Resellers have absolutely killed the game. Used to love to buy and sell (solely for the w purpose of actually wearing and experiencing the shoe). This is basically impossible now.
Sure is and its why i buy shoes that arent popular or designer shoes because you can find them easier than jordans or whatever is poppin at the moment which is crazy
@@iambatman786 no, absolutly not, nike want this, this creates much more hype, popularity and money, if they didnt wanted ressellers, they wouldnt do limited stock. it's as simple as that.
Very interesting. Yeah I noticed one of my favorite musicians (Jason Isbell) doing a shout out to Nike SB and got super concerned after I saw this video. Hope to see a comparison.
They’re not much different construction wise tho but never use uppers this shitty. The early SB dunks were just a zoom insole and fat tongue with centering straps, the cupsole was exact same. Some didn’t even have the fat tongue.
There are actually a ton more differences than just the air unit and padding. The SB dunk received a huge design overhaul in 2011 which is why on most dunk SBs the tongue actually says “dunk low pro” we plan on highlighting all the key differences very soon!!
@@smitty3347 he’s done one on Yeezy, and honestly, it’s kinda what you expect from adidas and Yeezy. Yeezy and adidas clearly having better manufacturing and the Yeezys being definitely higher quality, however the fakes weren’t that behind. But thats obviously for adidas. Unlike Nike, adidas kinda had to have better quality and better more innovative things like boost back in 2013 to gain traction. So it would be better if he did a video with expensive nikes look Jordan’s or any of their shoes that aren’t from filled with air or aren’t running shoes from nike- since nike running shoes are probably the only ones you could trust to be of higher quality- mainly because the broke world records with their top line runners. But besides that I 100% that nike shoes are shit quality and are just made from small little children in Indonesia
@@doublea9482 it depends what versions you go for. I have orange label SB - Dark Russets and the leather on these are quality, I paid resell for them (only ones I have paid resell) but quality is decent.
Not much of a difference, just slightly more padding all around, bit better quality but still very far from comfy. You feel good fasho wearing them hype shoes but your feet disagrees😩
Spot on. Dunks ARE dumb, and I've been collecting since the early 90's. The observation that they're better served as a template for color ways and collaborations is great, and I couldn't agree more. In the sneaker world, people aren't paying for quality, they're paying for exclusivity, as sneaker culture has always been about one-upsmanship more than anything else. Make anything limited, and people will put value on it for you.
The reason panda dunks are so popular is that they go with almost every outfit. The basic black and white colorway is so basic that nothing looks bad with it.
The hype over "general release" Nike sportswear dunks is, as you say, really dumb! I really recommend the SB dunks on the other hand, since they have more padding, a zoom air-unit in the heel and usually higher quality than the GR, but due to even more hype you have to be really lucky to get hold of a pair.
On behalf of all skateboarders I plead that you don't buy sb dunks if you're not going to skate them, the hype around dunks have made sb dunks soo expensive that unless you are willing to spend 200+ dollars on a pair of shoes that you are going to destroy within a couple of months, then you won't ever get to skate this incredible skate shoe.
Nike is one of, if not the best, marketing company ever conceived. They've managed to fool the masses into thinking that a shoe could be more than just a shoe, and sell that same mold time and time again while jacking up the prices. I applaud them 👏
I think people are missing the psychology of this. I think the reason they resell for such high amounts for what really is minimal variation is to have a popular shoe with just enough different to "be different" and to have people know the resell value is "high" , ie the point is to "flex" on people so needlessly spending a lot for a little benefit is part of the point.
I grew up in the day where you could buy any shoe it was just about if you had the money. But all the shoes were available and there were no such thing as raffles and there were no resellers and I don't ever remember having to line up. It was all about having to choose between all the amazing sneakers in the store. Back then most people could only buy 1 or 2 pairs that would have to last half a year and then when they were worn to death you got another pair or 2 pairs for the next half of the year. Things have changed alot but not for the better. I'm so glad I grew up in the 80's and 90's.
@@mericanignoranc3551 he said, he gets why people pay it. Never said that he thinks they're worth it, he said he understands why people pay it. Unlike other videos, like the superstars where he said that they were worth it.
@@mericanignoranc3551 - He said he can _maybe_ justify paying the initial retail price, if this is a shoe that you really like and want for some reason, but he absolutely cannot even fathom a justification for paying the after market prices for these things. Neither of those statements are him saying that he thinks these things are totally worth even their initial retail price.
@@mericanignoranc3551 He never said they we're worth msrp. He said "I get it" he never said anything about it being worth lol. Understanding why people pay 100 dollars for a shoe that costs 29 is not the same as it being worth...sure you watched it....
I would love to see your suggestions on what daily/stylish sneakers people should buy in different price ranges. I know you did the series on the white sneakers and have done tons of great boot videos, but it would be cool to see your take on what is actually worth the money and not all hyped up.
@@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4 as are reeboks as well they’re always on sale, the club c vintage is imo one of the nicest and inoffensive silhouettes for casual wear and you can beat the shit out of them
That's how you make money. If you sell a product thats $20 to make you'll prob want to make around a $20 or $40 profit so i'll be priced at 40 or 60 dollars. And Nike is a company that is kind of greedy and just wants to make money. That's why they use the same colorways on the same shoe and call it like Jordan 1 Chicagos 2015 or Jordan 1 Chicago retro.
We’ll the real OGs have wayyyy better materials! I wish Nike hadn’t change the materials to this cheap leather/plastic…. Totally support the SB comparison tho!👍🏼
When i was in high school/college I was obsessed with SB dunks. I think the main appeal for me was that the colorways were really cool and a lot of them were themed off of cool concepts (ferris bueller dunks, marge simpson dunks, etc). Also just the fact that they were rare and no one else at school had them was a part of the appeal. After college (which was 10 years ago) I started liking other shoes more cause every time I threw on a pair of dunks I felt like I was back in high school and I wanted a more grown up look. Now I only wear new balances lol. And the difference in quality is crazy
Thank you for doing this! I had SB dunks back in '08 and it was the most comfortable shoe for me cause of the wide toe box. Super bummed it became a hype thing recently.
@@patrickyoungkin8184 not the regular ones. Of course highly coveted collector pieces would be coveted by people who were deep in the sneaker niche. But regular ass colourways you could get anywhere It’s like the wave of Jordan 1s and 4s. They were always popular amongst actual sneaker heads but not the mainstream. When lockdown hit they shot up in price. A pair of black cats used to be 130 dollars and now it’s more the triple the price. It’s gotten to the point where regular GR releases are going for 2x or 3x the price
Little bit of background info the Nike dunk “panda” was released in 2021. The last time the panda dunk released was 2011 however it’s incredibly important to mention the 2011 pair has significantly better leather and materials. To simply sum it up the 2021 has poor qualities because Nike intended to mass produce and mass restock these pairs, Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s, therefore Nike rather sacrifice quality of a color way in order to allow more consumers to own pairs. Logically it makes sense as the colors of this shoe are simple and easy to wear so anyone who isn’t a sneaker head will be incline to purchase this shoe for a certain price tag assuming it’ll be the first and only large sneaker purchase
It's truly sad. With all Nike's emphasis on "Better World" and sustainability, they continue to use this cheapest plasticized leather that turns ugly after half a day of wear. They KNOW that the higher quality full-grain leather has beautiful creasing, but they're after a quick dollar, and the know-nothing sneakerheads have no qualms with it. Nelly only wore his AF-1's once... it wasn't about being fresh, it was because they're ruined after one wear!!
not true, its because nike decided to make them in vietnam instead of china, the labor is even MORE cheap in vietnam, hence the quality differences in comparison to the 2011 dunks
I have friends who will bypass spending $ on basic needs to cop that “dunk drip”. This video was fascinating to me, I’m with you I don’t get the hype hahaha
It's just fashion. Same reason why silver jewelry can vary in cost so much from brand to brand despite being made of literally the same thing - silver.
