Get-Supplied.com Gets Busted for Selling Fake Sneakers

Shame on a Nu….

W e all have fell victim to indulging in wants and the need to be successful in our attempts. This story goes both ways. On one side, we have the consumer who keeps taking an "L" when a that sneaker he wants sells out so he will search high and low until he finds them and voila we have the latter – James Pepion – owner of Supplied PDX/Get Supplied, who will do just about anything to get you that release – even of that means selling the consumer a fake.

While there has been accusations of the online retailer selling counterfeit sneakers to consumers, KOIN6 reported that James Pepion and his multi-million dollar sneaker operation was raided by IRS and Homeland Security Investigations and investigators seized 1,560 pairs of Nike sneakers, 40 pairs of adidas, 7 pair of Asics, 5 boxes of shoe boxes and other electronics and miscellaneous items. was In an ongoing investigation that started March 5th by Nike's private team of specialized investigators, Supplied PDX who is also known as Get Supplied has been caught for selling consumers fake sneakers.

KOIN 6 wrote:

The investigation started March 5 when Nike revealed its private team of specialized investigators conducted a “discreet” probe into the online retailer Get-Supplied.com, a website owned by James Pepion, according to the federal search warrant. Get-Supplied also goes by the names “SuppliedPDX,” “Supplied Inc.,” and “Supplied”.

The website is accused of illegally selling stolen, counterfeit and “grey-market” Nike Jordan shoes and unauthorized pre-releases, records show. According to investigators, “grey-market” products are made from real or potentially stolen components outside of authorized Nike factories.

Nike determined Pepion operated his company, Get-Supplied.com, out of his Happy Valley residence, records show. He marketed and made announcements about which sneakers he was selling through his “SuppliedPDX” Instagram account and was reportedly using the email “swagsupply2012@gmail.com” on eBay and PayPal.

Investigators determined Pepion received a total of $2,615,988 into his PayPal account that was opened on January 16, 2012. PayPal included comments that Pepion received regarding the authenticity of the items being sold. They included phrases like: “fake”: “The shoes are fake so I am asking for a refund.” “My friend compared the shoes to a pair of Jordans (sic) that he has and it’s clearly a fake.”


Between March 20, 2015 and November 2, 2015, agents in Portland stopped several packages as they were headed to Pepion in Happy Valley. Of the 17 searches, “all of the shipments were counterfeit except one,” according to the search warrant. 

Nike response

“Nike aggressively protects our brand, our retailers, and most importantly our consumers against counterfeiting. We actively work with law enforcement and customs officials around the world to combat the production and sale of counterfeit product, and are supporting Homeland Security Investigations in this investigation.”

Source: SneakerFiles, KION6