02-08-10, 08:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-10, 08:09 PM by Battosai.)
I've been after a pair of Bordeaux's since the first time I saw them on here. I realise that in my daily search, for almost 2 years straight, I've never seen a single pair of them for sale on eBay, and only purchased from one member on here to another.
I know FP's and NHBD's. Unions, Tates etc are rarer in terms of production, but I've seen them around on an almost weekly basis in one size or another - if you've got the money, they'll be around in your size if you're patient.. but Bordeaux's?
What's the rarest supe in your hunting/shopping experience?
They had a full size run of Bordeaux's in FP for the re-opening.
Ahh yes, the "limited edition paradox," where limited shoes are easier to find than non-limited ones. The way I figure, with a lot of the limited releases, a much smaller percentage of the people who buy them actually wear them, and a much larger percent hold onto them to sell them for profit, which is why they seen so often despite being limited. The non-limited stuff like the bordeauxs, which I remember seeing in abundance in many shops in LA, end up being purchased and worn at much higher rates, making it very hard to find a new pair since they weren't "limited" and therefore not kept by as many people for the intention of selling later.
But I digress, a few pairs I've had some trouble finding are the black/white stripe/white shell SSI (finally found a few years ago) and the snakeskin stripe SSIs (both black and white), which I haven't been able to track down for the life of me.
02-08-10, 08:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-10, 08:36 PM by MJF.)
^^^^ talk about pissing on someone's bonfire  (edit: "a"'s post that is)
Well that's a conversation stopper. What's up next?
Don't touch the hair 
The Onion skin and Leopard stripe Superstar I's from a few years back.
Totally fucking Mexico !
werrd.. them and those nature ones, made from bamboo and avacado stones.. rare as fuck!
" shocking cock-up, the mice were furious "
^^^ had em on sale in Footlocker last week
Don't touch the hair
bugger...
" shocking cock-up, the mice were furious "
(02-08-10, 08:32 PM)"a Wrote: They had a full size run of Bordeaux's in FP for the re-opening.
Does anyone know if they will be an online shop any time soon or will it just be in store?
End of the year I heard.
" shocking cock-up, the mice were furious "
I've still yet to see the white orange patents that be my Grail pair ( apart from those on T's feet )
Swede canvas fairly rare but I've seen those on the bay..
03-08-10, 10:52 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-10, 10:54 AM by Battosai.)
(02-08-10, 08:35 PM)MJF Wrote: ^^^^ talk about pissing on someone's bonfire (edit: "a"'s post that is)
Well that's a conversation stopper. What's up next?
Not really, as I was asking for other peoples' personal experience, which obviously would be different.
For me personally, Bordeauxs are comfortably the rarest Supe, as I don't see them in any size, ever. Whereas I've seen every other Supe I can think of on sale at more than one time in one size or another.
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SenorDragon, I think you make a good point there.
I did buy my Bordeauxs (dead stock) on the bay. They were a size 10 and I was the only bidder. Got them for a bargain. I couldn't believe it because like you I had never seen them for sale anywhere else. I guess I was extremely lucky. What size are you? If I ever spot a pair I can give yoju a heads up.
The rarest supe for me would be the cracked vanillas. I remember them seeing them on a webshop about a year ago. But not my size. I liked the cw and I just had to own a pair. Never seen them afterwards. Untill recently and I got my chance to buy them.
03-08-10, 01:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-10, 01:42 PM by kt0626.)
SDs bang on in those comments - and I suspected the Bordeaux' were 'gettable' when FP opened up....I need eyes at the FP store - how the fcuk are us chaps beyond the pond supposed to see whats up there? Not that I don't trust the taste here 
Rob, Tommy had a pair a wee while back - Vanilla Cracked is VERY nice....
03-08-10, 03:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-10, 09:08 PM by Grimmy.)
Over the few years I've been more seriously into supe collecting, I've come across pretty much every pair in my wantlist every now and then but usually at a time when I can't afford to buy any pair and later they've naturally not been available anymore. 
The only pair from my list I've never seen in my size anywhere are Baxter-Neal loam/lava cw skates, the ones with the pine tree print on the heel. Been after them since they came out about 2 years ago but only ever seen other sizes, even in the shops when they were released.
I've seen the bordeaux's a few times on the bay but not too often.
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