Thats why only wear the SB Dunks. Any shoe made for skateboarding has to be made with better materials. Deconstruct a SB dunk and compare it with these, Id love to see that. :)
Before Nike started doing huge general releases of the dunks as they became super popular they actually had pretty nice quality. The dunks from just a few years back (2019/2020) that are called SP dunks (special project) where more limited and much nicer leather quality. Would be awesome if you did a comparison with a pair of those.
@@lukasdubovsky2873 oh fr? I never owned any of those specifically but I heard quality was pretty good. Surely better than the trash nowadays, like in the video
Yeah you are right for example the spartan green highs are way better than the low top that released in 2021... the really fucked up the quality ... on the gr gr pairs
I dont really understand this. People wear them because they look cool, not because of the leather quality. If the leather is destroyed with fire, dont light your shoes on fire.
You are gonna make a lot of sneakerheads cry when you cut the Chunky Dunky pair. Regardless, thanks again for your work, you are changing how I view shoes and my consumer purchases in general.
I would agree with all of the comments on the quality and that almost every regular dunk is trash but with the SB dunks, in my opinion at least, the collaborations they do are just awesome. It is worth mentioning that they use different and often times nicer materials on the collaborations and SBs.
Also worth mentioning, different eras = different quality. I’m sure the Low Pro B (pre Nike SB) era, and the early Nike SB Era prob has better quality than the basic regular release ones today. We’re talking late 90s to early 2k. I wish I still had some I skated (threw them out) back in the day. I would totally donate them for dissecting.
@@mid-sizesedan488 I’m really confused by your comment. For starters it’s an obvious (duh) statement, and secondly, what does that have to do with what I said?
@@mid-sizesedan488 yeah but they were always doing that. That’s normal. My comment had less to do with overseas per se since they pretty much have been doing that for a very long time. However, to your point the quality did change over time. I think I have a pair or two of the old old pro B dunks before they were SBs and I think I have one early release SB and the quality is night and day. Over the years it just got cheaper and cheaper in quality. Things also cost less to make back in the day.
I own a lot of Jordan brand and Nike and love the brand but I have pretty much know for years that the leather is pretty shitty and would rather see them use the old "Durabuck" style again instead of the kinda leather they used now lol. I also love seeing a expert really break down the material and all that too. Great bid bro!
You're definitely on point with your opinions about the construction and hype. A person like myself loves dunks for the fashion aspect, IF I can get them for retail it's definitely worth it because of the many different clothes I can wear with them due to their basic color schemes. You can dress them up or down and they look great with almost any fit. I do agree with you about the resellers thing, it's ridiculous. Lastly, Jordans were for the player and dunks were for the people. They came out almost at the same time
It's funny because this guy is telling me the shoes I love and pay a not trivial amount of money for is basically garbage quality and I'm not even mad. Guess I'm just stupid, idk
Thank you so much for pointing this out. Dunks ARE a simple shoe dated to the 80’s. I grew up wearing them a lot. And I remember when I needed a pair I could usually go and find a few colors to choose from, pay retail, and leave with a new pair of shoes…while not feeling ripped off. NOW…forget it. I can’t even find a decent Dunk I like because 90% of them are at a INSANE asking price. Only ones that aren’t are old beat up ones or ones that have an ugly af color combo. This shit is DUMB and can’t wait for the Dunk hype to go down so I can get me another pair. I miss wearing em man. Fucking greedy ass hype-nerds trying to take away the good experience of an old-head just wanting to rock a nice pair of classic Dunks. It’s fucking ridiculous.
@@woodski_ yea let me sit behind the screen anxiously watching the countdown hoping I get lucky enough to snag a pair. Lol, gtfoh. I got daily objectives that must be met. I should be able to just go into the store, find a pair, and pay a fair price of my own money. But no I gotta compete with kids who live with their parents who are just gunna flip em for pure profit.
I love this channel: dumbing down the hype, the misleading marketing, the vanity in society. Thank you for giving consumers the nitty gritty about leather and other footwear goods. Never would have known the quality of leather matters.
Their popularity is 100% dumb. Prior to sneaker culture blowing up in the 2010s, Dunks were viewed by the community as the cheaper, younger brother of the AJ1s. They only blew up because people couldn’t get their hands on AJ1s after the dark times and Dunks looked similar enough to most people.
i used to skate in dunks exclusively because they were cheap and usually under $90 until all the weirdo hypebeast’s started buying them up for resale at $250+
Awe, so you can't afford them now? You skaters are the biggest snowflakes I've ever heard. Everytime you talk it excites me to know that I'm copping all these shoes that you can no longer afford, and they stay looking dope af cuz I don't skate. A lot of times, they are so expensive that I just buy them to look at them and hold them in my hand and know that you can't anymore. It's really weird.
dont be like @@mhp3677 he is a weirdo that uses non sequitur fallacies in his argumentation to arrive at false conclusions about one’s financial situation. Weirdo vibes.
@@mhp3677 you should be embarrassed. These shoes were meant to be beat up by skaters and replaced caused they retailed for $60. You guys now spend hundreds on poor quality shoes 😂
Yeah I agree with you, I personally LOVE the look of the shoes, I dont really care that much about the materials besides the creasing, but it’s not worth the resale price overall
As a former sneakerhead, I can totally see why you'd rip on these. As I've gotten into my late twenties I've drifted away from the bold kinds of sneakers and choose to grab things that are more minimal and wearable every day, kinda like these! Unfortunately when Nike decided to start bringing back the dunks they were seeded out to influencers and retro ones were already being worn by Travis Scott. So the hype went through the roof just as they hoped it would. Oddly enough Gen Z's style (what I assume to be the target market for hype culture currently) is typically far from minimal, so it really makes you think about the concerted effort there must've been to blow these up. I can find a lot of appreciation for dunks and think their subtle differences in shape from the J1 really lend theirselves to being a sweet streetwear staple, but without a general ease of buying them at retail, I probably will never have a pair.
As someone who's owned a couple pair of dunks both for wearing and skating, I agree, however I've noticed that older dunks, like those that came out in the mid 2000s ish pre 2017? Had wayy better quality and the leather feels a lot better longer. Another issue with dunks is the heel drag, I don't drag my heel across the floor but after a couple wears they drag and wear down quite a bit.
SBs are on another level compared to regular dunks. If I was to go with something that has more quality I would actually go with the NB 550s. Higher quality along with the looks
I skate these shoes, in fact I’ve gotten tired of paying resale price for a shoe that I tear through in a month. So now I pay 40$ for a set of reps that take about 2 weeks to get here from China. And I’ll be completely honest, I can’t tell the difference between my real sb dunks and the reps. They skate completely the same, and wear the same
Hi! I hope you read this because I just heard that when you order Nike’s by you. So the leather on the dunks come in a better quality leather. Wanted to know if this was true? Thank you. And love your channel
so dumb lmfao. the deman for the shoe makes the price go up. you cant advertise shit and think that just because you hyped it up people are gonna sniff eat and fuck the shit. The price comes from peoples demand for the shoe. Just because u broke and cant afford it, dont tell yourself its a trash shoe even tho it isnt
This Shoe is all about the Look. You can match it with everything. I think that’s why People like em. And I admit, i got em too and they became my go to Sneaker. 90% of Nikes are made with cheap Materials so it don’t bother me. Great Video 👌🏾
These things should retail for like $50 - $75, given the cheap materials, cookie cutter design aesthetics, and assembly line construction. I’m sure it costs Nike a small fraction of that to actually make these things, so the retail price is already needlessly inflated to begin with. Nike knows that a lot of people will still happily shell out more than they’re worth, though, so they charge more because they can. These shoes would be like if McDonald’s charged $1 for every single chicken McNugget, and then even greedier goons bought every location out of their entire stock of McNuggets to re-sell them for $3 a McNugget. This is the perfect example of hype and emotional consumerism run amok.
