The Air Jordan IV “Thunder” and Air Jordan IV “Lightning” pairs were a truly unique set of releases from back in August of 2006. The two shoes were up for grabs exclusively at Jumpman23.com, the official Jordan Brand website that’s now home to official images and updates on Jordan product rather than being any sort of digital storefront. Both came with a pretty sizable price tag thanks to some accompanying apparel, marking them among the highest-priced Air Jordan Retro releases ever.

The Air Jordan IV “Lightning” was packaged with an Air Jordan “Flight” style shirt, which sent the retail price up the $250. The Air Jordan IV “Thunder” managed to top even that high point thanks to the varsity jacket included, weighing in at a total of $500. The already chunky box price on the duo helped drive up the secondary market value, a value obviously also helped out by the fairly small production runs (The “Thunder” for example was just 1 of 500). The aforementioned “Thunder” has since gotten a bit easier to track down thanks to the 2012 retro, but the “Lightning” remains a pretty rare find, although rumors of a Retro release continue to tickle us to this day. For the younger hobbyists who are unaware of the story behind the “Thunder and Lightning” Pack, feast your eyes on an incredibly rare set of both pairs from shoezeum on eBay.

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Sneaker News recently showed you an alternate version of the original, slightly more colorful, Air Jordan 1 “J2K” release. This time around we’ve got what appears to be an alternate version of last year’s black based joints. Gone are the red accents that showed up across the sneaker, with this sample opting for a much more stoic black and white set up. The outsole, Wings logo, and laces all go lights out in what ends up as one of the more inconspcious J2K joints we’ve seen. Get a couple more images of the Air Jordan 1 “J2K” below and grab the sample now from jordunk23 on eBay.

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Is there another ring ceremony in the works for LeBron James? It sorta seems that way, as the Miami Heat are definitely one of the stronger squads left standing in the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Dialing things back for a moment to the previous sneaker celebrating that moment is this, the Nike LeBron X “Ring Ceremony” pair. The sneaker comes in an immaculate gold as a nod to the championship trophy earned (Not given) by LBJ and his cohorts. Continue reading for another look at these rare LeBron shoes and then grab the unreleased Nike LeBron X from all-you-want-4-less on eBay.

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The Nike Kobe 8 continues to prove itself a late bloomer, with a gang of killer colorways still in the works despite Kobe having long since stopped playing for the season. The most straightforward basketball style amongst them is this, the Engineered Mesh utilizing Nike Kobe 8 “Venice Beach”. That unofficial nickname is one presumably referencing the colorful graffiti of that locale, a set that’s done justice by the streaky upper of this sneaker. Get extra angles of the Nike Kobe 8 “Venice Beach” below and then grab them from Social Status this coming weekend.

Nike Kobe 8 System GC
Stadium Grey/Metallic Silver-Tour Yellow
555035-002
05/25/13
$140

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The University of Oregon Ducks’ sprig football game, a grand tradition out in Eugene, is one that’s got some special footwear for 2013. Shown here is the Nike Free Trainer 5.0 “Oregon Ducks” version, a sneaker outfitted with a crazy 3M treatment across the Chinese finger trap upper and plenty of yellow strike oozing into the details. They appear to be a PE at this point but as you know, a handful of the “Oregon” oriented trainers have made their way to market in the past so we wouldn’t totally rule that out this time. Continue reading for full images of the “Ducks” Nike Free Trainer 5.0 and then grab the rare pair from oregonauthentic on eBay.

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If you can’t afford the 1985 OG that Shoezeum is offering (already over $2500 with five days left!), then be sure you’re ready for the ‘new original’.  The ‘Black Toe’ Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG takes us all the way back to Michael Jordan’s rookie season, and is slated to arrive on store shelves the Saturday immediately preceding Memorial Day.  ’NIKE AIR’ branding has made the other OG 1s extremely popular, but there will also be a restock on the similarly thrown-back Air Jordan III Retro ’88 next Saturday, so which will you pick?  Let us know after you’ve seen more below, then grab a pair early from 95soleman on eBay.

Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG
White/Black-Gym Red
555088-184
05/25/13

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Last week Sneaker News gave you a first look at the Air Jordan IV “Stealth Oreo” colorway, currently slated for a Holiday 2013 release among other “Oreo” style gear. The multi-grey toned upper has drawn some praise for Air Jordan IV fans, with comparisons to 2010′s release of the Air Jordan VI “Oreo “being” a common theme in the Comments section. A release date hasn’t been set just yet, so be sure to stick with Sneaker News for more updates on this exciting release and cop a pair early  right now from prc.kicks on eBay.

Air Jordan IV
Holiday 2013
626969-030

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