The Misunderstanding of The Air Jordan 3 White Cement Reimagined 

Nice intro, everybody is hyping up the QC issues as if they’re something new or it’s something thats going to stop them from shelling out that $210+ tax tomorrow morning. The sneaker community is impossible to please, buy the shoes, wear and enjoy them…literally nobody is looking at your feet with a microscope when you’re doing what they’re made for…WEAR.

I got EA for these and my pair was good. Elephant print was the bolder more defined print and they matched on both shoes. I also got nice tumbled leather on both shoes. Only quality issue I had was there was some glue marks on the letter “A” in AIR on the left shoe which I was able to get off. I also switched that plastic for a chain on the key tag. Totally satisfied with my pair.

You and I talked about this a few days ago. My opinion on the plastic instead of chain on the hangtag was because that’s how they came in 1988, the no QC sticker, also they didn’t do those back then, maybe that’s their way of giving us the “reimagined throwback” versions of these. I have two pairs now and one matched and the other pair don’t match at all. But this is my all time favorite Jordan so I’ll take it! 🤷🏻‍♂️

I got mine from the SNKRS app and the print on my pair doesn’t match. It’s not too bad, but I was expecting a perfect pair. If it was done internationally, why did some receive shoes with no flaws and other didn’t. QC needs to step it up. This is a classic shoe and we deserve better.

your comment on the sizing crushed me i usually size down to size 8.5 which worked perfect on the cool grey and unite 3s, but on the fire red 3s i had to sell them the size.8.5 destroyed my feet,animal insticnt 3s also gave me that slip and slide feeling you were talking about when i went size 9 you should really be able to try them things on

It was funny when I watched vids of sneaker heads flipping out over the elephant print bc on Nike’s site the official pics have the difference in the official pics 😂. Reactions w/o knowledge. Copped a pair today, thank the lord!

Got mine! Came in consistent on the print and no glue!

For me it’s an issue partly because of the price. I have to always hope that my left shoe is going to look like my right one And when that’s not the case it makes me feel just a little weird about wearing them. To the average person (95% of people you come in contact with in public) who doesn’t really know about Jordan Brand QC they may think you’re wearing fake Js but you just spent 200 on them and know they’re legit. That’s what’s frustrating to me

Lol “microscopic glue stain” 😂

Mine is from "VM1" factory in Vietnam. It has a thin elephant print, I love the pair. Glue stains are some of the issues but i dont mind.

Hopefully going with my usual TTS in the AJ3 will work, if these damn raffles give me a W. Bad enough I gotta hope they fit right. Amazing up close look Marvin, as always

As a wide footer I went up a half size don’t like snug feel . True size is 11 . Lately Jordan’s been running smaller . My playoff 12’s , cool greys both were 11 & foot was screaming

Great video! My pair didn’t have any issues, although i hate the fake aging.

Nice job. This was a good video 🔥. The addition of Mervin was dope too.

Thank you for this video learn alot

I was able to get 3 total. 2 In hand. Both my pairs are flawless. I get my 3rd pair from JDs preorder Tuesday. Waiting to see what that pair will look like

More recently at the Outlets I’ve been seeing arrow stickers at the actual flaws.

Loved the intro skit! 😆

Big fan here. So i actually got the lost and found 1s from the exclusive access, and i did a check for myself cuz it's for a co worker of mine. There was no glue stains, no stitching inconsistencies, no leather texture difference, i would say i had the best luck for quality control. So it's just good luck, and like you said it can also be the factory it was made from is likely to do better.

I get lucky with my cops. My L&F 1s and these were perfect. What's funny to me is they made the midsole yellowed but it's the front part, the rubber part that yellows. The "yellowed" painted area on these won't further yellow in time. They'll just crack.

Wow great review you have a new subscriber I see you have videos on cardinals and playoffs two of my favorite pairs they did a great job on those too I’ll be binge watching today!

My Vietnam pair from GOAT looks incredible .

my elephant print on the toe box is shorter than most pairs but least the elephant looks like the OGs

Got my pair from Shiekhs - LNM factory with lighter elephant print and the leather was on point. My 2nd pair from Footlocker had darker elephant print (LN4). My ‘01 black cements have one light and one dark print lol never noticed it til now.

Always appreciate an OGs POV. Thanks

That pre aged yellow makes them look nasty, I can't do it, by the time wear them if I got them, they gonna look brown. They dropped the ball on this one, been waiting for these too. SMH

Yoooooo, OK, I get it now! Think about this, It’s supposed to be an old shoe... One of the shoes gets exposed from being open, which causes discoloration on one of the shoes..! One of the shoes print could’ve shrunk in that time period. I have 1 pair and 2 on the way. My first pair is flawless. Just got them today!