They used to be 75- 80 bucks like 15 years ago when I was in high school they were so easy to get like once you walked in the shoe store you would see a bunch of differen't colors of them on the wall never had a problem getting shoes not even jordans but nowadays if you're not stalking the damn shoe release you are pretty much fucked and getting ripped off from scalpers shit is annoying.
Can't believe that these joints are 300 plus on resell wherein they restock almost like every 2 weeks or so, plus theres Nike by you where you can make this colorway.
I’m really mad at myself for buying a pair of dunks for resale. Especially because I never buy shoes for resale. I’ve worn those jawns probably 5 times and they’re stupidly creased, I’m about ready to retire them. That being said, I do like the look of dunks, so I’ll rock them when I get them for $100. I’ve gotten the UNCs, UCLAs, Union dunks, and multiple pairs of Pandas for retail.
I used to skate in dunks when the es accel (original ones, not accelerate or anything else) first came off the market because I like chunkier shoes and stitched construction but they didn't last nearly as long as other shoes. Sbs have a good day tongue though so that was nice. They were made better than the regular ones and it would be cool to see a pair of sbs cut in half
Hell yeah! I skate emerica figgys mostly for technical skating.For me cupsole>vulc any day. My fav skate shoe is probably the es Swift, the sole is a bit stiff but after break-in its perfect. I used to skate Nikes before the hypebeast resell era. Dunks were dirt cheap good shoes with a good amount of colors and a simplistic look. If you wanted to get more extreme the prods were the way. Recently bought dunks (retail only). Imo same quality with the hype pricetag. Definitely looks and feels better built than the one he cut open. Dunks are nostalgic to me the same way it's nostalgic to you... I'm happy they are still around but the market is weird af
I agree, these things are dumb. You can pick up a Reebok Classic, Adidas Forum, NB 550, Saucony Jazz, or many of Nike’s SB line for similar dough and get a superior shoe in quality and construction. That being said, it says a lot about consumers that this has become such a popular shoe. This is about as safe and versatile of a shoe as you can get from a styling perspective 🤷♂️
I’ve got 3 pairs of NB 550’s and they are levels above my dunks in comfort. Something about dunks just hits right though, when they’re on feet. I prefer dunk high too. More comfy to me.
I love these sneaker tear downs. The sneakerhead cope is pretty funny lol Why spend so much on crap when you can spend the same money on actual quality footwear.
I freaking LOVE this video and this is the absolute best explanation of the horrid quality leather, on not only this sneaker, but basically most sneakers dropping currently! The sad thing is... I'm still going to pay resell on some of these. 😐
I used to buy dunks 20 years ago and the quality back then was far superior and they cost 40% less. I have some Dunk Scrap that are of decent quality but also got the Dunk 3D swoosh recently and was shocked at how poor the standard Dunks are these days.
@@acefaaace the new ones arent as premium as the old ones, but they are much better than they were during most of the teal box era. Oh and orange box is where it started, then silver, pink, black, gold, blue, tape, teal, purple. :)
Any NB 550's coming up to get cut in half ? Love this review. Definitely hit it on the head with the resale vs retail price, especially with Nike sneakers.
I saw how chicken nuggets are mad for mcd and it's not bad. It's actually good white meat chicken ground lightly to keep texture, with a small amount of seasoning and gelatin. The videos you had shown were NOT mcd nuggets
After a month of Yeezys, it's clear that everything in this genre is just hype-fashion garbage. Maybe running shoes would be a more interesting counterpart to the always-interesting leather products?
I have a pair and I completely agree that they’re not worth the hype. Managed to get a pair for retail so I don’t really care about wearing them out. The only reason I haven’t is that they’re pretty uncomfortable. They should really make the SB insole/comfort the standard. The normal versions are purely for show.
I love mines, I agree there not super comfortable but there a great shoe for any outfit. Not worth resell but I been lucky enough to cop a couple of pairs for retail
I would love to see you also check out the Nike By You dunk low. They can be customised to be almost exactly like the panda dunk low however many have said they’re much better quality than the panda’s so I would be interested to see your take on it. They can be bought in Europe and Canada to my knowledge currently
Never understood the modern hype behind these. The popularity made sense when they were introduced as university shoes and when they had their boom with skaters like 30 years back, but today it feels so weird to me when there are shoes that fill the same niche but better
SB Dunks are only 20 years old. The reason why they where so popular was because they where made for skaters who skated. The hype is based on cool color patterns and collabs. Skateboarding is more popular than ever atm worldwide. Not really a shoe for someone who was in their prime 30 to 20 years ago. These are for 20 year olds. Not a 40 plus man.
@@sammallory dunks were introduced in 1985. They were originally a basketball shoe (hence the name) but experienced a wave of popularity with skaters because of how similar they are to Jordans, which had previously been adopted for skating. The Dunk SB like was created in response to that
That's a real shame, when I was in middle school in 2002-2003 I had a pair of dunk lows in the dark red and white color. I loved those shoes and they held up forever and were really nice. But seems like Nike is cutting corners and still charging more lol.
I appreciate your honesty and unbiased opinions on all your videos. Even though you leave yourself open to abuse from fanboys it's refreshing to see honest reviews. Well done. Oh and I agree they are absolute rubbish.
A few tidbits. First, the dunk was the template for the Jordan 1, it pre-empted it by a year or so. Second, the GRs of everything classic are cheapened these days. Old dunks were basketball shoes (duh) and couldn't get away with that. Similarly, SB dunks are real skateboarding shoes so they have the tech to support that load. The dunk lows have never looked that good to me. The highs are most people's go to but I prefer mids over everything.
when i first heard about dunks i thought they would just be cheeper jordans but then i saw the price and i realised its just jordans that look fake to mosty people
I wouldn't say I am a diehard dunk guy, I only have one pair (2004 tweed high tops) but they are super comfortable and lightweight, its like wearing slippers. I was looking to get another pair recently and thought they'd been discontinued but now I know from this video its just scalpers being dickwads EDIT: Apparently dunks and SB dunks are different? mine are SB's.
lmao it's like saying "erhmahgerd sport cars are so dumb because it doesn't have 4 wheel drive and treaded tires and they can't cross rivers" i mean it would be easy to make a video about how red wing is dumb because it's archaic and it's 2022 already, but you know... that perspective would be the only dumb thing in that video.
The more I watch your videos the more disappointed and angry I get at shoe and clothing companies using cheap materials for their shoes and upcharge for a product that costs less than a bottle of aspirin to make. I hope that more people subscribe to your channel so that it brings more awareness.
