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Just when you thought you saw it all – the PEs, the one-of-ones, the Team Exclusives that we’ve featured on Sneaker News time and time again – this majestic sample pops up at the height of Air Jordan XI superstardom. We’ll give you a second to wipe the drool off your chin. This Air Jordan XI ‘Blackout’ sample features a full-black exterior, with black patent leather, a black mesh upper, black leather heel, and more interesting, the black midsole – something we’ve never seen on an Air Jordan XI until the women’s IE Low release of 2007. This blackout sample is definitely more ‘Batmobile’ than it is ‘Lawnmower’, exuding a sneaker sex appeal that’ll have the sneakerhead circles buzzing and uplifting excitement once again, acting as ‘yang’ to the Silver Anniversary’s ‘yin’. Will these release? Based on the shoetag, it appears that these were destined for a Holiday 2010 release (possibly a Black Friday release), but for now, there doesn’t seem to be any plans for arrival. You can, however place your bid on these samples, but we’ll give you a heads up that this particular bidding experience will be slugfest. Check out the detailed images below and go ahead to the listing from brokeonjordans on eBay.
140 Responses to “Air Jordan XI ‘Blackout’”
February 10th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
WOW! Fucking dope ass 11s wish theses came out!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
JB I think its time to release these, I never understood why they only do the OG colors on the 11s but go out their way to ruin the others?
February 10th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
HOLY F*CK THIS IS QUALITY!!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
not too bad… bud looks kindo fake though
February 10th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
DAMN THESE ARE SICK!!!!!!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I'm surprised dude selling them doesn't have them up for a "buy it now" price of like $2k or something ridiculous like that haha.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Don't know how I feel about these
February 10th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
I need to change my underwear!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Damn these are pretty sick! I'd cop.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
good lord…..not much else to say…these are SO MEAN damn
February 10th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
These are incredible.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
SICKEST ALL BLACK KIX EVER……..Throw your hands up!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Speechless!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
CRAZY!!! Let the hype Begin!!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
wedding shoes
February 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
pretty clean.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Thats just not fair…..
February 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
this one will be awful if the icy sole turns yellow
February 10th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
A ABSOLUTE MUST COP.
END OF STORY
February 10th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
lol i love all black shoes, darken the sole, and maybe lighten the jumpman and youve got a double up for sure
February 10th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
i have a weird feeling these might be this years "black friday" release.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Not really it'll kinda be like a gum bottom lol…
February 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
they're ok but its going to be bigger than its because its 11s
February 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
concept too plain, but they're 11's some people are most likely to be all over these, Bred 11's shoulda dropped this december (carolinas instead), they gonna drop christmas 2014 for sure
February 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Simply amazing…..wow.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I feel like this is what the Space jams concords ect. should have been like quality wise
February 10th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
This is the shoe i would get married in….this is too much!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
They're beautiful.
I jus hope they don't make em a holiday release, too many hypes.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
All of y'all shouting out these are vicious…look at the black and white checkered plate…these are str8 FAKES!!! Know y'all sneaker game u hypebeast whack ass fools!!
#TryAgain
February 10th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
These are nice. Nothing spectacular in my opinion
February 10th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
All Black everything!! I like these, go ahead JB and make it happen because I CONCUR.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
these should come out soon like the all white pair last year
February 10th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I think these and the Jordan 4 Knicks will release close to each other
February 10th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Look Like A CW That May Come out If MJ ever Passes away :/
February 10th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
I heard these was comin out
February 10th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
omg these are a piece of art…its not at all a surprise that these are really up at over $600 right now on the bidding.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
smoked outsole and these go down as the best ever non OG retro
February 10th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
oh my goodness..
February 10th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
You people crack me up.These are absolutely hideous. Like how old are you guys? Did you just start wearing Jordans or something? These are probably the ugliest 11s I've EVER seen. The 11s are usually a beautiful shoe but these are not. First of all, the leather upper looks very low quality just like in the black cement 3s that just came out. The icy blue sole makes no sense on this colorway either. It just makes the shoe look weird. The regular clear sole would've been better or an all black outsole would've been better. The shape of the shoe is not the same as it used to be. The toe box on these new 11s is more square than ever before and it doesn't look right. Whoever supports the release of this garbage is a hypebeast or a newbie with no understanding of how bad JB has became over the years. People like you all buying this garbage is why the price keeps going up and the quality gets worse.
