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by Brendan Dunne
Anyone wondering just how prevalent fake sneaker sellers are need look no further than adidas' new lawsuit that seeks to shut down 285 counterfeit footwear websites.
While sneakerheads should be able to visit any of the sites listed in that lawsuit and immediately realize they're bogus, the general public doesn't necessarily have those instincts. Take the woman in the above video from Stuff.co.nz for example, whose daughter got scammed by the obviously phony site nikeshoe.co.nz.
Soon after Kiley McIlvenny and her daughter Selina Railton bought what they thought was a legit pair of Nike Free 4.0 Flyknits off the site for $110 as a Christmas present for the latter's boyfriend, the website had been shut down. They reported the transaction to the bank, assuming that the shoes would never arrive.
But they did, provoking the amusing response from McIlvenny in the video above. She appears upset at the sole's siping, which is actually a trademark of the Nike Free tech that appears on the shoe. She also complains that the Swoosh looks like it was painted on with Twink (a New Zealand equivalent of Wite-Out), which is actually not far from how the side Swooshes look on legitimate pairs.
According to McIlvenny, her daughter was crushed by the fake shoes.
"She's really gutted....it took her months to save the money for the shoes," McIlvenny said. "She felt so proud to buy something special for someone she cares deeply about for Christmas and now she has nothing to give."
Hey, at least the dog got a new pair.
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