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dbears54:

I have over 30 jersies, and a few more hung on walls( signed by Hof's).. this is an AWESOME post,, thanks for it!..

education of what is out there and what to look for ALWAYS appreciated by me and most posters- you take from ti what you want, and the old rule always applies" you get what you paid for".. for "some"  having the 'real deal" matters.. for other a slight wrng sleeve stripe no big deal, and 'worth" saving 75% to get a mistake jersey.. I like that no judgement was made, and just showed all the differences and WHY the difference in prices.

Kudos on a great post and info, and please ignore the posters trying to turn another good info thread into a sillydebate to feed their ego

 

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments.  This is a work in progress, btw, so feel free to offer your insight into any details that may be misleading or even completely wrong.

Right now I need confirmation on 3 things, preferably from people that have bought an Authentic jersey directly from NFL.com:

1) Can you see the back numbers through the front?
2) Are the stripes solid or mesh?
3) Does the middle stripe go through the GSH logo?

None of these details are particularly important to me, but it would be nice to get some feedback.

Authentic Cutler I just got on 4/21/09 from NFLshop.com and on the right is a authentic Des Clark from before Reebok stopped using the cuffed sleeves on RETAIL authentics.

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dbears54:

I have over 30 jersies, and a few more hung on walls( signed by Hof's).. this is an AWESOME post,, thanks for it!..

education of what is out there and what to look for ALWAYS appreciated by me and most posters- you take from ti what you want, and the old rule always applies" you get what you paid for".. for "some"  having the 'real deal" matters.. for other a slight wrng sleeve stripe no big deal, and 'worth" saving 75% to get a mistake jersey.. I like that no judgement was made, and just showed all the differences and WHY the difference in prices.

Kudos on a great post and info, and please ignore the posters trying to turn another good info thread into a sillydebate to feed their ego

 

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments.  This is a work in progress, btw, so feel free to offer your insight into any details that may be misleading or even completely wrong.

Right now I need confirmation on 3 things, preferably from people that have bought an Authentic jersey directly from NFL.com:

1) Can you see the back numbers through the front?
2) Are the stripes solid or mesh?
3) Does the middle stripe go through the GSH logo?

None of these details are particularly important to me, but it would be nice to get some feedback.

Same Cutler I got from NFLshop.com. You can see the back 6 through the front.

Socrates:

GT Bear:

Socrates:

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urlacher1285:

Please give me my 5 minutes back for reading this post

Youre a big boy, if you dont like something you dont have to read it.

Here's my problem with this entire post.

I see a Jersey selling for $230. Reebok paid a woman or child in El Salvador or Korea 19 cents to make that jersey (link has been posted previously)

So Reebok made a 1250.52% profit on it, and has told people to never buy knockoffs so it can continue to make that kind of profit.

While when I walk into a store and see someone wearing a Bears jersey, all I care about is he's a fellow bears fans. I don't look down on him or her because he/she bought the jersey from a knock off shop. In fact, I am happy to find out he/she didn't fall for the 'only buy the name brand' crap.

People are lemmings. They buy diamonds because they are told how precious and beautiful they are, but the fact is they are the least rare of all the precious gems, and the most flawed. You are told by the one company that owns ALL the diamond mines in the world except the one in Canada and one in Iceland to buy these and you, like lemmings spend more for something that's the least rare.

The same effect applies with the 'authentic' Jersey. ALL the companies pay about the same 19 cents to have one made, but some have a much smaller profit margin, and people are on here trying to tell you why you must buy Reebok?

Get real.

Wait...just because you don't care if you get a knockoff means other people shouldn't care?

Get over yourself.

I'm pretty sure this is directed at spotting people trying to rip others off on e-bay for the most part.  If you spend the money you want what you paid for, not a crappy knockoff.

Anyone buying a jersey on ebay deserves to be ripped off.

Why would ANYONE think they can get Reebok cheaper on EBay

You need to get over YOURSELF. Anyone selling 'authentic' on Ebay for cheaper than a official NFL sanctioned store is selling the chinese version of the shirt.

And no, no one should 'care' that they are buying a $230 jersey for $35 and it's a knock off any more than someone buying a 'Rolex' from someone walking down the street should cry that it wasn't really a Rolex.

