We Went To The Fake Sneaker Capital Of China (HBO)
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- After the sun sets in Putian, thousands of bikes carrying fake sneakers hit the streets.
The lace-up black market is no secret in Putian, and it's where you can find Chan, a vendor with a knack for getting high-quality pairs off the streets and into the hands of hypebeasts on the other side of the globe.
With rubber, he struck gold.
"I've spoken to some of our customers some of them are high school students some are college students university students. So yeah these are our main crowd you generally," Chan told VICE News. "It's usually the kids themselves were very resourceful. They understand about replicas they understand that these are high-quality sneakers and they come finding you saying, hey I'd like to buy some high-quality replicas from you."
And while vendors are subject to police raids and potential lawsuits, Chan has been able to stay afloat. These days, the only thing slowing his business down is nitpicky sneakerheads.
"Unfortunately, it's just the hard and fast rules of doing business. You meet difficult customers. You'll meet cheaters, you meet scammers who will be out there to cheat you off a pair of shoes," Chan said. "So, unfortunately, this kind of thing happens, especially when you're on a public domain like the Internet."
VICE News met up with Chan at his headquarters to see how his business is racing ahead.
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what’s the music at the very start of the video
Plot twist: That was not Chan doing the interview, it was his replica
CHAZE2B loooool
It was Oobah
Human replicas are called Replicants and are hunted by Bladerunners daily #ReplicantLifesMatter
And the reject Chan was in the rejects room...
I love how the guy making the fake runners even thinks the new designs are ugly lol...
If Nike makes a shoe for $2 and sells you it for $300, and this guy makes a shoe for $2 and sells it to you for $60, who's really ripping who off?
Both
none, since he's honest that it's fake. people that is ripping you off are people who buy fakes and claim is real.
Bravo! Perfect comment hands down!***
Nike does rip you off, but their sneakers are definitely made better and are more durable. Counterfeits typically fall apart pretty fast
Lit Records exactly lmfaooooo
This chan guy, is very well educated, very fluent in english, well mannered, and care for his customers (more than the original brand)
which is makes me laugh and admire him in certain way
Do you know what his Insta is?
he went to med school afterall, ofcourse he's highly educated.
Scottish accent from the uk or lived there for a long time
he was in the uk...so obviously
I think he's got irish or scottish accent lol
What I love about replicas is that I can actually wear them and appreciate them and not care so much if they get a little crease or dirt because I know I didn't pay 5k resale.
I like the fact that I can get them in the first place seeing as most hype kicks i would have to import living in Norway, as alot of stuff just never makes it here retail, and if it does in very very low numbers that will be baught by bots like no other. I mean for christ sakes air force 1's are impossible to get here, a shoe americans laugh at me for having reps of, since "You can buy them off the shelf" well guess what I just can't do that here. so yeah reps it is.
facts. I couldnt fathom wearing a shoe while knowing I couldve gotten 5-10k for it if I had flipped it.
Agreed, I can wear them freely without feeling guilty or upset when they get dirty
Where you get your replicas
I totally agree, but share the link so I can buy too
This guy is Asian, with American fashion, and a British accent, that’s crazy.
LMAO
Alexis Tutillo I thought the same thing.
Alexis Tutillo his accent is not British you absolute fool
I think it sounds like he has a Scottish accent.
Jonas Melander again he’s not Scottish or British he has a Belfast accent that’s not in Scotland or Britain
Original shoes
ur friend: Nice Shoes
Fake shoes
ur friend: Nice Shoes
facts
*what friend*
Facts no one cares
FACTS
George W. Kush look at my video Victim
... this dude dropped med school to essentially make in a month what some doctors make in a year. Our world values money much more than legitimacy. Chan clearly realizes that and doesn't judge others on what they do. Can't help but respect him.
