How to spot fake NBA swingman Jerseys (On ebay/trademe/anywhere) part uno

It’s actually not as hard as you think to spot people selling fake NBA jerseys.

1. Material

Run your fingers inside of the Adidas NBA swingman jersey and feel the material.  The fake NBA jerseys are a bit rough on the skin, the real ones have a smoother polyester mesh.

2. Size Tag at the bottom right

The font on size tag is suppose be a skinny font.  The tag on the fake ones usually have a bigger font.

3. NBA tag

Usually the fake jersey’s NBA tag on bottom right are pointing towards the backside if you lift the jersey horizontally. The real ones are pointing towards front of the jersey.

4. Team Logo on the Size Tag

The team logo should be the same height as the NBA logo next to it.

5. Position

The position of every thing on the authentic NBA swingman jersey should be just right.  The logo and patten on fakes usually are different from the authentic ones.

6. Detail

Everything on an authentic Adidas NBA swingman jersey should be spot on.  The lettering and stitching frays easily on the fake jersey.

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Reasons why you shouldn’t buy fake NBA jersey:

1. Respect the NBA player that you like, by wearing a real pieces. They work hard every day to entertain you, you should make sure they get pay.

2. Most of the time, the fake jersey that you bought were the same price as the real one! (or less than $20 difference)

3. People making those fake jerseys are usually working and living in a really bad factory environments and get pay something like $2 a day to make fake jersey. Adidas OEM factories are well chosen and inspected regularly.The workers are getting pay better, and have nicer living area.

4. Qualities of the jersey. After you wash the fake jersey couple of times, you will find that lining will become loss. And eventually the jersey will be out of shape, stitching will come off.

5. You will embarrass yourself in front of you friends. Don’t put an “el cheapo” label on yourself.

The Commandments of  buying NBA jerseys:  (Tip on not getting rip-off by dodgy jersey sellers)

1. Thou shalt always buy from legitimate authorised local NBA team shops or NBA stores;

2. Thou shalt always buy at authorised online stores like: eastbay.com, footlocker.com, champssports.com

3. Thou shalt NOT buy from online auction sites like: ebay, or ioffer or trademe.

Update on the new Adidas NBA Revolution 30 swingman jersey:

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~ by davyc3 on January 1, 2010.