I'm a older guy I never thought I would see a generation wearing these sneakers I dreaded as a kid they literally never were comfortable and we were quick to buy the next thing smoking I'm sorry these shoes are worth 50 dollars Imo
Been a Dunk obsessed fan since the 90's. Like with anything, if something played a part in your life over a long period of time it has nostalgic value that trumps everything else. Also, if you look at older pairs the quality is actually there, the recent stuff Nike's pumping out at a breakneck pace to keep up with short windows of opportunity as far as hype/trend driven sales, it's nothing like the stuff from 10-20 years ago. Final point, the 15yr olds hoarding Dunks today and driving the secondary market prices through the roof are doing it for the same reasons they do everything else, because Instagram told them to. That's not me being old and bitter, it's just the reality of how things work when people are raised on likes and follows. If you showed most of them 5 obscure pairs of Dunks from a decade ago they'd have to Google the SKU number to know anything about the shoe. It's not about passion and quality for the new generation, it's about likes and a quick resale dollar or two.
What you're missing is this.. MICHAEL 'AIR' JORDAN! Dude was iconic not just in basketball but in all of sports.. His first shoe - of course everyone is going to want it and happy to pay extra for it..
I have a pair of dunk SBs that have been my only shoe i have worn since i got them in summer 2017. I am the polar opposite of a sneakerhead, they're comfy and they've held up extremely well. Got them for 80 bucks, 5 years is pretty good for the only shoe i've worn.
Dunks have always been my favourite Nike shoe. Coming from a outdoor basketball perspective (which is what they were originally intended for), I prefer Dunks over Air Forces simply because they are much closer to the ground and comfortable , similiarly to the Air Jordan 1's. I completely agree with the statement made about Dunks being a 'template for collaboration', and I think resale culture is hurting the true intent of these shoes.
I do think that the regular color ways are kinda crazy for being so expensive but when it comes to the wild color ways with the different materials I can understand if they have hype around them.
You're not missing anything man. Personally a pair of plain black & white dunks like you have in the video are my favorite sneakers & I have owned 30+ pairs of dunks over the last 15 years. I like the way they look and they are comfortable enough for me. But that was when a normal pair was $60-90, Nike ID dunks were $100ish and some quickstrike release was $150. No sneaker is worth hundreds of dollars and people that pay that kind of money are idiots IMO. Its not like buying a $5000 Omega Seamaster where the quality, materials & craftsmanship is at a much higher level than a $100 fossil watch. Now I wear the traditional skate shoe brands that have dunk like offerings and pay $50-80 / pair. Fuck resellers.
You know what isn't trash? A Rose Anvil handmade leather belt, pick one up here - bit.ly/3yWdqmk
I’m good that’s trash I bet
Resellers have absolutely killed the game. Used to love to buy and sell (solely for the w purpose of actually wearing and experiencing the shoe). This is basically impossible now.
Sure is and its why i buy shoes that arent popular or designer shoes because you can find them easier than jordans or whatever is poppin at the moment which is crazy
but you sell shoes though
they didnt
@@down2209 they did 😂😂
@@iambatman786 no, absolutly not, nike want this, this creates much more hype, popularity and money, if they didnt wanted ressellers, they wouldnt do limited stock. it's as simple as that.
Worth mentioning, dunks and dunk SBs are not the same shoe. Particularly the tongue, padding, stitching and insole!
Very interesting. Yeah I noticed one of my favorite musicians (Jason Isbell) doing a shout out to Nike SB and got super concerned after I saw this video. Hope to see a comparison.
Yep, sb dunks also has air bubble in insole, which makes it really comfy in comparison to OG
They’re not much different construction wise tho but never use uppers this shitty. The early SB dunks were just a zoom insole and fat tongue with centering straps, the cupsole was exact same. Some didn’t even have the fat tongue.
sb dunks are super comfy!
There are actually a ton more differences than just the air unit and padding. The SB dunk received a huge design overhaul in 2011 which is why on most dunk SBs the tongue actually says “dunk low pro” we plan on highlighting all the key differences very soon!!
This guy should do a breakdown of fake shoes vs real hype sneakers. Always wanted to know how different the qualities are
Pretty much the same quality
he really should
@@lamborgini86 your opinion is exactly why we want to hear from an expert
@@smitty3347 he’s done one on Yeezy, and honestly, it’s kinda what you expect from adidas and Yeezy. Yeezy and adidas clearly having better manufacturing and the Yeezys being definitely higher quality, however the fakes weren’t that behind. But thats obviously for adidas. Unlike Nike, adidas kinda had to have better quality and better more innovative things like boost back in 2013 to gain traction. So it would be better if he did a video with expensive nikes look Jordan’s or any of their shoes that aren’t from filled with air or aren’t running shoes from nike- since nike running shoes are probably the only ones you could trust to be of higher quality- mainly because the broke world records with their top line runners. But besides that I 100% that nike shoes are shit quality and are just made from small little children in Indonesia
i doubt you can make something of shittier quality than what nike is doing rn
Has he done this for SBs also? I would anticipate a better experience with getting them on the chopping block
SBs are meant for skating tho
I promise you the SB are trash as well.
you didnt watch till the end of the video lmao he is getting chunky dunkys for 500k subscribers
@@doublea9482 it depends what versions you go for. I have orange label SB - Dark Russets and the leather on these are quality, I paid resell for them (only ones I have paid resell) but quality is decent.
Not much of a difference, just slightly more padding all around, bit better quality but still very far from comfy. You feel good fasho wearing them hype shoes but your feet disagrees😩
Spot on. Dunks ARE dumb, and I've been collecting since the early 90's. The observation that they're better served as a template for color ways and collaborations is great, and I couldn't agree more. In the sneaker world, people aren't paying for quality, they're paying for exclusivity, as sneaker culture has always been about one-upsmanship more than anything else. Make anything limited, and people will put value on it for you.
Not only Dunks, this has happened to Jordan 1s too
It's Dumb
So annoying for people like me that just like the design. I aint tryna pay £300 for a shoe worth £80 because people think its hype.
@@romanlb1399 these shoes ain't worth more than 20 euros
its all about hype for sneakerheads
The reason panda dunks are so popular is that they go with almost every outfit. The basic black and white colorway is so basic that nothing looks bad with it.
its not because i hate dunks or anything but this guys got the right idea.
It’s the npc shoe
@@potatoboy8493 fr
vans old skool the same thing
And I have a pair of AF1 white swoosh on black leather. They match with everything and I didn't drop a bag on them. Dunks are overrated imo.
The hype over "general release" Nike sportswear dunks is, as you say, really dumb! I really recommend the SB dunks on the other hand, since they have more padding, a zoom air-unit in the heel and usually higher quality than the GR, but due to even more hype you have to be really lucky to get hold of a pair.
SB dunks are way better quality, I collect sbs and stay away from any non suede sportswear dunk
On behalf of all skateboarders I plead that you don't buy sb dunks if you're not going to skate them, the hype around dunks have made sb dunks soo expensive that unless you are willing to spend 200+ dollars on a pair of shoes that you are going to destroy within a couple of months, then you won't ever get to skate this incredible skate shoe.
@@sydneygreenacre6480 lol stop buying Nike skate shoes you dweeb
@@TJV650 I mean they are good skate shoes why wouldn't he shred them
@@TJV650 why should he or she stop. If it wasn’t for skaters SBs would be dead. I swear sometimes people on the internet just talk to talk.
Nike is one of, if not the best, marketing company ever conceived. They've managed to fool the masses into thinking that a shoe could be more than just a shoe, and sell that same mold time and time again while jacking up the prices. I applaud them 👏
I think people are missing the psychology of this. I think the reason they resell for such high amounts for what really is minimal variation is to have a popular shoe with just enough different to "be different" and to have people know the resell value is "high" , ie the point is to "flex" on people so needlessly spending a lot for a little benefit is part of the point.
