Authentic Nfl Jerseys From Ebay

[Moderator 2]

Guys you may not like this analogy but I compare the nice looking jersey with the sewn numbers to cubic zirconia or diamondultra, for every day its pretty, looks great and you can afford several.
Then there is the real a real diamond for an engagement ring or Valentines day present, to the 300 dollar authentic, sometime only the real thing will do even if it is pricey.

[Marc2k6]

[quote name='Black&Purple' post='121185' date='Jan 6 2009, 03:09 PM']I am curious if anyone has purchased a authentic jersey off of e-bay, and was it legit? I know some can be, but some of these go for way below MSRP ($280 according to NFL Shop). I own 3 and have purchased all 3 from the nfl.com store. The descriptions of sellers on e-bay for the merchandise isn't enough to sell me on how authentic it really is, and the pictures are from a far out shot that you can't tell.

Thanks.[/quote]


Authentic $200.00-$275.00 Reebok or Ebay fake Reebok for maybe $25.00-$150.00. All sewn number's and letter's. Football jersey's are very easy to copy.

[funky141]

[quote]Authentic $200.00-$275.00 Reebok or Ebay fake Reebok for maybe $25.00-$150.00. All sewn number's and letter's. Football jersey's are very easy to copy.[/quote]

Who can afford a "Authentic" jersey for $275.00 now a days. Besides whats the point, when you can purchase a copy that looks "Authentic" for $25-$75 off Ebay or other sites. You just need to do some research on the seller.

[Bmore410_REED]

yes...i would buy a authentic one cuz im that much of a fan...but i found one in ebay anyway for 180....got it and took it everywhere to make sure it was.....and it was ....so im happy...all black reed jersey

[funky141]

[quote]yes...i would buy a authentic one cuz im that much of a fan...but i found one in ebay anyway for 180....got it and took it everywhere to make sure it was.....and it was ....so im happy...all black reed jersey[/quote]

good, you got a good deal...

[H8R]

Maybe it's my vanity, but I will not by KNOCK-OFFS. I dont have a gameday jersey either. Mine are Premier, which are around 80-90 bucks.

[Marc2k6]

[quote name='Jesse Conroy' post='121528' date='Jan 7 2009, 12:02 AM']I actually just bought a Scott jersey for 55bucks,.. its authentic. the seller had a 98% rating for 160 votes.. I think it will be legit. I also but a Reed Replica jersey for 40 some... Both black... The Reed I know was legit, the guy had a 20k voter rating. I am worried about this Scott.[/quote]

I have 7 ebay jersey 52 white and black, 37 Sander's 2005 52 Pro-Bowl, 2007 Ed Reed, 2007 Pro-Bowl 81 Eagles T. Owens and 7 M.Vick. All are bootleg but for the price you can complain, if I would have boght the real thing, I would have spent aroung $3000.00. Now you can not really tell the difference until you take your Ebay jersey and put it side by side with a legit jersey.

Plus my 2007 Ed Reed Pro-Bowl is autographed but it is a copy.

[juggernaut]

Check out htis site www.fantastic-goods.com

I know that they are not "authentic" but they are all sewn on numbers with the patches. I just got an Ed Reed jersey here and was quite impressed with the quality. No offense, but in this economy I am looking for a quality deal when I can get it.

[Black&Purple]

I own 4 Authentic.

Purple - Ray Lewis (Signed) and Joe Flacco
White - Jonathon Ogden (Signed)
Black - Steve McNair

I will test the waters with E-Bay, but for players that are around for awhile, etc I will def buy a Authentic.

Ie: I really wanted a Suggs jersey earlier this year, but couldn't justify buying a real one for ~$280 when he may not be here next year =/

[jfc13]

[quote name='Jesse Conroy' post='121528' date='Jan 7 2009, 12:02 AM']I actually just bought a Scott jersey for 55bucks,.. its authentic. the seller had a 98% rating for 160 votes.. I think it will be legit. I also but a Reed Replica jersey for 40 some... Both black... The Reed I know was legit, the guy had a 20k voter rating. I am worried about this Scott.[/quote]
Seller rating has little to do with authenticity. A seller will get a good rating if the buyer likes the product [authentic or not] and if they received it quickly and safely. Some buyers, ones that would actually know if it was fake or authentic, might give a lower rating, but just based on the responses here, I certainly wouldn't expect the majority of buyers to even know that. They just gave a good rating because they liked the jersey.

