Feels weird to see this kind of content in HN! I also had a pair of Jordans growing up (7s from the Barcelona Olympics, so they had #9 instead of #23) and a co

Feels weird to see this kind of content in HN! I also had a pair of Jordans growing up (7s from the Barcelona Olympics, so they had #9 instead of #23) and a couple of years ago I bought into the hype and found myself looking for a par of 1s. I hadn't bothered doing some basic research so I just knew there were lows, mids and highs. I was looking for a specific colourway (black and white) and I found a pair of mids that had it, so I ordered a pair. I was absolutely appalled by the quality. I don't think they had any trace of real leather anywhere, they were all plastic, but not even plastic that resembles leather somehow, it was just crappy plastic, and I couldn't believe Nike would charge over €100 for this and get away with it. If I hadn't bought those off Nike themselves I would've been convinced they were fakes. I did some research after that and found out that most mids have terrible quality, so ended up getting a pair of highs (bloodlines) that at least are leather. Still, I really doubt any of the models they sell these days would age as well as the originals from the 80s (like https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0665/5171/files/CBJordanBredHistory-7_1024x1024.jpg?v=1472249037 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0665/5171/files/CBJordanBr...). Also they seem to be unable to replicate the design of the originals (which were much slimmer in the toebox), they have made another attempt at this (the High 85 cut) but still I find them too bulky (in pics, haven't seen them in person). Also I find the artificially limited quantities tiresome, I would've bought several pairs of Jordans but don't have the time or the will to play that game. I think I understand why they do it, but I also wonder how that would compare with a strategy where they would make the most sought after colourways (say bred or chicago) readily available at any time. Like Adidas has done with the Stan Smiths, for example, I can walk into any store that sells Adidas and buy a pair of Stan Smiths in the original colourway (and many others). And after all these years since they exploded in popularity they still seem to be selling a ton of those.