It is tough to compare the onfield jerseys to retail because there are alot of alterations and customizations for on field jerseys. If you notice the first picture the stripes do not go all the way around, in the others they do go around.

99% of all jerseys on ebay are fake. You have to be very careful on what you buy anywhere on the internet.  I agree 100% with the statement that you get what you pay for.

xlledx:

Thats odd Natureboy.  The stripes on your jersey's sleeves dont wrap all the way around like the onfield ones do. 

Or do they?









Oh well, I suppose it doesnt really matter.  Id prefer if they wrap all the way around and have elastic sleeves, but the opposite does not make it a knockoff.

I'll have to look for sure when i get home. these are pics I had on my work computer. I know for sure the bottom stripe goes all the way around.

1999-2003 Retail authentic jersey's stripes went partially around cuffed sleeves.

2003-2009 Retail authentic jersey's stripes go all the way around uncuffed sleeves.

IronMike89:

1999-2003 Retail authentic jersey's stripes went partially around cuffed sleeves.

2003-2009 Retail authentic jersey's stripes go all the way around uncuffed sleeves.

 

 

So, the jersey I bought on NFLshop.com is not correct since the stripes don't go all the way around?

Your Cutler is all good. Notice how your Dez has the elastic band in the armpit.  Your Cutler goes all the way around. 

IronMike89:

Your Cutler is all good. Notice how your Dez has the elastic band in the armpit.  Your Cutler goes all the way around. 

Ok, I thought you were talking about something different. My bad.

IronMike89:

Your Cutler is all good. Notice how your Dez has the elastic band in the armpit.  Your Cutler goes all the way around. 

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IronMike89:

Your Cutler is all good. Notice how your Dez has the elastic band in the armpit.  Your Cutler goes all the way around. 

His Cutler doesnt go all the way around tho:



Not that its a big deal.  Anyone else have some fresh Authentic Cutler jerseys from NFL.com?

What don't you get? I didn't buy this from some bootleg site from China. This is a legit Retail Authentic from the NFLshop.com. If you want one that looks like the one a certain player wears on the field you have to find a game worn jersey. I will scan my recipt when I get home so you can see.

Socrates:

agrey:

THIS IS AN INFORMATIVE THREAD!!! THAT IS ALL. Wow!!! Some guy takes the time to post the difference between fake and real jerseys and posters jump on it like he did something wrong or ignorant. I enjoyed the post, very INFORMATIVE,  but for people who had some sort of problem with it, get a life and learn how to comprehend something while you are reading it. tards.

Personally, people need to read ALL the posts on this board since just a few days ago there was a huge thread where people were insulting others for not buying 'authentic' .

Maybe, if you had read that thread, then seen another thread start out almost exactly like it, you would understand why people don't believe the thread has any merit. It certainly doesn't have anything at all to do with the chicago bears other than the jersey's shown are Bears jersey's.

All this thread needed was one simple line. If you don't see it's Reebok, it's not NFL sanctioned, and if you are buying it at Ebay or anywhere else for less than NFL.com sells it, then you are buying a knock off.

Anyone that gets ripped on Ebay and complains about it deserved to get ripped off. I also have some precious lakefront property in the Seirra dessert I am more than willing to sell you cheap.

TheRefs_Were_PaidOff:

Socrates:

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jrcorleone:

I have to agree with Socrates that I certainly wouldnt look down on anyone for buy a knock off or replica rather than an authentic.  Bears fans are Bears fans, some just have more money to spend than others, some just value their money too much to spend $230 on a jersey.  Al that to me is very understandable I dont judge anyone on that.  As a man with a blue collar job and two young boys I couldnt buy a $230 jersey without questioning myself.  I support the Bears anyway I can, so whether I buy a replica from nflshop that costs me $75 or 80 or not doesnt make me less of a fan.

However, I dont think calling people out for wearing knockoffs was the point of the OP.  The point was about being an informed consumer and there is nothing wrong with that.  I wouldnt want to order my %80 replica and end up with a $25 knockoff.  It doesnt matter what your buying or how much your spending, getting ripped off sucks.

My post is neither pro nor anti knockoffs.  My wish is only to educate people.

Then you really didn't say this in your original post?

Listen, if you just remembered what you've learned so far, you'd have already saved yourself from 95% of the garbage out there.  But, there's more.

