FAQ's
(Frequently Asked Questions)
IF YOU CLICKED ON THE "E-MAIL" BUTTON, THERE WAS NO MISTAKE. I HAVE IT LIKE THAT B/C I'VE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF SIMILAR E-MAILS THAT ALL CAN BE ANSWERED BY READING THE FAQ'S BELOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT ANSWERED BY THE FAQ'S THEN FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME. (MY ADDRESS IS DOWN BELOW PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO GET TO IT.)
Q. Why isn't your webpage updated every day?
A. Well, new shoe information isn't very regular. It can come all at once and every day or
it can come after a while or every other month or week.
Q. How do you make fake pictures?
A. I use Adobe Photoshop 5.0. I can't give you the specifics because it would fill the
entire page, but all I do is toggle with the paintbrushes and settings.
Q. What is and how can I go to a sample show?
A. There is no such thing as a sample show, they only have sample sales.
Q. What is and how can I go to a sample sale? Can you give me a place in the ***** area?
A. Sample sales are sales in which a store (usually a small store, not a large chain store)
will sell the shoe samples that Nike sent it. Sometimes the prices are cheaper, but
most of the time it's more expensive. There is no set place or time for the sale, it is
not an organized event. Sales are not authorized or sanctioned by Nike, but they
are not forbidden or restricted by Nike either. Your best bet to go to one is to
just check your local shoe shops and see if they have samples that they're willing to
sell.
Q. Why don't you return my e-mails?
A. I try to return every e-mail that I receive, even if it is stupid or can be found on this faq's
page, but sometimes some e-mail providers (e.g. some aol accounts) will not
accept incoming mail from hotmail. I usually return them quickly (except if I'm on
vacation), if you don't hear from me within five days please post your question or
comment on my messageboard.
Q. Can you mail me new pics and info?
A. NO!!!!!!! I can't do that because it would be a waste of your time and mine. I post all
the new pics and info as soon as I get it, thus it would be futile and redundant for
me to send out e-mails containing the info. If you want the latest news just
remember to check my site regularly
Q. Do you have pics of this shoe *****?
A. If you can't find it on my site, then I don't have it. Whenever I get new pics I post them
up on my site as soon as I can, I don't hide anything from you guys.
Q. Can I buy one of your shoes?
A. No, my shoes aren't for sale unless I say so. The only reason why I would sell is if
someone offered me an outrageous price for the shoes (e.g. 6 times the MSRP).
Q. Can you sell me a pair of AJXI's, Foamposite One's or any other sold out and limited
shoe for that matter; or tell me where to buy them?
A. No, I can't sell you one. Your best bet would be to look on an auction site such as
vintageusa and ebay and bid on the shoe, the prices range from $100-500
depending on condition.
Q. Why is it that when I load your site only half of it comes on and then it stops?
A. My site is a very graphics intensive and thus memory intensive page. If you have a
modem slower than a 56K or have various windows open then my page is loading
very slow on your computer, thus it will "time out" and stop before it is done.
Q. How many people are on your "staff"?
A. There is only one person on my staff, me.
Q. Can I join your staff?
A. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm fine right now and don't need much help, more people would
just make updating site even more complicated and messy.
Q. Why does your site look weird on Netscape?
A. My site was designed for Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher and optimized for a
a screen size of 800x600 in True Color (24-bit) mode.
Q. Why don't you post my message on the messageboard?
A. There are a few reasons: either it is inappropriate or rude, the post was
plagiarized from someone else, it's totally false, or it was advertising another site
(I don’t like that because I don't think that a messageboard should be for
advertising another site, that should be done on a links page, there are enough
advertisement posts on other more prominent boards and I don't want it on my
board.)
Q. How do I make fake shoes like on your fakes page?
A. The shoes on the fake page are NOT REAL, they are just pictures that I manipulated
using Adobe Photoshop 5.0. If you really want to change the color of your shoe,
take it to a professional shoe repair shop and have them dye it.
Q. Can you add a link to my site in your links page?
A. Sure! Just e-mail me your URL, and put my page up on your links page as well.
Q. Can you post up my fake pics?
A. I can't guarantee that I'll post it, but if it is original and pretty good I'll probably post it.
Q. I own a website and I want to use your pics, can I?
A. First off, please e-mail to notify me, include your site and address and tell me what you
want to use. Secondly you have to give my site credit (e.g. Courtesy of Philip's
Web Page, with the proper hyperlink) and a link FOR EACH PICTURE THAT
YOU USE.
Q. What's the difference between a sales sample, player's sample and a factory variant?
A. A sales sample only comes in a size 9, they are samples sent out to stores and
individuals to let them see what the respective company is offering and to let them
test it out. A player's sample is a shoe made in the player's size (e.g. MJ in a size
13 or 13.5) and sent to the player to wear during an event. A factory variant is a
shoe that is a variation made at the factory or by a worker, they're usually made out
of left over scrap pieces and some may be fake or some may not have all the
necessary things (such as zoom air). It's really hard to tell which is fake or if
something contains air.
Q. If I send you money, can you buy me some shoes there?
A. NO! Once again, I DO NOT SELL SHOES. If I did, I would want to make a large
profit and if you're looking to save any money you wouldn't be able to. Also some
of the sales and specials here are very limited, in terms of availability of sizes,
shoes, colors, price, etc.
Now if you have anymore questions then you can
e-mail me.
THE RETARD SECTION
This section was started because of all the retarded questions and comments that I've received via e-mail and/or message board post; and I was inspired by Jersey Joe's similar page. Like Joe I deleted a lot of the stupid messages that I received, but I still have a few. As you can see some of my viewers just don't get it, please don't be one of them. I know it's pretty sad and some people are, and should be, embarrassed of what they've sent me, so I'll try to be nice, I won't post their FULL e-mail addresses but I will post the first letter of their e-mail address and their ISP (e.g. [email protected] = [email protected]). So if you don't want to be on this page: please, please READ MY FAQ's, and think before you e-mail or post something.
1. This first one is pretty funny; it's probably from some eight-year-old who doesn't know much (I edited out his address and last name that he sent me, he was also using his mom's e-mail account):
From: [email protected]
Subject: I LOVED THEM
PHILIP IT WOULDBE AN ONER TO SEND ME APEAR OF YOUR FAKE
SNEAKERS.FROM BRIAN P---S SEND THEM TO 6--8 H------D AVE.
When I told him that they weren't real and that they weren't real and that I made it on a computer he got pissed (Keep in mind I don't know who the hell this john he's referring to is):
From: [email protected]
Subject: you
you lieer. you would give them to john .im suing you for making fake sneakers
I told him that I would sue him for harassing me and for libel and he stopped e-mailing me.
2. This next one is probably from another eight year old and seems pretty messed up:
From: [email protected]
Subject: (none)
why cant i get the ajxiv jordans email me back and tell me why
thank you
3. Insidetheweb deleted this message from my messageboard so I'm going to try to recreate it for you guys.
From: Josh -------
Subject: Phil please read.
I love your site, it is the best on the net. I was wondering if you can send me a pair of Air Jordan's. My address is 1---3 S-------d St., Los Angeles CA.
P.S. My size is a 8.