| Please remember that you usually get exactly | | | | that say they ship from Hong Kong or China via |
| what you pay for--so buyer beware when you | | | | EMS." Even E-bay in its guidelines for buyers |
| purchase discount basketball shoes. Be very | | | | advises caution. It advises buyers of discount |
| selective and examine the shoes inside and | | | | shoes to check the credentials of the seller by |
| outside. The time that you spend in the selection | | | | going through the testimonials or feedback |
| process may be time well spent. | | | | section. E-bay also advises buyers to check the |
| The demand for basketball shoes has led to the | | | | seller's return policy before buying a basketball |
| setting up of a large number of shops, both online | | | | shoe. However, this does not mean that every |
| and offline, that sell discount basketball shoes. | | | | discount store is a cheat. There are several |
| These stores offer huge discounts -- as high as | | | | genuine discount stores on the net. One only has |
| 20 to 40 per cent -- on basketball shoes, making | | | | to scout around to locate the good ones. Nike |
| the offer very tempting. However, one must be | | | | itself recommends several online stores where its |
| careful while selecting the branded basketball | | | | shoes can be bought without fear or concern. |
| shoes. A concerned Nike, which is a leading | | | | Another point that needs to be checked is the |
| manufacturer of basketball shoes, has gone to | | | | shipping charge. There is no point in buying a shoe |
| the extent of putting up a notice warning buyers | | | | on discount if the shoe's cost becomes equal to |
| to be careful of stores that offer big discounts. | | | | the cost of a new shoe, once the shipping cost is |
| Nike's greatest fear is that substandard shoes are | | | | added. In such cases, it makes more sense to |
| being sold in the name of Nike. According to Nike, | | | | buy the basketball shoe from an offline store. The |
| "If the fit isn't the same, the sole has little | | | | buyer can at least check the quality of the shoe, |
| traction, or they smell of cheap rubber glue | | | | and its fit. Stores that offer a return policy should |
| they're fake. Websites that sell fakes will usually | | | | always be favored. The advantage with these |
| state that their shoes are factory samples or | | | | stores is that they will change the shoe in case it |
| variants or custom or replicas, etc. Also see | | | | does not fit or fails to meet the buyer's |
| where they are shipped from. Beware of sites | | | | expectations. |