He lost his entire business a few years ago. They got reviewbombed and went bankrupt…
@@toujou8353 lol
@@toujou8353 no they did not stop the cap
@@zakieldin how do you not know chan, that was like one of the largest events in the rep community that happened ever
@@toujou8353 hes still active on instagram though
Selling sneaker for 1200 dollar should be criminal
thats resale price
Just say you’re too broke to afford them, $1200 for someone else could be like $30
@@ChorizoFungis nah man, thats daylight robbery either way
@@Whicior21 for them it’s not a robbery tho, they can make up that money in like three hours.
@@ChorizoFungis real rich people still know that's a stupid amount to spend, they usually have links to get retail price and sometimes even free
Im so used to masks rn that I didn't even realize he was wearing one to hide his identity
Fuckn corona rlly got us fucked up
@Happines With less S that’s rlly tru
Plus the bit of his English accent which pops up every now n then 😄
😷
Ur slow it’s because of smog
someone said" brands are made by smart people to scam rich people but poor people fell for the trap""
People just wants to feel good. No matter what social status they're in. I wouldn't say smart or not smart.
and yet you probably would still buy a gold ring, diamonds, prefer trade marked food.
And buy a mercedes over a dacia
@BinDieser Boy
you are probably one of those dudes who loans a base CLA instead of getting a loaded Accord for the same price just to say the drive an MB
Who said that shit?
Damn, i felt that
Dude is genuinely a business man at the end of the day. I would rather buy a fake pair of shoes that are made in the same place, by the same manufactures, with the same materials and have few stitches be off, then to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a shoe i'd be too scared to even wear to MacDonald's.
Agree.
You sound crazy. I would never spend money on anything fake
Can we get an update on CHAN and what's happening with his business and safety after this video dropped 🤔.. Because that mask ain't disguising nothing my doode 😩😭😂
he’s still selling sneakers, i just bought some pairs
@@enquireee yo cnt found it send me the link
@@enquireee can you drop the link? I am looking at mango rn
Do NOT but from chan. He scammed tons of people and is currently on a blacklist for doing so. Purchase from Chan at your own risk!!!!
Can someone dm a reliable seller for fake sneakers
"Footwear is supposed to be functional". I would buy anything that this guy sells. Such clarity in today's world is rare and valued like never before.
he said it the in same moment i read the comment, wth
@@wiktor4344 me too wtf
What’s the website thoughhhhhhh lol
me too.. really..
I bought the af1 off white, white colour has many errors on the shoes, The Wording is Fade-away & not bold & The tag too easily Fade-away
After the interview, the interviewer and his team buy a pair of 10 shoes each...
I can tell by the thumbnail
I know I would 🤣🤣
The site is chansneaker.org. You're welcome!
😂😂😂😂👍👍👍🍺
I would lol
Dude is right. It’s a win win win situation. You may think otherwise on first look, but this is easily free advertising for the brand owners. Sure, people will buy fakes and might lose sales, but they also bring attention to the brand. Attention is what makes a business, I won’t be even surprised if these brand owners are funding some of these replica manufacturers
Most people who buy the fakes would never have bought the real thing, so the brands are not losing bussiness.
Chan is rights: fakes are advertisement for the brands.
If the brands were really bothered by his bussiness they would move production to another country, possibly even back to the USA or to Germany. Everyone knows that the same Chinese factories that make brands during the day make fakes in the evening.
Replicas made in China by the same people who make the authentic ones really define that it all comes down to marketing. People are buying replicas because they still want the "feeling" that comes with wearing a brand. Imagine what Chan or someone else in Chan's position could do if they had the money to market a new shoe brand in the market backed by the top athletes and celebrities. If Chan is able to produce the quality, he could do really well if he decided to create his own brand that was backed by some big names. It takes a ton of money to break into a market that is decades old, but if marketed correctly anything is possible.
I think this dude cares more about his fakes and his customers than the pompous makers of the originals
i respect that
best comment thus far.
Respect++
Virgil cares a lot more about how his shoes look than this guy
Chan scammed many people and exited the replica shoe market.
Imagine buying fakes and complaining about the quality.
