The answer is YES!!!!!

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Back again...

Jason's back....

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Or don't, I don't care. HA!

So it's been a while. I said I was going to keep posting on this here blogger thing. So here I am! Blogging!

I saw something on Sole Collector a couple of minutes ago about the prices of Sneakers, asking if they are becoming too expensive.

Umm, yeah!!! Hello, where have you all been for the last, oh lets say, 10 years.

I actually remember a time when people thought $100 was way too much for sneakers. "You pay HOW MUCH for those?!?!?"

Your basis Lebron model is $180ish. There is nothing special about that shoe. The "Elite" model, which has NO changes to it other then cosmetic, is $280! WHAT THE FUCK!!!! They have the Nike+ shit in them, which to this OG sneakerhead is just that, SHIT! This isn't just Lebrons either. Most top of the line Nikes are done up like this. It's pathetic!

This is something I've posted about before. I understand basic economics, prices go up, blah blah blah. But $280 for something that doesn't even have any real collector value yet is just wrong.

Remember when the Durantt's shoes where like $70. I was told by a reliable source that his shoes would never go over $100. The normal version of his shoe is $115, the "Elite" version is $170!

Now comes the part that I always seem to get to in posts like this....

You are paying more for these shoes, but getting less quality.

I've been saying this for so long that I don't want to type anymore about it. Look through the posts I've made in this blog about it.

When some shoes go on sale, they are still $150! Shoes that wont last.

 I would have no problem paying $400 for a pair of shoes if I knew they were going to last. I played ball in a pair of Retro Air Jordan III's a few days ago, I could literally feel them becoming loose on my feet as I was running. That should not happen after 20 minutes of playing. I paid $150 for those. It was right before the price increase for Retro J's to $160. $160 for shoes that were designed over 25 years ago.

are sneakers becoming too expensive?

The answer is, who's been paying for your shoes if your just now asking this question?


Go buy some And1's from Walmart. Don't get me started on that BULLSHIT!!!