Adidas Watch Serial Number
Serial numbers play a crucial role in demonstrating provenance, authenticity and ownership. So I need to check whether it is a fake one or a original number by checking the serial number. Adidas shoes feature similar serial numbers. To analyze Adidas batch code, and check production date and shelf life for Adidas, please enter the batch code in the calculator form. Many companies have periodic batch codes that repeat over time, e.g. Repeat each 10 years.
I’ve noticed that there’s been a ton of posts about legit checks lately and I thought it might be helpful to throw together a post with some things to check out. These won’t be all of the things that you should check, but it will have most of the important ones. Any contributions would be fantastic and I’ll throw them into this post. I plan on continuing to work on this to include more shoes, and maybe some pictures eventually.
General Rules
Is the stitching terrible? probably fake
Do the materials on the shoe look like the materials used on real shoes?
How’s the shape compared to a legit pair? This is the easiest way to tell on any fake shoe. The shape is almost always terrible
Does the colorway actually exist? KNOW YOUR COLORWAYS
Is the shoe priced under retail on a site with every Jordan ever made in a full size run? This means the site is fake 100% of the time.
If the site looks fake, it almost always is. With the exception of pickyourshoes.com, it looks like most fake sites layout wise but is very legit.
Does the seller have 0 feedback? Probably a scam
Run a check on the size tag. Plug the code into google and your shoe will come up. If it doesn’t they’re fake.
Look at the box if the shoes come with it, are you getting a 2012 release in a face box? They’re fake
Look at the tag on the box, are the colors right? Fake sites rarely get the real colors on a pair of shoes, if the colors are wrong they’re fake
Jordan 1
Does the shoe have a hologram? Based off what they are should they have a hologram? If there’s a hologram on anything that’s not supposed to have one the shoes are fake. This is easy to check by looking up pictures of the shoes you’re trying to buy.
Do the 1’s say Nike Air on the tongue? Are they from 1994 or earlier or the Banned 1’s from 2010? If they’re not they’re fake. (Excluding the newest releases coming in 2013)
How does the toebox look? This is easy to check by looking at some pictures, it should be a gradual slope down into a sleek toebox. If it’s blocky then it’s fake
Jordan 2
The Jordan Wings logo on the tongue should be made of a quality rubber that’s 3D, not printed on. It also shouldn’t be super glossy
Is the logo on the back of the shoe right? Does it say Nike? Should it? If the logo is wrong the shoes are fake
Jordan 3
Is the elephant print printed on? It should be a texture you can see and feel, not flat.
Is the shape and cut of the elephant print correct? It should take up roughly half the height of the shoe not including the sole. This is easy to check if you look at pictures of legit 3’s
Is the leather perforated the correct way along the top of the shoe? It varies by year so look at pictures of the exact shoe you’re trying to buy
Do they come with a metal jumpman hanging from a keychain? If they do they’re fake, only Jordan 1’s ever had that
Jordan 4
Does the tongue come up high? The tongue on the 4’s goes up very high for a low top shoe and it should stretch back well into the shoe.
Is the netting huge? It really shouldn’t be, unless you’re buying 4’s from ‘99 or older the mesh should be narrow
Is the netting crooked? It should go straight up and down, or very very close to it
Does the jumpman on the tongue look awful? This is a very common problem and is very easy to look for.
Is the cement print terrible, factories that make fakes are terrible with cement print.
Is the mesh replaced with perforated leather? They’re fake unless they’re Columbia, Oreo, or Chrome 4’s
Jordan 5
Does the tongue come past the rest of the shoe? If it doesn’t they’re fake
Are they made of the right material? If they’re Red Suded DMP’s they should be made of suede
Does it have 23 on the side? Should it? If it’s wrong they’re fake Does the 23 have a shadow? If it doesn’t they’re fake
Are they icy? If they’re from 2000 or earlier they probably shouldn’t be.
Is the tongue flat? It shouldn’t be, the tongue on the 5’s is very big, it’s full of padding, not flat. The tongue should also be wider than the entrance of the shoe.
Is the jumpman on the tongue touching the top of the tongue? It shouldn’t be, it should have some space
Jordan 6
Does the tongue go past the top of the shoe? It should, if it doesn’t they’re fake
Is the color blocking correct? It’s very common that fakes have the colors flipped on the midsole. Look up pictures of how your shoes should look
Is the logo on the back right? The DMP’s have a jumpman and a 23, no other 6’s do. If they have Nike Air on the back it should be in the right font
Are the lace locks the right color? This is a very easy check to do
Are the bubbles on the heel too flat or not stable? If they’re flat and not “fluffy” then they’re fake
Is the lace cover on top made of the right material? Does the jumpman look awful?
Check the color of the airbag and the jumpman on the back, look up some pictures of your shoes to check this.
