When those J Balvin’s made their first appearance nearly a year ago, I was kind of on the fence about them.
I rarely, if ever, get excited about new product photos and these weren’t much of an exception. Nothing I couldn’t live without.
Once the release date kept getting pushed back further and further, I started looking at them a bit closer...the shark looking cuts on the canvas definitely piqued my interest....just...an unconventional take on a conventional sneaker. I love that kind of stuff. Like the kids AM95’s or AM97’s from a few years back that had a similar design with the clouds...
Once I saw resale on these and word got out that there were only a few pairs (ALL owned by @jbalvin) I really fixated on them. I think I also said something like ‘Jordan of the year’ in one of my posts...and I still think the title might fit.
I made a handful of posts of them - mostly calling out ‘pre-sales’, and this was because my dude at JB told me that the shoe just wasn’t finished yet so any pairs on the market would be fake. Not sure if anyone cared but had to let it be known…going rate was roughly $5k for that pair.
I really don’t pay attention to release dates any more because I gave up on SNKRS a LONG time ago; so I didn’t even know that they were dropping. Once I saw all of the ‘Got ‘Em’ posts flying across my timeline...I tuned them out. Like...I liked the shoe when it was a nebulous pair, but as soon as it hit the mainstream and the market will be flooding...I can bide my time. And that’s good... I tend to stay away from the marketplace until the hype dies down because prices level off and lightly worn pairs can be scooped up for cheap…
Anyway...when I saw that @jbalvin hit that ‘follow’ button on my account...I immediately wanted to scoop a pair. Like today. It’s funny how even the slightest bit of personal connection to something gets me ready to pull out my wallet. Shortly after, my dude in Colombia hit me up and told me he might be able to get me something for the low lol
How many of y’all copped the J Balvins?