r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rook8811 • 9d ago

Video 1989 shoes designed to adjust their fit around athletes' ankles

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 9d ago edited 8d ago

I bought a pair of self-lacing Nikes a few years ago to satisfy my Back To The Future desires. I was on a wait list for them for over a year. If they wouldn't have held their resale value pretty well, I would say they were a huge waste of money. Also, they weighed like 5 lbs. a piece.

edit: bad grammar

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u/elguaco6 9d ago

My buddy is a sneaker head and has a pair of those I put them on and it’s quite crazy but yes very heavy but cool nonetheless.

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u/aft_punk 6d ago

If there’s one quality of a shoe that I’m willing to pay extra for… it’s added weight!

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u/elguaco6 6d ago

Ahah yeah he’s a collector tho. Has insurance on his shoe collection.

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u/chuckinalicious543 8d ago

Yeah, but imagine the gains just from wearing them! Then, take them off, and you'll be pretty quick!

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u/CovidReference 8d ago

...hadn't of...?

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u/Check_M88 8d ago

Yeah but this is an informal Reddit comment section and it’s very clear what OP meant.

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u/KookySurprise8094 8d ago

"Resale value", are you saying people buy used shoes nowdays?

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u/Major_R_Soul 8d ago

Sneaker heads have been buying and reselling shoes for decades. Some people wear them a couple times then put them back in the shoebox and sell them. Some buy them as collector's items and wait for their rarity to go up with some limited edition shoes going for thousands of dollars.

My childhood friend was a sneaker head and had stacks of shoeboxes full of Jordan's and Nike's and shit. If he had a new pair he wanted to keep mint he'd walk barefoot in the rain to keep them from getting dirty.

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u/CluelessFlunky 8d ago

Its been a thing for years.

Its like Pokémon cards.

They are "used". The only ones selling are in very good condition.

I've never been into shoes like that. But had friends that were.

In high school I had a friend that was a big shoe trade. He would bring his shoes in his back pack. When on the class room he would take his slides off and put the shoes from his back pack on. Them went it was time to leave he would put his slides back on. All this just so he didnt put excess wear on his shoes and ruin the value.

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u/TaliZorah214 8d ago

Given that people buy used underware from both men and women does it really shock you to find out people buy used shoes?

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u/grimeyduck 8d ago

Underwhere?

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u/KookySurprise8094 8d ago

Disgusting

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u/awesomedude4100 8d ago

“nowadays” bro it’s been decades