Wanted a Nick Chubb Browns retro jersey. $170 on the NFL team shot website. Went to a Chinese knockoff site, I could’ve bought 7 different jerseys for $170. The price difference is just insane. How can they justify pricing a jersey at $170? Do people actually buy it?

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    10 months ago

    If anyone needs help with buying jerseys from China let me know, I’m currently based in Guangzhou, and I can get shipping on a discount for ya, and probably get the same quality but cheaper prices.

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      10 months ago

      You can tell me the jersey you want, I’ll find it, check it out, quality etc, I can ship it, and you can Zelle me after you get it and you’re happy with it. My company regularly sends shit to the states, so I can get a discount on shipping as well.

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    10 months ago

    Simple fact is…as long as people keep buying them then nothing will change. Go to any game and there are 30k morons all wearing them…got you all by the balls and they know it.

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    10 months ago

    They knockoffs are 50/50 being completely horrible though. I have multiple from dh gate. 3 look like clear fakes, really bad quality, won’t wear them. 1 is perfect

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    10 months ago

    I really wanted a new Seahawks throwback this year. Went to my first game and checked them out in the pro shop. They looked so cheap for the price they were asking, fuck that. I really wanted a Witherspoon one, but ill have to look at a knockoff instead.

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    10 months ago

    I really don’t see a scenario where I buy any official NFL gear ever again. Why would I pay 5x the price for an inferior product in order to support a multi-billion dollar corporation when I disagree with roughly 95% of the decisions they make? It’s knockoffs or nothing for me from now on.

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      10 months ago

      Honestly this is the way I’ve been going for about 5 years now. If you can, visit your teams city and look for vendors who sell off brand gear of your team. Shirts are often high quality and dirt cheap

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      10 months ago

      If you disagree with 95% of the decisions they make, why are you even discussing the NFL?

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          If I disagree with 95% of the things someone does, I don’t think I’d support it. Just kinda strange to bitch about something so heavily but still support it.

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      10 months ago

      I was shocked at the quality of the official stuff when I went to SoFi a few weeks ago.

      For $120 I could roll the dice on 4 knockoffs and probably end up with 2 that look absolutely fine, one that’s iffy and one we don’t talk about, but I’d still come out ahead

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      10 months ago

      Got a knock off RGIII Washington jersey when he was a rookie, and a knock off Reggie Bush gold Saints jersey. Not exaggerating, they’re the nicest NFL jerseys I have. Really nicely made

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    I have an adidas NHL jersey that cost $300 CAD and the quality is amazing, a fanatics one that cost $175 and a Chinese one that cost $40 and the Chinese one is better quality than fanatics, there’s a few minor flaws but at least one of the numbers wasn’t peeling off… it’s fuckin embarrassing

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    10 months ago

    Oh wow, never realized the change (hadn’t bought a new jersey since Mahomes).

    Where would one find a good quality jersey these days then?

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    10 months ago

    I broke down and bought a Jaylen Waddle jersey at Hard Rock Stadium for around $150. Less than 2 years later the colors from the name/number etc is already starting to peel off. It’s nice to wear on gameday, but I don’t see myself ever buying another one.

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    10 months ago

    They only sell for that price because they can get that price. People need to quit being dumb and spending all that money on cheap overpriced crap.

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    10 months ago

    What I’m hearing is I should go sell my Walter Payton jersey because it’s got actual stitching

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    10 months ago

    I just buy a nice plain black shirt or hoodie with no branding or design on it. Super comfortable. Still rocking my teams colors. No fear of whoever is on my jersey to get traded or go crazy. It’s a great catch all.

    I haven’t bought a jersey in like 20 years.

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      10 months ago

      FYI, As an Aussie; The Raiders logo is ‘stylish’ in stores around the country. You see people wearing Raiders apparel and you just know they have no idea what code it is or who any players are.

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        Honestly I feel like that about almost every person I see wearing US sports gear here as it’s almost all universally Raiders hats or Lebron jerseys.

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      10 months ago

      Hey, if I was a Raider fan I wouldn’t wanna rock the logo either after the last 20 years.