They're not the ones jacking up the prices, the resellers are. These retail for like $100.
its not really that deep. i like the shoe because of the style. mainly sb dunks, and all the different colorways / collabs
@@noname-ez2fs but this crap ain’t the SB dunk!
@@donnapug yeah the most basic dunk . mind u these shoes were made in the 90s so of course the style is outdated
I grew up in the day where you could buy any shoe it was just about if you had the money. But all the shoes were available and there were no such thing as raffles and there were no resellers and I don't ever remember having to line up. It was all about having to choose between all the amazing sneakers in the store. Back then most people could only buy 1 or 2 pairs that would have to last half a year and then when they were worn to death you got another pair or 2 pairs for the next half of the year. Things have changed alot but not for the better. I'm so glad I grew up in the 80's and 90's.
you could still wear some shoes for, forever. I had my Vans old skools for like 5 years now and thats when i bought those from someone used already
F all resellers
A sneaker with you only lasts half a year? What do you do with your sneakers?
We know they’re not worth it, but this was FASCINATING to see what’s really inside this 🙌🏼
JFC...He said they're worth msrp...sure you watched it....
@@mericanignoranc3551 he said, he gets why people pay it. Never said that he thinks they're worth it, he said he understands why people pay it. Unlike other videos, like the superstars where he said that they were worth it.
@@mericanignoranc3551 - He said he can _maybe_ justify paying the initial retail price, if this is a shoe that you really like and want for some reason, but he absolutely cannot even fathom a justification for paying the after market prices for these things. Neither of those statements are him saying that he thinks these things are totally worth even their initial retail price.
@@mericanignoranc3551 He never said they we're worth msrp. He said "I get it" he never said anything about it being worth lol. Understanding why people pay 100 dollars for a shoe that costs 29 is not the same as it being worth...sure you watched it....
Nike dunks are worth it for retail price just like any sneaker
I would love to see your suggestions on what daily/stylish sneakers people should buy in different price ranges. I know you did the series on the white sneakers and have done tons of great boot videos, but it would be cool to see your take on what is actually worth the money and not all hyped up.
@@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4 I second NB and im a big fan of the 574
@@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4 as are reeboks as well they’re always on sale, the club c vintage is imo one of the nicest and inoffensive silhouettes for casual wear and you can beat the shit out of them
@@thesequeltoobama7030
Agreed man. The Classics cannot be beat for the price. Even the reserve colkection ones for $90 are a bargain.
NB 550s, reebok club classic, adidas forum 84.
These over retail are a strait scam. SHIT even retail price is a scam for what you get vs what it cost to make
That's how you make money. If you sell a product thats $20 to make you'll prob want to make around a $20 or $40 profit so i'll be priced at 40 or 60 dollars. And Nike is a company that is kind of greedy and just wants to make money. That's why they use the same colorways on the same shoe and call it like Jordan 1 Chicagos 2015 or Jordan 1 Chicago retro.
We definitely need to see dunk sb’s. As someone else mentioned they are much different than the OG dunk lows and better quality imho
SBs are all over the place though in terms of quality
We’ll the real OGs have wayyyy better materials! I wish Nike hadn’t change the materials to this cheap leather/plastic…. Totally support the SB comparison tho!👍🏼
Both absolute garbage, enjoy your blister's Hypebeast , same as Air forces ,junk for the masses
@@Carltonwanks says the one with a kfc pfp, you’re literally part of the problem bud
When i was in high school/college I was obsessed with SB dunks. I think the main appeal for me was that the colorways were really cool and a lot of them were themed off of cool concepts (ferris bueller dunks, marge simpson dunks, etc). Also just the fact that they were rare and no one else at school had them was a part of the appeal. After college (which was 10 years ago) I started liking other shoes more cause every time I threw on a pair of dunks I felt like I was back in high school and I wanted a more grown up look.
Now I only wear new balances lol. And the difference in quality is crazy
Is it better?
Kinda everything is better than Nike „normal“ dunk quality
People want to wear the same sneakers in the streets lol nb is unique especially us and uk made
New Balances go crazy!
@@Lukabakua absolutely better
To be fair, the Pandas are specifically overpriced when resolled and include terrible materials, worse then other dunks
Thank you for doing this! I had SB dunks back in '08 and it was the most comfortable shoe for me cause of the wide toe box. Super bummed it became a hype thing recently.
Same, I remember being able to just go buy SBs easily at the local shoe store. Now that is not the case.
has literally always been a hype thing. pigeons caused riots in '05. but these aint sbs
They were hype then! Just didn’t have the social media following it has today.
But, these are not SB.
@@patrickyoungkin8184 not the regular ones. Of course highly coveted collector pieces would be coveted by people who were deep in the sneaker niche. But regular ass colourways you could get anywhere
It’s like the wave of Jordan 1s and 4s. They were always popular amongst actual sneaker heads but not the mainstream. When lockdown hit they shot up in price. A pair of black cats used to be 130 dollars and now it’s more the triple the price. It’s gotten to the point where regular GR releases are going for 2x or 3x the price
Recently I bought some dunks for retail price and I STILL feel like I was robbed lmao
Yeah I just got the dunks and they feel like plastic
Little bit of background info the Nike dunk “panda” was released in 2021. The last time the panda dunk released was 2011 however it’s incredibly important to mention the 2011 pair has significantly better leather and materials. To simply sum it up the 2021 has poor qualities because Nike intended to mass produce and mass restock these pairs, Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s, therefore Nike rather sacrifice quality of a color way in order to allow more consumers to own pairs. Logically it makes sense as the colors of this shoe are simple and easy to wear so anyone who isn’t a sneaker head will be incline to purchase this shoe for a certain price tag assuming it’ll be the first and only large sneaker purchase
It's truly sad. With all Nike's emphasis on "Better World" and sustainability, they continue to use this cheapest plasticized leather that turns ugly after half a day of wear. They KNOW that the higher quality full-grain leather has beautiful creasing, but they're after a quick dollar, and the know-nothing sneakerheads have no qualms with it. Nelly only wore his AF-1's once... it wasn't about being fresh, it was because they're ruined after one wear!!
Or was it Jay-Z? Whatever.
$100 aint cheap though lol
_Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s,..._
Resellers: *Ahem*
not true, its because nike decided to make them in vietnam instead of china, the labor is even MORE cheap in vietnam, hence the quality differences in comparison to the 2011 dunks
I have friends who will bypass spending $ on basic needs to cop that “dunk drip”. This video was fascinating to me, I’m with you I don’t get the hype hahaha
Very biased take coming from a "Panda" lol
@@jyrichi hahaha
broke boy alert
because they can resell them for 3-4 times the retail price if they needed to
It's just fashion. Same reason why silver jewelry can vary in cost so much from brand to brand despite being made of literally the same thing - silver.
Beg to disagree. As someone who likes minimalistic, old, classic design, nike dunks are great. What's dumb is the resellers.
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Thats why only wear the SB Dunks. Any shoe made for skateboarding has to be made with better materials. Deconstruct a SB dunk and compare it with these, Id love to see that. :)
Before Nike started doing huge general releases of the dunks as they became super popular they actually had pretty nice quality. The dunks from just a few years back (2019/2020) that are called SP dunks (special project) where more limited and much nicer leather quality. Would be awesome if you did a comparison with a pair of those.
