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 Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2002 12:45 pm Post subject: How To Spot Fake Air Max 95's. (Pictures soon) |
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The pictures were loaded up on the original ISS.com's picture database. I dont know if they have been deleted from them or if they will ever be revived. I will create new ones - Please be patient.
*new update below*
There are fake 95's on ebay. Those are being sold by various sellers on eBay that constantly change their names. They used to claim their location in Canada and ship from Asia, but now they're just all over the place and is harder to pin point their location.
Here is a list that I composed based on my observation of a real sneaker vs a fake sneaker that I had purchased under the false impression off eBay with a real shoe picture. The buy? $55 bucks. But heres the low down.
A) The rear reflector is wider than the real ones. The real reflector is made of a dull reflector while the fakes is made of a shiny version of it. Same goes for the tongue, its a bright silverish reflector vs the real dull reflector.
B) The model numbers inside the tongue are unknown, basically fake numbers.
C) Material of the whole shoe is practically duplicated but the fabric is harder suede and is very harsh to the touch
D) The tongue imprints where the airmax logo is stitched isnt concave as well as the 4 slotted lines underneath. The real ones the airmax logo is concave and appears to be stuck to the reverse side of the tongue while the fake ones have a real puffy tongue.
E) If you pay close attention to the toe part of the shoe, you can see that the front toe part is cut sharper than the real ones. This is harder to tell if you dont know this sneaker very well.
F) The insoles on the real ones have the NIKE logo and the swoosh. On the real ones it says AIR MAX below the nike logo and swoosh. On the fake ones it just says AIR below it.
G) If you know the soles of the air max you can tell that the compound that the real ones are made of are softer. The soles on the fake ones are made up of a harder compound and you can tell by touching it vs a real pair.
H) The air pockets on the fake 95's are soft. You can basically press it in with your fingers. On the real ones its much harder to totally push it in.
I) The " retro " with the two toned eye holes for the laces. The real ones are proportional to each other. While the fake ones, the center is larger than the outer two sides.
J) The rear of the sneakers Nike swoosh. The real ones are dead center and in correct position. The fake ones are off center sliding towards the top or bottom more, never top dead center.
K) Have a sharp eye for this one. Notice on the side of the 95's there are indentations that droop from the top of the shoe to the heel. REAL 95's have the top part matching the upper lace hoops 100% in size n width, then drooping down from the lace hoop position down to the heels. FAKES dont align them right with the lace hoops and just place the indentations on the side anywhere.
L) Side soles on the fake 95's have an unbelieveable glossy finish to it. Real ones have a flat, natural glossy finish and more of a natural shine to it than a bright shine.
M) If your looking at a AM 95 from the side, its kinda cake to identify the fake from the real. The fake ones have a flat toe part, the real ones have a puffy toe formation giving it form.
N) The color fabric on the fakes have a very hazy dark gray. Real ones arent as dark and dont have that hazy blend look.
Other than that, The sneaker by the naked eye is an alright replica. All logo's are there and properly placed. All the stitching is replicated in all correct spots. The colors are also matched to almost identical. All the numbers and places of the real logos are on the right spots on the soles. All engravings on the soles are there to every single one. They do not come in the standard AIRMAX classic boxes like the first releases and do not come in the orange/brown retro boxes. They come in a silver NIKE ALPHA box. These are by far the best replicas ive seen but not felt or worn. Its crappy as hell to wear.
the bubble in the rear isnt flawed. unlike some of the fakes you've seen with the uncenetered wrap around bubble, this one is 100% replicated just like the real ones. basically if you found a sucker who was looking for 95's bad enough but didnt know much about the sneaker, you could bang him real good.
like ive said, to the untrained naked eye, the fake ones look 100% real and identical. you'd have to be a real deal 95's freak to know.
Ask questions on this board reguarding authenticity, and many of you will be safeguarded against Fakes and Variants.
As many of you know, the AM95 fakes are getting better an better by the day, and eventually they may be almost undetectable. This list that I had made to identify the fake 95's is a list that is updated as I discover these things, just becareful everyone. eBay has become a safe haven for distribution of fakes/variants. as well as the internet as a whole.
*PART 2*
-To elaborate on the pointers above, I have found a new rash, although rare in itself - Better fakes of AM95's. Although this pair has already been destroyed just be weary of overseas sellers. This pair of Blue Slate 95's was acquired from an eBayer in Germany. He used an authentic picture to sell the shoes but when recieved they were FAR from authentic:
1) The sharp cut toes that was talked about above was improved to share the same curves as authentic AM95's.
2) The tongue logo which is seen on authentics is now on this tongue.
3) The undersole of the shoe shares the same undersole as pre - 2000 95's with the PSI's underneath them. But under close inspection, there are imperfections with the print causing the numbers and spaces to smear.
4) They are 1/2 size to 1 full size smaller than listed under the tag.
5) The tag is also off as the above shoes.
6) They feel almost real, but they arent after closer inspection versus an authentic pair.