I'm not saying yours is or isn't authentic, just that a seller's rating doesn't validate it.

[quote name='funky141' post='121602' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:22 AM']Who can afford a "Authentic" jersey for $275.00 now a days. Besides whats the point, when you can purchase a copy that looks "Authentic" for $25-$75 off Ebay or other sites. ...[/quote]

Exactly. And who cares? A knock-off jersey shows pride in your team as much as an authentic one does - and as much as a t-shirt advertising the team or a player. If you have the money and want to spend it, fine, but if you want to spend less money and are perfectly happy with a knock-off, then go for it. You're still a Ravens fan showing your colors!

[Ball-Hawk20]

[quote name='funky141' post='121602' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:22 AM']Who can afford a "Authentic" jersey for $275.00 now a days. Besides whats the point, when you can purchase a copy that looks "Authentic" for $25-$75 off Ebay or other sites. You just need to do some research on the seller.[/quote]


well said! lol

[Ronnie Brown # 23]

Here's a pretty good video on this subject : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNuy7t5_Mhk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNuy7t5_Mhk[/url]

A pretty good giveaway that you can see in most ebay photo's is a red players logo instead of the color one in real authentics.

[foreversunny23]

[url="http://www.thumper300zx.com/jersey/fake_vs_real.htm"]http://www.thumper300zx.com/jersey/fake_vs_real.htm[/url]

Another detailed article about real vs fake. The way I see it, if there is a sea of purple at M&T bank stadium, you're not going to be able to tell if they're real or fake.

[Moderator 2]

Actually there are some jersey's out there that are Ravens that look blue under the stadium light or in the sun. Guess they are knockoffs.

[H8R]

[quote name='Moderator 2' post='121958' date='Jan 7 2009, 06:29 PM']Actually there are some jersey's out there that are Ravens that look blue under the stadium light or in the sun. Guess they are knockoffs.[/quote]


I have noticed that EXACT thing, MY GF asked me at a game " When did the Ravens ever have Blue Jerseys?".... It is almost Giants Blue, but a little darker.

[jersey]

Hello everybody, this is my first post, I came across this discussion while doing a google search and figured I could help you guys out. I guess you could call me an expert, ive been selling "authentic" jerseys on ebay for years. First some ground rules. I am not advertising my business, all questions on this topic regarding purchasing a jersey from me will go un answered. I am only writing this to correct some misconceptions and to offer information on this subject.
First and foremost, if you paid $20-$60 for an authentic jersey on ebay, its fake, hands down. I get my jerseys from factories in china, when I get them the tags say made in korea. Someone earlier said he knows a guy that gets them for $30 per jersey, I assure you I get them for much less.

Second on the the sizing patch on the bottom of the jersey. Someone mentions that the all red football player means its fake, I will agree with you, however, the ones I get have the correct multi-color football guy so you cannot use that for the basis of it being fake or real.

As far as the numbers go, a real "authentic" is triple stiched, not single stiched as someone said earlier. triple stiched means that the numbers are in 2-3 seperate patches(depending on the team) that are sewn on individually one on top of the other. Someone was talking about the brown paper on the underside of the jersey and I will agree, those are fake. the paper on the underside means that the jersey was put in an embroidery machine and then a final stiching put over it. Again I have ordered from many suppliers in china and some numbers have the embroidery paper and others dont.

On way you can tell if you have a true authentic is to look at the reebok emblem on the sleeve. On the jerseys that the players wear, this reebok emblem is a seperat patch that is sewn on.(look at pictures of the actual players jerseys, its easy to see that it is a seperate patch on the purple jerseys) On all of the ones I sell and I imagine on most of the ones you guys have, the reebok emblem is embroidered on the sleeve. (sorry, there not real)

I would be glad to offer more info on this subject, just ask and I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.

[Putrid Karma]

It's always a gamble buying anything on ebay believing it to be authentic. Heck I purchased a Callaway Big Bertha 460 driver a while back and had absolutely no reason to believe it wasnt authentic. EVERYTHING on the club looked legit untill I took it out to the driving range. This is where I really had my doubts after hitting just 3 balls. I took the club to a pro shop and asked the owner of the business to have a look at it, and sure enough it was rip off. I ended up getting my money back in the end minus what it cost to ship it back, but man I tell you it looked exactly the same as the one I ended up buying from Nevada Bobs.
After reading Jersey's and many other posts I went and looked @ over 10 jersey's I own and 7 are not legit. Other than the reebok emblem being emboidered on the sleeve everything else about them looks tight. I will still wear them for obvious reasons but then again its just a shirt, its not loosing me money in wagers on the course or a playing field of any kind

