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my girlfriend just bought me the Adidas 35th anniversary Underworld / Tomato kicks.
she kicks ass.

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SICK.
http://www.pickyourshoes.com/casual/...underworld.htm
and they fit perfectly...

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I got the He's on the Phone single by St. Etienne with the Cool Kids of Death remix for cheap on ebay.

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*drool*

i've never been so jealous in my life.

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online stores, and ebay, have these for much cheaper,
although you have to hunt around for your size..

later
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ugh, i found my size but i don't get my first paycheck until the 21st.

my life is incomplete without these shoes. :(



edit: actually they're not quite my size. i forgot about the US/UK conversion. they're half a size too big BUT CLOSE ENOUGH!

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yeah, i'm getting some also, but the collector in me won't let
me wear them......for fear of messing them up...

and you, will you wear them?

later
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don't forget to check the images of the shoes that you purchase (especially on eBay) - there are definitely some fakes out there. Like, they won't have the different labels on the back of each heel. Like, "Tomato" on one and "underworld" on the other... I was only able to buy the Ian Brown ones, and for example - they've got "ian" on the back of the left shoe, and 'brown' on the back of the right

...basic rule of thumb, if they're not crazy expensive ... they're probably fake
(b/c if I remember correctly, even their original retail price was something like $150)

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i was also a little worried my gf may have run into a faker, specially after talking to Yannick ( damn you ), but after researching, i am teh proud owner of authentic UW/ Tomato shoes.
i am in heaven...i remember when Adidas came out with all those 35th anniv shoes, and i thought, damn, theyre expenso.
i figured one day id have the $ to buy them.
i am loved...
now, wearing them out is a whole other matter.
my dream...have rick and karl sign them ( i'd consider us ' even ' ).;)
my reality...maybe wear them in the spring and summer.

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Joe - are the Ian Brown's the blue and red ones? I always liked them, but wished they'd been black (sort of a theme in my wardrobe, doncha know)...

running fakes
 

seriously, how much of a demand are there for fake limited
edition running shoes?

really, i'm surprised they would even bother..
i'm sure they're somewhat rare, but why
make fakes of them?

later
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actually - they're more of a dark green and red...
if I remember correctly (I'm not wearing them at the moment), but the shell-toe & bottom is black, and the insole (inside the shoe) is yellow w/ lyrics to an Ian Brown song written inside

- oh and there's a gold plastic-thingy at the base of the shoe lases

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I don't get it either, but there's a HUGE market for fake 'collectable' shoes and clothes... I had no idea about it until I really got into UNKLE. At first I wanted to get some related shirts (Futura2000 inspired designs, etc) or Bape stuff, but I couldn't find them anywhere for less than really really really ridiculous prices... then I started finding cheap online stores / auctions

that's when I found out that there are actually 'established' businesses that do nothing but make fake/pirated/bootleg versions of clothing

and like - these are freakin' t-shirts and tennis shoes!

sometimes they're obvious fakes, like the design is off or the colors are wrong... while others are a bit more tricky to decipher

...needless to say - I never got into the whole 'collectable' t-shirt or tennis shoe "deal" as you're put into two situations

(1) you're paying waaaaaay too much $$$ for clothes that you can't really wear

[or]

(2) you pay not-too-much (but still kinda pricey) for items that are fake


...actually - I think the Ian Brown shoes might just be the most expensive pair of shoes I've ever bought (including dress shoes) - and I even bought them at the Adidas store (so it was retail)

uw fake shoes repair for reasonable price by ....
 

ok, but the thing about the underworld shoes
is they are pretty unique..

wouldn't it cost a lot to reproduce the graphics,
the inks, the fabrics, etc???

that's a lot of trouble to go through, especially
for these shoes, i guess, i'll just have to check
if they're reputable dealers..

some of the ones online (and I DONT MEAN
TO OFFEND ANYONE FROM THERE)...are
from Hong Kong , etc.....so , yeah buyer beware..

not to say that fakes don't come from US/EUROPE/etc...

later
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How can you spot the fakes? I was looking at eBay last night and found a store which had like 5 pairs of varying sizes. They were $62 starting bids. I'm at work and can't get a link but I searched for "underworld adidas". I REALLY want a pair of these but pnly if theyr'e authentic. Thanks.

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This link posted earlier has some pretty detailed pics. http://www.pickyourshoes.com/casual/...underworld.htm

If they haven't got Underworld on the back tab of one shoe and Tomato on the back of the other, that's a bad sign for a start. The other thing would be the soles of the shoes which, as you can see in these pix, have a very distinct design, and also the insoles which have random lyrics on them.

If you are unsure, I would suggest emailing the store and asking for all these details to be confirmed, and ask them to confirm they are genuine. If you then purchase them and find they aren't, you can get your money back through your credit card company/paypal/whoever and return them. Sucks to have to do that, but unless you can actually look at the shoes before you buy them, there is no way to tell 100%

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i gots the shoes AND the socks !
happy feet happy feet.

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I got the tractor Born Slippy single cd on ebay.

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I got the Born Slipp .NUXX single with Orbital's Halcyon (orginal) yesterday, but I can't find Prodigy's One Love single. Does anybody have an electric copy of "Rhythm of Life"?

Question for all of you, really: Are the "New" and "Mint" things on ebay LPs usually accurate for reputable vendors?

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my christmas present to myself just arrived:
Lemon Interupt - Dirty Guitar (Remix) - Collect 001 :cool:

also see (nronesuperfan's info about it)

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found adidas on ebay in what should translate to my size. now to sit patiently and hope i don't get screwed on the transaction and the seller doesn't just make off with my cash.