That is 100% anti knockoffs

Geez, whats up your butt?? This is a very informative post. It's up to the individual to make the choice of knowingly buy a knockoff or not. If anything, this post helps those who want to buy a real jersey but can't really spot fake ones that well.

jrcorleone:

I have to agree with Socrates that I certainly wouldnt look down on anyone for buy a knock off or replica rather than an authentic.  Bears fans are Bears fans, some just have more money to spend than others, some just value their money too much to spend $230 on a jersey.  Al that to me is very understandable I dont judge anyone on that.  As a man with a blue collar job and two young boys I couldnt buy a $230 jersey without questioning myself.  I support the Bears anyway I can, so whether I buy a replica from nflshop that costs me $75 or 80 or not doesnt make me less of a fan.

However, I dont think calling people out for wearing knockoffs was the point of the OP.  The point was about being an informed consumer and there is nothing wrong with that.  I wouldnt want to order my %80 replica and end up with a $25 knockoff.  It doesnt matter what your buying or how much your spending, getting ripped off sucks.

See that's the thing many of the questionable makers/sellers don't give royalties to the Bears so you have to question am I really supporting my team? That aside I agree this is meant to educate people to know the difference, some sellers will be trying to claim their jersey's are authentic when they are not. If you pay a price that reflects the fact that is a cheap copy then fine no reason to look down on you at least you're flying team colors, however if you're paying close to a price of an authentic but yet it isn't authentic wouldn't anyone like to know? That's what this thread is about.

If you can't afford a real jersey cool it's understood since I can't afford one myself except for maybe a once a year thing even that I haven't been able to do. If you're happy buying a knockoff and you KNOW it's a knockoff then it's your business but wouldn't anyone like to know it's a knockoff before they think they're getting an authentic for cheap? I think so.

BearsMod5:

jrcorleone:

I have to agree with Socrates that I certainly wouldnt look down on anyone for buy a knock off or replica rather than an authentic.  Bears fans are Bears fans, some just have more money to spend than others, some just value their money too much to spend $230 on a jersey.  Al that to me is very understandable I dont judge anyone on that.  As a man with a blue collar job and two young boys I couldnt buy a $230 jersey without questioning myself.  I support the Bears anyway I can, so whether I buy a replica from nflshop that costs me $75 or 80 or not doesnt make me less of a fan.

However, I dont think calling people out for wearing knockoffs was the point of the OP.  The point was about being an informed consumer and there is nothing wrong with that.  I wouldnt want to order my %80 replica and end up with a $25 knockoff.  It doesnt matter what your buying or how much your spending, getting ripped off sucks.

See that's the thing many of the questionable makers/sellers don't give royalties to the Bears so you have to question am I really supporting my team? That aside I agree this is meant to educate people to know the difference, some sellers will be trying to claim their jersey's are authentic when they are not. If you pay a price that reflects the fact that is a cheap copy then fine no reason to look down on you at least you're flying team colors, however if you're paying close to a price of an authentic but yet it isn't authentic wouldn't anyone like to know? That's what this thread is about.

If you can't afford a real jersey cool it's understood since I can't afford one myself except for maybe a once a year thing even that I haven't been able to do. If you're happy buying a knockoff and you KNOW it's a knockoff then it's your business but wouldn't anyone like to know it's a knockoff before they think they're getting an authentic for cheap? I think so.

if ya need a guide to tell ya whether there authentic or not maybe football jerseys are the least of your worries

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Thats odd Natureboy.  The stripes on your jersey's sleeves dont wrap all the way around like the onfield ones do. 

Or do they?









Oh well, I suppose it doesnt really matter.  Id prefer if they wrap all the way around and have elastic sleeves, but the opposite does not make it a knockoff.

Odd? These don't seem to go all the way around either.

SNAP!

Checkmate Natureboy!!!

I wish someone would have posted this in 1987.  I bought a Wilson Payton jersey at a swap meet and I have no idea if its real[?]  If Al Gore would have only invented the internet a decade earlier....

Bearmuff:

the lines go through GSH on the singletary jersey

The Singletary jersey is a Wilson, from the 1980's.  No stitching. Everything was a heavy silk screen then.  The lines DID go through the GSH at that time.