Reebok Field Magistrate Plate shoes on eBay

[johnnyg08]

I think ump-attire might have one as well.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I had these shoes last year, sold them to a friend in Europe. I was so conflicted about them:

(1) They are, bar none, the most comfortable plate shoes I've ever worn.
(2) They are, bar none, the ugliest plate shoes I've ever worn.
(3) They have a suede-like finish in too many places that does not really polish well. This was the deal-breaker for me. If I can't shine my shoes well and quickly, the manufacturer has no clue about umpiring shoes.

I'm waiting for the next generation to see if they fix these issues. In the meantime, I bought a pair of Honig's low tops.

1) Yes, they are the most comfortable by far.
2) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think they look great, and I've gotten many compliments on them from players, managers, and other umpires.
3) The suede-like sides wash up really nice and are covered by properly fitted plate pants anyway. The toe, heel, and metatarsal plate all shine up very brilliantly to a mirror-like finish and always look sharp as a tack.

Honig's shoes always look so pedestrian. The Reebok's look and feel like a million bucks, IMO.

[zm1283]

I got them for $35 on eBay yesterday.

I had already bought the new version for this year, but couldn't pass up $35 for an extra pair of plate shoes. I'm set now for several years.

[johnnyg08]

Are the only sizes available, the ones that are listed?

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Are the only sizes available, the ones that are listed?

Beats me. Why don't you ask the seller that question, and let us all know.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

1) Yes, they are the most comfortable by far.
2) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think they look great, and I've gotten many compliments on them from players, managers, and other umpires.
3) The suede-like sides wash up really nice and are covered by properly fitted plate pants anyway. The toe, heel, and metatarsal plate all shine up very brilliantly to a mirror-like finish and always look sharp as a tack.

Honig's shoes always look so pedestrian. The Reebok's look and feel like a million bucks, IMO.

I will never take your opinions about uniforms or shoes seriously again.

[johnnyg08]

Not sure of the seller was a poster on here. Thought I'd throw it out here...somebody seems to have an answer for everything on here...

[bds258]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Beats me. Why don't you ask the seller that question, and let us all know.

Yes, those are the only ones the seller has available.

[kylejt]

STAND DOWN!

Someone just received their "plate" shoes today from these guys, and they're just low top base shoes. The good news is that when they complained, the got a full refund, AND got to keep the shoes.

So, sorry guys, I f@#$ed up on this one. Bad lead. Mine are scheduled to be delivered today, so we'll see what I get. My bad. Oh well, free base shoes, I guess.

[scarolinablue]

Need some new base shoes this year. Been loving and living in my NB 350s for the past few years, but they've seen better days. Have read some conflicting reports on the comfort of the 995s, which I hate to see because I love the NBs.

I need a w-i-d-e shoe, and can only find the Reebok Field Magistrates in D width. Do they exist in wides, or am I consigned to the NBs? Thanks.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by kylejt

STAND DOWN!

Someone just received their "plate" shoes today from these guys, and they're just low top base shoes. The good news is that when they complained, the got a full refund, AND got to keep the shoes.

So, sorry guys, I f@#$ed up on this one. Bad lead. Mine are scheduled to be delivered today, so we'll see what I get. My bad. Oh well, free base shoes, I guess.

I posted this on another board, but...

When you get them let us know what you got. Mine are coming too and I figure I'll get the base shoes as well. Thanks.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Ebay has a transaction success rate that must be considered just short of miraculous. Things should go wrong way more often than they actually do. I've been buying crap on there for several years now--all kinds of crap--and I got the wrong thing one time. (Some guy sent me the wrong box of baseball cards.) When my son started playing wood bat scout ball, I went up and started finding wood bats. I wound up hooking up with some current pros and two ex-major leaguers and acquired four dozen pro stock wood bats of several brands and colors, and for some of them, I paid one fourth what they were worth.

Some choice umpire gear ebay finds:

Douglas West Vest CP ... $51
Douglas WV shins ... $36
New Wilson Gold shins ... $72
New Diamond Wheeled Equipment bag ... $109
New Reebok wheeled equipment bag ... $49
New PlusPOS Official's tote ... $22
New PlusPOS MiLB jacket ... $28
Near New Honig's Polywool base slacks ... $39
2008 Jaksa Roder Manual ... $16
2008 MLB Umpire Manual ... $11
2008 Carl Childress BRD ... $12
Official American League Cap ... $13
1944 OBR ... $6
1957 OBR ... $5
1969 OBR ... $3

The Douglas gear was listed in the memorabilia category, so virtually no bids were made and I swooped in and got 'em. Before I did, I even asked San Diego Steve if he wanted me to grab it up for him, but he already bought his All-Star by that time. The manuals were listed in the books category, and the guy with the J/R also had the BRD and the MLB manual, so I grabbed them all.

It's like treasure hunting, so it takes patience and diligence, but it gets to be worth it after awhile.

[kylejt]

I got my Fechheimer sport coat the same way. You've got to get creative in your searches.

I got my non-plate shoes this morning, and fired off an email. We'll see what happens.

Update: They just offered my money back, including shipping charge back. It was an honest mistake.

But these shoes are really nice. I might just keep them as backups to my 350s. The price is reasonable.

[midtnblu]

Everything I have read about these shoes states a "reinforced toe box". I take that to mean "not a steel toe".

Anyone else confirm this?

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by cookie

Thanks everyone for following up with my question. I do see the Reebok plate shoes w/flaps, but those are the low cuts(I'm not interested). I was searching for mid-cuts like my current NB 450, and I was beginning to think that Reebok had a mid-cut with a thick flap tucked inside the threads, especially after rrmillner emailed me that they were steel toed. But that's not the case; it's only a highly durable plastic (TUF), probably similar to my current NB field shoes.

Thanks again everyone

If you want the Reebok's in Mid-cut, check out Gerry Davis. They will have them in February.