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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - pokey27 - 24-02-09

Just checked my pair!!! inside tongue label exactly the same "sample" made in china 03/05

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - mr.pure - 24-02-09

That's that then.
They're legit but unboxed.
Shame but still, you got some all leather Superstars for cheaps, I guess.
Not sure what they're worth out of a box.
I wouldn't pay much more than £100 for unboxed FPs when they sell for many times that in a box, stupid really.

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - The Marine - 24-02-09

Good. My blood was beginning to boil. Thought I might have to get "a hold".. eh hem.. of that gentleman that sold me the shoes. Thanks pokey

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - pokey27 - 24-02-09

Basically marine it seems you have a pair of these without all the fancy stuff that came with them
http://www.harputsadidas.com/adsu35.html

P.s this thread came good after all if i was you marine i'd smile and pat yourself on the back then replace said smile with a smug expression

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - flyingcod - 24-02-09

(24-02-09, 05:57 PM)mr.pure Wrote:  I think it was June that the Golden Ticket fiasco went down.

Fiasco? Do tell.



fc loves a good gossip

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - mr.pure - 24-02-09

Fuckin' A !
And I'll go back to being even more depressed cos one thread has two pairs of size 10 Top Secrets and neither of them belong to me !



I'm gonna go and design a non fatal, Superstar stealing, IED now !

Pesky Marine, buying my 35ths !
*shakes fist*

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - The Marine - 24-02-09

Hahaha well, guess that guy is off the hook. They sound legit.

Man, I cant believe that Harputs has the Paris, Chili Peppers and the Adi Dasslers. Too bad their not my size... Holy Crap!!! The Prices$$$$!?! Well, fair for the Paris I guess. The Top Secret for $8000 LOL! now thats funny

Well, pure ma boy. Ya win some ya loose some. Sure they'll come along for ya.
Wonder if they make ballistic armored shoe boxes?

You may get me, but at least the shoes will be safe!!

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - dj_wildthing - 24-02-09

Bloody hell, $300 for a pair of Top Secrets! Box or no box, you've done well mate!!!

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - the_marsbar - 24-02-09

Amazing Lucky guy!

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - cracky - 24-02-09

Well done marine, seems like a right bargain!!!

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - sin`pl - 24-02-09

(24-02-09, 05:53 PM)mr.pure Wrote:  The size is very strange.
The delivery date is about right I'd have thought.
The box story sounds familiar.
I've never heard of samples being made in any other size than 8.5 though.
I'll try and do some more digging.

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Pokey, check the label of yours, I'm sure these were actually made in France. The sample would've been as well.

i'm 100% percent sure that someone here (dj wildthing perhaps?) had samples with stamp near heel area and the size was other than 8.5...

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - dj_wildthing - 25-02-09

Yup, I got some US 11.5 / UK 11 Adi Dassler samples. They don't have sample stamped, but it does say sample on the label inside the shoe (on the tongue).

They're still a mystery though as I've never come across anything like them. There's a few things that differs from a 'real' pair of Dasslers (for instance they only have 7 laces holes instead of 8 and the leather used for the upper is slightly different too), but there are no heel tabs or any of the other usual signs of fake 35th and everything else looks spot on and they're well assembled too.

Also, the fake consortiums were only made up to size US 11 / UK 10.5, so I doubt anyone would go to the trouble of doing a sample pair of fake Dasslers half a size bigger the rest.

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - randnet1 - 27-02-09

I would suggest emailing the pictures of the tongue to adidas customer care in the uk and they can authenticate the shoes.

They will normally ask you to send the shoes in for authentication but I know of an example a couple of years ago where they authenticated a pair of top secrets from pictures, so just push them to get the brand protection manager to have a look at the pictures.

Also, adidas do normally only produce size 8.5 UK samples because they apparently look better than any other size. There are always exceptions to this rule and it is very possible that number 35 was only every stamped as a sample.

I would give you the brand potection managers direct email, but I know he won't appreciate it. I know from experience that he would help, you've just got to get past the barrier of customer care.

You used to be able to get his details from ebay as adidas are a VeRO member, or by using google.

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - The Marine - 28-02-09

Thank you very much sir!

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RE: This was a Top Secret shoe thread, but now it's a tale of greed and desperation. - macmed - 28-02-09

marine,u got PM

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