in 2011. Here is a picture of the 11's fresh off the plane and delivered to me in Italy today. Sometimes it pays to have friends in the right places

I stopped collecting about 8 years ago, so couldn't help you on the Yeezys. All of my Js are either originals or the first retro version, and for the most part are DS and size 12s. I'll upload some pics to Picasa and post them here when I fire up my laptop later this weekend (on the iPad right now).

fusionstorm · 25 December 2011, 03:28 PM

Still haven't found photos of everything, but here's a taste.......

GradyPhilpott · 25 December 2011, 03:30 PM

Dear God!

MP5 · 25 December 2011, 03:39 PM

Interesting but I dont get it

Speed · 25 December 2011, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Still haven't found photos of everything, but here's a taste.......

Oh my Eugene.

fusionstorm · 25 December 2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MP5

Interesting but I dont get it

People like collecting what other people consider a utilitarian item. Kinda like this watch thing........

MP5 · 25 December 2011, 03:55 PM

Im not disparaging its just one of those things is life where I just dont get it. Not because there isnt a point just that its something I never fathomed.

Oh, and this is from someone who had like 3-7 as well as some fly pumps. Cant say I ever wanted to keep any of them, in fact they couldnt be trashed fast enough after about 5-6 months

FremStar · 25 December 2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fusionstorm

I stopped collecting about 8 years ago, so couldn't help you on the Yeezys. All of my Js are either originals or the first retro version, and for the most part are DS and size 12s. I'll upload some pics to Picasa and post them here when I fire up my laptop later this weekend (on the iPad right now).

So I see we have very similar taste in kicks, originals are a must the retros are just for fun

you're a 12 so we can't work anything out there but how about your 1655?

FremStar · 25 December 2011, 04:43 PM

Most people in the watch world know about Mike Wood, however, for those in the sneaker world Mike Geller is one of the few gents out there with a complete collection of Nikes. My fellow sneakerheads here already know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3HJg...e_gdata_player

jmv23 · 25 December 2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Most people in the watch world know about Mike Wood, however, for those in the sneaker world Mike Geller is one of the few gents out there with a complete collection of Nikes. My fellow sneakerheads here already know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3HJg...e_gdata_player

hey i see some AM infrareds...i just wore mine 2 days ago

FremStar · 25 December 2011, 04:59 PM

Fusion I got your PM so let me know about that 1655 so we can wrap his up ASAP.

fusionstorm · 25 December 2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Most people in the watch world know about Mike Wood, however, for those in the sneaker world Mike Geller is one of the few gents out there with a complete collection of Nikes. My fellow sneakerheads here already know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3HJg...e_gdata_player

Jordy doesn't have a complete collection of Nikes, not that he couldn't if he really tried. I'm assuming he does not want every plain Jane version they ever made.

He does have probably the most complete collection of highly desirable/iconic versions around. Just trying to get every version of the Air Force 1 and Dunks alone is probably an impossible task. Those two designs alone account for a few thousand different versions combined, with more coming out every month.

What's crazy is he has people willing to pay the $23.23 entry fee to see his collection (subtract $5.00 if you're sporting Nikes). So it's like he's accruing interest off of his investment in his collection......

I collect the same size he does. Maybe I should drop him a note and see if he's interested in acquiring my collection........

FremStar · 26 December 2011, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Jordy doesn't have a complete collection of Nikes, not that he couldn't if he really tried. I'm assuming he does not want every plain Jane version they ever made.

He does have probably the most complete collection of highly desirable/iconic versions around. Just trying to get every version of the Air Force 1 and Dunks alone is probably an impossible task. Those two designs alone account for a few thousand different versions combined, with more coming out every month.

What's crazy is he has people willing to pay the $23.23 entry fee to see his collection (subtract $5.00 if you're sporting Nikes). So it's like he's accruing interest off of his investment in his collection......

I collect the same size he does. Maybe I should drop him a note and see if he's interested in acquiring my collection........

Yes I should have stated a complete collection of desireable Nikes

if you are going to try and sell him your J's you might be disappointed because he already has multiple pairs of every Jordan shoe produced

but you never know... They have to be grade A mint (never touched the ground, etc.) worst case scenario there is always the flight club route

fusionstorm · 26 December 2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Yes I should have stated a complete collection of desireable Nikes

if you are going to try and sell him your J's you might be disappointed because he already has multiple pairs of every Jordan shoe produced

but you never know... They have to be grade A mint (never touched the ground, etc.) worst case scenario there is always the flight club route

Well, he has said in interviews that he's bought and sold a 6-figure number of pairs of Nikes, so who knows.........

mufjp · 26 December 2011, 12:56 PM

Compared to these shoes from the 90s, today's basketball shoes are downright ugly. Have you seen what LBJ has been wearing the past few years??

fusionstorm · 26 December 2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mufjp

Compared to these shoes from the 90s, today's basketball shoes are downright ugly. Have you seen what LBJ has been wearing the past few years??

