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Sneaker News first broke the news of the Air Jordan 1 ‘Banned’ surprisingly hitting Nike Factory Stores last weekend. Since that news was made open, rumors began swirling around that the special edition of the Air Jordan 1 would break away from its banishment and hit other Nike Outlet locations in the near future. Today, June 1st, was indeed D-Day, as a number of Nike outlet locations opened its doors this morning to lines of sneakerheads, who had been waiting since the early morning hours. These locations, who received shipments of the supposed ‘B-Grade’ Air Jordan 1s, sold out of the limited stock quickly, even with stringent guidelines of allowing just one pair per customer while completely ignoring over-the-phone orders, which Nike Factory Stores typically allow.
The Air Jordan 1 ‘Banned’ release is unique in a number of ways; for one, the releases occurred exclusively at Nike outlet locations, and even though the information was not made public by Nike or Jordan Brand, news spread quickly and freely – resulting in the campouts. Secondly, the Air Jordan 1 Banned will likely not occur as a general release, because a B-Grade wouldn’t become available before an actual release, especially one of this magnitude. Thirdly, the shoes are marked as ‘B-Grade’, which usually denotes a cosmetic defect of some kind (perhaps the ‘B’ signifies ‘Banned’). And lastly, this Air Jordan Retro release occurred on a Wednesday, rather than the usual release date of Saturday morning. All in all, the Air Jordan 1 has caused yet another controversy in the world of sneakers decades after its release, and with resale prices online and at reputable dealers reaching half a thousand dollars, the AJ1 Banned will go down as one of the strangest releases of all time. Was this planned all along? Did Jordan Brand perform an ‘inception’ on the sneaker world, having us believe that these were meant to be scrapped? Thanks to Sneaker Box Clyde of Inside The Sneaker Box, we have a nice video of one of the releases as well as additional detailed images of the Air Jordan 1 Banned, so take a look and pick up a pair now on eBay.
90 Responses to “Air Jordan 1 ‘Banned’ Hits Outlets Today”
June 1st, 2011 at 4:02 pm
got my pair in concord 2day.. paid $118
June 1st, 2011 at 4:04 pm
i like that let me buy those for $700 good deal and $100 shiping
June 1st, 2011 at 4:05 pm
going to the mills saturday
June 1st, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I think they planned it….and it seems like it worked cause the hype is crazy and ebay prices are insane…like i read somewhere, the first nike air on the shoe in years, and this is the way it drops…come on
June 1st, 2011 at 4:06 pm
i got two size 9.5 at vacaville
June 1st, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Same Here!! Got mine In Concord NC too!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:19 pm
This is fucked up my outlet didn't even get them
June 1st, 2011 at 4:23 pm
nice to see some female heads out there!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:26 pm
ha! houston,tx we got em in the nike outlet store in katy mills!!! just got me my pair!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:36 pm
why!!?? fuck man!!! why cant they just quick strike them instead of this shit!!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Nike is shipping around 100-130 pairs to 2 stores in each district….i forgot how the districts are split up..but at the max 2600 will be sold
June 1st, 2011 at 4:51 pm
All that for those ha ha don't beleve the hype buy some 2001 chump LOL
June 1st, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Im in MD they said My state didnt even get em I feel your pain
June 1st, 2011 at 4:58 pm
song?
June 1st, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Got my size 11.5 from vacaville too. The campout was cool.
June 1st, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Word spread quick everywhere except here. Thanks for nothing SneakerNews!
June 1st, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I Hate When They Do Things Like This…Cause Then Certain People Can't At Least Have A Chance To Get Em
June 1st, 2011 at 5:20 pm
missed out..shoulda banged out today?! ha!
June 1st, 2011 at 5:23 pm
I'm in Houston too and I heard Katy wasn't getting them!!?!?
June 1st, 2011 at 5:28 pm
I didnt even know about that shit ! i live 5 minutes from concord mills -__-
June 1st, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Shit, gotta hurry to them outlets before it's too late. Nigga, I'm a have to run their wit my slave feet ya kno?
June 1st, 2011 at 5:42 pm
guess these wont hit the factory stores in the UK….shame >_>
June 1st, 2011 at 5:43 pm
I think Jordan secretly released it. Without any big news or anything because of the Nike Air logo on the tongue. But I still want a pair. They need to bring these to Miami ASAP !
June 1st, 2011 at 5:54 pm
I got 3 pairs
June 1st, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Did they have a full run?
June 1st, 2011 at 6:28 pm
And nike talk about they don't care about sneakerheads lol, everyone going to sell there souls for these.
June 1st, 2011 at 6:28 pm
What a gay video. Wow. We got to see a guy wait in line to pay. Let the hype begin?
