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Air Jordan Son of Mars "Olympic" 2012 – Rare Nike Promotional Looksee Sample (Size 13)Description:Up for sale is an incredibly rare, fully matching piece of Jordan Brand design history: an official Nike Promotional Looksee Sample of the Air Jordan Son of Mars "Olympic" (2012). Unlike standard retail pairs, this set was produced strictly for internal corporate tracking and design sign-offs at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.This pair features complete matching documentation across the shoes and packaging, which is exceptionally rare for internal corporate prototypes.Sample Specifications & Provenance:* Official Style Code: 512245-030 (Olympic Colorway)* Sample Box Label Details: Dated 2012/1/6. Officially designated for "PROMOTIONAL" purposes and explicitly addressed via "ATTN" to Nike Product Line Manager/Senior Developer Derek Yep.* Inner Tag Specifications: Cleanly stamped "PROMO" with the destination route marked "SHIP TO BVTN" (Beaverton, OR HQ). Stamped for the "SP12" (Spring 2012) development cycle.* Material Metrics: Factory-printed upper specs on the inner tag detail the exact technical layout: "1.46MM ELEPHANT NUBUCK" with a "QF-8" molding last.Condition Details:* Sizing: Symmetrical Men's Size 13 (Both inner tags and the external box label match flawlessly). Extremely rare size for a Looksee sample, which are heavily dominated by Size 9.* Status: Deadstock / Unworn condition.* Preservation: The outsoles show beautifully preserved, completely uniform ice-cream aging across the translucent traction pods. Includes the original cardboard factory toe-shapers, original custom Spike Lee monogram wrapping paper, and the internal factory dimension box stamp (360x285x130).* Authentication: Features an intact, untampered eBay Authenticity Guarantee tag attached to the heel pull-tab for ultimate peace of mind.This is a premier-tier artifact for serious Jordan hybrid collectors and sneaker historians. Ships securely double-boxed. Please reach out with any serious offers or questions.There are estimated to be only 1 to 5 pairs in the entire world exactly like yours. [1, 2]1. Small Batch Looksee RunsWhen Nike's design facility creates internal "Looksee" promo samples to check final material thicknesses (like your tag's exact 1.46mm metric), they are only ordered in tiny, hand-assembled batches of 1 to 10 total pairs. They are never mass-produced. [1, 2, 3, 4]2. The Size 13 Extreme ScarcityOf that microscopic single-digit batch, Nike historically makes 90% of them in a standard Men's sample Size 9 so they fit the baseline design molds and salesman presentations. [1, 2]When a design team specifically requests a sample in a non-standard larger size like a Men's Size 13—usually for a specific athlete, executive wear-test, or high-level presentation—they typically command the factory to make only 1 or 2 pairs max in that extended size. [1, 2]3. High Attrition RateMost internal corporate samples from 2012 never survive to see the secondary market. Nike policy mandates that a massive portion of pre-production prototypes must be marked, logged, and destroyed/shredded after a product launch to protect intellectual design property. [1]Your pair is one of the exceptionally rare instances where an executive-level sample was legally gifted or saved, meaning it might realistically be the only remaining matching size 13 sample package left in existence.