It depends on the release. 2020 lows of kentucky and syracuse were the worst pairs i ever had in my hand. Total garbage quality.
@@lukasdubovsky2873 oh fr? I never owned any of those specifically but I heard quality was pretty good. Surely better than the trash nowadays, like in the video
@@lukasdubovsky2873 bad quality but great material!!!!!!
Yeah you are right for example the spartan green highs are way better than the low top that released in 2021... the really fucked up the quality ... on the gr gr pairs
I dont really understand this. People wear them because they look cool, not because of the leather quality. If the leather is destroyed with fire, dont light your shoes on fire.
You are gonna make a lot of sneakerheads cry when you cut the Chunky Dunky pair. Regardless, thanks again for your work, you are changing how I view shoes and my consumer purchases in general.
I would agree with all of the comments on the quality and that almost every regular dunk is trash but with the SB dunks, in my opinion at least, the collaborations they do are just awesome. It is worth mentioning that they use different and often times nicer materials on the collaborations and SBs.
Also worth mentioning, different eras = different quality. I’m sure the Low Pro B (pre Nike SB) era, and the early Nike SB Era prob has better quality than the basic regular release ones today. We’re talking late 90s to early 2k. I wish I still had some I skated (threw them out) back in the day. I would totally donate them for dissecting.
Nike started making products overseas before the 90s.
@@mid-sizesedan488 I’m really confused by your comment. For starters it’s an obvious (duh) statement, and secondly, what does that have to do with what I said?
@@yoitsgiook Usually if they’re making their products overseas then it means that they’re cutting costs
@@mid-sizesedan488 yeah but they were always doing that. That’s normal. My comment had less to do with overseas per se since they pretty much have been doing that for a very long time. However, to your point the quality did change over time. I think I have a pair or two of the old old pro B dunks before they were SBs and I think I have one early release SB and the quality is night and day. Over the years it just got cheaper and cheaper in quality. Things also cost less to make back in the day.
I own a lot of Jordan brand and Nike and love the brand but I have pretty much know for years that the leather is pretty shitty and would rather see them use the old "Durabuck" style again instead of the kinda leather they used now lol. I also love seeing a expert really break down the material and all that too. Great bid bro!
You're definitely on point with your opinions about the construction and hype. A person like myself loves dunks for the fashion aspect, IF I can get them for retail it's definitely worth it because of the many different clothes I can wear with them due to their basic color schemes. You can dress them up or down and they look great with almost any fit. I do agree with you about the resellers thing, it's ridiculous. Lastly, Jordans were for the player and dunks were for the people. They came out almost at the same time
It's funny because this guy is telling me the shoes I love and pay a not trivial amount of money for is basically garbage quality and I'm not even mad. Guess I'm just stupid, idk
Thank you so much for pointing this out.
Dunks ARE a simple shoe dated to the 80’s.
I grew up wearing them a lot. And I remember when I needed a pair I could usually go and find a few colors to choose from, pay retail, and leave with a new pair of shoes…while not feeling ripped off. NOW…forget it. I can’t even find a decent Dunk I like because 90% of them are at a INSANE asking price. Only ones that aren’t are old beat up ones or ones that have an ugly af color combo. This shit is DUMB and can’t wait for the Dunk hype to go down so I can get me another pair. I miss wearing em man. Fucking greedy ass hype-nerds trying to take away the good experience of an old-head just wanting to rock a nice pair of classic Dunks.
It’s fucking ridiculous.
You could try to get some dunks during drops tho
@@woodski_ who has the time bruh
@@woodski_ yea let me sit behind the screen anxiously watching the countdown hoping I get lucky enough to snag a pair. Lol, gtfoh. I got daily objectives that must be met.
I should be able to just go into the store, find a pair, and pay a fair price of my own money. But no I gotta compete with kids who live with their parents who are just gunna flip em for pure profit.
get fake ones if you jus want the look
i don't care about the hype either i just wear fakes 😆
@@colin6837 is almost the same quality even 1.1 or g5 sometimes is superior than the original
I agree, dont spend money for shoes that are just basic. Pay the retail price if you really want it.
lot easier said than done lmao, almost impossible to grab these for retail
@@cynkin yea buy 1:1 reps instead
I love this channel: dumbing down the hype, the misleading marketing, the vanity in society. Thank you for giving consumers the nitty gritty about leather and other footwear goods. Never would have known the quality of leather matters.
The hype ruined the dunks for me, people really are dumb when there so many other affordable options with the same vibe
Your pockets ruined the dunk for you
What are the other options?
would be really interesting to see this for some Goretex Jordan 1s, seeing how they do the waterproofing and the differences between non Goretex 1s!
Their popularity is 100% dumb. Prior to sneaker culture blowing up in the 2010s, Dunks were viewed by the community as the cheaper, younger brother of the AJ1s. They only blew up because people couldn’t get their hands on AJ1s after the dark times and Dunks looked similar enough to most people.
i used to skate in dunks exclusively because they were cheap and usually under $90 until all the weirdo hypebeast’s started buying them up for resale at $250+
Awe, so you can't afford them now? You skaters are the biggest snowflakes I've ever heard. Everytime you talk it excites me to know that I'm copping all these shoes that you can no longer afford, and they stay looking dope af cuz I don't skate. A lot of times, they are so expensive that I just buy them to look at them and hold them in my hand and know that you can't anymore. It's really weird.
dont be like @@mhp3677 he is a weirdo that uses non sequitur fallacies in his argumentation to arrive at false conclusions about one’s financial situation. Weirdo vibes.
@@mhp3677 you should be embarrassed. These shoes were meant to be beat up by skaters and replaced caused they retailed for $60. You guys now spend hundreds on poor quality shoes 😂
Likewise I used to buy a pair every couple of months after I’d abuse them. Didn’t need this youtuber to tell me they’re of poor quality 🤣
@@mhp3677 you’re weird. Really into yourself. Bad look
Yeah I agree with you, I personally LOVE the look of the shoes, I dont really care that much about the materials besides the creasing, but it’s not worth the resale price overall
you love dressing like an NPC
The things that makes Nike so expensive is the Nike logo imo
As a former sneakerhead, I can totally see why you'd rip on these. As I've gotten into my late twenties I've drifted away from the bold kinds of sneakers and choose to grab things that are more minimal and wearable every day, kinda like these! Unfortunately when Nike decided to start bringing back the dunks they were seeded out to influencers and retro ones were already being worn by Travis Scott. So the hype went through the roof just as they hoped it would. Oddly enough Gen Z's style (what I assume to be the target market for hype culture currently) is typically far from minimal, so it really makes you think about the concerted effort there must've been to blow these up. I can find a lot of appreciation for dunks and think their subtle differences in shape from the J1 really lend theirselves to being a sweet streetwear staple, but without a general ease of buying them at retail, I probably will never have a pair.
Buy reps 😉
perfect summary
As someone who's owned a couple pair of dunks both for wearing and skating, I agree, however I've noticed that older dunks, like those that came out in the mid 2000s ish pre 2017? Had wayy better quality and the leather feels a lot better longer. Another issue with dunks is the heel drag, I don't drag my heel across the floor but after a couple wears they drag and wear down quite a bit.
kids in africa couldve ate those shoes
@jessicamiller2002 kids in china made them not africa
@@tomarnold9724 You're in Africa. Eat them.
Resale is madness. They seem worth about $60 - $70 to me.