February 10th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
ummm the patent is even lower then the space jams and concords
these are not better quality
February 10th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
LOLOLOLOL They're a sample. Just a custom made pair….dumbass.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
There is jizz all over my boxers from lookin at these!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
i see a fat jumpman…
February 10th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
meh
February 10th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Haha they're already up to $1225 and that's with 6 days and 16 hours left. I'm willing to bet he gets at least $3500 for them. Probably more.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Please drop these, could be an historic colorway for the XI's. And they would last for years
February 10th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
God damn these are beautiful…if these release there will be riots for these sneakers..u thought the concords were crazy? Imagine if these got released.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
…..Yeahman…….
February 10th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I'm definitely in the minority when i say i've never been the biggest fan of the XI — I had the OG Concord when I was a junior in high school (1995) but it was never on my grail list. However, this all black sample is most definitely an XI that I would scoop 2 pair of. This colorway is long overdue; hopefully JB produces this at some point.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Only Jordan retro 11 I'd ever wear, nice!
February 10th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
If this was releasing in the next month or so I'll feel so bad for the guy who's about to pay >$2.5k
February 10th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Wet wet now mop it. You stupid the black cement 4's in the black Friday release
February 10th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
naw bra…black/red iv's on blk fri (4 now anyway)…..
it always pains me to see jb make up daring/bold colorways but they end up samples or kids only releases. a lot of the recent kicks that werent bulls colorways were mostly grey smh…even tho all blak these are works of art…to me….
February 10th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
DDope as Hell
February 10th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
I need to see d.wade rocks these with that black out jersey
February 10th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
That's awesome!!!.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
The breds released 3 years ago JB wouldn't release them again so soon
February 10th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
These are just the black version of the anniversary 11's. These r good quality yall say but yall dogged the white anniversaries. Same tumbled leather.and inner sock liner. But this shoe kicks ass
February 10th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Patent leather cut has nothing to due with quality, thats just the material they cut lower there 2 different things
February 10th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Just one of those shoes we all hope releases soon.
February 10th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
YEAH……..i dont want these that bad
February 10th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Did you forget to swallow your Midol?
February 10th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
These r dope as hell, if they release these I would be all over em, my girl said she would 2, I hope they release these bad boys.
February 10th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
YIKES!!!!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
The Skip Bayless of sneakers…
February 10th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Would look a lil better wit a smoked out sole tho, imo.
February 10th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
ARE you serious these are all black.. ALL BLACK no design what so ever and yet you guys will go out of your way for them because it has a jump an on it like how old are we here as a sneaker community you guys sound like you're still kids eating up every thing JB make and you wonder why reseller rape the shit out us because of simple shoe like this ///end of rant
February 10th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Look at this ngh….yo we don't care if u don't dig em..people have opinions, if a shoe is dope its dope….who gives a fck about the quality? Most of us cop em regardless so ur not gonna buy it cuz ur a quality leather inspector now or just can't afford em? Gtfo here with that noise.. go enjoy ur Walmart and kmart shoes then….I've been collecting since 1996 so call me a 31yr old hypebeast an a newbie…
February 10th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
^^^ LMFAOOO
February 10th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Uhhhh you think!? I wonder why!?!?….dumbass
February 10th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
These are making me want to paint my concords all black
February 10th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Why is it that every post of a new shoe has some dick saying "let the hype begin"? Thanks for the completely useless post which I am now dumber for reading!
February 10th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Got Damn !
February 10th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
They look like flea market sh*ts
February 10th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Agreed. And by far the best!
February 10th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
SHOEPORN……………..
February 10th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Loso's gonna be rockin these the next "Celebrity Sneaker Stalker" gets posted.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
You a 31 year old bitch but nah by far you ain't a hype beast lls
February 10th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
if they release, hoping they do, please be next year! There's way too much this year for my wallet already!
