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This is not true. The original AJ1s did not sell well and were often discounted. They were cheap and used by skateboarders because of that. The Virgil AJ1s
by fvrghl 7y ago
This is not true. The original AJ1s did not sell well and were often discounted. They were cheap and used by skateboarders because of that. The Virgil AJ1s have the red plastic tag attached to them as a reference to that era (the red plastic tag is how retailers would denote a "sale" item).
- pigeons 7y agoI never could find them on sale and never could afford them. If they didn't sell well, why were there so many "knock offs" available (which I did have, and did wear on my skateboard) at k-mart and the like with no logo and the black "swoosh" more of a hockey-stick shape".
- fvrghl 7y agoI've definitely heard both sides of this, so I'm not sure. A lot of the history of the release has been retconned by Nike to improve its legacy
- romeoEtJoliet 7y agoI think it actually goes both ways. They might have been initially incredibly popular and subsequently Nike flooded the market with the sneaker to the point that it ended up on clearance shelves (https://solecollector.com/news/2017/04/air-jordan-1-og-sales-numbers https://solecollector.com/news/2017/04/air-jordan-1-og-sales...). The article also mentions that Nike targeted ~3-4 million pairs of the sneaker, which is relatively high for a hyped sneaker. For a modern comparison, this article (https://thesolesupplier.co.uk/news/heres-stock-numbers-off-white-x-nike-blazer-black/ https://thesolesupplier.co.uk/news/heres-stock-numbers-off-w...) claims only ~48k pairs of last year's hyped Off-White x Nike Blazer Mid ‘Black’ sneaker were released.