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Resellers have absolutely killed the game. Used to love to buy and sell (solely for the w purpose of actually wearing and experiencing the shoe). This is basically impossible now.

Worth mentioning, dunks and dunk SBs are not the same shoe. Particularly the tongue, padding, stitching and insole!

This guy should do a breakdown of fake shoes vs real hype sneakers. Always wanted to know how different the qualities are

The reason panda dunks are so popular is that they go with almost every outfit. The basic black and white colorway is so basic that nothing looks bad with it.

Has he done this for SBs also? I would anticipate a better experience with getting them on the chopping block

Spot on. Dunks ARE dumb, and I've been collecting since the early 90's. The observation that they're better served as a template for color ways and collaborations is great, and I couldn't agree more. In the sneaker world, people aren't paying for quality, they're paying for exclusivity, as sneaker culture has always been about one-upsmanship more than anything else. Make anything limited, and people will put value on it for you.

I grew up in the day where you could buy any shoe it was just about if you had the money. But all the shoes were available and there were no such thing as raffles and there were no resellers and I don't ever remember having to line up. It was all about having to choose between all the amazing sneakers in the store. Back then most people could only buy 1 or 2 pairs that would have to last half a year and then when they were worn to death you got another pair or 2 pairs for the next half of the year. Things have changed alot but not for the better. I'm so glad I grew up in the 80's and 90's.

Recently I bought some dunks for retail price and I STILL feel like I was robbed lmao

Nike is one of, if not the best, marketing company ever conceived. They've managed to fool the masses into thinking that a shoe could be more than just a shoe, and sell that same mold time and time again while jacking up the prices. I applaud them 👏

The hype over "general release" Nike sportswear dunks is, as you say, really dumb! I really recommend the SB dunks on the other hand, since they have more padding, a zoom air-unit in the heel and usually higher quality than the GR, but due to even more hype you have to be really lucky to get hold of a pair.

To be fair, the Pandas are specifically overpriced when resolled and include terrible materials, worse then other dunks

Also worth mentioning, different eras = different quality. I’m sure the Low Pro B (pre Nike SB) era, and the early Nike SB Era prob has better quality than the basic regular release ones today. We’re talking late 90s to early 2k. I wish I still had some I skated (threw them out) back in the day. I would totally donate them for dissecting.

We know they’re not worth it, but this was FASCINATING to see what’s really inside this 🙌🏼

I would love to see your suggestions on what daily/stylish sneakers people should buy in different price ranges. I know you did the series on the white sneakers and have done tons of great boot videos, but it would be cool to see your take on what is actually worth the money and not all hyped up.

Hi! I hope you read this because I just heard that when you order Nike’s by you. So the leather on the dunks come in a better quality leather. Wanted to know if this was true? Thank you. And love your channel

I would love to see you also check out the Nike By You dunk low. They can be customised to be almost exactly like the panda dunk low however many have said they’re much better quality than the panda’s so I would be interested to see your take on it. They can be bought in Europe and Canada to my knowledge currently

We definitely need to see dunk sb’s. As someone else mentioned they are much different than the OG dunk lows and better quality imho

Yeah I agree with you, I personally LOVE the look of the shoes, I dont really care that much about the materials besides the creasing, but it’s not worth the resale price overall

I'd love to see a comparison between the For You dunks that you can design, vs the out of the box ones like this.

you have a new follower, incredible work greetings... from mexico

When i was in high school/college I was obsessed with SB dunks. I think the main appeal for me was that the colorways were really cool and a lot of them were themed off of cool concepts (ferris bueller dunks, marge simpson dunks, etc). Also just the fact that they were rare and no one else at school had them was a part of the appeal. After college (which was 10 years ago) I started liking other shoes more cause every time I threw on a pair of dunks I felt like I was back in high school and I wanted a more grown up look. Now I only wear new balances lol. And the difference in quality is crazy

would be really interesting to see this for some Goretex Jordan 1s, seeing how they do the waterproofing and the differences between non Goretex 1s!

i like this cutter !!! where do I find it! Your work is great, thanks for sharing.

Thank you for doing this! I had SB dunks back in '08 and it was the most comfortable shoe for me cause of the wide toe box. Super bummed it became a hype thing recently.

Congrats on the 500k subs. I think u deserve it man. First time watching your show, I think it's unique and u gave me a second thought about some brands. How crazy the market sometimes marking up the price where cheap materials been used. Definitely will continue watching. Keep it up

I love this channel: dumbing down the hype, the misleading marketing, the vanity in society. Thank you for giving consumers the nitty gritty about leather and other footwear goods. Never would have known the quality of leather matters.

I'd love to see a comparison between this and the SB dunk lows and maybe bring in a 3rd collab piece with totally different upper materials.