Actually Pepega
But tbh if u pay like over 100$ for fake you expect a good quality
@@ImMeshlem I agree, 100 bucks is a 100 bucks!
lol Pepega Clap
Lmao
WHO CARES YESS SIR
As much money these shoes cost now I’m glad ppl are making replicas. As somebody who loves sneakers I can’t really afford them like I used to because I have kids and a mortgage. So I would definitely buy these
This video was a banger!💯🙏🏽
If that reporter suddenly gets some new Off-White Converse's then we know where he got em 😂
snkr boi anytime that reporter is wearing new shoes, all his homies are going to be like "those are fake, you got them from Chan."
First he should get rid of the kid and play haircut
What you mean by fake? Didn't you watch the video? Both sneakers are made by the same people and same material. Just that Nike sells them at an outrageous price and in limited supplies!
I love me some replicas *suluxs* honey and even if I could cough millions I’d never buy an original, that’s insane
This guy gives off refunds and exchanges rejected shoes? Damn, this seems like a legit business lol
Honestly if he didnt use trademark legal tagging im pretty sure hed be legit
Right
No he doesn’t he scammed thousands of customers of ultra boosts on his reddit and never shipped the shoes
@@Jujikano source.
@@Jujikano wait what, Reddit let you post ads like that?
Dude making 100bags+ a month but still really humble with his hustle. Respect.
awesome video!
This guy is a time traveller no cap
He be wearing a mask before the coronavirus
Hi Syed are you regarded :/
This video was posted a year ago
XXX yeah and thats why he said a time traveller
God Lord & Savior He’s slow...
XXX r/wooosh
"He wanted to wear a mask during the interview."
He was way ahead of the game.
Exactly what I wanted to comment
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thinking that myself 😷😂😂
What puzzles me the most is that the replicas often come from the same factory as the originals...
I've never worn fake brands in my life but now that i'm old enough i now understand that wearing original brands and buying them in a high price is just you clowning yourself. I respect Chan's hustle. What's his website though?
this video was years ago, i dont ever hear about chan anymore so i doubt he's in the repsneaker space nowadays
Looks like I’m your lord and savior, check out Brady’s channel and go to his discord in his video description. It has lists of verified sellers/middlemen people use for reps and a support channel from the first step to the last.
ruclips.net/channel/UCK-ZsB9FwbL1QBSntyzG1xg
he actually got blacklisted for scamming people, im not sure that hes still in the business anymore
@@theofficialr3298 where is there more info on this im interested
@@almighty1158 r/repsneakers blacklisted sellers list
Alright who's gonna tell Chan that that mask doesn't hide his identity
it does tho?
Well hes asian so eyes dont matter cuz they basically have all rge same eyes
me love you long time was that supposed to be racist or?
Imma tell him ok 👍
Dude they all look same 😂😂
6:56 like him or hate him, he's speaking facts
Sean fr
So true
Yooo I like this dude so much he’s chill
y'all are doing gods work.
after the interview got over I bet this interviewer took 3-4 pairs of shoes for himself.
😂😂😂
and called the cops
Tokido Ralte isn't allowed to, signed a contract and keeps VICE trustworthy so they can do other black market interviews
Tokido Ralte 😂😂💀💀
Pls Look at his Haircut
He seems like a genuinely nice guy. I would buy his shoes.
How can I buy from him
Chan is actually trash tier in terms of rep sellers. He speaks the best English but often switches out shoes after the QC pic & gives you bad ones or sends the wrong size.
@@dustinwin1029 hi dustin i have resently tried to buy sneakers of him true skype, tho he is not responding he was supposed to be sending the check up picteres a long time ago. Maybe you have experience with this guy and if u could be of any help plz hit me up
@@jenshattas You could try his subreddit but it's been known for a while now that Chan is a joke. What type of shoes did you try to get? I would Try Boost Master Lin, OWF, Linda, Will, etc.