SBs are on another level compared to regular dunks. If I was to go with something that has more quality I would actually go with the NB 550s. Higher quality along with the looks
I got the 550 in hand the shadows and tbh I don't care for them at all on foot or the quality of them.
I'd go for the 990 tbh
Sb’s are the same exact shoe minus the tounge lol
@@whynot8888 that’s 100% false.
@@whynot8888 def not. Zoom air and better materials. I’ll take my Jedis and Stussy SBs any day before I’d rock one of these plain ones 🤷🏻♂️
Chicken nuggets and Nike Dunks are both awesome.
I'd love to see a comparison between the For You dunks that you can design, vs the out of the box ones like this.
Hype moves in mysterious ways. I'd NEVER buy these at resell price. I'd almost say I'd only buy them on sale.
I remember a time when Dunks were pretty much always on sale, usually on the bargain rack.
@@revenone1077 I've got a pair from a few years ago that I got from the Nike Outlet. I literally watched them go from 80 bucks all the way down to 30.
@@PaladioBlaze are those GRs?
I skate these shoes, in fact I’ve gotten tired of paying resale price for a shoe that I tear through in a month. So now I pay 40$ for a set of reps that take about 2 weeks to get here from China. And I’ll be completely honest, I can’t tell the difference between my real sb dunks and the reps. They skate completely the same, and wear the same
These dunks are one of the most restocked dunsk ever, the leather quality gets worse and worse every year to the regular dunk release ;/
Hi! I hope you read this because I just heard that when you order Nike’s by you. So the leather on the dunks come in a better quality leather. Wanted to know if this was true? Thank you. And love your channel
Nike has scammed y'all into hyping up a mediocre shoe into something that could never be worth what some people are willing to pay at resale.
so dumb lmfao. the deman for the shoe makes the price go up. you cant advertise shit and think that just because you hyped it up people are gonna sniff eat and fuck the shit. The price comes from peoples demand for the shoe. Just because u broke and cant afford it, dont tell yourself its a trash shoe even tho it isnt
dunks look good, thats it…
The best thing you could do is wait for them to drop these in customise and choose normal leather
I love this deep analysis of quality (or lack there of lol). Very engaging and informative!!
This Shoe is all about the Look.
You can match it with everything. I think that’s why People like em. And I admit, i got em too and they became my go to Sneaker.
90% of Nikes are made with cheap Materials so it don’t bother me.
Great Video 👌🏾
You think real Men Care about matching shoe's with clothing? They don't , only modern softies Care about that
@@Carltonwanks you’re watching a video on one the most hyped sneakers today. GTFO here with that bs
You prolly look like dude who made the video 😭 dirty
@@Carltonwanks
wtf are u saying 💀
Watching a panda get cut in half brings me joy
These things should retail for like $50 - $75, given the cheap materials, cookie cutter design aesthetics, and assembly line construction. I’m sure it costs Nike a small fraction of that to actually make these things, so the retail price is already needlessly inflated to begin with. Nike knows that a lot of people will still happily shell out more than they’re worth, though, so they charge more because they can. These shoes would be like if McDonald’s charged $1 for every single chicken McNugget, and then even greedier goons bought every location out of their entire stock of McNuggets to re-sell them for $3 a McNugget. This is the perfect example of hype and emotional consumerism run amok.
8-12 dollars is around the cost to make.
Jordans are about $12-15 a pair to make too. Huge markups! 😠😔
They used to be 75- 80 bucks like 15 years ago when I was in high school they were so easy to get like once you walked in the shoe store you would see a bunch of differen't colors of them on the wall never had a problem getting shoes not even jordans but nowadays if you're not stalking the damn shoe release you are pretty much fucked and getting ripped off from scalpers shit is annoying.
They did maybe 8 years ago. I remember my brother buying dunks and I wasn’t sold because it looked cheap. It’s what you’d find at famous footwear.
They used to retail for $60 before hypebeasts got to them. These shoes were supposed to be abused by skaters.
Your editor deserves a raise 😭
You should do the actual pro sb dunks since those seem to be a high quality shoe for actual skating
Hear me out, 90% of shoes these days are dumb. All just fashion and hype and not much care for your wittle phalanges
Can't believe that these joints are 300 plus on resell wherein they restock almost like every 2 weeks or so, plus theres Nike by you where you can make this colorway.
I’m really mad at myself for buying a pair of dunks for resale. Especially because I never buy shoes for resale. I’ve worn those jawns probably 5 times and they’re stupidly creased, I’m about ready to retire them.
That being said, I do like the look of dunks, so I’ll rock them when I get them for $100. I’ve gotten the UNCs, UCLAs, Union dunks, and multiple pairs of Pandas for retail.
I am disappointed how fast they crease in a bad way
@@matthewhanson3204 literally
Just iron them and resell them to get your money back
Bro really cut my dream shoes in half😭
I used to skate in dunks when the es accel (original ones, not accelerate or anything else) first came off the market because I like chunkier shoes and stitched construction but they didn't last nearly as long as other shoes. Sbs have a good day tongue though so that was nice. They were made better than the regular ones and it would be cool to see a pair of sbs cut in half
Hell yeah! I skate emerica figgys mostly for technical skating.For me cupsole>vulc any day. My fav skate shoe is probably the es Swift, the sole is a bit stiff but after break-in its perfect.
I used to skate Nikes before the hypebeast resell era. Dunks were dirt cheap good shoes with a good amount of colors and a simplistic look. If you wanted to get more extreme the prods were the way. Recently bought dunks (retail only). Imo same quality with the hype pricetag. Definitely looks and feels better built than the one he cut open. Dunks are nostalgic to me the same way it's nostalgic to you... I'm happy they are still around but the market is weird af
I agree, these things are dumb. You can pick up a Reebok Classic, Adidas Forum, NB 550, Saucony Jazz, or many of Nike’s SB line for similar dough and get a superior shoe in quality and construction.
That being said, it says a lot about consumers that this has become such a popular shoe. This is about as safe and versatile of a shoe as you can get from a styling perspective 🤷♂️
I’ve got 3 pairs of NB 550’s and they are levels above my dunks in comfort. Something about dunks just hits right though, when they’re on feet. I prefer dunk high too. More comfy to me.
Nike is worthless. I have said it for years. These shoes are garbage. Keep going. Your channel is valuable to consumers.
I love these sneaker tear downs. The sneakerhead cope is pretty funny lol
Why spend so much on crap when you can spend the same money on actual quality footwear.
Where can I buy actual decent quality for £60 (I fit in kids size in dunks)? Genuinely asking because I don't know of any 😞
because we drip so stick to your walmart air 2s
I freaking LOVE this video and this is the absolute best explanation of the horrid quality leather, on not only this sneaker, but basically most sneakers dropping currently! The sad thing is... I'm still going to pay resell on some of these. 😐
Very sad.
I used to buy dunks 20 years ago and the quality back then was far superior and they cost 40% less. I have some Dunk Scrap that are of decent quality but also got the Dunk 3D swoosh recently and was shocked at how poor the standard Dunks are these days.
Got started into dunks about 10y ago, and traditionally older releases were made MUCH better, at least for the SB line.
Started with the silver box and pink box sb line. Those were the days of quality
@@acefaaace the new ones arent as premium as the old ones, but they are much better than they were during most of the teal box era. Oh and orange box is where it started, then silver, pink, black, gold, blue, tape, teal, purple. :)
Any NB 550's coming up to get cut in half ? Love this review. Definitely hit it on the head with the resale vs retail price, especially with Nike sneakers.