These things should retail for like $50 - $75, given the cheap materials, cookie cutter design aesthetics, and assembly line construction. I’m sure it costs Nike a small fraction of that to actually make these things, so the retail price is already needlessly inflated to begin with. Nike knows that a lot of people will still happily shell out more than they’re worth, though, so they charge more because they can. These shoes would be like if McDonald’s charged $1 for every single chicken McNugget, and then even greedier goons bought every location out of their entire stock of McNuggets to re-sell them for $3 a McNugget. This is the perfect example of hype and emotional consumerism run amok.

You're definitely on point with your opinions about the construction and hype. A person like myself loves dunks for the fashion aspect, IF I can get them for retail it's definitely worth it because of the many different clothes I can wear with them due to their basic color schemes. You can dress them up or down and they look great with almost any fit. I do agree with you about the resellers thing, it's ridiculous. Lastly, Jordans were for the player and dunks were for the people. They came out almost at the same time

Would love if you did a comparison of regular dunks, dunk by you, and sb dunks

Just rewatched this. Review is on point especially with the reselling.

Little bit of background info the Nike dunk “panda” was released in 2021. The last time the panda dunk released was 2011 however it’s incredibly important to mention the 2011 pair has significantly better leather and materials. To simply sum it up the 2021 has poor qualities because Nike intended to mass produce and mass restock these pairs, Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s, therefore Nike rather sacrifice quality of a color way in order to allow more consumers to own pairs. Logically it makes sense as the colors of this shoe are simple and easy to wear so anyone who isn’t a sneaker head will be incline to purchase this shoe for a certain price tag assuming it’ll be the first and only large sneaker purchase

really professional and objective reviews, thanks for making all these wonderful videos

The appeal of dunks (at least for me) is the collaborations and color ways that you pointed out that dunks are a great template for. Dunks tend to have the best collaborations and the most experimental color ways and that’s what people like. For example the bubblegum pack that collaborated with different baseball teams and made some cool shoes (although those were SB so they were made better). But you are right that the resale prices are ridiculous and not worth it, and I don’t get why anyone would pay that much for as plain of a colorway as the pandas that you used except for following trends.

This is my favorite shoe channel. I love when they rip up the shoes and look inside.

I would agree with all of the comments on the quality and that almost every regular dunk is trash but with the SB dunks, in my opinion at least, the collaborations they do are just awesome. It is worth mentioning that they use different and often times nicer materials on the collaborations and SBs.

I love this deep analysis of quality (or lack there of lol). Very engaging and informative!!

Very good video. Could you do a video on Yeezy slides too?

thanks for this review! kinda gave up on getting a pair of dunks after failing to cop a pair of decent looking ones at release, and returning a customised unlocked by you pair for a bad sizing fit due to material of choice. could you do a review of the Nike SB Ishod Premium Skate Shoes?

Any NB 550's coming up to get cut in half ? Love this review. Definitely hit it on the head with the resale vs retail price, especially with Nike sneakers.

I own a lot of Jordan brand and Nike and love the brand but I have pretty much know for years that the leather is pretty shitty and would rather see them use the old "Durabuck" style again instead of the kinda leather they used now lol. I also love seeing a expert really break down the material and all that too. Great bid bro!

Great video. Do you know if the Adidas Forums are leather?

I have friends who will bypass spending $ on basic needs to cop that “dunk drip”. This video was fascinating to me, I’m with you I don’t get the hype hahaha

Before Nike started doing huge general releases of the dunks as they became super popular they actually had pretty nice quality. The dunks from just a few years back (2019/2020) that are called SP dunks (special project) where more limited and much nicer leather quality. Would be awesome if you did a comparison with a pair of those.

Great video! Can you deconstruct a replica pairs of Nike/Jordan's or any top adidas boost shoes?

I'm curious, which is better the blemish leather unmodified, or the leather stripped with the poly coating? Asking mostly durability wise.

You are gonna make a lot of sneakerheads cry when you cut the Chunky Dunky pair. Regardless, thanks again for your work, you are changing how I view shoes and my consumer purchases in general.

I used to skate in dunks when the es accel (original ones, not accelerate or anything else) first came off the market because I like chunkier shoes and stitched construction but they didn't last nearly as long as other shoes. Sbs have a good day tongue though so that was nice. They were made better than the regular ones and it would be cool to see a pair of sbs cut in half

first of all great video and great knowlegde about all stuff,now to the dunk ive got into SB'S (mvrk1 and mvrk3) about start 2016 and at end of 2016 i've got a colostomy and buying dunks from ebay for 5 - 90€ and so i didnt "noticed" my disease and didnt get crazy about it ....the dunk saved my life in this case...and yes those prices are hilarious and the only time i pulled resale was for the Blue Porsche Dunks last year ....sry for my bad english but i hope you can understand those

Hey Rose Anvil! I wanted to ask if you can take some designer leathers and bags (ie, Prada Saffiano Leather) which also has an embossed top and dissect the leather for us to look at. Would be interesting to see what kind of leather is under the designer goods!