@@dustinwin1029 i tried to get jordan retro 1 Chicago. I can see he is seeing my messeges but he is not replying feelsbadman. Ill check the subreddit
Haiya...as long as it's functional and it's not too much to think about... Loved this Vice.. thank you for these guys
Loooool he has a Belfast accent. Must have been friends with people from NI when he was studying in London. Legend x
Plot twist: his accent was fake, the sneakers he showed you were real and it was sponsored by Skechers.
lmao
I’m dead 😂😂
@@marcwy first rule of reps is to use a agent, most sellers will scam you, when I first started I got hardcore scammed by BM Lin lmao
@@marcwy no shit dude, i have been buying reps for almost 3 years now, and I was in repsneakers before it got huge, back when most reps were shit and costed retail prices, but now you can get almost 1:1 ultraboosts for less than 300 yuan
Skechers is secretly the backbone of the replica sneaker economy
3:34 my boy changed to a Scottish accent lol
RE AL I thought it was Irish 🤔
nah it's more like Manchester accent
Definitely northern Irish accent but I can see where yous think. I'm Scottish and I even thought it was Scottish at first. Subtle differences. I think we sound the same but NI people tend to say their words longer were as we emphasize the same but more to the point and shorter.
cumlord69 deffo NI
@@grandmasterasseater7470 Scottish too, I thought NI.
He is a very good businessman. He sticks to basic & functional what a motto to live life
This is inspirational.
"Next Video"
*Sneaker Shopping With Chan*
Lmao.
I'm Joe La Puma and today we're at Chan Shoes in Putian
@@CigarKingDom LMAAAOO
domingowilfredjuan “so Chan how did you get in the sneaker game,I see you’re wearing some off white converse, do you consider yourself as a big sneaker head?”
*Running shoes and bags directly from factories*
*Low price, the best quality*
*Free worldwide shipping in 3 to 9 days*
*Subscribe not to miss all-new* *products (Instagram)* @looky.like
domingowilfredjuan HAHAHAHAHHAA
Why are they considered "fakes" when it's the same materials and factory workers making these shoes? It's essentially the SAME shoes without the ridiculous price.
Because clout, ya know. Insecurities n stuff.
@Kidd Thunder Also as the guy in the video shows, they dont have the quality control that the brand does. Adidas can afford to throw away shoes that arent 'perfect', these counterfeiters make far less money, and thus cant afford to throw away flawed shoes.
@@__aceofspades Not exactly true. Adidas will just sell the imperfect shoes at outlet stores for a discounted price. So even with rejects, they'll try to maximize their profits.
those shoes will destroy your feets..don't buy them
@@3vilElvis how does it destroy your feet
God bless this man and his employes. He seems to care about his products and costumers, u hope they still doing good.
Chan should be commended. He is providing a service that's affordable to working class people throughout the world
Thank God for the mask, this guy will never be identified
He can take his mask off and still be hard to find in China....lol
Jimmy Lopez lol very funny
Thank u lololol
lol
The mask isn’t for that
When your parents want you to do Medicine but you're businessminded
I don't think they got that
Dude just roasted the entire sneakerhead community by saying footwear just has to be functional xD
"no one goes to your feet and measures the stitching on your shoes..."
Buddy, you've never been in a TX highschool........
hahaha, that's true
I’ll kick a mf right in the face if he comes observing my feet
this dude is most likely a millionaire ... and i don't have a problem with that
It seems ok when the Chinese are ripping off huge brands. But imagine you're a small inventor who has just released your first product. A month later there are cut price Chinese knock offs of your product and there's nothing you can do about it. It kills your business and some asshole in China gets rich off your hardwork and innovation.
True
www if companies really cared about that they wouldn’t make their items so limited.
@@manditogon that's a fair point, brands like Supreme purposefully make limited stock to hike the price up, so I don't have much sympathy when they get ripped off. But most creators don't do that.
@@user-il9qo4qc4n They do it for a reason, and thats so people keep coming back and back trying to get something directly from them instead of buying resale. Look at Bape, they no longer have limited quantity drops for most of their items, and because of that less and less people wear it. Just 2 years ago it was huge, now no one really talks about it. Compared to Supreme and Off-white which are extremely popular
So basically he realized that this hustle will make more than being a Dr. 🤔
I like him.
