Sunday 17 January, 2010
Nike SB shoes have collectible value
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In 2005,
Nike Dunk SB gave Paul Rodriguez his own pro model shoe named the Nike SB P-Rod. After selling Nike SB's star shoe, it gave Nike SB some recognition to the skateboarding market. That same year one of Nike SB's spokes person, Lance Mountain, decided to release the Nike Blazer basketball shoe, that was used for skateboarding in the 1980's because of its high top shoe and strong grip on the sole. They named it the Nike SB Blazer and added a few new features such as the padded collar and "Zoom Air" in soles.
In 2004, Nike SB tried hard to stay in the skateboarding industry so they decided to sign Paul Rodriguez. to give more fame to the Nike SB name.
In 2002, after failing to enter the skateboard market, Nike SB had released Nike SB Dunk Lows with padded tongues and collars with the "Zoom Air" in soles to attract skateboarders to shoes similar to the padding in DC Shoes and Vans. After not selling the Dunks well, they released four other models. The Nike SB Angus, Nike SB FC, Nike SB Delta Force and
Nike Dunk Low. Just like the Dunks these didn't sell well either.
In the mid-1990s, skate shoes went mainstream. Their evolution was influenced as strongly by popular culture as by the demands of skateboarding. The loud, blocky skate shoe fell from favor as the hip-hop culture of the 1990s eventually died out. The current trend reflects the punk-rock look of the 1970s[citation needed]. Nike started to experiment with the market by reissuing many of its older models in the late-1990s.
The 1990s saw the rise of skateboarding into prominence and the vast improvement of skate shoe technology, with DC Shoes making major advances in shoe design. The company added stronger fabrics, multidensity rubber, gel pockets, plastic eyelets that encased exposed shoelaces, and soles with a gumlike grip that improved foot-to-board traction.
Nike never officially entered the skateboarding market in the 1980s, many of its shoes gained a following in the skateboarding community because skateboarding shoes and basketball shoes share many similarities. Strong grips, durable ankle support, and relative comfort were some of the offerings that attracted skaters to Nike shoes. However, they were not considered the most desirable skate shoes due to the "underground" nature of skateboarding at that time, and many skateboarders rejected Nike because they believed the brand was too commercial.
Ever since signing Paul Rodriguez, it gave Nike SB a whole new look by selling more shoes and making other shoe models successful such as the Nike SB Tre and P-Rod II. Besides the ordinary Nike SB line. There are many Nike SB shoes that have collectible value or limited release such as the Nike SB "What The Dunk" Dunks and the Nike SB Dunks that were being bought by non-skaters and being resold at their own price that the ordinary skater could not afford. This problem was being resolved by only selling
Nike Dunk Mid at skate shops and selling them at retail price.
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