As someone who's owned a couple pair of dunks both for wearing and skating, I agree, however I've noticed that older dunks, like those that came out in the mid 2000s ish pre 2017? Had wayy better quality and the leather feels a lot better longer. Another issue with dunks is the heel drag, I don't drag my heel across the floor but after a couple wears they drag and wear down quite a bit.

awesome video, love yalls' work!

Thank you so much for pointing this out. Dunks ARE a simple shoe dated to the 80’s. I grew up wearing them a lot. And I remember when I needed a pair I could usually go and find a few colors to choose from, pay retail, and leave with a new pair of shoes…while not feeling ripped off. NOW…forget it. I can’t even find a decent Dunk I like because 90% of them are at a INSANE asking price. Only ones that aren’t are old beat up ones or ones that have an ugly af color combo. This shit is DUMB and can’t wait for the Dunk hype to go down so I can get me another pair. I miss wearing em man. Fucking greedy ass hype-nerds trying to take away the good experience of an old-head just wanting to rock a nice pair of classic Dunks. It’s fucking ridiculous.

I appreciate this video because it makes me feel good about not buying Dunks for a long time, mainly due to how fast they sell out and overpriced they become. The last pair I had weren't even leather, but suede and mesh. That was circa 2003 and tbh I loved that pair. My love of the design of these shoes is entirely tied up in sentiment over when they were first released. When I first saw them at summer basketball camp. The primary colorways iconically connected to the top college basketball programs and I always think of dunks as the college counterpart to the respectively "pro" Jordan 1s. A positive of both those lines, not mentioned in this critique, is that they have super comfy tongues. Agree Dunks were never performers, but I always liked the aesthetic. As a lighter-weight basketball player who doesn't mind an utter lack of cushioning, I appreciate the low court feel they offer for hooping. I did have a pair of SB Dunks with Zoom setups, those were actually great for balling.

nike has a section that called nike by you and u can make custom dunks with 130 euro with "better leather" and i was wondering about the by you qualitys, they have 2 difrent leather and canvas can u review them?

I freaking LOVE this video and this is the absolute best explanation of the horrid quality leather, on not only this sneaker, but basically most sneakers dropping currently! The sad thing is... I'm still going to pay resell on some of these. 😐

Not a big fan of regular dunks, but I love SB dunks. Love the zoom air and extra padding, both the low and high are great.

What r u using to cut the shoe its soooo sharp

when im able to buy them from official nike shop for 120 + 10 euro shipping is it worth it ?

You should do the actual pro sb dunks since those seem to be a high quality shoe for actual skating

Your editor deserves a raise 😭

Could you do a comparison with the Dunk By You? These are the custom ones you can make on Nike which seem like better quality

Back in the day dunks use to have all different kinds of crazy materials and color ways, Nike noticed how much people liked em so they started mass produce them around 2 years ago with cheaper materials like if you look at a dunks from today and a dunk from a couple years ago in the same color way the older dunk will be way better quality wise

I agree, dont spend money for shoes that are just basic. Pay the retail price if you really want it.

I appreciate your honesty and unbiased opinions on all your videos. Even though you leave yourself open to abuse from fanboys it's refreshing to see honest reviews. Well done. Oh and I agree they are absolute rubbish.

Hi how is this leather compared to AF1's? Seems same thickness of plastic coating to me.

whats the xacto knife that you used? i do leather work and one with a wood handle like that would be very useful

I like the looks of these. Simple black and white stylings. Also a fan of the foam thing. But I don't think I'd want to pay more than retail for these...

Prior to the mid 2010s, the Dunk was a shoe nobody wanted and many of the hyped collabs that were popular in the 2000s were selling for under retail. Retro fashion took off a few years back and Nike's marketing of the Dunks was masterful. They got the Dunks on a few runways and then released original colourways back in the mid-2010s in limited supply. This started a small trend. Then they collabed with many artists, sneakers shops, skaters, and celebrities focusing on the Dunks. All releases were limited, even non-collabs. By the late 2010s, Dunks were popular again. Now Nike has taken it a step further. They have released the Panda Dunk (like the ones cut out) in limited supply to keep the demand high... but released them like 5-6 times and even another release shortly. You would think this would kill the hype for the shoe, but instead the Panda Dunk has reached a level of triple white Air Force 1s in terms of popularity with youths in general and not just sneakerheads. It has become that shoe that "all the cool kids are wearing" and may even become a classic shoe that continues to sell out no matter how many shoes they make.