The new tooling actually fits me perfectly, the older tooling always fit me a little too snug and I wear a 10 in all Jordans so far. I believe they tweaked it a bit around the black cement release cuz those fit snug but ok and everything after that was ok, the true blue 3’s in a size 10 were way too snug. This newer tooling feels perfect though for me.

I have a LNM pair from undefeated. One of pairs elephant print is way darker than the other but hey it doesn’t really matter to me just happy I got my pair.

Noti gang! Lol the intro, yooooooo bring young Marv back 😂😂

Love the doubles really good!

Always a good time for a review from you 😊

Patiently waiting to take my L tomorrow. I haven't seen b-grades in over 10 years at the outlets. We've been talking about quality of retros for over 20 years now. Nike won't do anything about.

Wow!This is amazing ❤❤❤

At last I have a pair of white cement 3s, a pity we have this issue 😔

cant wait to pick my pair up tomorrow

Another great video as always bro. Always paying attention to detail, as for me my pair from the EA @ SNKRS came clean! I hope the same goes when I pick up my Foot Locker pairs tomorrow. You’re right about Nike and JB need to do something about quality control on their products especially an anticipated sneaker. It’s not right for the consumer to drop $200+ for a retro and the quality is trash. The 2016 True Blue 3’s had terrible quality, my pairs had glue stains on the Nike Air tab 😩, today those kicks are my beaters 😂. Salute to you bro, much love and respect from the Bronx!

Merv was hilarious!

I got the exclusive access pair and they came in perfect. Have to check my footlocker pair. Anyway, I don’t think the print is supposed to match.

I wear crease beast in my shoes so with those in they should fit better If I can't get a shoe in my size I have to get bigger I throw the creasebeast protectors in and they snug up the fitting nicely

Got a size 12 pair and the fit like a 13, swapped with a fellow for a 11.5 and they fit perfect. 🤷‍♂️

I instantly sold mine. My pair was really horrible. I didn’t know I could ask for a small refund but didn’t get it directly from Nike so who knows. Im just tired of not only hunting down for a pair but even more trouble on getting a decent looking pair and the price just goes up as well

I got mine on a steal below SRP but it’s been used twice. The elephant print doesn’t match because mine is asymmetrical from the left and right pair. The elephant print on the other pair is complex on the toe and a little bit lacking on the heel and vice versa on the other pair but oppositely. It doesn’t bother me since I got it on a good price.

Have these restocked everywhere? I saw these last week at a Footlocker in Manila and today I bought my personal pair at the Jordan store in Taipei. It’s beautiful btw.

Why is the stitching cord taped to under the insole?

Never in my life have I cared out years, factories, etc. what happened to the sneaker community I don’t know

Is he the younger version of you way back ‘88?

I’ve been smh at all the silly videos complaining about anything and everything that has been happening for years lol

Intro was sick haha good stuff man

Love the intro 🤣

I got these today n grade school size and they 🔥

Intro is 🔥🔥🔥

The most surprising thing about this video for me wasn't even about the Reimagined pair. It was when MJO said he doesn't have the OG pair lol I was shocked.

According to Weartesters he said that the original AJ3 didn't come with a metal chain tag, instead they came with the plastic wire on this pair. That's how crazy OG Nike decided to take this "reimagined" concept... respect for that 🙌🙌 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qeu1pLMPQgo.html

great video

haven’t seen b-grades at the outlet in a long time

Copped two pairs from DTLR. I'm oleskool 💪

I just order3d mine resell like 60 above retail so I'm okay with that hopefully my pair aren't super bad but to pass on these 3s in like 2 years ppl gonna want them defects and all jordan 3s are gonna be the new jordan 4.... AGAIN. Lol these hype heads always on to the next thing can't stop and enjoy something to wrapped up in the resell value and forgotten that it's about the story and the shoe and the COLLECTUING not buying and reselling

I work at the Finish Line DC,and picked up my pair today. I inspected them closely which pissed the managers off..I noticed shades of elephant print was a slight bit off and the elephant print was thicker on one shoe than the other…since I got 30% off I said f*** it..

If havent noticed, the height of the elephant print on your pair is not the same.

The intro! 😂

You need to adjust the white balance on your camera

mine was like that ln3

People can sleep im still picking up my 2 pairs from modesto!

Marvin were you able to cop multiple pairs of the wc3s?

When you wear sneakers to beat em up you will be surprised how much one shouldn’t care about

People are literally buying a shoe that is purposefully distressed yet they expect it to look perfect? That’s the most ironic shit I ever heard?

does the thinness elephant print mean anything ? or is that authentic? lmk real or fake

Fire red 3s has better quality on them than these reimagines.

When the people/consumers don’t have a clear understanding of the hierarchy, when they forget the hierarchy and fall for the constant manipulation of the corporation and consequently give up their place in the hierarchy and turn into a servant of the corporation, everybody gets shitty products and shitty governance

Do you keep all your kicks in the box

Dang dawg I went up a half size. Just thought I’d have a better chance winning with a .5 size. It worked, but I’m hoping they’re not huge on me. Either way it’s fine with me I guess as long as I have a pair.

