Explore and buy the Jordan NBA All-Star 2020 Footwear
Source: Jordan NBA All-Star 2020 Footwear Release Date
I’m clearly late in writing this post and the answers are a bit obvious considering that a couple of these kicks have already released. Then again, it’s a bit obvious because certain models simply won’t have a resale value at all; and other models will only have value because they are extremely limited. When you lump in the number of shoes that will release on the road to Chicago and All Star Weekend, from other brands along with Nike, and for Black History Month, and all of these commas in this sentence tell you that we are finally at a point where what we expect to happen in sneakers doesn’t happen.
*** I’m writing these for those people who don’t have a hookup or discount.
Since I do 3 checks before my decision I will weight them on a scale of 1-9. The max points on a scale = +3
*** Rating system: Tier 1: 0-25% = +1 Tier 2: 26-55% = +2 Tier 3: 56% and up is +3 (ROI)
*** Most shoes can’t be flipped from retail anymore. This means many of these posts aren’t required. Instead of using the Tier system and over-analyzing in some instances, I will simply state Buy to Flip or Do Not Buy to Flip
It should be noted that I’ve written over the last two years that flipping shoes is basically dead from retail outlets that are account holders. The only people who are successfully flipping kicks at this moment are those who are near Nike stores, City Gear and DTLR outlets (both of these outlets have been removed in the last few weeks) and the people who utilize bots. I could really stop right there, but let’s dive into this.
The Air Jordan XXX4 United doubles as a shoe for the United Center and as the name of Jordan Brand’s ongoing Unite campaign featuring JB’s roster of NBA talent. The video campaign has been viewed well on YouTube but it hasn’t really taken root. However something funny happened a few nights ago… Zion returned. The Hornets colorway of the 34 is now going for above retail (it was limited). Other general releases spike randomly, but there isn’t any real resale unless they show up at a Factory Store with an additional percentage off. Zion’s return has seen the GR’s go up slightly in resale, but most of the colors are still being sold below retail on StockX.
This pair isn’t truly connected to the All Star game with a release date of January 16th.
Rating: Do Not Buy to Flip
I know that Russell Westbrook’s run of triple doubles in OKC warranted a lot of interest in him, but there are players who are more Iverson than MJ. I love Westbrook and I realize he has more value in Asia due to his fashion savvy, but the Why Not series and Russell’s signature series is almost a made for the Factory and Clearance store model in the United States. When I write these I utilize Flight Club as the standard. I’ve begun to use Stadium Goods as a measuring stick, but I realize that both of these third party platforms are skewed considerably. Most resellers can’t use their pricing as a guide and looking to my other two checks in StockX and eBay produces very mixed results.
While there are a couple of models of the Why Not line (Jordan 31 Why Not –not a Why Not Sig, Own the Chaos 0.2 and 0.2 Mummy) that garner a consistent resale value, Russell’s line falls flat as a flip. Even if this model is limited it really isn’t worth the time to pull numbers.
Rating: Do Not Buy to Flip
Old reliable. Release a shoe featuring a direct connection to the Bred and instant money in the bank. I could spend an inordinate amount of time on the fact that the NYC to Paris version of the Air Jordan 1 Defiant is only reselling in sizes 7 to 10 as a Tier 3 flip, or I could discuss that the recent Satin in black and red flopped as evidence of people cooling off on the Air Jordan 1, if my resale numbers could turn into a person it would be a different Michael J (Michael Jai White) and come and kick me in the head for lying. I’ve sold more Air Jordan 1s than any other model in the last month.
This is a women’s release. That means the sizing will be reversed for which sizes are going to sell. In men’s smaller sizes 7-10 are the hot tickets. In women’s the sizes will be 9.5 to 12W. Women’s releases are new, but even on the UNC Patent the price isn’t as high as you’d think it would be. It is a Tier 3 flip, but it’s steady at around 386. Other leather models that have the Bred look are still going for 800 on Flight Club. That UNC heel has never appeared on a primarily black upper, but it’s always a hot item when it’s released. This doesn’t mean that the model will instantly be a 500 to 800 dollar shoe. Sizing will be a hindrance, so I expect this model to stay in the 300 dollar price range with larger sizes driving up to 400+.