Thank you, you made me return my first Nike Dunks...what other sneaker (not just Nike) have a somewhat similar 80s Basketball design, but with better leather?

Now I understand why my dunks have holes on the top right where it creases, but also at the same time why they feel rather comfortable.

The hype ruined the dunks for me, people really are dumb when there so many other affordable options with the same vibe

Thats why only wear the SB Dunks. Any shoe made for skateboarding has to be made with better materials. Deconstruct a SB dunk and compare it with these, Id love to see that. :)

Would love to see some Canadian boots reviewed. Maybe the "Canadian Iron Rangers" The WM. Moorby 2817?!

I would like to see a Dunk vs SB Dunk. Is the sole difference. Does the SB have plastic shields under the leather?

Hype moves in mysterious ways. I'd NEVER buy these at resell price. I'd almost say I'd only buy them on sale.

These dunks are one of the most restocked dunsk ever, the leather quality gets worse and worse every year to the regular dunk release ;/

I used to buy dunks 20 years ago and the quality back then was far superior and they cost 40% less. I have some Dunk Scrap that are of decent quality but also got the Dunk 3D swoosh recently and was shocked at how poor the standard Dunks are these days.

I have a pair and I completely agree that they’re not worth the hype. Managed to get a pair for retail so I don’t really care about wearing them out. The only reason I haven’t is that they’re pretty uncomfortable. They should really make the SB insole/comfort the standard. The normal versions are purely for show.

As a former sneakerhead, I can totally see why you'd rip on these. As I've gotten into my late twenties I've drifted away from the bold kinds of sneakers and choose to grab things that are more minimal and wearable every day, kinda like these! Unfortunately when Nike decided to start bringing back the dunks they were seeded out to influencers and retro ones were already being worn by Travis Scott. So the hype went through the roof just as they hoped it would. Oddly enough Gen Z's style (what I assume to be the target market for hype culture currently) is typically far from minimal, so it really makes you think about the concerted effort there must've been to blow these up. I can find a lot of appreciation for dunks and think their subtle differences in shape from the J1 really lend theirselves to being a sweet streetwear staple, but without a general ease of buying them at retail, I probably will never have a pair.

Very good video. Helpful.

Am legitimately curious to know if there are any 'leather' (apart from suede) Dunks/Jordans/AF1s at all that don't crease when bent

SBs are on another level compared to regular dunks. If I was to go with something that has more quality I would actually go with the NB 550s. Higher quality along with the looks

Nike has scammed y'all into hyping up a mediocre shoe into something that could never be worth what some people are willing to pay at resale.

Glad I saw this, had this experience with my Cortez's years ago and have avoided 'leather' Nikes since. If I cop again, it has to be a 'premium' leather or a leather that they can't fake (a suede or smth)

hoping you can do this for SBs or dunk highs.

Chicken nuggets and Nike Dunks are both awesome.

The panda was touted as relatively the worst quality dunk. If you grabbed a different colorway or any SB colorway the quality would be considerably better. I only buy SBs as mentioned by a few other commenters. I really enjoyed the video either way and will be subscribing for future videos.

Please do a quality check on Air Max 1s, Air Max 90s, Air Max 95s.

Please do this for the new balance 550 (preferably the an ALD pair)!

This Shoe is all about the Look. You can match it with everything. I think that’s why People like em. And I admit, i got em too and they became my go to Sneaker. 90% of Nikes are made with cheap Materials so it don’t bother me. Great Video 👌🏾

I’m really mad at myself for buying a pair of dunks for resale. Especially because I never buy shoes for resale. I’ve worn those jawns probably 5 times and they’re stupidly creased, I’m about ready to retire them. That being said, I do like the look of dunks, so I’ll rock them when I get them for $100. I’ve gotten the UNCs, UCLAs, Union dunks, and multiple pairs of Pandas for retail.

That's a real shame, when I was in middle school in 2002-2003 I had a pair of dunk lows in the dark red and white color. I loved those shoes and they held up forever and were really nice. But seems like Nike is cutting corners and still charging more lol.

Specifically Nike Dunk SB from mid 2000’s might be a different story. Would skate hard impact and lots of tech street and they were tough as nails and higher quality.

I like to collect many different nike shoes. I agree with you and would never pay much more than retail for a pair of shoes. But I also understand the hype on limited releases like Union or Travis Scott collabs. To me the value is in the rarity, and style. Kinda like how a first edition Charizard is worth alot of money even though it is a piece of cardboard.

I do think that the regular color ways are kinda crazy for being so expensive but when it comes to the wild color ways with the different materials I can understand if they have hype around them.

So, which ones to buy?

I’ve heard from numerous sources that the leather on the “Nike Dunk by You” is of better quality. Is this something you’d consider looking into?

This is the kind of sneaker I would buy if it were made out of quality materials. But that leather looks like crap....