Posted 25 February 2019 - 02:04 PM
I imagine you’re right Edo, and the thing is, the imaginary fairy dust or aura of the “Authentic Pro Stock” is part of the appeal for some people. It’s like collecting art: knowing its origin is a large part of the lure to it, where tracing it back to the inspired source makes it more valuable than a convincing replica or forgery. It wouldn’t make a difference to me because I don’t get that aura sensation for something coming from so and so or team X, and Bauer’s the brand which I am least interested in overall, with a few notable exceptions. I can understand the desire for collectors to want something from the actual empire which they so revere. For me, I’m much less reverent of that than I am of the design lineage. I get excited seeing how this idea leads to that one, which makes me a little leery of using certain items. I don’t care if, for instance, my mint condition Graf 501s come from old Red Wings’ stock or some forgotten stash in a rural German basement. What does it for me is the genius of their position in the evolution of skate design. For others that wouldn’t matter as much as the fact that they could find a pair with Leetch, Fedorov, Mogilny, or Coffey stamped somewhere on the boots of the their box. Like I said, I’m inclined to agree with you, but to each their own. Even if it’s a lament for their being less Bauer.