They're either prototype V2s, or knockoffs of a knockoff.
Nike Mag V2 Mod Discussion (Page 58 Shopping List)
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They're either prototype V2s, or knockoffs of a knockoff.
This costume site also could have made a deal with the V2 makers and have lower quality shoes made to sell for cheaper. The Nike swoosh is gone, and the strap looks crappier.
airair
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They are the same V2 knockoffs except with the nike branding completely removed. The heel actually has no Nike Mag on it (factory redid the heel without the lettering), no swoosh on the fabric, no nike on the strap (badly stitched).
The triangular holes now seem to be circular. Stitching is actually worse on them!
Still, $98 is fine. Its completely unbranded, so you won't have any nike mag lettering on the heel.
Worth getting a few to modify and do some one off customs with.
DL4567
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Huh, interesting. Not an improvement, but interesting. I'll give them props on those last 2 pics --- Future Hill Valley courthouse square, and Part 3 railroad tracks, nice!
DragonGalvy
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might be good for mods, don't really wanna wreck my V2s if I stuff something up but less than half the price of v2's..... maybe.......
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cavx
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I don't like the stitching around rim of the laces. I don't mind the round holes, though you have to wonder why they changed them and definitely don't like the stitching on the strap.
And why is the ankle buckle upside down?
cavx
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You will have to go back a few pages and you should find Jedifyfe's photo document of the charge ports being installed.
DragonGalvy
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Just display people's DERPiness I spose. I always used to see half-transformed Transformers in catalogues. Just swap the straps for the shoes, left to right, turn em right way up. Easy fix. If they don't have any NIKE to show which way up, it's a 50/50 chance the assembly workers will get it wrong.
airair
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the stitching is what makes the shoes special lol!
cavx
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How is option A that different from C?
If they were leather, then fair call, but they don't need the extra stitching IMO.
Taff83
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Possibly just found the highest mah 9v batts in the world lol, cost me a lot of money but hopefully they work, they are for smoke alarms apparently but should be here end of month so will let you know how I get on.. but put it this way there nearly double the mah than what were currently using 
DragonGalvy
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I just had a thought regarding the tongue surround stitching - maybe they are actually made more like the V1's - see attached pic. Guess we won't know for sure till one of us gets them, maybe the V1's needed the stitching because it's just a piece of PVC or whatever they're made of?
They're more like V1.5s seeing how they took a step backward accuracy wise.
Stoney
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Option A go to the $4000 high or more and its an auction, and Option C is a fixed price even high but if you have the money or save money you can buy it, better than a auction for $4000 to $6000.
airair
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I think you are reading into things too much. I believe they have simply done the visible stitching to save on time whilst making them. Everything else seems the same, the fabric, tongue fabric, soles, everything.
They have just made the triangular cutouts in the collar circular, and distored the white puffy collars shape slightly (they now resemble the mark poon shoe more).
The nike mag on the heel is removed, and a visible stitched blank strap is there.
The shoe is identical bar those minor differences. There is a reason for the visible stitching, its because its probably helped bring the price down, since its a halloween cosplay shoe now, and not an attempt at a proper nike mag knockoff.
We know by now how much these knockoff factories skimp on quality. these are no exception.
I'm pretty sure anyone could manufacture a shoe which looks like a nike mag, and pay and get a license to use the back to the future name very easily from Universal studios. This halloween company are just paying for licensing. As long as no nike mag or air mag is used in the description, they are fine to sell.
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