How To Spot & Identify The Fake Air Jordan 12 Cherry

Another legit check post coming your way, this time we’ll quickly learn how to spot the Fake Air Jordan 12 Cherry.  This is one of the classic 12’s of all time and I’m actually considering picking up a pair. I watched a video courtesy of Jacob Marcellus on Youtube that highlights key areas to inspect. Our guide will focus on various features including the back, sides, insole, tongue, outsole  and more. So,  grab your sneakers, and let’s embark on this journey of authentication.

But first, let’s go through our preliminary steps.

Smell the shoes ( only if you’ve already made the purchase)

One of the dead giveaway is the smell/odor of the glue uses to construct the replicas. If the glue smell is really strong to the point of irritating your nostrils, then you’ve probably being dealt a counterfeit

Proof of Purchase

Ask for a proof of purchase. Receipt must include details such as provenance, time of purchase, date and any other relevant information. If a seller is reluctant to provide that, I will strongly urge to refrain from following through with the purchase.

Back: Real Vs Fake Air Jordan 12 Cherry

Back

I added the picture above to further highlights the nuances already mentioned but also to show you how the authentic pair is slightly higher than the fake one, see yellow lines,

Side

This is an area that fakes tend to always miss, if you zero in on the mudguard, the green arrows show you how it is cut slightly higher on the real pair. Also the bumps on the guard are slightly smaller on the legit pair, see yellow circle.

Tongue: Fake Jordan 12 Cherry

Eyelets

The metal eyelets not only have extra ridges on the authentic pair, but they also come in a silver matter color while the fake pair’s metal eyelets are shiny and look cheap, it’s quite obvious.

Insole 

The jumpman logo comes in a cheap ink that will peel off after a few wears, see yellow circle. And the real pair’s insole features horizontal liens that are nowhere to be seen on the fake pair’s insole.

The back of the fake pair’s insole is blue while the back of the authentic pair’s insole is white.

Outsole: Jordan 12 Cherry Fake

The “23” is barely legible on the fakes, see yellow circle

The carbon fiber grids are dark on the real pair and almost greyish on the fakes. And the grids also have different shapes between both pairs, zero in on it, you’ll notice it.

Box

The Fake box features a Jumpman on its top and front while the real pair features a Nike logo, see yellow circles.

The legit box is much wider than the fake one, see yellow lines.

Black Light Test

When both sneakers are submitted under the black light, you can truly see the differences in the Quality when it comes to stitching. You can clearly see several spots on the fake pair that shows you the sloppy job that was done in producing them. The marks are many and more on the fakes, and you can also see how the “23” is much larger on the real pair, I mentioned it earlier.