today we're going to be talking about b-grade nikes and jordans we're going to go over if
they're real if they're fake what you think about it is it okay to collect
them i got a bunch of different questions i got some different answers from people
and i'm excited to share the results with you guys and obviously educate you and
help you understand the difference between an authentic and a b grade all right let's get it
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algorithm owe so much and with all that being said we need to talk about b grades bro because
a lot of people have some misconceptions about this shoe and i want to clear it all up for you
guys today so i went to instagram and i asked my followers three questions if you haven't already
make sure you follow me on ig so that way you can participate in the polls as well
the first question was are b grade nikes and jordans considered to be fake the second question
was is it okay to rock or collect b grades and the third and final question was is this band 1
fire or trash stick around to the end of the video to see what the results are you're going
to be really shocked so first off let me explain what a b grade is a b grade is a sneaker that has
a defect to it in some type of way and quality control did not pass it and allow it to be sold
to the public because they didn't think that it met the standard of what they wanted for their
product at the retail price so when the shoe is being manufactured they could have a potential
mess up they could put too much glue on it or mis-stitch the pattern or miss the laces or have
something wrong with it where there's a scuff on the side of the foot or whatever it may be there
could be some small small blemishes that sometimes you can never even tell and then sometimes there's
huge things that's like i can definitely tell this is a b-grade shoe because the pattern of the shoe
is a little bit off and it's kind of lopsided or the outsole was put on incorrectly or something
like that but there are so many different reasons as to why quality control will not allow it to
pass so for example say nike wants to make a hundred thousand pairs of a sneaker and they
have ten thousand pairs were messed up that's a huge problem they don't wanna have ten thousand
pairs messed up they don't wanna just trash them and throw them away so what were they gonna do
they're gonna put them at stores like ross and nike outlets and different things like that
and sell the sneaker at a discounted rate so that way they can still make some money off of the shoe
and not just take a complete loss so when it comes to finding b grade sneakers again like i
just said ross nike marshalls different places like that or where are you going to be able to
find the good licks on a b grade shoe sometimes b grades even have the entire box all the laces
and they look like there's nothing wrong with the shoe and then there can be other times where they
have a replacement box with a different tag and the shoe may look like there's something wrong or
there's like a glue stain on it or a mid-stitch pattern but you can't really tell too much and
you can get away with it and you'll be like okay that's cool i just basically got the same exact
shoe for a discounted rate can't be mad at it so for example we have the cap and gown air jordan 13
right here and this is a b grade shoe it comes in a different box with the nike lid and obviously a
nike box that you typically get for any other nike shoe not a jordan brand sneaker like you would get
with the black box with the jumpman on it and different things like that so that's already one
thing that is noticeable about a b grade compared to a regular retro that released to the public
for retail the next thing to look for is the stamp on the box where it says cosmetic seconds that's
initial telltale right there this is a b grade so if you look at the tag on the box right here air
jordan retro 13 and it has the same type of tag that you would typically get on an air jordan box
but they put that on this box to let you know this is a shoe that is a jordan but we're putting it in
this box because it's a secondary one we don't really feel like producing the real box that
you need because we already know this shoe has a defect so when i open the box right here as you
can see we have an air jordan retro 13 in all black when you take a first glance at this shoe
honestly it's hard to see any defects and it looks actually really good but for some reason nike
decided to make this a b grade and not release it to the public like they would the retail version
so let's figure out why so looking at the outsole it looks pretty good working my way up to the
midsole things are looking good there's a small patch of glue just a little bit right here by the
toe area and honestly that's about the only thing that is wrong with this shoe so you can literally
buy this shoe at a discounted rate because it has a little glue stain right here on the shoe which
you can see right there in a detailed shot and i think when you're wearing it nobody's even gonna
notice another huge thing to note is when you look inside of the size tag right here there's a b
stamp in red on the inside of the size tag right here you're going to see that at nike outlets at
ross whenever a shoe is considered to be a b grade it's always going to have that stamp
with the b inside of it on the shoe sometimes it may be in red and sometimes it may be a blue stamp
but either way it's always going to be on the size tag inside that shoe so overall this shoe may be
decreased in value because it's considered a b grade but at the end of the day you could still
resell it for money and still be able to make a profit on a sneaker like this especially when you
see a small defect that's really barely noticeable and honestly it's only on one foot it's not even
on the left foot it's only on the right side so really finding something like this is always