February 10th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
I bet it some millionaire sneakerhead bidding on this!
February 10th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Black Cat XI’s!
February 10th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
If these EVER release, I know the quality not gonna be this good.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
What's with you dudes and the apparent lazer-rendered model of the OG's permanently scanned into you head? Talking about JB sucks now because new 11's toe boxes are a tad more square than they used to be?? Lemme ask, you ever wear OGs back when they were OG's? You ever play in any OGs growing up? I have. Let me tell you, square to box or not, the newer 11s hold up much better to playing in than the OGs ever did. Do I think the new ones are made cheaper? yes. But at the same time, I know I can play in the retros and not worry about the midsole being ripped off the shoe in large chunks like my OGs did.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
just my opinion, SPERM$! go and f*** yourself lil' fag
February 10th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
arent there any post you have not to coment, SPERM$?!
February 10th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Y would anyone pay over a thousand dollars on this shoe!!?!?! people are fucking ridiculous! First of all I can't believe people are saying these are amazing quality. The leather on the heel is the same leather they used on the Black/cement III's and everyone was complaining about the quality on those. You can tell the leather is cheap by seeing how glossy it is in the fifth picture down. If y'all think that this is quality leather, obviously you don't know what real leather feels and looks like. Secondly, how do you know if these are even authentic?? Even the seller wrote in his description that he has never seen them before. And don't say that these are real because of the sample tag. Im pretty sure its not that hard to imitate a simple tag!! And if these are authentic, then most likely these are going to release, so y da hell would you buy this for thousands of dollars wen you can just wait and buy it for $180?! People are RIDICULOUS!
February 10th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
well the black cement 3's released in 2008 and released in 2011, which is 3 years apart… so yea..
February 10th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Guess u gonna be the other asshole waiting in line at Walmart for the shaqs…its ok homie. Now go back to ur room an finish ur homework son.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
these are not fake its a sample.the inside of the shoe is made like the all white and red 20th anniversary 11.the quality of the leather is better than the concords that just dropped too.im not a hypebeast at all my dude.i been buying air jordans sneakers since 1988.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
yeah i'm "stupid". question for you "Freakazoid", do you have a degree in Electronics and Computer engineering? Cause I do, sorry i'm not some hypebeast that knows the release date of every Jordan release. Even if it is the black/cement 4's, ever heard of a scheduling change? or possibly a multiple release? You are an uneducated shit.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Keep comparing 3's to 11's and see how many likes you get…0. Change your name to ignorant when you comment from now on. Might as well started talking about the true blues clown
February 10th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
please release these! best non og colorway i've ever seen!
February 10th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Lmaoo!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
just checked ebay…5K!?! SMH
February 10th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Now this is what they need to release they apparently got all dat talent at JB and wont release it instead they release crap quality and colors
February 10th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Straight Gangsta….I'm dubbing these the Mafia XI's!!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
This is I've pair of 11s that I WILL NOT OWN. not really feelin em. Imo they need that white midsole. Hell even a grey midsole may not look bad
February 10th, 2012 at 11:44 pm
i den dam near creamed my pants lookin at dem sluts.. must cop.. i go broke on em
February 10th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
THATS IT IM PAITING MY CONCORDS ALL BLACK
February 11th, 2012 at 12:39 am
PURE FUck1N HEAT!!!!!
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 am
DAMN, I JUST NUTTED…. SMH
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 am
Considering you never held a pair I don't know how your can judge the quality, just because it looks extra tumbled doesn't mean its good quality
February 11th, 2012 at 12:53 am
bruh, what I got to do to get these?
February 11th, 2012 at 1:06 am
these are very nice and if they make a new color way of the 11s like they have been doing with other models these should be it!
February 11th, 2012 at 1:21 am
Might I remind you all that these are a sample, and that the owner of these most likely got them for free! The quality on these are low as well because they are a sample.
Now with all this said. I would love JB to release these, probably the best Non-OG CW. I'm sure they're only gonna get better from the SAMPLE! Hell look at the Galaxy Foams! Who knew right?
February 11th, 2012 at 1:28 am
LOl Sperm$.