The problem shoe manufacturers are having (much like the auto industry) is that there are not unlimited designs out there. The form factor of a shoe, just like a car, falls within a somewhat narrow range that people expect it to look and perform. You can only change color schemes and design variations a finite amount of times. That's a good portion of the reason why the retro versions of Jordans are so popular. They harken back to an era when the designs were considered innovative and avant-garde, not like the bastardized versions seen nowadays that take elements from different models and versions of iconic designs.

GradyPhilpott · 27 December 2011, 04:39 AM

In my youth, this was THE basketball shoe.

I understand that in the UK they are called baseball boots.

FremStar · 27 December 2011, 04:52 AM

Grady and Ken, Chuck Taylor's are still popular today, however, are not recommended to play sports in!

Rags · 27 December 2011, 06:20 AM

I can't see what makes people lose their minds over a pair of sneakers. I just don't get it.

Art 1 · 27 December 2011, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rags

I can't see what makes people lose their minds over a pair of sneakers. I just don't get it.

I just put on my TE lll, so comfy. I'm waiting for Sam to hook me up the the new release.

Rags · 27 December 2011, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

In my youth, this was THE basketball shoe.

I understand that in the UK they are called baseball boots.

Chuck Taylor cons, when I was a kid they were the sneakers every boy wanted.

Art 1 · 27 December 2011, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rags

Chuck Taylor cons, when I was a kid they were the sneakers every boy wanted.

Yes they were, and we were too poor for me to have a pair.

FremStar · 27 December 2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Art 1

I just put on my TE lll, so comfy. I'm waiting for Sam to hook me up the the new release.

Art I will PM you tomorrow with what I hear about getting you the new release at retail price in the interim here is another picture for this thread on the mayhem this release caused!

Art 1 · 27 December 2011, 09:17 AM

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Art I will PM you tomorrow with what I hear about getting you the new release at retail price in the interim here is another picture for this thread on the mayhem caused!

Mercy. Amazing. Travel safe.

AIKO · 28 December 2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rags

I can't see what makes people lose their minds over a pair of sneakers. I just don't get it.

Maybe it's the Beatles of 2011?

25 December 2011, 03:28 PM	#63
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25 December 2011, 03:30 PM	#64
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25 December 2011, 04:59 PM	#72
FremStar "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: Gotham City Watch: Wall Street Posts: 9,954	Fusion I got your PM so let me know about that 1655 so we can wrap his up ASAP. __________________ "Wealth is of the heart and mind, not of the pocket!" "A Watch Is An Emotional Object, And So, It Is The Responsibility Of The Brand To Create Emotion Through It's Products" - Georges Kern "In the 1950s and 60s, they made the Ref 8171, which is a cult collectible—now that’s the ultimate Rolex you could own with a calendar and a moon phase.” - John Reardon "Heh, heh, heh..." - Michael Kilyung

27 December 2011, 04:52 AM	#79
FremStar "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: Gotham City Watch: Wall Street Posts: 9,954	Grady and Ken, Chuck Taylor's are still popular today, however, are not recommended to play sports in! __________________ "Wealth is of the heart and mind, not of the pocket!" "A Watch Is An Emotional Object, And So, It Is The Responsibility Of The Brand To Create Emotion Through It's Products" - Georges Kern "In the 1950s and 60s, they made the Ref 8171, which is a cult collectible—now that’s the ultimate Rolex you could own with a calendar and a moon phase.” - John Reardon "Heh, heh, heh..." - Michael Kilyung

27 December 2011, 06:20 AM	#80
Rags 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Chuck Location: SW Florida Watch: 16233,16610,214270 Posts: 11,196	I can't see what makes people lose their minds over a pair of sneakers. I just don't get it. __________________ 16233 Y Serial Datejust 16610 Z Serial Submariner 214270 Explorer *114300 Oyster Perpetual* *76200 Tudor Date+Day*

25 December 2011, 03:39 PM	#65
MP5 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 2,886	Interesting but I dont get it

25 December 2011, 03:55 PM	#68
MP5 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 2,886	Im not disparaging its just one of those things is life where I just dont get it. Not because there isnt a point just that its something I never fathomed. Oh, and this is from someone who had like 3-7 as well as some fly pumps. Cant say I ever wanted to keep any of them, in fact they couldnt be trashed fast enough after about 5-6 months

26 December 2011, 12:56 PM	#76
mufjp "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 21	Compared to these shoes from the 90s, today's basketball shoes are downright ugly. Have you seen what LBJ has been wearing the past few years??

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