a good deal in my opinion so just like you saw right there on those 13s you can see that it had
a different box and yes it has a glue stain but essentially you're getting a great deal on a shoe
that nobody's really going to know when you're wearing it on your feet and i think that springs
up the next one right here this shoe is called the air jordan 1 band as you can see it has a special
box with the x on here it has the what if with the price tag i got these for 109.99 they originally
wanted these to be sold for 125 at the suggested retail price but they didn't even do that and
they discounted them even more because they had a defect on each and every shoe from the entire
batch so this shoe right here actually never came out to the public at like a foot locker
or a champs or east bay or something like that or even nike.com it only released at nike outlets and
there was actually basically like a release for it because when people found out they ended up doing
a launch for it at the stores so me personally when this shoe came out i knew it was a diamond
in the rough and that's one thing that i love about shopping for b grades and different outlet
finds because you can find some great shoes for a really good deal so i just want to open this up
and show you guys this shoe right here i bought over 20 pairs of these at the factory store and
each and every single shoe had a defect to it but what i did was i had picked up multiple size 13s
and all i did was pick out the best two shoes left and right so when i had bought these from
the store i bought all of the pairs in the size 13. i picked out the best two and then i kept
these in my collection because i know this was the best looking one of those versions but one
thing that they did have a problem with when it came to these was the stitch on the leather and
then the cut of the leather and the placement of it also there was fading on the leather as well
and then there were some other problems with promo and different things like that but they just could
never get it right when it came to this shoe so some people have some terrible versions of this
sneaker and other people have some really nice looking versions like this one as well
but at the same time 110 dollars for a shoe that is now worth roughly 2 000 you see what
i'm saying you can definitely get a good sneaker at a ross or an outlet or something like that
that's super exclusive super rare sometimes even like a sample type sneaker they have shoes like
that so never underestimate b grades again just to reiterate b grades are not fake shoes they
are a shoe with a defect that came directly from nike and is even sold at a nike outlet store again
b grades are not fakes so like i asked with the questions earlier let's get into the results and
see what other people think and what other people say because i think you might be shocked by these
results so the first question are b grade jordans and nikes fake 26 percent of the people said yes
honestly i think that is a problem they are not fake they just have a defect and i already
explained all that stuff to you so i think that negative stigma right there that already gets
put on it and people thinking that they're fake i hope that they understand by the end of this video
that it is okay to get b grades and they are authentic and they are legit the only thing is
they have a small defect so the next question is it okay to rock or collect b grades and honestly
i think yes it is okay but this is what the people said 19 of the people said no 81 said yes the same
19 of the people that said b grades were fake in the last poll also said that it's not okay
to buy them rock them or collect them so they think that it's not okay to do it because they're
fake but realistically they're not fake so people are missing out on great deals because they have a
wrong mindset on a shoe that is actually authentic just with the defense so this next one is very
funny i literally took the band one and i said is this shoe fire or is this shoe trash and it is
hilarious what the results say because 93 of the people set fire and seven percent of the people
said trash all those people that were literally just saying it's not okay and they're fakes and
all these different things just contradicted themselves and now they're talking about oh this
shoe is fire this shoe is dope but you just said it's not okay so people have to understand that
sometimes people just don't get it and i hope this video helps people get it because i hear
a lot of people out there that are confused and don't understand that and talk bad about people
that buy b grades and that maybe that's only they can afford but it's the same thing it's okay and i
just want to keep reiterating that it is okay to rock collect have b grades in your collection so
what do you guys think about the results drop a comment down below i'm excited to hear what
you have to say because to me it is hilarious how they say oh it's bad to have b grades or b grades
or fake but then when i pull up a shoe like this oh it's a grill and all those different things so
uh i think you should pick size and go with the right answer and say yes it's okay to collect
b grades or have them in your collection and yes they are real and yes these are dope don't just be
like oh it's bad try to create a negative stigma to this shoe or to a b grade not knowing that they
are authentic everything is great they just had a small defect to the shoe so i hope you guys
enjoyed this video i had a pretty good time seeing the results just kind of laughing and seeing that
the same exact people that voted all this is bad literally hyped up the band once and we're taking
time to dm me to tell me how dope the band one was but then negative vibes when it came to not
having b grades or b grades were fake bro these are b grades like what do you not get so anyways
that's my time don't forget to like comment share and subscribe i gots to go i'm gone peace you