[lozza24]

    just wondered if anyone had any opinions on this ebay seller?

[adidasanth]

whats the seller called matey? cant see thru the bullshit font!!

[sin`pl]

bpoppopb
http://stores.ebay.com/bpoppopb-Sneakers

no fake star wars soups so far, so i guess they are legit. can't tell anything about shipping/customer service etc..

weird, cause his star wars are cheaper than these vins:

[adidasanth]

Cheers Sin, they look alright at first glance BUT and this is a massive but.The other stuff he sells is deffo on the fakes 'happy' list. Those TT's (adicolor and porsche) so go careful.

[pokey27]

Only concern i'd have is not with his superstars but with the adicolor TTs!! $50 is abit dodgy

[Minty]

General rule...Don't do business with that part of the world...

[sin`pl]

pokey, i think that 50$ for PINK track top is a bit too much either
not every single adicolor release was selling well (stan smith trons and dark horse were on sales even in poland!)

[reid]

I wish I got that oddity olympic TT back when it was on karmaloop or when I could've got it for a halfway reasonable price.

[kt0626]

Beboppatoppa has been selling a tonne of Yoda/Darths for what seems like ages! I agree - stay away from that part of the world! Unless you're a) desparate or b) 100% sure and gone done your research...so many sellers in HK or Australia have their shipping come out from another part i.e. China, so that should say enough...

[sin`pl]

but it doesn't in that case. if these would be faked there would be shitloads of these on taobao - but there aren't any.

[Minty]

True--but why support people that sell other fakes? Also, there is the language barrier, which on top of being frustrating can also get you the wrong product. And with shipping times of 2-3+ weeks, that is a lot of waiting and money!

[lozza24]

Thanks for the tips guys, I had my suspicions about him and it's nice to know others are wary aswell! The amount he has been selling and location get your hackles up right away. I know Sin pointed out these haven't been faked yet because they haven't appeared on taobao but my theory is that the manufacturers sell them gradually over ebay and other sites, using multiple accounts, as legit until the market is flooded (so they get top dollar) Then they revert to wholesaling what remains to power sellers who don't care much about authenticity or price due to the amount of units that they shift. The reason i believe this is that there were a few pairs of the white embossed super ape stars appeared on ebay a few years back and I couldn't find them for sale on any dodgy sites. Then when a lot had been sold and demand had lessened (selling for £60 a pair instead of £200+) they suddenly appeared on DHGate etc
Another question, what was the retail price on these on release?
Cheers.

[adidasanth]

These will NEVER be £200 again, that week passed. The average is £80-120 recently, just be careful matey, use the 'too good to be true' adage! what size you after BTW?

and dont get soop blinkers!!!

[sin`pl]

lozza, what are you saying sounds unbeveliable for me..
i bet adidas doesn't earn much on limited releases, as it takes money to design and advertise them. they are just doing it to keep their status. adidas and nke are one of the most 'respectable' companies, right?

[adidasanth]

lozza, what are you saying sounds unbeveliable for me..
i bet adidas doesn't earn much on limited releases, as it takes money to design and advertise them. they are just doing it to keep their status. adidas and nke are one of the most 'respectable' companies, right?

^^^ok........

so the cost of production is about $10, the advertising campaigns are done by companies in house, so the staff get paid regardless and have you seen the site in Germany? Its massive!! I reckon they do just fine out of the ltd editions.