June 1st, 2011 at 6:30 pm
nike and jb are testing us, they want to see how bad we want these shoes and for what price we will buy them for dont worry sooner or later these will drop for $175 or more cuz of the price increase im thinking when the concords drop they will start doing nike air on the retroes cause theres no more 11s to put out so thats my guess but yea lucky for the guys that got em but i wont be spending $600+ id rather get the ogs
June 1st, 2011 at 6:37 pm
nike and jb are testing us, they want to see how bad we want these shoes and for what price we will buy them for dont worry sooner or later these will drop for $175 or more cuz of the price increase im thinking when the concords drop they will start doing nike air on the retroes cause theres no more 11s to put out so thats my guess but yea lucky for the guys that got em but i wont be spending $600+ id rather get the ogs
June 1st, 2011 at 6:37 pm
ill NEVER EVER camp out 4 sum jordans or shoes for that matter. that shyt is stupid!!!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 6:38 pm
yo did they say they gettin sum more on saturday?
June 1st, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Got 3 pairs at the outlet in Marysville, WA! Let's go!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Columbias my dude
June 1st, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Of course they did. Hype keeps the brand going.
June 1st, 2011 at 7:05 pm
man i didnt go cuz i heard they wasnt
June 1st, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Cool story bro nobody cares.
June 1st, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I see where ur coming from but tinker himself said no more nike air, but considering how big money hungry whores JB is becomeing its very well likely.
June 1st, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Yo i was there in line this morning with those heads at sawgrass mills mall,got there late @ 745am…still managed to grab my size, one per customer. the quality is amazing!! Go Heat!!
June 1st, 2011 at 7:19 pm
I don't remembering there being lines like this for the 60+ pack with the BRED 1s. Fuck Resellers!
June 1st, 2011 at 7:23 pm
dreams money can buy – drake
June 1st, 2011 at 7:26 pm
OMG man the store in Leeds Alabama the only Nike Store outlet dont even have them. BS Nike BS
June 1st, 2011 at 7:27 pm
now we need the black and blue 1's to re-retro, and possibly a normal release JB?
June 1st, 2011 at 7:28 pm
You stupid. You probably camp for apple products. Why you on this site if its stupid its call Sneakernews. Not Fag R Us
June 1st, 2011 at 7:40 pm
drake – dreams money can buy
June 1st, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Stupid hypebeasts man! Cop the og! Stupid ass big x on the back? Come on man! Md is for XI's and dopes all day!
June 1st, 2011 at 7:43 pm
they had a strict rule of one pair per customer stop lying
June 1st, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Katy aint gettinq them. Outlet in 290 is. Doors open at 9 a.m only store in houston getting them. Ima be there !
June 1st, 2011 at 8:23 pm
im in pa and the outlet closest to me arent getting them and they told me that only 4 stores in pa were getting them
June 1st, 2011 at 8:27 pm
did allen tx get em?
June 1st, 2011 at 8:41 pm
fuck this shit. will never get these in hands.
June 1st, 2011 at 8:45 pm
man this is bullshit i live in san diego and didnt get them out here. its not cool that you got these fucking hypebeasts and resellers that wont even want or appreciate the shoes. ive seen the prices on these($350+) is fucking ridiculous. just wished i would of gotten a chance to buy these but im not stupid to pay more than 150 for them. too much for a so called B-Grade shoe. goes to show you how fucked up it is for normal collectors.
June 1st, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Create hype and make stuff limited in outlets. Nike is scum. A shitty dmp 1's pack in footlockers and every other store and a great pair of ones goes to outlets. FUCK THAT.
June 1st, 2011 at 8:51 pm
the outlets said 9000 pairs were released and only the top selling outlets got them they each got 160 pairs
June 1st, 2011 at 9:02 pm
I got an sz 8 for anyone wanting trade for a 10.5 or even sell to someone who didn't make out with their size. Trying to help those in need without rape prices! Hit me up flotaurus@yahoo.com
June 1st, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Thanks for being assholes JB, couldnt cop cuz 17 yr olds like me go to school on wednesdays. anyways one of the reasons for sat. release dates is so kids don't skip school. smh
June 1st, 2011 at 9:46 pm
yo me too! i live 10 min away, i was tryin to keep up with this release, but had to go outta town this weekend with no internet access! I had no school today either!! oh well, as a working high school student, i need to save my money for the true blues this weekend
June 1st, 2011 at 10:29 pm
I got a pair size 10.5 here in jersey , would like to trade for an 8 or sell , hit me at alex22087@yahoo.com
June 1st, 2011 at 10:47 pm
JB is stupid -_____________________________________________-
June 1st, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Those girls were all busted and most were with their bf's to double up. I recruited a girl visiting from trinidad to get my second pair. WINNING !!!!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 11:11 pm
That's funny bro, Apple sucks and not worth ever waiting. I got there at 7:30 and they started selling at 9. They had extra wouldn't let anyone double up had that shit on lock. I recruited a girl in the mall and she got me a second pair.
