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unkleventrikel: to me, i'd rather not be dazed with the term 'limited edition' so much.
i work as a designer, hence design quality is important to me. as with the fact that personal preferences applies as well. i'm more interested in hi-tops.
back to the issue, even if it's dubbed as a limited release, if it looks garish then there's no way i'm gonna cop it.

Japo: Yep x 2 it never begon with limiteds and it doenst end with limiteds. Limiteds are only for hypebeast kids :)

MRPaynter: I agree on this front, I live in deepest darkest Africe where a lot of the limited editions I see on here will be the only time I see them!

We have a fledgling scene in comparison to elsewhere in the world, a lot of people here are happy with a fresh collection of standards or minor league editions!

There are obviously heads out for limiteds and getting them through international contacts and re-sellers but a lot of us just find what we can when we can, we have a sh1tty exchange rate so it gets mad expensive for us, on top of that, a lot of guys I know have been collecting for a year or less so less than twenty pairs is still a coolection!

That being said I do come across gems in clearance sales or outlets from time to time for way cheaper than the dollar prices I see online, for example I see vintage series superstars for $150 plus and then come across them in our adidas outlet for the equivalent of $50 which is great but still expensive for us...

I feel like a scene could be more pure in it's fledgling stages when it really is about shoes turnign your friends heads as opposed to limited runs and price tags!