Say Goodbye to the "Auto-Cop," Nike Stops Bots Dead in Their Tracks

Gone are the days of the "auto-cop". The era of bots is over. For now at least. Sneakerheads who woke up this morning attempting to cop the Air Jordan III "Infrared 23,"  Nike LeBron XI "Court Purple," or the Nike Kobe 9 Elite "Perspective" were in for a surprise.

Nike has implemented an extra step in the checkout process that essentially amounts to a visual CAPTCHA that ensures whoever is purchasing the product is a human and not a bot. In Nike's version,

the user has to select a specific image amongst several in order to continue with the process. This surprise move by Nike surely affected thousands of customers this morning.

The typical issues as well as disses aimed @Nikestore by way of social networking had been rather changed through good remarks as well as fulfillment. For that shoe neighborhood in general, it was an excellent proceed through Nike. The actual close to "instant" sellouts discouraged numerous enthusiasts as well as managed to get very hard to buy something remotely hyped. As a result, Nike offers once more equalized the actual actively playing area.