today we're going to be taking a look at the air jordan 3 cardinal red
this has definitely been an anticipated sneaker and i'm excited to see what these things look
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so starting with the box right here you have your new style air jordan 3 box we have seen this over
the past couple years and what they're starting to do is match the accent or dominant color of
the air jordan 3 on the back end of the box and then putting the elephant print here on
the front of the box and honestly i like that touch because it's a cool look seeing all the
boxes stacked up in your collection and it's a lot easier to find your shoes going to the
front side of the box the size tag reads air jordan 3 retro white light curry cardinal red
size 13 just for me retail 200 bucks it's crazy to think about inflation and all those different
factors when it comes to air jordan sneakers but i remember from collecting way back in the day
200 for a pair of shoes that used to be a lot now we got sneakers retro for 200 bucks and reselling
for even more which we'll talk about a little bit later in the video when it comes to numbers
cracking open the box right here you have your all-over print when it comes to the elephant paper
and then you got the shoe oh you got the shoe okay first impressions of this sneaker
materials they're all right no extra laces no hang tags but the colorway yeah i like these
two sneakers that we will be using in today's comparison is going to be the fire red air jordan
3 and the true blue air jordan 3. so make sure you guys stick around to see all the in-depth detail
shots of these as well so before i get started breaking down the styles cuts and materials you
know we got to talk about the history first when it comes to a sneaker like this this colorway in
particular on this model we have never seen before so what exactly does that mean back in
1988 we originally saw the air jordan 3 and one big thing that we have seen jordan brand do now
is replicate the cuts of the shoe giving us that original og vibe from way back in the day so when
we talk about different details like the tongue or the toe box or the overall shape of the shoe
these are very very similar to the originals back from 1988 which you guys will definitely be able
to see the difference in shape when we compare these side by side with the fire reds and the
true blues now when it comes to the overall color pattern and the scheme behind this shoe these are
actually considered the cardinal air jordan 3s the air jordan cardinal 7 originally came out in 92
and then we saw a retro in 2006 and another retro in 2011 and honestly i wouldn't mind if they retro
that shoe again so as you saw from those b-roll photos of the cardinal 7 you can see there is
definitely a resemblance when it comes to overall coloring of the shoe the dominant white leather
and the different accents with the red and gold hits on the shoe now obviously they didn't mimic
the exact color blocking pattern because there was some black on there and different hits like that
but overall we get the gist and we understand where they're going so now in 2022 that brings
us to air jordan 3 cardinal red now let's go ahead and break down this shoe starting from the bottom
of the shoe you have your classic air jordan 3 outsole no nike air jordan brand branding right
here on the back of the foot and a red pod here on the front end gray with the white hit on the
center of the back end of the shoe going up to the midsole this is something that i actually heard a
lot of people love and complain about at the same exact time and that is the metallic red paint that
you have here on the midsole you got a two-tone midsole when it comes to the air jordan 3 vibes
white on the bottom red on the top and that wraps all the way around the entire foot looking at the
front end of the shoe around the toe box you have a white rubber right here with the white
stitch your elephant print around the toe cap and a smooth white leather wrapping around the
mud guard and the front end of the shoe just above that you have a tumbled leather and as i
feel the leather like i said earlier in the video honestly it's just alright it's not the best it's
not the worst it's just cool and being that this sneaker was considered a general release i can
understand why they're lacking when it comes to the quality of the leather on this shoe because
it's not considered a collaboration but overall when it comes to the color blocking of the shoe
i still like them now going to the back end of the shoe you have your elephant print around the heel
a white tab with the red air jordan jumpman logo and the air just below that and like we talked
about earlier the two-tone midsole with the red and white just below that now i'm gonna pop up
a picture right here and show you the difference between these in the true blue threes and as you
can tell from the back end they definitely look very similar but just a different color another
thing to notice around the color of the sneaker the perforated dots are a lot bigger and more
visible on this newer model compared to this 2011 trueblue 3. normally when it comes to air
jordan 3's we typically see the elephant print on the front and the back end of the shoe but
