MUZM Mars

[pjd1234]

OGs finding out they’re not the target audience anymore

Yeah they target you oofs instead nothing wrong with that though. What else do you have besides them mars??

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

And Jim would come to your house and cook you dinner. Seriously though, the team had their own problems with limited editions way back in the day. It was rare and far between for ’limited editions’ and in true by-the-seat-of-your pants tradition within the team, sometimes things were adjusted to accommodate demand. one of the first big ‘limited editions’ was for the X-men movie. The team thought 5000 was plenty to meet demand and that was the number reps told everyone when they were in the field. That is where the number came from. Of course it sold out before the movie’s release and Oakley quickly re-adjusted to make more. If social media or forums were more prevalent for the Oakley collector community back then, there would be a firestorm as Oakley goes back to produce more of the Ruby Juliet in contradiction to how they originally sold it.

the big difference is Jim and team knew they needed longevity of the brand and product lines. To do that you needed to get product into the hands of the consumer rather than granting access to a very small number of fans. there is a recognition that you can’t just sell to 100 people and be done with it. Of course Lux has a different philosophy. they manufacture hype using some limited products to bring awareness, sell other stuff when consumers can’t get the limited stuff, sell at high prices, discount the remaining stock, rinse and repeat. It’s actually a very successful tactic at the business level but very forgettable at the collector level.

Maybe you can understand my ire, with a brand that, as you've said, just wants to churn out repeats: with crap QC.
Having experienced it at least once, when, back in early 2000s, you'd be able to get a replacement. Sent too you, cost free, with possibly a token 40% off your next O purchase. Customer focused sales, are but a distant memory.

 

[pjd1234]

Maybe you can understand my ire, with a brand that, as you've said, just wants to churn out repeats: with crap QC.
Having experienced it at least once, when, back in early 2000s, you'd be able to get a replacement. Sent too you, cost free, with possibly a token 40% off your next O purchase. Customer focused sales, are but a distant memory.

Yeah paulie gas was 1.50 back then, it was a distant memory

 

[Rotten Ronnie]

Yeah they target you oofs instead nothing wrong with that though. What else do you have besides them mars??

"Oh ..... that was a nasty one to the face!"

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

This thread needs a warning sign. Let me set this down right about here

…see…contrary to what some may say, I am not devoid of humor

 

[itsyaboy]

Yeah they target you oofs instead nothing wrong with that though. What else do you have besides them mars??

eye jackets, plazmas, some other oakleys that i use for running. i’m not interested in buying second hand oakleys or getting taxed on the after market. i’ll gladly buy every new metal frames that come out though. multiples at that to make y’all frat bros mad.

 

[pjd1234]

eye jackets, plazmas, some other oakleys that i use for running. i’m not interested in buying second hand oakleys or getting taxed on the after market. i’ll gladly buy every new metal frames that come out though.

Right on!!!!! What’s

 

[Rotten Ronnie]

eye jackets, plazmas, some other oakleys that i use for running. i’m not interested in buying second hand oakleys or getting taxed on the after market. i’ll gladly buy every new metal frames that come out though. multiples at that to make y’all frat bros mad.

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[Phil da Prototypist]

eye jackets, plazmas, some other oakleys that i use for running. i’m not interested in buying second hand oakleys or getting taxed on the after market. i’ll gladly buy every new metal frames that come out though. multiples at that to make y’all frat bros mad.

Make us mad ? Kid you’re barking up the wrong tree. We’re not high school aged kids here. Jealousy doesn’t come that easy. If you’re after that kind of attention go flaunt things around the other kids at the kiddy table.

 

[worldcollapse]

Reasonable is whatever the market decides. Always has been, always will be.

and judging by ebay, i don’t think there is much of any secondary market for these at all at the moment. look at all the hype and talk about them and not a single sold comp. price of entry is too high and these ****ty sneaker reseller dorks will be stuck with these for a long time.

regarding sux/selling old designs - it’s incredibly prevalent that vintage and nostalgia are what sells these days. people yearn for what they missed or miss of the past. look at any concert or festival, anniversary tours, or even fashion trends. kids want to dress 90s because they either weren’t alive, or people want nostalgia for what once was.

i will say that i would be heated if i paid 2500$ for these things and they couldn’t even get the temple shocks correct.

that being said my head is too fat and i can only wear hammerstems so these were never really an option from the get-go. disregard