[jersey]

Also just becuase the jersey is more blue than purple does not mean anything
heres ray lewis in a blue(amethist) jersey
[url="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/Hustle09/tx_lewis_ray.jpg"]http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/H...x_lewis_ray.jpg[/url]
heres ray in a purple jersey
[url="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007_images/nfl/FVI/ray.lewis.jpg"]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007_imag...I/ray.lewis.jpg[/url]
and here you can see that the reebok emblem on the sleave is a patch, notice the slight difference in color
[url="http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2008-w52/img.447184_t.jpg"]http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse...mg.447184_t.jpg[/url]
hope this helped

[macbrak]

Purple (especially Ravens Purple) shifts under lighting conditions and can also shift easily when digitally manipulated.

It's given me fits trying to print out the various images I've made.

[jersey]

all I can tell you is that when I order them, I can order purple ravens jerseys, or I can order amethist jerseys. I have season tickets and I dont know the reasoning, but two games this year, they were wearing blue jerseys as opposed to the normal purple(alternate?) who knows, When I order I always order the purple, because I think the amethest jerseys stand out too much in the sea of purple

[macbrak]

I'm pretty sure they have one jersey color and it doesn't change. The perception (lighting conditions, photography, etc.) can change it but branding shouldn't.

[jersey]

look at the picture of ray in the blue jersey. The jersey is not the only thing that is blue, his gloves are blue, his helmet stripes are blue and the ravens is blue on the helmet, im telling you, its not the lighting, they have 2 different home unies

[jersey]

[quote name='Putrid Karma' post='135987' date='Jan 18 2009, 08:52 AM']It's always a gamble buying anything on ebay believing it to be authentic. Heck I purchased a Callaway Big Bertha 460 driver a while back and had absolutely no reason to believe it wasnt authentic. EVERYTHING on the club looked legit untill I took it out to the driving range. This is where I really had my doubts after hitting just 3 balls. I took the club to a pro shop and asked the owner of the business to have a look at it, and sure enough it was rip off. I ended up getting my money back in the end minus what it cost to ship it back, but man I tell you it looked exactly the same as the one I ended up buying from Nevada Bobs.
After reading Jersey's and many other posts I went and looked @ over 10 jersey's I own and 7 are not legit. Other than the reebok emblem being emboidered on the sleeve everything else about them looks tight. I will still wear them for obvious reasons but then again its just a shirt, its not loosing me money in wagers on the course or a playing field of any kind [/quote]
oh yea, sorry karma, the same guy I get jerseys from also sells tennis raquets and golf clubs

[macbrak]

[quote name='jersey' post='136016' date='Jan 18 2009, 09:29 AM']look at the picture of ray in the blue jersey. The jersey is not the only thing that is blue, his gloves are blue, his helmet stripes are blue and the ravens is blue on the helmet, im telling you, its not the lighting, they have 2 different home unies[/quote]
I don't want to get in an argument but that really just proves my point. I'm saying the purple shifts not the jersey material. Especially when images are concerned there is a lot of color table fudging that you can get away with other colors but purple isn't one of them.

[jersey]

[quote name='macbrak' post='136035' date='Jan 18 2009, 10:03 AM']I don't want to get in an argument but that really just proves my point. I'm saying the purple shifts not the jersey material. Especially when images are concerned there is a lot of color table fudging that you can get away with other colors but purple isn't one of them.[/quote]

heres matt stover kicking in the daylight(no stadium lights to alter color) and guess what his jersey is blue, also notice that the reebok emblem patch on his sleave is purple.. hmm, why was the patch not altered by the light?
[url="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/~/media/167DF41814BE43C095795F628A4C8D10.ashx"]http://www.baltimoreravens.com/~/media/167...628A4C8D10.ashx[/url]

[macbrak]

The image itself can affect it. The color table gets shuffled to the next nearest color which can be perceived as what we call "blue" or "purple". The patch is a slightly different color and/or consistency that refracts light differently. It could look like the exact same color when viewed with the naked eye but is dissimilar enough to be recorded differently to film or digital file.

I've dealt with this in my job and have a degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Digital Imaging. More importantly the Ravens have a branding department and they have set colors that match a standard. There is a specific color purple which they and their suppliers use. This can be abused for lesser products but I can't see how they would ignore this for the most important item in their branding.