If everyone is saying they got 1 dark 1 light maybe Nike did release them like that

Just subscribed…

Now whoever that goof is that said the mismatched elephant print was done on purpose just made that shit up out his whole ass💀😂😂😂😂😂 guving Nike and JB way too much credit for bad QC issues... I love my reimagined 1s and quiet as kept the best retro build so far were the Cardinals. I feel like those were done really well but are sitting everywhere 😂😂 so to me people dont care about quality cuz if they did they'd go pick up the Cardinal 7s. When i get my 3 pairs of Cement 3s in the next coming week im gonna inspect them. All 3 pairs will be from 3 different retailers. And im gonna see if the retailers atleast are inspecting the shoes before they sell em to customers instore cuz theyre supposed to. Im not returning shit, just give me a discount is all i ask. I plan on beating these cement 3s to the ground IDC 😂. People take shoes too seriously but i get it to a degree cuz these shoes are a whole bill for some. As consumers we shouldnt give Nike or Jordan Brand a break bcuz they dont give us a break. But QC issues are just common in any manufacturing field. It just comes with the territory and as consumers you have to expect it to some degree. Either ask for a discount, return em or rock em. Those are your choices.

Hit on these :)

Uhhh! Gross! Nike really thinks they have something special with that sail color. They’re slapping it on everything. I hate it.

$210 price sticker not impressed.

If people are so upset about the quality control stop buying the shoes.The only way you can make Nike/Jordan Brand listen is by not supporting them. But guess what nobody will do it because the shoes continue to sell out.

Hmm other videos said go tts

Your lighting or cam shows too bright to actually see details. Is it that need a 10k tv or ipad idk… lol

Only have 10 led wall signs left. Wtf is your email so I can send link

I noticed a lot of the Air jordan retro 4s had the double paper. I was told that if it didn't come with the double paper, that's not a retail pair 😳 sneaker head 4 life. PHILLY ALEEK 🦾

Mine were made in the VW1 factory and they are almost perfect. Elephant print is very good but height from the elephant print in the toe boxes is different. Right pair is a little bit higher than the left one 👀

Couldn’t agree with you more on the sizing! My pair is definitely too big. Take his advice people…go a half size down. Awesome shoe otherwise🔥

Despite all the quality control issues…people will STILL buy them. If it is really unacceptable to you, don’t spend your hard earned money on them. Oh, you just had to cop? Well isn’t that interesting. You deserve whatever product comes in the box…good or bad. Nike won’t get my money for this release unless I can try them on in store and see for myself before purchase. If I don’t get a pair the world won’t stop spinning. 🤷🙄

QC on mine was fine..Cement 3 is my favourite sneaker ever and this my first pair since 2003. I wish they didn’t come with the aged look especially cuz we haven’t had this release since 2013.. the aged look is a fad and I’d rather it look just like what someone buying a fresh pair in 1988

These are a definite 🔥shoe but if I get the L on the SNKRS app then it's all good since I copped the fire red 3's and I love wearing them all the time. Great video and review! Good luck to everyone who hasn't won a pair yet.

The nitpicking about QC on these shoes is so exhausting that people rather complain about that then be happy they have them cause not everyone will get them.

Isn’t the elephant print cut from a huge sheet of leather that is completely randomized? Or is that process different? Because I could see where some cuts have a “darker” print and then just next to it is a “lighter” print. Just like you mentioned, the original 88 pairs had variations too, right? Were they as big as this is or was it a small difference?

Fire red 3’s are much tidier in QC🤔🤔

My favorite shoe reviews come from Marvin. Hopefully we get an og vs retros video. I like those

I got an LNM pair. Elephant print is pretty thick and uniform, but it is well put together with no major flaws.

I’m sticking with my 2013 88 retro pair they just look cleaner without that yellow already on it

Got a shock drop pair and a pair from jd in store. Both pairs elephant print looks the same, both with little to no imperfections.

Wow they even did the vintage size sizing! Back in the day Nike and most sneakers were up half a size!! Now today a size 10 was a 9half in 88. Definitely cool. They also have a lot more room in the 2019 infrared 6s! I wear a size 10 but a 9half in 6s!

I also have an LN4 pair that I picked up Saturday. Elephant print is lighter and thinner particularly on the lateral side of the left shoe but unless you’re looking super close it’s basically identical in terms of shade and thickness. Interested to see what my snkrs pair looks like when it comes in.

Mjo! I asked for that comparison video on IG, when’s that coming 👀👀👀

It would have been cool if they gave us special paper again. 2/2 on the reimagined Line.

I did go half size sound and they were perfect 👍🏼