June 1st, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Man, They were fucking tripping, they had 160 pairs, but only 108 inn line, they wouldn't let no one get em, if you already had them, sum pure fuck shit!! I got mines but wanted another pair to DS, not to resell, I live this shitt, they young ass hype beast is fucking up the game!! fuck NIke!!! but thanks for my 1…lol if that makes any sense!!…also they white at the end pix were playing street soccer, very south FLA!!…dope!!
June 1st, 2011 at 11:33 pm
yeah the nike outlet in conroe, tx is getting them too.
June 1st, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Btw anyone interested in a size 8 & 10 lmk.
June 1st, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Iam callin tomorrow.
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:19 am
Whats retail on these bad rides???
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:48 am
damn I gotta jump thru fire just to find a store in michigan thats gonna have em, if any! Their staff was cool as shit passing out refeshments. They never act like that up here. Your lucky if they let you in the right door at the mall when theres like 3 entrances and about 100 dudes at each one
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:49 am
thats in sawgrass buddy
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:59 am
My sarcasm radar is on full affect!
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:37 am
Yea columbias and thats it unless they do lows or next year they drop the bin 11 but from what im seeing from jb there gonna have to do something im mean what else do they have cuz i know lebron and kobe are dropping stuff and people are starting to hop on them jordan is slowly falling out if they want to step it up there gonna have to pull some drastict measures
June 2nd, 2011 at 3:15 am
whoa, one for me and one for my cousin. 12 hr wait.
June 2nd, 2011 at 4:28 am
Any body know if they gonna hit outlet in Georgia
June 2nd, 2011 at 9:04 am
which aree??
June 2nd, 2011 at 10:18 am
any1 with a size 8.5 ill pay up to 250$ asap get at me @jpdilla
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:56 pm
I know right? SMFH! -______- I probably bet the f***** people who copped these, are gonna put 'em on eBay for $300-$400+ range, when I could've copped 'em for retail!
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Got me a pair this morning in San Marcos, Tx….got there around 7.30, about 40 to 50 heads were in front of me, got me size 10 with no problems. Very satisfied with the shoe, quaility is on point, 30 minutes later I was back in San Antonio chillin. Great Day to be a sneakerhead, last shoe I'm copping before I head to Qatar for 6 months. I plan on having multiple boxes waiting on me for my return though.
June 2nd, 2011 at 1:53 pm
LMAO! mine to
June 2nd, 2011 at 1:54 pm
125 retail
nike outlets- 109.99
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm
CHECK OUT http://WWW.RIF.LA THEY HAVE SOME FOR CHEAP, CONSIGNMENT STORE OUT HERE IN LOS ANGELES…GOOD LUCK SNEAKER HEADS, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A PAIR, BUT DEALT WITH STUPID MALL COPS AND HYPEBEASTS, ITS TOUGH, I DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO CAMP ALL NIGHT JUST WOKE UP AT 4:30AM NICE!
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:37 pm
SO U MUST BE AT A MILATARY BASE OR SUMTHIN, DATS CHEATINIG, U GUYS GET DISCOUNTS AND SHIT…BOOO!
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Got mine in Kansas City, Kansas. First person in line $120 and i was out the door then went to one of my connects and got my true blues! WINNING!
June 2nd, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Concord mills?
June 2nd, 2011 at 7:49 pm
YOO! Anybody know about the Chicago area getting them?
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:13 pm
i got a sz 10looking to trade for a 10.5 or 11, nyc meetup only. hit me up at akarvounakis@yahoo.com
June 3rd, 2011 at 12:59 am
I got size 12, 13 and 14 (one pair of each) whoever wants to offer, send your offer to jphunton@aol.com! Best offer will be winner of the pair they want. I will send u pics if u want once u email me. Thanks
June 3rd, 2011 at 7:17 am
What about outlets in NYC…..Tanger…..Woodbury….etc???? Anybody know if a New York outlet got em or not???
June 5th, 2011 at 12:21 am
anybody know if ohio is getting them?
June 5th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Called 6 Nike Outlets Friday, they sold out almost everywhere in about an Hour, that's major for Air Jordan 1. I really missed out under-minding this release.
June 6th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Called the NIKE Factory store at the Citadel in Commerce, CA. They'll be getting them on wednesday.
June 7th, 2011 at 1:50 am
How much did you pay for each pair? I'm also size 9.5 from the Philippines. Where did you get your joints?
June 7th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
They released June 1st because it was beginning of fiscal year 2011. They had option to get them earlier but chose to get shipments in same day they receive them (June 1st). Whichever day June 1st landed on would have been the day they released. They released a NFS because they were supposedly "unreleased".