How we rate condition
Every pair here has been worn by someone before you. The number on a listing says how much, and it means the same thing on every listing we have ever published.
The rating describes the shoe as it will reach you, after we have cleaned it. It is not about how desirable the pair is, how rare it is, or what we paid for it. And cleaning does not raise a rating: a well cleaned 6 is a 6 that looks and smells good. What we did to a pair is listed separately on the pair itself.
10 out of 10
No damage anywhere, excellent throughout
9 out of 10
Worn once or twice, no visible wear
8 out of 10
Light creasing, soles almost full, no marks
7 out of 10
Visible creasing, minor scuffs, soles good
At this rating the listing must show you a close-up of the flaw and name it in the description. If we marked a pair down, you get to see and read exactly why.
6 out of 10
Clear wear, scuffs present, soles worn but sound
At this rating the listing must show you a close-up of the flaw and name it in the description. If we marked a pair down, you get to see and read exactly why.
5 out of 10
Heavily worn, structurally sound, properly cleaned
At this rating the listing must show you a close-up of the flaw and name it in the description. If we marked a pair down, you get to see and read exactly why.
Below 5, we do not sell it
Not cheaply, not as-is, not at all. A pair worn past 5 out of 10 goes back out of our hands rather than onto this site. That is the floor, and there is no listing on PremiumWalk below it.
Two things that go with it
- The insole measurement
- Imported pairs often have a worn size label, so every listing states the inner sole length in centimetres. That is the one number that cannot be wrong. Measure a shoe you already wear and compare it before you order.
- The photographs are of that pair
- Not of the model, not from the internet. Every photograph on a listing is the actual pair you will receive, shot from the same set of angles every time, including the soles. We do not filter or whiten them.
Exactly as described, or bring it back.
If a pair reaches you and the rating was wrong, that is on us. You have 7 days from delivery to send it back and take another pair instead. No reason needed.