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Wow, i don't know what I did to deserve it, but the postman was extra nice to me today. I got a Crocodile promo, 2 Beautiful Burnout promos, Boy Boy Boy, and Live at The Oblivion Ball.

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man, i should have never bought these shoes. all this talk about fakes has made me so incredibly paranoid. i've read all of the guides on how to spot the fakes and i've checked every small detail on these things and so far they've passed every test. BUT HOW WILL I EVER KNOW FOR SURE??!?!?!

these shoes have become my monkey's paw. i'm cursed by them. because wondering is driving me insane.

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If you can't tell then why does it matter?

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take some pics of them in various lighting situations and post them here.

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Don't see any of the shoes available in a manly enough size for my gigantic, manly feet. :(

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that's what my husband says. his opinion is that even if they are fake, if they're good enough fakes that you can't tell the difference even with all the "fake spotter" guides out there, then they're just as good as the real thing.


i've decided to ease my mental anguish this way: i'll wear them. i wasn't going to wear them but i've changed my mind. that way, if they're real i've gotten enjoyment out of them. and if they're fake who cares if they get scuffed?

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holy shit. okay one of the reasons i doubted them was because they didn't look reflective at all. then suddenly tonight i was walking into the bathroom and i flipped the light on and glanced out into the bedroom and they were reflecting like a mofo. then i grabbed my camera and took two shots. sure enough, unreflective in normal light but glow-tastic with a flash.

picture

oh my god, i already left the guy feedback saying the shoes were counterfeit. someone please tell me the counterfeit ones reflect, too. because otherwise i'm going to have to go back and apologize and humbly withdraw my objection.:o

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Hmmm, this is strange.
The laces of my pair don't have written "Underworld" all over them and are just beige.
Did you get those special laces with the shoes?

Here is a comparison of authentic and fake if you haven't seen it already:
http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=671391

I think you can see the difference most clearly when you look at that (don't know the English word...). It's felt-like on the originals whereas on the fake ones it's made of shiny and soft fabric.
It's really hard to spot any difference.

It seems I got authentic ones! :) ...just without those laces. :(

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yeah they came with the tan laces in, but had the packs of special laces with them. swapping out the tan laces for the underworld/tomato laces was the first thing i did.

i don't think the insole looks like the one identified as "fake" in that link. they aren't mottled like that. and they aren't shiny. but i'm not sure i'd use the word "felt" to describe them. hell, i don't know. in a couple of the shots they more resemble the fake ones. in a couple they more resemble the real ones. they do not have the little tab at the heel, i know that for sure. and i checked the ID tags sewn into the tongues. apparently on fakes the serial numbers are usually the same for both shoes. on mine the serial numbers are different for each shoe. i don't know that i think the lack of tab and the serial number thing are really solid arguments for real, though. that just takes counterfeiters getting one step smarter.



i'm pretty sure i wouldn't have known or cared about this issue if i hadn't read the whole discussion on previous pages about fakes. it seriously wouldn't have occurred to me to question it and i could have lived in ignorant bliss. DAMN YOU DIRTIES! YOU MADE ME PARANOID ABOUT SHOES!!!




:p

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ok,
i finally got my shoes too..(funny the seller is no
longer registered with ebay, but had a 99% positive
feedback).....i checked them out, real enough for me!

later
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an interesting site showing the differences between fake and real Superstars

http://www.spotfakeadidas.com/models...erstar35th.php

also here:

http://www.spotfakeadidas.com/models...eneralpage.php

and here for eBayers

http://www.superstardb.com/the-fake-...st-t-1645.html

Re: micronauts 12 inch
 

i've never listened to the micronauts much, but
if you like that electro style....this is an awesome
release, both the album, and the remixes..

highly recommended..

later
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I just got Orbital's Diversions and I'm digging Underworld's Lush 3-3 mix.

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Don't know if this is the right spot to post this, but what the heck.
Found this on eBay today. Thought it was cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FREUR-GET-US-OUT...sid=p1638.m122

-Jason

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excellent find! my seller's on the list, but he emailed me and pretty much admitted openly that they're fakes once i left him negative feedback. he offered me a refund but i doubt he seriously thought i would take him up on it. i emailed him back and said, "sure, you paypal the money back into my account first, and i'll be happy to mail them back." he's since disappeared off the face of the planet.

i don't really care either way about the sale of counterfeits, it doesn't bother my morality one bit. but at least note "knock-off" in the product description.

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Open a "Significantly Not as Described" complaint with both eBay and PayPal (if you used PayPal).

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/inr-snad-process.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/paypal-protection.html
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...ide#pbp-policy

If you don't get satisfaction from that at the end of the investigation, then file a dispute with your credit card company (you did pay by credit card, right?).

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indeed it is the right place to post this interesting item...

i have loads of UW & Freur items for sale on ebay here in my shop (use the browse function):

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Big-Screen-...e-Collectables

and also here at discogs: feel free to browse and buy...

http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?seller=mattval1

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i did indeed pay with credit card. i have a feeling that long list of names hides a fairly short list of dealers, though. i suspect that they sell sell sell and as soon as they incur negative feedback they abandon their accounts and move on to another. my seller has pulled all of his auctions since i emailed him.

it's not enough money to really be worth it to me, but i might put in a complaint if it would hassle him a little bit. ;)

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Thanks. I got stung on some Ian Brown fakes which the seller charged me top dollar for. It's obviously a huge market and the lengths the counterfeiters will go to is amazing. Most people wouldn't know the difference between the fakes and the real ones