Can we talk about fake Chinese jersey websites?

[BigBadBruins7708]

in before the lock, but you'll get better quality and QC from alibaba than fanatics

 

[Toby91ca]

Backing up a bit here....OP referring to jersey hoodie? Is there such thing as an authentic "jersey hoodie"?

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Fanatics having a monopoly on the sports jersey market in North America is absolutely a joke, but they dont manufacture the actual jerseys, not the real ones anyway. They are still made by the same company that has made NHL jerseys for CCM, Reebok and Adidas since the 80s. I’m also pretty sure the Fanatic premium are made in the same factory that made adidas jerseys. The breakaway jerseys are the joke.

You're right. I find the NHL jerseys have made a seamless transition to Fanatics due to the same company manufacturing them all these years (thankfully). I hope that never changes.

I was worried because Fanatics completely destroyed MLB's uniforms. And their regular wear has always been subpar.

 

[jetsmooseice]

I got a fanatics Canucks jersey that was blank for $30 off sportscheck sales. Then in blackfriday i got the classic black Canucks skate jersey for $130 CDN. People should probably search around and they can eventually buy one for way cheaper. Fake ones for hockey is not good due to cheap quality. I have a fanatics and adidas ones and both are great quality. Dont buy fake ones for $50 because it probably wont last much.

Yeah, this is what I do personally. Places like SportChek, SVP, etc. often blow out jerseys so for myself and my kids I will just buy clearance authentics at cheap prices, less than the Chinese fakes. This works if you aren't too picky about what kind of jersey you have, e.g. we have Jets home/away/Aviators but not the Reverse Retros/current alternates as those haven't been blown out.

I also agree with the guy who said Chinese fakes are better for soccer jerseys than they are for hockey. The soccer ones look much more like the real thing and the cost to buy is lower... you can buy them for $20-$25 as opposed to $125+ for authentics.

 

[Oilslick941611]

We ordered Orioles Jerseys for our ball team like 12 years ago, they all came in kids sizes. We had to re-order them and then we all gave our kids jersey to children around the ball park

They looked pretty decent though all things considered.

I have one hockey jersey which is a Ray Bourque late 80's style Bruins jersey that looks pretty damn good. You can tell it's a fake, but it's not glaring. It was like $40 so f*** it.

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A friend of mine ordered a bunch of Jagr jerseys from different teams and half of them came in the completely wrong color scheme. The Capitals jersey was in Orange and White like the Flames, haha.

Definetly can tell it’s fake. That bubbly crest and numbers are dead give aways, make them look like they been on the bottom of a closet. The real ones use stuff twill and bend not crumple up like this. The striping is wrong and on originals the stripping was sublimated and not additional fabric sewn on. I’m willing to bet the fight strap is a small square.

Putting this next a real one and it will stick out like a sore thumb.

You're right. I find the NHL jerseys have made a seamless transition to Fanatics due to the same company manufacturing them all these years (thankfully). I hope that never changes.

I was worried because Fanatics completely destroyed MLB's uniforms. And their regular wear has always been subpar.

And even in the mlb case fanatic was only producing them to Nikes spec. Nike did the designs.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

People can usually tell it's a knock off

The kind of people who frequent this website can tell, for sure. The general public? I doubt it.

I wear a lot of knock-off jerseys very regularly and average people are surprised when I tell them they're knockoffs. I've had some stitching touched up on a couple of them, but for the most part they're all decent quality