The sneaker game can be cruel. So many fire releases, but so few pairs to go around. But, when you’ve taken yet another inevitable L on the raffles and launches, there’s always eBay. The eBay Authenticity Guarantee means you can cop with confidence on the OG marketplace, with experts inspecting your purchase to get fakes out of the paint. Thanks to eBay, here are four of July’s best releases, as determined by The Weekly Drop’s Newsletter Guy.
Cecilie Bahnsen x ASICS GT-2160
OK, we’re gonna kick it off with these joints right here. The pick of the month. The jewel of July. The mid-year must-haves. Fashion designer Cecilie Bahnsen—or, the creative team behind the fashion brand Cecilie Bahnsen? I mean, who knows really—laces the GT-2160 with intricate couture flourishes to create a truly collaborative release. A clash of the performance specs we expect from ASICS and the feminine aesthetic of Cecilie Bahnsen, and the final result is a pair of Mary Janes you could theoretically run 5km in. It’s equal parts function and form. It’s like, if you were to pick the prettiest pair of shoes you could wear to run from the jacks.
By now, these are all gone. But you can always cop on eBay.
Air Jordan 1 UNC Toe
This is kind of a no-brainer, right? There are fewer things in life more reliable than a classic Jordan in either Bulls or Tar Heels colours, which is why, in these uncertain economic times, Jordan Brand keeps dropping classic Jordans in either Bulls or Tar Heels colours. 12 straight interest rate increases will have you pumping the brakes on a pair of palomino Air Jordan 3s, but, wild palomino horses aren’t gonna stop you copping some UNC 1s. What might have stopped you, though, is a ‘SOLD OUT’ notification. If you missed out, hit up eBay now.
Rich Paul x New Balance 550 ‘Forever Yours’
I’m including these because I witnessed an unbelievable moment of misinformation in action a few weeks ago. I saw these on the release schedule, and was reminded of a time when I, The Newsletter Guy, stood face-to-face with Rich Paul and was astonished at the man’s diminutive stature. Now, this is not a knock on a successful Short King, not at all. That’s not what I’m about. But he must have been, at best, 5’5”. I googled ‘Rich Paul height’ to check the man’s stats and I was flabbergasted, aghast, to find that websites all over Lisa Manoban’s Internet had him listed at a staggering 6’1”. Absolutely no chance. But that’s how this misinformation game works. One freelance writer on a deadline makes something up, another website takes it as a fact and runs with it, a third website sees that two websites have the same thing printed and considers that ‘fact checking’, and now it’s basically a fact that Rich Paul is 6’1”. So, in closing, The Newsletter Guy is 6’4” and benches 200kg (225kg one-rep max).
Cop your pair now on eBay.
Dime x ASICS GT-2160
ASICS is on fire right now. Two pairs of the GT-2160 in my brand new monthly wrap-up. And the HAL Studios Gel-1130 ‘Glacier’ still hasn’t dropped, sheesh! Skate brand Dime offer up their own take on the 2160 which, in my opinion, doesn’t quite reach the heights of the Cecilie Bahnsen joints, but is likely a more wearable pair for people who don’t often use the word ‘sartorial’.
All gone at retail, but cop now on eBay.
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