Fake shoes are a growing problem not just online but in real life too. How many times have you had somebody come up and ask if you would be interested in a pair of shoes they were selling? How do you know if those Jordans are real or not? This guide aims to solve that problem by listing some telltale signs of non authentic shoes.

There are a couple types of fake shoes. There are complete knock offs and factory variants.

Complete Knock offs usually are produce by manufactures in Asia or Latin America in by business owners who have nothing to do at all with Nike. While the quality of these shoes vary great, most knock offs that make it to the United States do a good job looking like the real thing. The issue with these shoes is quality. Since a major company isn't backing up the shoes with the promise of their label, factory owners often select cheap material to build their shoes with. As a result these shoes are likely to literally fall apart from lightweight wear and tear.

Factory Variants are another type of non-authentic shoes which plague the consumer. Factory Variants are shoes which are deemed less than perfect by the company (Nike in the case of Jordan's 's) because of an error in production (think backwards swoosh, misaligned logos, reversed colors, sloppy stitching, etc). These shoes are tagged by the company for destruction, but enterprising workers save them from that fate and sell them to dealers who in turn sell them domestically (yes, People in Vietnam rock Jordan's like its nothing) or abroad to other dealers who sell them to you and I.

Be vigilant. I'll include pictures and some tips on spotting the fakes the next time around