But the feds always hating !!
Free game
@@KILLER1AMBRIZ Feds can't touch him till he is in china.
@@devanshsingh6356 he is in china
@@markyacono9602 Bet again. If he's making money like that you can guarantee they're happy.
Great content 😮😮😮😮😮
"Rejects" can still be sold to other countries who likes and patronize cheaper ones. In the Philippines alone, there's a lot of counterfeit replica shoes branded as Class A, B, C, D. It sell from cheapest to much higher depending on its classes.
you know what's funny with this video? "customers expecting perfection from fake products" lmao
sedna16 and then they get it
Thats because sellers swap items out and say theyre real. They find cheapo look alikes most people dont notice but it can ruin a companys image because people think they got the real thing
Of course they are. Hes manufacturing a product meant to be an exact replica of another product. It's not like people are paying pennies for them, they want their moneys worth.
@amoroso586 and what exactly makes them fake? Made with the same material same employee, there is no difference other than who's pocket the money ends up 🙄🤔
They're paying for replicas so atleast give them some well made shoes not rush cheaply done that you can easily find.
I've never bought fake shoes but now I'm confused. Made by the same people with the same materials. How can a consumer really say it's "fake"? If you like what it looks like, the shoe is the shoe. What do you care if Nike gets the money or not? They don't care about you.
Because it's called proprietary ownership.
Shrimp God nope, if you use the same quality materials, you can sell for way less. You think the $500 price tag is due to quality materials? No LOL it’s due to brand image and hype. I had some fake yeezys and they were perfect except the boost wasn’t as soft
Not true. The materials can be very similar and still be cheaply bought. It costs NIKE almost nothing to produce a shoe. And its not just NIKE , any shoe you buy from a store is cheap to make for the manufacturer. Why do you think chinese workers are paid so little?
Jalen Davis it’s not made by the same people and not exactly the same materials hey just create molds some use different materials for every part some get from the same suppliers , china is a factory not a warehouse so raw materials is key here, I will be visit many sneaker markets and factories with and for clients next week. instagram.com/factory4hire also I will be going live
I have fake perfect replica blue gamma jordan 11 and beleive me no one saw the difference
6:50 i really liked the answer to this question. Very good businessman
I am blown away by all those amazing sneaker designs..
Wearing a face mask, Chan was really ahead of his time.
Papi Tre facts lol
Loads of people wear them in asia bro
Lol!!!!
Was thinking the same thing hahahhaha
nowadays masks are fake. Chan invented them
They aren’t fakes, they are perfect replicas which expose the pathetic hype beasts and overpriced companies - I love how people act like they can tell the difference, you can’t. Don’t stunt.
They are definitely fakes, because the real deal doesn't have the piss poor quality control that these have. There are an army of people complaining about lackluster quality or even getting straight up scammed by chan. Don't just hear his side of the story
His shoes are made in china by the same people and with the same material. Just like buying a cup of coffee from star bucks for $5 that you can easily get for $1 from the gas station (same beans) its all marketing.
@@jayleno1259 except the normal materials are the same, but he's ok with substituting a material to get the price down. Except that his manufacturing process is much less precise which overall means much higher variance and much less quality control. Oh, and except for the fact that he's vary willing to sell you a poorly made pair of he can get away with it
@@jayleno1259 gas station... lol you're pushing it.
idk about that tho
i checked his site
he sells his shoes for 100-120
i might as well just a buy an actual jordan retro for that price instead
"Win-win situation for everyone involved". Lol I love this guy.
Definitely gonna buy from this guy🔥
How can we order from this guy?
You have to respect Chan's hustle
McLovin and that corona
yeah, he makin sure the fakes you buy are top notch
Hernando Malinche that’s not true at all. There are independent factories for fakes
AMD_Hawk they look the same and function about 90% the same, who gaf
Chan a scammer
The person losing is the bloke that paid resell price for a pair of Jordans, and found out that the middle man ripped him off by passing one of chan's shoes as deadstock.
