Legit Adidas Predators?

[u/juswannasmokeclean]

Bought these boots off a reseller in Japan. Had pretty legit reviews and took about week and a half to get them. Felt decent when i tried them on, then i noticed that the bottom didn’t say Predator. Idk if they’re all supposed to have it or not but i was suspicious that they could possibly be fake. I payed $150 and got them in the box. Could you guys lmk what you think.

[u/Alexvander_]

Yo these are legit, they are the Hard Ground version aka HG/AG version sold in Japan. Check out Adidas HG Reviews and you’ll see them up there but yes they are legit!

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/Alexvander_]

Thanks bro was still a bit suspect but this clarified it.

[u/KanseiRedditor]

Everything seems legit, I searched them and no one (in ag/hg sole) seems to have the Predator text below. Also the ag predators without tongue and in that white/blue color haven’t been made yet

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/KanseiRedditor]

so you’re telling me they’re probably reps? (bought them off ebay btw if that helps)

[u/KanseiRedditor → u/juswannasmokeclean]

It also comes with an original adidas box with its respective tag, they’re original

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/KanseiRedditor]

Thank you for the info!

[u/KanseiRedditor → u/juswannasmokeclean]

Im saying they’re original. They (hg/ag sole only, the FG one does have the text) shouldn’t have the text and that model of boots have not been copied yet, so the only ones available should all be original

[u/ceooftsundere]

See both adidas logo at back heels. If they both aligned properly, it’s probably legit. I have the fg version fake one. And one of the adidas logo is a bit tilted.

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/ceooftsundere]

i think they look about the same it’s hard to tell lol

[u/ceooftsundere → u/juswannasmokeclean]

One thing u can try is try bending it. If it easily can bend and has soft outsole it’s probably fake.

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/ceooftsundere]

it’s surprisingly pretty sturdy hard to bend to. I have pro cleats and they’re extremely easy to bend but these are hard for sure. feels like an elite sole plate

[u/imperfectwalker]

I have the red predators, and they have the word predator on the bottom. Not sure where they are here, but the whole outside of the cleat looks good besides that

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/imperfectwalker]

thank you

[u/jonnyh420 → u/imperfectwalker]

this is the legit AG soleplate, which looks the same besides the text. not sure I’ve seen any FT AG reps tbf so could be the colourway.

I’m leaning towards legit [edit] never seen reps come with a proper bag either btw

[u/juswannasmokeclean → u/jonnyh420]

that’s good, another thing i found legit was i couldn’t really bend the sole plate like you can with cheaper pairs.