Buying "new with box" trainers from eBay

Posted 18th Mar 2023
Hi All,

My pair of well-loved Adidas Gazelle OG's are about to give up the ghost (though they have probably done so already), and so I've been looking to get a pair of Gazelle II's to replace them. A fellow HUKD user made a joke about getting trainers for peanuts on eBay and, since these particular shoes are exempt from any discount code at every retailer I look at, I decided to have a look at some listings. There appears to be several listings claiming to sell genuine pairs for about £20-£25 cheaper than most (with tags, original boxes and all), which is good but also leaves me a bit apprehensive because a pair of Gazelle II's for £60-ish seems too good to be true?
Anyone have experience with buying trainers from listings like these?

Any thoughts would be very helpful! Thanks!
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  1. mdubs's avatar
    mdubs
    Cant really comment on gazelle's but with ebay as a buyer if you're not happy for any reason you're almost guarenteed to get your money back.
  2. Mendoza's avatar
    Mendoza
    the box might be bashed, or they could be catalog returns, because of a loose stitch or something ..

    I used to sell trainers on eBay, at a discount, because of these reasons
  3. Rick_Hussain's avatar
    Rick_Hussain Author
    Ooh, interesting! Wrong colour, but I've had a cheeky look myself and found that the colour I'm looking for (black w/ white stripes) is in stock - which is good!

    Never heard of Mainline Menswear though which is probably why it probably didn't catch my eye the first time. Still a bit apprehensive but, because these are cheaper here than on some ebay listings, maybe I'll give it a whirl and hide behind Paypal just in case things go wrong.

    Appreciate the effort!
  4. sussexroyal's avatar
    sussexroyal
    gazelles seem to be 75 on the adidas site and google shows a number of 20% off codes
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    Myusernamehasgone234
    I think Gazelles tend to be excluded from codes I'm afraid.
  5. mysmugcat's avatar
    mysmugcat
    My boyfriend has bought some from ebay. Not from just one seller. These ones were genuine. I have bought genuine Converse from ebay.
    You are right, some likely are not you should know quickly and as said, return them.
  6. D944's avatar
    D944
    I have experience selling them.

    I actually wore them for about a week but they still looked new.

    Buyer didn't return.
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