😂😂😂😂
Well, like that you can say that paper money are bad because some idiot might accidentally tear them
This is why I no longer waste my money on name-brands.
I love this guy either way
what cracks me up is that sometimes the fakes are at the same quality as the authentic ones
They're made in the legitimate factories overnight. I know because Putian is my hometown
I'm sure you are Chinese.
I have quality Wang for you, if you have quality Tang.
They use the same material and made by the same workers. Instead of Nike getting the profit. Chan will make the money.
Yeah, those kids has really learned how to perfect the shoe copying business. One more lash of the whip was all it took
In my opinion, buying fake really isn't that bad. If your willing to wear fakes than that your choice. The only thing I don't like is when people buy fakes and try to sell them as real.
Exactly. As long as they don't hide the fact they're fakes, I don't mind.
@@azeez8399 they're not fake tho one person just got mugged off and paid 5x for the exact same shoe
Don’t show up to a barbershop with fakes cuz you’re about do get your feelings hurt🤣🤣🤣
@@drewbranch7700 or school lol they will roast you if they know it's fake.
TRUE like they think its real then buy them they got finessed
Good job Chan!!
Man was ahead of the time and was preparing for the pandemic before it even started.
Chan you are the fckn man. Thank you for making these ridiculously over priced shoes affordable for humans.
I thought that's what y'all are crying for, its better than Venezuelan socialism huh
....but the only reason you want them is because the real ones cost alot. There's no actual benefit to wearing stuff that looks expensive. Logically it amazes me that people think this way. Just liberated enough to know that spending alot of money is dumb, but still dumb enough to think Yeezys or whatever are better than Nikes. People that buy fake shit are just sociopaths. A pair of amazing Nikes for 150$ isnt good enough, you want a fake pair of limited shoes for 150$ LOL. Dude cmon, do you also drive a fake Ferrari kit car?
Yea it’s true we shouldn’t be spending hundreds on shoes
I bet the production cost of those branded shoes is as cheap as the fake one. Not to mention branded goods were often made by cheap slave-labours in third world countries, it is a well known fact. Most of the time fake branded-goods manufacturers are a lot better and more honest.
DabTime fakes have the same material same everything except one is made by the actual company and the other sold by some guy honestly if you want shoes that bad it’s smarter to just but some cheap shoes that are the exact same
The originals are made in China
The fakes are made in China
Same materials, different distribution channel.
It's not that simple to be honest. They may be made in China as well, but there are a well defined production line and quality standards to be followed, while knock offs are stitched by some random dudes in a basement. I'm not a sneakerhead myself, yet I managed to spot fakes dozens of times
😢
NIKES used to last me 2yrs not a mark on them now 6 weeks fall apart thats 150 euros robbery
nah if u know whats good reals from jpn
A year ago I ordered fake Nikes, they arrived and I was extremely impressed. Even though the site posed as a real seller, everybody could tell it was a fake. So I wondered how can some tiny company, reselling via Hongkong, make such original looking and feeling shoes. So I had an open and friendly email exchange with the guy on the other end, he was happy I liked them, usually he'd get angry mail from folks who "wondered" whether they had bought fake shoes because of how the site looked. Turns out he gets the reject parts *from the actual Nike factory* in because they pose as recyclers. Fucking amazing, same shoes, different price.
This dude seems very genuine.
his “guccy” shirt💀
Plot twist : They were not replicas they were real
Right
Right lmfao
Nike I’m such a big fan- why did u quit creative destruction?
*wears mask to protect identity*
*Btw this is CHANS SNEAKER COMPANY GUYSSS*
Charlie Slump right lool and open shops on the streets? Lol the chinese government letting this run and taxing them surely !!
Lmao
The mask is not for identity protection lol it’s for filtering air
0:08 "New Buylane"
I just bought some replica Js for &100 and compared them to my $500 authentic and honestly their the same if not better. Now I can wear one pair and keep the other for the collection. There’s nothing wrong with fakes unless you try selling them as real.
