Kudos to Jim Jones for taking the initiative to find out if his Air Jordan XI “Ray Allen” PEs are indeed fake. It all started when Jones downloaded this picture from IG.
Of course sneakerheads came out in droves to dispute the authenticity of Jones’ sneakers. Jim was contacted by well-known PE collector Soley Ghost and they took part in this open debate on the shoe.
Soley Ghost was able to sit down with the pair in question and compare them to his authentic XIs.
From the jump, Soley notices that a few things are off, notably the plastic shoe tree and size tags that couldn’t be found on an authentic pair of PEs. His examination continues as he notes that the stitching, patent leather shape, and outsole design all differ from the real deal.
Soley sums it up by saying that after all this, hopefully Jones can get a refund for the counterfeit PEs: “Everybody gets got, it happens to the best of us… I hope he didn’t spend a lot of money on the shoes.”
h.t Complex