I saw how chicken nuggets are mad for mcd and it's not bad. It's actually good white meat chicken ground lightly to keep texture, with a small amount of seasoning and gelatin. The videos you had shown were NOT mcd nuggets
After a month of Yeezys, it's clear that everything in this genre is just hype-fashion garbage. Maybe running shoes would be a more interesting counterpart to the always-interesting leather products?
He's obsessed with leather, definitely something wrong with him
@@Carltonwanks it’s his job. 🤦🏻♂️
@@Navs126 you must be a soy drinker just like your daddy anvil
He’s doing it in celebration for half a millions subs, fucking relax.
I have a pair and I completely agree that they’re not worth the hype.
Managed to get a pair for retail so I don’t really care about wearing them out. The only reason I haven’t is that they’re pretty uncomfortable.
They should really make the SB insole/comfort the standard. The normal versions are purely for show.
I love mines, I agree there not super comfortable but there a great shoe for any outfit. Not worth resell but I been lucky enough to cop a couple of pairs for retail
you are doing a service to the sneaker customers. Thank you
bros mom said no 💀
really professional and objective reviews, thanks for making all these wonderful videos
"dunks are dumb" is the best statement i've come upon if your buying it on resell meanwhile 'dunks are smart' if you're the seller😎
I would love to see you also check out the Nike By You dunk low. They can be customised to be almost exactly like the panda dunk low however many have said they’re much better quality than the panda’s so I would be interested to see your take on it. They can be bought in Europe and Canada to my knowledge currently
Never understood the modern hype behind these. The popularity made sense when they were introduced as university shoes and when they had their boom with skaters like 30 years back, but today it feels so weird to me when there are shoes that fill the same niche but better
Which shoes would you recommend?
That’s kinda like asking why people still drive old/manual cars
SB Dunks are only 20 years old. The reason why they where so popular was because they where made for skaters who skated. The hype is based on cool color patterns and collabs. Skateboarding is more popular than ever atm worldwide. Not really a shoe for someone who was in their prime 30 to 20 years ago. These are for 20 year olds. Not a 40 plus man.
@@sammallory dunks were introduced in 1985. They were originally a basketball shoe (hence the name) but experienced a wave of popularity with skaters because of how similar they are to Jordans, which had previously been adopted for skating.
The Dunk SB like was created in response to that
You speak of the SB line of dunks. Not the original Nike Dunk
That's a real shame, when I was in middle school in 2002-2003 I had a pair of dunk lows in the dark red and white color. I loved those shoes and they held up forever and were really nice. But seems like Nike is cutting corners and still charging more lol.
I appreciate your honesty and unbiased opinions on all your videos. Even though you leave yourself open to abuse from fanboys it's refreshing to see honest reviews. Well done. Oh and I agree they are absolute rubbish.
I believe the “sneaker heads” are finally coming to their senses as these dunks are now only 2x - 3x their retail value haha..
Don't use quotation marks when you say sneakerheads it's like art not just shoes. We know wayyyyyyyy more than you about this.
@@user-oq6ij9px9m I’ve collected sneakers longer than you’ve been alive probably
1:40 that little black spec had me tripping
A few tidbits. First, the dunk was the template for the Jordan 1, it pre-empted it by a year or so.
Second, the GRs of everything classic are cheapened these days. Old dunks were basketball shoes (duh) and couldn't get away with that.
Similarly, SB dunks are real skateboarding shoes so they have the tech to support that load.
The dunk lows have never looked that good to me. The highs are most people's go to but I prefer mids over everything.
Tiktok Is crying
when i first heard about dunks i thought they would just be cheeper jordans
but then i saw the price and i realised its just jordans that look fake to mosty people
I wouldn't say I am a diehard dunk guy, I only have one pair (2004 tweed high tops) but they are super comfortable and lightweight, its like wearing slippers. I was looking to get another pair recently and thought they'd been discontinued but now I know from this video its just scalpers being dickwads
EDIT: Apparently dunks and SB dunks are different? mine are SB's.
lmao it's like saying "erhmahgerd sport cars are so dumb because it doesn't have 4 wheel drive and treaded tires and they can't cross rivers"
i mean it would be easy to make a video about how red wing is dumb because it's archaic and it's 2022 already, but you know... that perspective would be the only dumb thing in that video.
Those are going for over 1.1k my brother you should keep those in nice shape
They’re just Hype
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you put a 2 instead of a 3
The more I watch your videos the more disappointed and angry I get at shoe and clothing companies using cheap materials for their shoes and upcharge for a product that costs less than a bottle of aspirin to make. I hope that more people subscribe to your channel so that it brings more awareness.
I'd love to see a comparison between this and the SB dunk lows and maybe bring in a 3rd collab piece with totally different upper materials.
I'm a older guy I never thought I would see a generation wearing these sneakers I dreaded as a kid they literally never were comfortable and we were quick to buy the next thing smoking I'm sorry these shoes are worth 50 dollars Imo
Been a Dunk obsessed fan since the 90's. Like with anything, if something played a part in your life over a long period of time it has nostalgic value that trumps everything else. Also, if you look at older pairs the quality is actually there, the recent stuff Nike's pumping out at a breakneck pace to keep up with short windows of opportunity as far as hype/trend driven sales, it's nothing like the stuff from 10-20 years ago. Final point, the 15yr olds hoarding Dunks today and driving the secondary market prices through the roof are doing it for the same reasons they do everything else, because Instagram told them to. That's not me being old and bitter, it's just the reality of how things work when people are raised on likes and follows. If you showed most of them 5 obscure pairs of Dunks from a decade ago they'd have to Google the SKU number to know anything about the shoe. It's not about passion and quality for the new generation, it's about likes and a quick resale dollar or two.
Why u hatin bro
What you're missing is this..
MICHAEL 'AIR' JORDAN!
Dude was iconic not just in basketball but in all of sports..
His first shoe - of course everyone is going to want it and happy to pay extra for it..
Just know you ruined this dam sneaker
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I have a pair of dunk SBs that have been my only shoe i have worn since i got them in summer 2017. I am the polar opposite of a sneakerhead, they're comfy and they've held up extremely well. Got them for 80 bucks, 5 years is pretty good for the only shoe i've worn.
Dunks have always been my favourite Nike shoe. Coming from a outdoor basketball perspective (which is what they were originally intended for), I prefer Dunks over Air Forces simply because they are much closer to the ground and comfortable , similiarly to the Air Jordan 1's.
I completely agree with the statement made about Dunks being a 'template for collaboration', and I think resale culture is hurting the true intent of these shoes.
I do think that the regular color ways are kinda crazy for being so expensive but when it comes to the wild color ways with the different materials I can understand if they have hype around them.
More interesting variety of choice for materials used is always good & also usually good for more improving with, anyways.
Now I understand why my dunks have holes on the top right where it creases, but also at the same time why they feel rather comfortable.
You're not missing anything man. Personally a pair of plain black & white dunks like you have in the video are my favorite sneakers & I have owned 30+ pairs of dunks over the last 15 years. I like the way they look and they are comfortable enough for me. But that was when a normal pair was $60-90, Nike ID dunks were $100ish and some quickstrike release was $150. No sneaker is worth hundreds of dollars and people that pay that kind of money are idiots IMO. Its not like buying a $5000 Omega Seamaster where the quality, materials & craftsmanship is at a much higher level than a $100 fossil watch. Now I wear the traditional skate shoe brands that have dunk like offerings and pay $50-80 / pair. Fuck resellers.
For reals I can't stand all resellers and people trying to get in the resell game.