25-10-11, 09:00 AM
adidas Originals x Noel Gallagher was a dead cert it crossed over on so many levels. Oasis fans wanted it, Noel's album dropped the mainstream press picked up on it (That hardly ever happens) Also another major factor is alot of the sneaker craze kicked off up north when it first hit the UK so to have one of there own endorse a pair is golddust.
200 pairs worldwide
120 No6
50 No74 (Sold out within a hour)
30 Noel,adidas staff,family and friends.
I spoke to one guy that queued at No6 and is a collector and he said in the five years he has been collecting he has never seen anything like it.
@ Big Vern never surprises me what peeps will pay there are still some minted people about and spending £500.00 + on pair of shoes ain't a big deal. Also alot of buyers don't really have that much of choice when it comes to prices. No6 for example won't ship stuff so you can either beg a friend to queue all night (Not always easy), get yourself to the shop and for alot of people that may have meant .flights, hotels etc and still no guarantee you will even get in the store so factor all that in and Ebay prices might seem reasonable to alot of folk.
The plain fact is the sneaker business went up it's own arse ages ago. We will soon see pics of young kids with 3 pairs of Bapes a few pairs of Gallagher's and whatever else is flavor of the month.
200 pairs worldwide
120 No6
50 No74 (Sold out within a hour)
30 Noel,adidas staff,family and friends.
I spoke to one guy that queued at No6 and is a collector and he said in the five years he has been collecting he has never seen anything like it.
@ Big Vern never surprises me what peeps will pay there are still some minted people about and spending £500.00 + on pair of shoes ain't a big deal. Also alot of buyers don't really have that much of choice when it comes to prices. No6 for example won't ship stuff so you can either beg a friend to queue all night (Not always easy), get yourself to the shop and for alot of people that may have meant .flights, hotels etc and still no guarantee you will even get in the store so factor all that in and Ebay prices might seem reasonable to alot of folk.
The plain fact is the sneaker business went up it's own arse ages ago. We will soon see pics of young kids with 3 pairs of Bapes a few pairs of Gallagher's and whatever else is flavor of the month.