Where did you buy them? I am trying to get me some replicas but I don’t trust this websites
Where did you buy them
I bought a Chinese fake Mont Blanc watch, even the agent didn't know that it was fake and he replaced the battery with a big smile on his face.
If he had a smile he prob thought it was fake and did you a favor
@@destinyruiz7666 may be,
it’s their job to be nice
Destiny Ruiz 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He got paid you the one all scary 😂
My boy Chan rockin the fresh GUCCY 🤧🔥
Real Gucci has shirts and merchandise with the name spelled “GUCCY” tho lol
but there is such thing as "guccy" which is real from the actual brand "gucci". its a pretty new thing gucci has introduced
guccy is legit haha
Gucci actually also makes bags, shoes and clothes with ”fake” stamped all over it
It’s the Gucci NY collab
hey VICE News, could you try making a video like this again, including the new apps and websites that make it easier for consumers to buy these fake shoes. You could even cover the multiple data leaks that the sketchy websites have had
This Chan Dude is a Hero for those who cant afford expensive and original shoes, that want to feel good about themselves by wearing famous shoes
Chan seems like a wholesome guy :) I was looking forward to this episode. He's right, the Reddit community is savage at times, but overall I think it leads to higher quality.
chan's banned from the reddit
Chan's a scammer lol that's why he's banned off of repsneakers 😂
@@ellydelgado2097 for real?
+José Rolando García Guevara yeah he used to be the people's man
it's sad i was thoroughly excited for those cream UB 1.0s as well
@@d_e_r_i_v_a_t_i_v_e I was going to cop his Cream UBs but I had that feeling that I shouldn't. I dodged the bullet 😂🙏
The fakes are made from the same materials by the same workers at the same factory as the real ones lol :D
Caught my ear to!
Not the converses, they're having trouble finding the see trough material
True: the vast majority of Nikes, Pumas, Adidas etc are made by independent factories under contract. Often, these factories or a handful of people in then make some "extra" shoes over and above what they are contracted for, then send them to unofficial distribution channels. Legally, the shoes are "fake", but they are literally technically identical to the real deal. Almost as real, some factories bribe people in winning factories to send spec sheets: these are detailed technical drawings, materials needs and at times recommended manufacturing techniques. As long as you can source the materials (tricky but not impossible with Adidas Boost material), you can make a near perfect replica, much more accurate than reverse engineering the shoe.
Not boost
if you had a factory that could make 1000 pair a day but nike only wanted 800 pair a day you would run the extra 200 and sell them out the backdoor. this has been done for ages. You also sell the ones that dont quite make the nike quality standard instead of destroy them. You also might know cheaper shortcut that nike would not accept but that doesn't affect the look of the product so you do the shortcut and sell those too.
"If you're desperate, you could buy it from sneaker resellers" Nah for real 😂😂
Just happy to see my man Gerald from Hey Arnold making a name for himself in journalism industry:)
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the joke is on us that we would pay hundreds of dollars for basketball shoes...
Us??? I ain't buying no damn 100$ glorified slippers
$80 is the most i'm spending on any good shoe.
It's good to invest in what separates you from the ground. Like your bed and shoes. Realistically $100 is not a lot of money unless you're a kid.
Frasereder236 True which is why I would never pay more than $80 US dollars for any kind of shoes.
just because they are 'investing' doesnt mean they are getting a quality product. most of these shoes are not ergonomic, functional, or even viable for sport. their designs are so overblown that only people brainwashed by capitalism would even want them.
The 60 buck customer who complained about imperfect stiching would not have complained if the same pair was sold to him at a 1000 bucks.
Ofc they gonna be mad lmao what the hell you thinking about
@Cali God dude hes dead stop beating him 😂😂
Yeah he would be like this imperfections are an art form or some other bullshit.
