third coast.. said:
Thats fair, but inwas more talking in generalities about regular vs secondary market. Back in my hardcore punk rock days when records were all the rage, people got pissed at those that made a mint off of flipping records. Same with bourbon as you alluded to. Just find it interesting that it is the same every time.
Yeah for sure. I think we might be pretty similar, cause I spent more than my share of time trying to track down live bootlegs at various record stores. Finally find the one you want, and it's $80 for a 12 track mix. Brutal times.
As for booze, I'm just glad you can't buy direct, because it would be impossible to get anything. At least there's a chance you can get lucky on a road trip for bourbon.
Anyway, my frustration with sneakers is that it's not a cottage industry. With music, maybe there's limited interest in a style or band, so there are fewer pressings. Or it's a live show and it's hard to track down a copy. With bourbon, maybe it's a particular batch or barrel, or the fact that it's been aged a specific time or whatever.
With shoes, they'll do a limited run that's actually limited. Like the Ben & Jerry chunky dunks. Okay, a one-off, niche product. I get that. But there's no reason generic dunks should be raffle only.
Of course, who knows if me or anyone else would be that interested in rereleases if they weren't at least marginally hard to come by. I'm sure Nike execs are probably sitting there thinking that before Stockx and the like, they had these relreleases sitting in outlet stores. That used to be where you could find AJ1 mids.
