Sep 14 2022

6 BEST PLACES TO BUY AUTHENTIC JORDANS

Jordans are the bread and butter to most sneakerhead's collections and some of the most sought after sneakers in the world. With this kind of demand comes three major negatives: inflated resell prices, fakes/replicas and scammers. As a sneakerhead you are all but forced to buy online to secure the kicks you want. There is a ton of risk when buying online. Am I going to receive sneakers? Are my sneakers going to be fake? Am I paying more than I should? These are some of the questions we will tackle below as we break down some of the top resell sites on the internet.

1 - StockX (Grade: C-)

StockX prides itself on being "The stock market of things", which they have done a fairly good job of becoming. You can buy anything from general release Jordan 1s to $100,000+ sneakers. With that being said, there are some major downfalls when dealing with StockX. Below we have listed the basic pros/cons of shopping with Stockx:

PROs
Unlimited Selection - Anything you want they have

CONs
Awful Fees
Shipping Time - Upwards of two weeks on some items, depending on other seller
Possibility of receiving replicas and having no recourse to return. Learn more about the rough PR/lawsuits they received here

2 - KicksOnABudget (Grade: A)

KicksOnABudget is an exclusive, members only sneaker shop that guarantees the lowest prices in the world for exclusive Jordans, Yeezys, Nike Collabs and much more. The best part, everything is verified authentic. KicksOnABudget has an authenticity guarantee or your money back. On top of guaranteeing authenticity of every product on the platform, KicksOnABudget guarantees 2 day shipping and much more.

They have weekly restocks of all of the hyped sneakers you could want. To find out more info, checkout the homepage

PROs
Best Price on Legit Sneakers
Guaranteed Authentic or Your Money Back
Fast Shipping
Great Customer Service
Both New and Pre-Owned Kicks

CONs
Not as big of a selection as StockX and other apps

3 - GOAT App (Grade: B)

Much like StockX, GOAT is somewhat of a stock market. You place bids/asks on GOAT and once the buyer & seller agree on a price the transaction happens. Unlike StockX, GOAT has never had any big scandals of mass amounts of replica sneakers passing through their site.

PROs
Unlimited Selection
Better customer service than most apps
Can buy new & used clothing & sneakers

CONs
Expensive fees to shop
Slow shipping

4 - StadiumGoods (Grade: B+)

The spot where Joe La Puma from Complex takes celebrities sneaker shopping, the one and only, Stadium Goods. One of the industry leaders, you know what you're getting from SG. You're getting a wide array of sneakers from just about every spectrum of the game. Not only do you have an immaculate selection of sneakers, you can rest assured every sneaker is 100% authentic.

PROs
Unlimited Selection
Good customer service
Authenticity guaranteed
Faster shipping than most

CONs
Paying top notch

5 - FlightClub (Grade: B-)

Had we made this list 10 years ago, FlightClub would have been one of the #1 go to spots. They used to own the game. Nowadays, they've somewhat fallen off and often don't have the stock that competitors like Stadium Goods has. At the end of the day, you can still be secure in your purchase knowing that you will be receiving your kicks and sleep easy at night knowing they are 100% authentic.

PROs
Good Selection
Authenticity Guaranteed

CONs
High Prices

6 - Urban Necessities (Grade: A)

The community legend, Two Js Kicks has built Urban Necessities from the ground up and turned it into one of the world's prier online sneaker shops. Not only has Jaycee (Two Js Kicks) built an awesome brand, he has been a stellar part of the sneaker community.

PROs
Buying From A "Small Business" That Isn't Quite Small Anymore
Authenticity Guaranteed

CONs
High Prices