Look for a manufacturing sticker on the outside of the box. All Air Jordan boxes will have an official manufacturing sticker on the side. Check for the accurate style name of the shoe, the shoe size, color combination, and country of manufacture.

Air Jordan is a line of basketball shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under the Jordan Brand. The silhouette of Michael Jordan served as inspiration to create the "Jumpman" logo.

Replica sneaker manufacturers often use lower-quality materials and production methods to cut costs, which allows them to sell the shoes at a lower price point.

What makes Nike Air Jordans so expensive? Jordan brand brought sports apparel into the mainstream in the 90's. Today its products are expensive because of how it makes and markets them.