A couple years ago I was dying for a pair of Jordan IVs.  But as we all know, anywhere they were available they sold for $350-$400.  My wife however was not aware of this and so when she found a pair on eBay for $90, she ordered them for me 2 years ago for Christmas.  Direct from China.

Aren’t they beautiful?  Works of art, huh?  They’re perfectly balanced.  They’ve got the perfect blend of retro and future style.  They’ve got just the right amount of bulk that your jeans hang right on them, but you can also wear them with shorts.  And they looked REAL, man!  Even the box and the plastic hang tag and the little Jordan postcard… the whole thing.  It looked so legit, I thought maybe they were really real. 

The problem (besides the fact that they’re fake) is that they are a 9 and I wear a 9.5 (my wife was hella bummed when she learned that she got me the wrong size and even more bummed when I had to tell her they were fake).  These fake Jordan IVs were sitting in my closet for TWO YEARS!  I could never figure out if I should sell them, throw them away, give them away or what.  Finally, last week I broke them out and tried them on again.  They were definitely a little small, but not so bad.  And even though they’re fake… damn, they look fresh!  Alright, I decided, I’ll wear ‘em.

After just ONE DAY this is what happened to them:

One day!  Literally falling apart at the seams.  And it wasn’t a rough day either, just a couple hours walking around The ‘Dena.  Any questions I had on whether these Jordan IVs are real or fake were answered right then and there.  FAKE! 

So the moral of the story is: don’t buy Jordan IVs for $90 on eBay from China.  Spend at least $350.  That way even if they fall apart, you can tell yourself they’re real… I mean they cost $350, right?

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