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I said it on the last Fuck Nike thread, and I'm saying it here. If the shops are getting fucked over by Nike, then the shops need to quit buying Nike rider hard goods. It will matter.
thats the worst idea ever and would only help to sink small shops while the chain/mall stores survived.�� tell a shop NOT to sell Grant Taylor AH boards, or Ishod/Brock Real boards, Prod/Shane Primitive boards, Worrest Krooked boards, Malto Girl boards, etc. etc. etc.��
C'mon man, you don't HONESTLY think that's a good idea.��
It's about validation. If core shops banded together and said that these riders are bad for core skating, then the pros brands would take a hit. I bet the pros would lobby Nike to be less bullying to shops. Every one of those pros had a shop sponsor that hooked them up at first. Pros don't want to be a joke in shops. If you ran your shop right, had the support of other shops, this could create change. Core shops need to create alliances for other reasons as well. Why not band together and take it to the bully?
Pros want to pay their bills. Most of them could probably give a fuck what somebody at a shop thinks of them, joke or otherwise.
So your whole position is the core shops can send a message to Nike, or Adidas, that they won't support their riders' hardgoods (the smallest fucking margin in skateboarding) by not carrying a specific Nike rider's signature board, or brand as a whole?
Yeah, let's stick it to the shoe companies by not carrying a pro's board.� You DO realize how illogical that is, right?� You're not fucking over Nike, you're fucking over the skateboarder and the board companies.�
Who wears Nikes with out the current team in place?
No one. This is their 3rd or 4th shot at this and they finally threw enough money at the right pros.
Those pros took the money. Those pros are making Nike legit. It's the pros fault.
Who the fuck is going out of business because of Nike pros missing sales?
Really only the ones that own or will own their own board brand. Girl, Real, Anti Hero, Baker, Habitat, etc are the sum of the entire team.
In my experience working at a shop, maybe 10 or so pros had boards that were asked for by name. Hawk, Bam, Muska, Thomas, Penny, Williams etc. even all of those top sellers combined were a small percentage of the total boards sold.
Most of it was team or graphic driven. I could be wrong about how it works now but I gotta think it's the same.
Are 12 year old kids special ordering Daryl Angel and Justin Brock decks? Cool if they are but they probably are loyal to Real and Habitat due to team entire team/brand vibe.