Chinese knockoffs cushioning are hard as hell, big difference
@Cali God He never said it wasn't he said that if it was offered at that specific price the person's opinion would have a different outcome.
If it's made by the same people with the same material, but isn't sold through the traditional avenue, is that really the only difference? I've had beaucoup shoes from footlocker, Champs, city gear, Hibbets, Nike (store and outlets), etc, that have had "counterfeit" level defects.
A Chinese guy with a northern Irish accent! I love it!
When bootlegging pays more than being a doctor...tells us what we really value in life.
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I respect Chan's hustle. Dude is just trying to make a living like the rest of us
Did I hear “100k a month” in the video ... that’s a pretty amazingly good living!
@@Galfromdownunder He has to pay for workers and machines as well thoughm
@@darthmagician if you know it is fake it is not a scam
@@Biancoo he's actually blacklisted on the r/repsneakers subreddit for not fulfilling preorders and refusing to give out refunds. unfortunate honestly
@@trifecta1084 then yea it is a scam
6:34, that right there, is straight facts from a rational point of view.
The thing about big companies is that they don't other selling a similar product which is more affordable and better/decent quality.
Scottish Chinese guy... on his grind
Northern Irish m'man!
He did work as a med student in the UK.
He on his purpose
@@Dre12008 Northern ireland is a part of the UK
Chung02 United ireland🇮🇪
thsis guy is a legend, all those shoes are soooo overpriced, i dont feel sorry one bit for the brands losing customers to replicas, sneakers costing 1500 dollars or more is just absurd and siply put arrogant
space raider, your just bitter that you can't afford the $1500 originals. I can't afford them ether to buy but, that is there business and that is what keeps them in business and employ people. Who died and made you now expert on what something should cost. If something is limited the price goes up. I just go on Amazon and buy me some ordinary sneakers for less then $100 and i'm good. You should just do the same and stop being bitter.
stephgirly1 except those $1500 for the off white converse are the resale price meaning second hand and nike isnt getting any of it
Simply
just dont buy em when you think they are not worth it ?!?!
I dont go out, install a bodykit on my Honda to make it look like a ferrari because "ferrari are sooooooooo overpriced"
If u can afford them then buy them
I hit on the Travis Scott Olive's...but I don't want to ruin them by wearing them out, so I want to get reps. I just don't know where to get them, I keep getting so many sketchy advertisements on Instagram, do you have any recommendations for a legit place to get them?
I totally agree with Chan. It's a win-win for everyone. The brand is getting advertised for free with these fake one's. The middle class people are getting their desirable shoes in cheap prices and Chan is making money for himself.
Salute to this guy who broke bridge between rich and poor
Ur right bt if ur buying original then u get copy ...that is a problem
You don't make any sense. There's a price tag on brands for a reason, beside quality, you also rock the brand's name. Right now I'm scared to buy a Gucci belt in Romania because there's so many fakes out there.
Economically they are making the gap larger
@Podlo What do u mean by that ?
This is wrong foh
Chan is a real businessman, no crime committed!!!
Malicous B lol you’re dumb those workers still get paid since nike adidas etc. still make a ton of money from people like you who think there’s some magic in the real shoes and what will some billionaires care for a couple hundred dollars missing? If anything the big businesses treat their workers poorly with them working hours for a couple of dollars people if you want shoes that bad just buy some fake pairs cheaper the same stuff
@Malicous B workers get 2 dollars an hour and i should think about the company??? Good joke i want them to make so many replica s that the company makes actual good quality so they cant replicate it
@@michaelcastro9932 Chinas labor laws has absolutely nothing to do businesses other than the fact that businesses exploit it, if you owned Lamborghini and someone was selling fakes and everyone bought the fake Lamborghinis then youd go out of business, then your employees will go out of business but I guarantee all those factory workers building the shit will get bought by another company and it's just a cycle.
Malicous B you sound dumb as hell!
I bought a fake Adidas for 30 dollars and it survived 2 years of really lot of walking "2-3 miles every day" in a sandy town .. Totally worth it