[bossfan]

Very interesting discussion. I recently bought on eBay a purple Heap ($42), black McGahee ($22), and black Flacco ($45) - all "authentic". I think it's safe to assume that none of us believe that a jersey that costs $40 or $50 is authentic but, as long as it looks good, we're satisfied. Here's what I noticed. All three had the red NFLPA logo. On the Heap and McGahee, the Maryland shield was a very glittery gold behind the B and the R; on the Flacco, it was a matte color - not glittery at all. On the Heap and McGahee, the NFL shield is at the very bottom of the collar, so you can't see the point of the collar; not so for the Flacco. The Heap and McGahee were noticeably heavier than the Flacco. Most noticeably, on the Flacco, the background of the number was purple, but the collars and cuffs were blue! Fortunately, the seller of the Flacco jersey allowed returns, so I returned it. I didn't know about the Reebok patch - i just checked and it is a patch, not embroidered, on the Heap and McGahee. The one thing I noticed different between these two is that on the McGahee, the top part (between the neck and the shield) has the grain of the fabric going vertically, and on the Heap it's horizontally. I'm still looking for a good, reasonable Flacco jersey and have been asking sellers about these points. Most have been very willing to answer. One seller told me that, based upon my description, it sounded like his jersey was of lesser quality than I was looking for, which I thought was a very honest response from him. Anyway, hope this helps.

Also, if you're looking at the pictures on eBay, it's very hard to tell if it's purple or blue. I have found that, on some of the black jerseys, you can definitely tell on the eBay photo if the number background is a different color than the cuffs and collars.

[McBoller]

[quote name='macbrak' post='136081' date='Jan 18 2009, 11:08 AM']The image itself can affect it. The color table gets shuffled to the next nearest color which can be perceived as what we call "blue" or "purple". The patch is a slightly different color and/or consistency that refracts light differently. It could look like the exact same color when viewed with the naked eye but is dissimilar enough to be recorded differently to film or digital file.

I've dealt with this in my job and have a degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Digital Imaging. More importantly the Ravens have a branding department and they have set colors that match a standard. There is a specific color purple which they and their suppliers use. This can be abused for lesser products but I can't see how they would ignore this for the most important item in their branding.[/quote]
ditto. Look at the grass. If thats M&T Bank stadium, that grass look like it has way too much blue in it as well.

The real jerseys are PURPLE, believe me. The worst is my Flacco fake. Its black. The purple shading behind the number is nice purple, the sleeve cuffs and collar are blueish, and the purple ring around the shield on the sleeve is fuschia.

[jersey]

look guys, im not here to argue any more than you are, I said that I don't order the blue ones because they look fake. I have also showed pics of ravens wearing bluish colored jerseys, whether its lighting or an actually different batch of jerseys, u can be the judge of that. I dont want to stray too far away from the original point, how to tell your jersey is fake.
I openly admit that the jerseys I sell are fake, but I can also say that Ive been doing this for a long time and the suppliers I get them from are as close to the real thing as your going to get. The reebok patch on the sleeve cannot be a true determining factor in whether it is real or fake. Im just saying that most of the suppliers i order from have the embroidered method. Thats not to say that our friends in china couln't start making reebok patches and sewing them on( i cant imagine it would be that hard)
on to the ebay thing- you have to be careful about the pictures on ebay, myself and most other sellers use stock photos provide to us on our suppliers website. I orderd a bunch of white Ed Reeds last year, in the picture on the website, they looked good, when I got them, they were made of cheap material, and the ravens under the neck and the reebok emblems on the sleeves were purple, not black like they should be. So the moral of the story is that the pic on ebay is not neccissarily the jersey your going to get. general rule: if you bought it on ebay its fake

more general rules:
if you bought it from a vendor outside the stadium-its fake
if you bought it at a flee market-its fake
if you bought it on craigslist- its fake
if you bought it from anywhere other than an authorized reebok dealer-its fake

but you know what, people dont care if there fake, they look real! I provide high quality jerseys that are all sewn almost exact replicas at a very reasonable price. I am pretty sure the people who buy from me understand this, if they don't there living in fairy tale land

[jersey]

another common thing i see is mispellings either on the tags or on the sizing lable on the bottom of the jersey.
the most common mispelling is on the botom size tag where it reads "Engineered by reebok to the exact specifications of the national football league" look at the word specifications, ide be willing to bet that a bunch of your hopeful authentics say spe[b]d[/b]ifications