I bought ten a cpl of years ago from a chinese site for about $15 each dlvd... they were pretty good except 5 of them were wrongly sized... Im an XL and these were S-M... Sold them on ebay for approx $30-$35 each detailing the sizing error and those I sold on ebay paid for them all.... The Swingman Ginobli I bought fell apart quickly but the other four have held up well and they look fine (just as good as the one I paid $100 for from Athletes foot before I found these)
Where do you think the replica ones from the NBA store are made???
I bought ten a cpl of years ago from a chinese site for about $15 each dlvd... they were pretty good except 5 of them were wrongly sized... Im an XL and these were S-M... Sold them on ebay for approx $30-$35 each detailing the sizing error and those I sold on ebay paid for them all.... The Swingman Ginobli I bought fell apart quickly but the other four have held up well and they look fine (just as good as the one I paid $100 for from Athletes foot before I found these)
Where do you think the replica ones from the NBA store are made???
They just got a heap of nba jerseys at a place called Paul's warehouse, they buy lots of liquidated stock from shops that have shut down in America, got me a sweet Jordan, Bryant, plus a sweet Rockies jersey (not into baseball but like the look if it). All for $30 each
Pauls in adelaide are disgraceful. They are so fake I couldnt believe it. The jordan jersey instead of black was blue. Kobe was council worker yellow lol id stay away from there
Yeah thats what i thought i remember going in the city one and all the NBA stuff was so fake its not funny. I mean it wasnt even a copy is was completely fake
Not really! Aside from the licensing issues, It's more like buying "wave zone" (or whatever it's called) surf gear from Target instead of buying Quicksilver from a dedicated surf shop!
When the big brands are getting their stuff made in the same countries, why should you pay them top dollar so they can swim in $100 bills?
People say you get what you pay for, but I have received some average quality "Official" NBA gear in the past so it's not true here!
The reality is that with Chinese stuff you just to look harder to find the goo stuff, but at the price you pay, it may be worth it!
I bought them from retail stores like Footlock/Sportsco etc as well as on ebay (which are mostly likely knock offs) some fit better then other, some have softer more comfortable material etc, there doesn't seem to be a method to the maddness and it doesn't seem like the ones I paid more for are 'better'. If I had more money I'd like to by the authentics stuff as it seems much nicer stitching and fabric quality than any of the swingman jerseys I've purchased.
I bought them from retail stores like Footlock/Sportsco etc as well as on ebay (which are mostly likely knock offs) some fit better then other, some have softer more comfortable material etc, there doesn't seem to be a method to the maddness and it doesn't seem like the ones I paid more for are 'better'. If I had more money I'd like to by the authentics stuff as it seems much nicer stitching and fabric quality than any of the swingman jerseys I've purchased.
It doesn't matter where it's made (what isn't made in China/Taiwan/Bangladesh/Vietnam these days!?), it matters how much effort they put into making them and the quality of the materials.
Not really! Aside from the licensing issues, It's more like buying "wave zone" (or whatever it's called) surf gear from Target instead of buying Quicksilver from a dedicated surf shop!
When the big brands are getting their stuff made in the same countries, why should you pay them top dollar so they can swim in $100 bills?
People say you get what you pay for, but I have received some average quality "Official" NBA gear in the past so it's not true here!
The reality is that with Chinese stuff you just to look harder to find the goo stuff, but at the price you pay, it may be worth it!
But wave zone is not passing itself to be a quicksilver.
Quality may be poor with some licensed stuff, but what you are paying for is the license. The money you are paying for is going to the nba and nbpa, and is paying for the million dollar contracts.
If you do not want to pay and want to buy counterfeit stuff, by all means do it, but know that for something like sports stuff, the money is going back to the nba or what ever sports you are showing colours of.
A little from buying a fake louis voitton, where you are paying just for the brand (and quality).