When a shoe you’re looking forward to doesn’t make it to retail for some reason, it can be among the worst feelings a sneakerhead can ever feel.  Then again, there is an undeniable silver lining, especially for those with size 9 feet: samples are, by definition, rare, and let you expand your collection and/or rock some unattainable heat to make your entire social graph jealous.  Enter the Nike Air Trainer 1, pictured above in a white and Carolina blue colourup we expected to see in stores a couple months back.  The general public’s loss will be a lucky someone’s gain, as these joints just popped up available from verbdws on eBay.

Style: 317554-101
Color: White/University Blue