7) The Insoles are now pressed with the logo seen on authentics. With the previous just saying air below, it now says AIR MAX.
-The naked eye revealing this shoe seems authentic. When you lay it before you its authentic. But under closer inspection they are the best fakes I have ever seen before. I apologize to all the members for not being able to supply pictures of this shoe, But I've only seen it once and have never seen it again.
-aFour / jdmpwr / sFour-
Recommended Sellers of 95's IF You Plan To Buy Off Ebay
The list below is old. I cannot revise this recommended sellers list because the ones below no longer vend sneakers. Plus I am not sure there are any more legit sellers of AM95 as they used to be. To my knowledge the only legit seller still left on the list below is id4shoes
bootchaa
popsalute
ohmyland
doe_ma
lavioncompany
kash825
ivshc
starturtle
to13tw
hollywood*girl
micheal_ip
pumpfuryfan
madxo
99ett
strugglin
id4shoes
I had purchased a genuine DS pair of Safety Orange AM95's that are unwearable. I will display one shoe in my house, and take the other shoe and cut it in half with a sawzall when the weather gets warmer. I also will be purchasing a fake pair to do a new pictoral side by side view of them. Please be patient
01/26/08
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As far as I am concerned, the ones in the pic IS a real colorway. AND there was only one pair of them EVER made and was sold here on InstyleShoes ( seen in picture ) . I own that pair and only one shoe is mismatched. So if anyone ever sells that specific colorway on eBay as a upper and lower combination on BOTH sneakers, 99.99999% of the chance its a fake. That is unless im selling them on eBay, which is a fat chance cuz they're worn, and I refuse to sell used shoes unless they're NDS. 
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It may be a more vague tip , but i've noticed that alot of the fakes have this 'missile toe' thing going on , A4 touched on the form being off and the toe being cut closer. Before I knew about fakes , I always would see 95s on Ebay and think 'what's up with the shape?' turns out all those pairs were fakes.
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You know whats sad? Some dumb shit is out copying this list and is probably making a new breed of fake 95's to be more realistic and better than the old ones.
Therefore, I will not revise this list no longer. I have more info to put out than wahts listed above. And alot of you would be shocked out the ying yang.
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in 1998, I got fakes 95 with AM 96's outsole 
now the fake look somewhat similar, especially for non AM head
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I have been really upset lately, so if anyone wants me to update this list just say so... i'll have a separate part for this section, like a part 2.
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Revised 08-03-04
Fake 95's have been coming out with all the glitches fixed.
The tight and sharp cuts on the toes have now been perfected to look similar to the real ones. The nike swooshes on the rear are still crooked but better than before - slightly. The insoles they use now also say AIRMAX below the swoosh. But the coloring is still off, and there are still slight defects in how they make their soles. The front of the soles curl up too far than those on the real 95's and the soles are wider than the real ones. The actual fabric is getting better, but you can still tell its cheap by the touch of it. Usually if you get to the touch part its a little too late. The sizes are about .5 to 1 size smaller than its actual size, and they falsify the tags with codes that dont exist. Alot of the fakers are also investing in 25 cent pens to write the letter " B " in the tags to try to pass them off as B grades. The boxes are getting better with labelling. It almosts look as though they are from Nike themselves, but now its all playing around with the color boxes and fonts.
Recommendation:
Dont buy off eBay unless its a reputable seller or another member of this board that has positive feedback from other known buyers and not only his buddies.
Buy off sites that deal with authentics such as this site. Paying the extra buck will save you a load of headaches and embarassment - You'd be suprised how many hot girls know about kicks these days.
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| what is the color of the box if they were real? |
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Color of the box is orange/brown for 1996 and on. Although the 2004 Boxes seem to be larger than the ones from the previous years, big enough to put some mids or hightops in them.
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Whoops. I just read my mistake. Orange/Brown that you see now from 2000 and on. 1999 and previous was brown/black with a hint of orange around the borders with a large black check on top of the lid.
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The pictures were loaded up on the original ISS.com's picture database. I dont know if they have been deleted from them or if they will ever be revived. If not ill try to create new ones.
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THANKS FOR THA INFO..I WAS WONDERING HOW TO SPOT FAKE 95..GOOD LOOKING OUT...I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEND IF U WEAR YOUR 95 ALOT AND THEN THA FRONT OF THA SHOE HAS THA SHARP LOOK TO IT..IS THA SHOE STILL FAKE??CAUSE I GOT MY ALL BLACK 95 IN THA MALL FOR $140 AND IT CAME WITH A LITTE BAG FOR A ARCH FOR THA 95..AND IT WAS LOOKING GOOD...BUT THAT WAS THA ONLY KICKZ I BEEN WEARING FOR LIKE 3 OR 4 MONTHS....SO IF U CAN HELPP..I WANNA KNOW.THANK YOU
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| Becks23 wrote: | | do fakes come with anatomical arch supports too? |
Yes they do! I have witnessed them myself! |
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