February 11th, 2012 at 1:30 am
I don't know if you know this, but all the comments you put have more thumbs down than thumbs up. And why do you put sperms at the end every time? fag
February 11th, 2012 at 1:30 am
Current bid:US $7,100.00
good luck.
February 11th, 2012 at 1:31 am
Kiss my Sperm$!
February 11th, 2012 at 1:33 am
That leather…quality.
February 11th, 2012 at 1:50 am
6 days… $7100… HOLY $H1T!!!
February 11th, 2012 at 2:10 am
bruh, what i got to do to get these
February 11th, 2012 at 2:29 am
If they ever release it, the police need to bring the whole department.
February 11th, 2012 at 2:30 am
Murder em all the way out put a black clear sole wit a metal black jumpman
February 11th, 2012 at 2:48 am
I wouldn't be surprised. Maybe make them the Bin 11s? Because that leather looks pretty good.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:01 am
Haha yeah I saw that! Everybody goes ape over 11s in general, and this is one hell of a colorway/sample, so it makes sense. Honestly they probably will go for around $3500.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:23 am
Only way to get these is if I achieve Success at Success at Success.
February 11th, 2012 at 10:47 am
Yeah these would be a great summer release, might even rock these in the club if they drop. Just sick
February 11th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
The Mona Lisa To A True Sneakerhead’s Collection….
February 11th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
maybe its a sign JB will start expanding beyond only white midsoles on XI's
February 11th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
jizzzzz! this go to hard!!!!!!!!
February 11th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
the holy grails of all holy grails!!! These put the Concords to shame!!!
February 11th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
speechless
February 11th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
I can see both sides of this argument….pics don't really do it justice but that murdered out is always fresh to me…me personally I been wearing all black everything so this falls in line with what I like…but the jumpman looks like something you would see on some flea market fakes. But if its a sample then its not gonna be the best construction anyway…its a good idea that would probably be better executed if JB really wanted to release these.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Black on black, it's so simple, magnificent in every angle….why couldn't they think of this shit earlier?
February 11th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
this is fuc**** hostile!!!!!
February 11th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Holy fuckkkk this is dope as fuck i hope no one get kill on release date lol.
February 11th, 2012 at 11:13 pm
WOW. Nearly $8000 for these. People actually bidding that amount of REAL money? Crazy. As in… your a moron for paying that for a pair of shoes. 1. People just gonna see you and go “thats the guy that paid an idiotic amount of money for some shoes”…(probably some rapper/DJ or “sneakerhead” that REALLY needs to show their ‘swag’ to try and make friends/contacts)… and 2. You KNOW Jordan Brand are just gonna see the hype(not that they probably dont all ready know that they can release ANY XI and kids will go ape shit for em), and just bring out a release of these… in which case we will ALL have them. For $170 retail.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:01 am
these are too cold
February 12th, 2012 at 1:40 am
but who would have guessed $10,000+ ? thats where they are now. lmao
February 12th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Yeah absolutely ridiculous! At first I was thinking there was probably some tool putting in fake bids he couldn't really pay, but I think it is legitimately that high! All for some 11s…
February 12th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
The most reliable way to tell if an XI is real or fake is by the carbon fiber. I've seen the pics and the carbon fiber is real on these. A thousand dollars is a lot of money, but to some people it is well worth it. I don't spend my money on drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, or stripclubs. I go to college full time and work really hard, so I collect Jordans as my way of rewarding myself.
February 13th, 2012 at 11:08 am
let the fights begin!! lol these are going to sell out in a minute!!!
February 13th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
OMFG – $11k ++ !!!!
Yall stone cold blackout ninjas be crazy with you deep pocket signing bonuses.
Imagine the disappointment when they general release in November for two bills.
Silly.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
totally agree !! these hypebeasts are killin the sneaker culture !!
go back to wearring vans
February 15th, 2012 at 5:03 am
11k lol
February 23rd, 2012 at 12:53 pm
This is very funny! But I don’t want to spin the thing only once a day. Why not more? People could get acitdded to it very easily
March 19th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
on my xmas list
March 28th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
If u dont like em don't buy them. people like what they like but they shouldn't be bashed and disrespected for liking something.