not really around the center of the foot here around the eye stays and this is very similar
to the true blue 3 as well as you can see right here with the side by side photos you have red
instead of blue you have yellow instead of red and the overall color blocking scheme throughout this
entire shoe is pretty much the same as the true blue three except for one thing on the inside of
the foot on the true blue three of the midsole you can see that it goes blue halfway and then it cuts
off and then it turns white this is something that's more signature when it comes to the true
blue 3 or the fire red 3 but as you can see right here on the cardinal 3 it actually goes all the
way throughout the midsole and honestly i think it looks solid so now let's talk about the fire red
3 real quick because i definitely heard a lot of comments when it comes to the cardinal three and
why people decided to pass on this shoe because they're anticipating the car red three with the
nike air on the back coming out later this year looking at these two shoes high by side you can
say yes there are some similarities and if you were a regular everyday consumer and didn't know
much about jordan's you say hey they look similar i don't need to have both i'll just pick one and
i'll be fine with that now us collectors on the other hand you know we got a problem we got to
have both in our collection so i can understand both sides of the story but you know me i just
need both so i'm interested to hear what you guys have to say about waiting for the fire red threes
and holding off on the cardinals or is this a potential situation where it's kind of like an
alternate version and then it's already reselling for more than retail value now when the cardinal 3
comes out if people don't get that shoe will this shoe be worth even more in the future
i don't know we shall see that is the scenario that could potentially happen but only time will
tell so before we get into my final thoughts of this sneaker and the overall projected prices
of this shoe we gotta talk about if the shoe is fire or trash and what you guys think about it
so if you haven't already make sure you follow me on ig so you can participate in the polls and see
all the results here on the channel basically i asked a simple question do you think this shoe
is fire or do you think this shoe is trash this is what the people said 91 of the people said
fire and nine percent of the people said trash and honestly that's a nice percentage right there even
though i heard a lot of people talk about the fire red threes and how they planned on holding off i
didn't really hear that many comments from people telling me that the shoe didn't look that good i
think this is gonna be a great summertime shoe go with a lot of outfits and honestly you could look
fly with these in the fall time as well so this sparked my next question in my head which i'm so
interested to see the results and i hope that they are what i think they're gonna be but basically i
asked the people which shoe do you like more the fire red threes or the cardinal three
fifty six percent of the people chose the fire red threes and forty four percent other people chose
the cardinal threes i thought that was a little too close but i'm still glad the fire reds won we
can't just let no new colorway on the block come out here and out do an og and because i posted the
poll with the fire edge you know i had to post a poll with the true blues and ask the same question
65 percent of the people chose the true blues and 35 percent of the people chose the cardinals now
these results resemble more of what i was thinking in my head a lot more dominant with the true blues
and i completely understand the true blue is an amazing shoe don't get me wrong this is basically
like the same thing but the true blue is just the true blue so right now in the current market this
sneaker is going for around 275 retail was 200 that's close to 100 bucks over retail
and i definitely see a shoe like this easily being worth 350 to 400 down the line and some people
might say that's crazy but if you just look at the overall history in the past of air jordan 3's
if you give it a year or two years next thing you know even the colorways that aren't that good
they end up hitting for around 300 bucks so if these are already hitting for around 300 now
i could easily see these be 350 or 400 down the line so if you do plan on picking up this
shoe you might be able to wait it out and see it go down or grab a used pair for you know
maybe around retail or just below retail but at the end of the day i don't see these going down
much and you know how all these new quote-unquote sneaker resellers love to call everything breaks
i would love to hear what they have to say about this shoe in the comments section
it's already selling for 75 over retail yet it's not going for 500 over retail so is this you a
brick is it nice is it not i would love to hear your opinion guys and at the end of the day i
honestly don't care about all that stuff because i got these for my collection and i'm definitely
looking forward to rocking these so i hope this video was helpful and you guys enjoyed it you know
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