The Air Jordan 1's of course have a lot of history behind them. They spawned the growth of the world's leading and largest shoe company in the world right now. Yes Nike as a company, in a sense, owe their billions to Jordan.
When the shoe was originally leased Mike was getting charged $5000 a game for wearing the black and red colorway. This was due to the fact that the NBA teams had standard shoes that they all wore. He also changed that about the game.
Now when you want to own a piece of history and go and purchase your own pair of Black and Red or North Carolina blue Retros (plenty other colorways) then you need to be sure to check for a few things. First of all make sure that your retailer is a good one. For all of you looking for an Authentic retailer, of course there will be one listed below. If you are purchasing in person, or have already purchased and want to check for authenticity, simply pay attention.