Rating: Buy to Flip
Unlike the first two shoes on this list, the Jordan 3 is a bit more difficult to pin down. It isn’t as straightforward as the Jordan 1 either, but there are few details that have to be considered when walking into this one. The Jordan 3 traditionally is a slow burn unless it’s in the OG colors of White/Cement or Black/Cement. This would be considered completely true if Jordan was consistent in their pricing. A shoe as coveted as the True Blue 3 should have been a hot ticket, but when it was released JB bumped the price up to 220.00. The True Blue sat for two years and was on sale for 99.99 before being completed sold out. It is now recovering, but that’s a matter of availability, not desire. This shoe though is releasing in Chicago for All Star at MJ’s home and it features this:
Which didn’t save the Air Jordan 3 Retro True Blue. This isn’t as straightforward so let’s dive in.
First Check: Flight Club isn’t carrying the shoe just yet. The shoe was a shock drop and released early via SNKRS. Stadium Goods doesn’t show the sneaker as available. If these two platforms aren’t listing the shoe (it’s way early) then the shoe immediately loses 3 points. That doesn’t mean it isn’t going to be good, but I have to allot those points for the scale.
Rating: 0/3
Second Check: My second check is always eBay. While the platform has lost most of its sellers to StockX and GOAT, it is still a measurement of sneaker interest.
193 listings under the search Jordan 3 Unite
21 listings sold as of 1/24/2020
- 250.00
- 250.00
- 240.00
- 280.00
- 245.00
Average price sold: 1265.00/5 = 253.00 + 13.45 = 266.45
The shoe retails at 200. With tax that’s 219.00. eBay fees over 100 are now free. The seller only loses the 2.75% to PayPal = 6.96. All shoes sold added shipping at 13.45, but you can get signature shipping via USPS with an account for around 12.00.
Total Cost of the shoe for the seller: 219.00 + 6.96 + 12.00 = 237.96
Average return: 266.45 – 237.96 = $28.49 (11% ROI) While most people will laugh at a person spending time standing in line to garner a 11% return, there isn’t another investment opportunity where you can sit at your computer, or turn on your notifications to grab a product and earn an 11% return in an hour. Considering that more than likely a bot grabbed this release, one person probably nabbed 20 pair with different accounts, lol. (funny, not funny…) This isn’t an eye catching ROI, but it’s a win.
Rating: 1/3
Third Check obviously arrives from StockX since it’s the channel I use. 
Average sale price isn’t that far off from eBay and the eBay seller. Now you would think that eBay would be better off with their 253 Average vs 260 on StockX who takes 11%-13% depending on the tier. You wouldn’t be right. The payout on StockX at Tier 4 is 231.40. There isn’t any shipping loss on this since StockX pays for that. So the original purchase price is all you have to rate this shoe on:
231.40 – 219.00 = $12.40 (5.66% ROI) This still isn’t a bad ROI, but is it worth it? Not really in my opinion. Any return requires a rating.
Rating: 1/3
The total rating for this model is obviously missing the First Check, but even if it was there, at a +3, this shoe would be a 5/9 which would tell me to get the pair and hold. Without that first check it’s a 2/9 so it’s an easy Do Not Buy to Flip. Now you’d think that if this shoe was limited in release, I would say hold on, but if I look at the Animal Instinct 3 recently released, it doesn’t have any resale value. That model was limited. The 3 simply doesn’t perform well and looking at the Mocha, NYC, International and Chlorophyll models that dropped in the last year this model won’t be what people are hoping for; and overall the All Star drops aren’t very strong coming from Jordan Brand. I expect a restock of a variety of Jordan 1s and the Bred 11 to offset the Nike and JB drops for All Star.