Jordan 7
Is the number on the heel correct? It shouldn’t be 23 if the shoe is an Olympic colorway or the Miro’s
Is the shape right? The shape on 7’s is almost always a dead giveaway, but the shape varies from year to year, look up the exact shoe you’re buying and check. Is the Air Jordan on the tongue the right size, it should be large and spaced correctly. Look up pictures of a real tongue to see what I mean.
The pointed tabs on the bottom of the shoe should be pointed, they shouldn’t be round
Are the holes on the sides in the right places? If they’re not they’re fake
Jordan 8
Are the colors on the carpet tongue in the right order?
On the plastic tab on the side of the shoe there shouldn’t be much empty space. The strips of color should take up almost all of the area.
Is the hash pattern on the midsole present? Is it the right style?
The heel tab should stick out very high on the back, if it’s hidden on the back of the shoes it’s fake.
Jordan 9
Does the material around the back and bottom of the shoe have a shiny reflective material? Should it?
Are the triangles indented in? They should be
The 23 should be very thick on the back, it’s a very thick font.
Does the heel tab go up to the correct height? Check some pictures for the right height.
Jordan 10
Is the correct amount of toe box present? The laces need to start pretty early on the shoe, if there’s a ton of toe box or very little toe box they’re fake
The wording on the tongue should be indented, not stitched or printed on.
The pattern on the inside of the shoe should be right. If it’s supposed to be a checker pattern, make sure it’s the right checker pattern.
Jordan 11
Is the carbon fiber actually carbon fiber? Is it the right color? This is the #1 way to tell if 11’s are fake. Fake factories don’t use real carbon fiber they use plastic.
Is the cut of the patent leather right? does the patent leather have little triangles on the edges? If there are triangles they’re fake
Is the spacing on the 23 right, it shouldn’t be pressed together. The ball on the jumpman should line up with the space between the 2 and the 3
Does the tag on the tongue read “Jumpman Jordan”? It should. The tag should also be in the 3rd space between the laces.
Are the laces thick? Real Jordan 11’s have very thick rope laces, not normal round laces
Jordan 12
Serial Number Lookup
Are they made with the right kind of leather? Almost all 12’s are made with tumbled leather, the only exception are the Nubuck 12’s and the most recent Flu Game’s.
The texture on the mudguard and the midsole section below it should be the same. It’s a kind of scaly pattern.
The edge of the mudguard should also be the edge of the Jumpman plastic tab and the section of the sole that comes up. If they’re not lined up they’re fake.
The back tab should be readable and slept correctly. If you can’t read it clearly it’s fake or you have bad eyesight. The tab should also go pretty high
Jordan 13
The pattern on the side should have stitches around every “hole” they shouldn’t be pressed in. There’s several stitches to each hole, they’re not just pressed in
Does the shoe have 3M stitched in. Should it? The Bred’s and All but the 2010 Flints should
Is the hologram actually a hologram? If it doesn’t have a 3D feel to it, they’re fake
Does the jumpman have a circle around it on the tongue? If it does they better be the playoffs.
Is the Jordan tab on the end of the tongue and beginning of the front of the shoes the right color? Look up the shoe you’re trying to buy and check.
Does the tongue come up high? It should, 13’s have a very high tongue.
Serial Number Idm
Lebron 8
The tab on the back of the shoe shouldn’t be white, it should be the same color as the front.
The Lebron signature shouldn’t have any loops that are filled in
The nubuck around the laces should have a pattern on it for the South Beach’s, it shouldn’t be flat black
The laces should have Lebron’s signature on the aglets
The panels should be made of the right material, if they’re color changing they should be, if they’re leather they should be lather
Lebron 9
Does the back tab stick straight out? It shouldn’t. The tab should go upwards
Is the stitching on the base of the back tab visible through the plastic plate on the back? If it is they’re fake
On the Elite 9’s, is the carbon fiber actually carbon fiber?
Adidas Serial Number In Shoe
Kobe 6
The scales on the shoe should go from the bottom of the shoe all the way to the top, on fakes the scales cut off before the base of the shoe. At the base the scales come together to form a ridge of scales.
Kobe 6's come in a box with scales on it, look for that
The swoosh ends roughly at the 3rd lacehole, the swoosh should also have about 1/4 inch of space between it and the scale ridge at the base of the shoe
The tongue on the Kobe 6 only comes out slightly past the top of the shoe. If it's too far look out for that
The signature on the back starts very off center, the K is under the cut in of the heel cup
KD 4
The KD logo's on the back of each shoe should tilt downwards towards the inside of the shoe
The swoosh should start on the back of the shoe and go around the edge to the side
The inside of the strap should say Adaptive Fit, it it doesn't they're fake.
If something is supposed to be 3M, make sure it's 3M
Make sure the tongue says 3-4-5 not just 3-5
Make sure the sole says the right things in the right places, the text on the sole is an easy thing to check
If the shoe has an XDR tag, and the sole isn't XDR they're fake