NHL's Reply to Asian Knockoff Jerseys

bmoy88 said:
The fact of the matter is we all do it!!

How many songs on your or your kid's IPod, ITouch, IPhone etc were purchased? The same goes for the software on your computer? Every last program on your PC was purchased via a legit source? This is a tender subject with you because it affects you directly.

If you do not deal with any of the issues I mentioned above, then you are a better man than, I would guess 99.9% of the population!
Click to expand...

Nevermind -- it's not worth getting into a pissing match.
 
bmoy88 said:
The fact of the matter is we all do it!!

How many songs on your or your kid's IPod, ITouch, IPhone etc were purchased? The same goes for the software on your computer? Every last program on your PC was purchased via a legit source? This is a tender subject with you because it affects you directly.

If you do not deal with any of the issues I mentioned above, then you are a better man than, I would guess 99.9% of the population!
Click to expand...

Very well put.......also folks I have found some good deals on www.hockeyattire.com

Two years ago I snagged an authentic Blue Jackets Third jersey, Calgary Flames jacket, and a Blue Jackets Jacket for $31.80. The Jersey was 79.99, both jackets were 12.99 each with having an additional discout of 70% off. I still think this was THE deal of a lifetime but hey it's a good site and the people there were great when I called to have a correction made to my order.

Cheers

Scott
 
crowncarrier said:
Very well put.......also folks I have found some good deals on www.hockeyattire.com

Two years ago I snagged an authentic Blue Jackets Third jersey, Calgary Flames jacket, and a Blue Jackets Jacket for $31.80. The Jersey was 79.99, both jackets were 12.99 each with having an additional discout of 70% off. I still think this was THE deal of a lifetime but hey it's a good site and the people there were great when I called to have a correction made to my order.

Cheers

Scott
Click to expand...

Scott,

The difference is you're buying from a legit source. I've done business with HockeyAttire.com also, and they are direct buyers from RBK and other manufacturers. Nothing fake or illegal about them, and I highly recommend them myself.
 
The_IceBox said:
Scott,

The difference is you're buying from a legit source. I've done business with HockeyAttire.com also, and they are direct buyers from RBK and other manufacturers. Nothing fake or illegal about them, and I highly recommend them myself.
Click to expand...

I never claimed them to be knockoffs and I know they are legit. I simply meant that the post made was dead on. Who here can say they have walked that ethical tightrope without falling off once or twice. Like how the poster made reference to getting pirated songs or software. I do not know you personally so i cannot say if you have fallen off that tightrope but I can speak for the vast majority that have. I feel your pain about the business lost and I do not feel that is right by you at all. Also, knockoffs are crap. I have seen the crooked stitching, crooked logos, and how some are not even close to the original. I cannot afford an original but I will not buy a knockoff. Personally I try to buy Canadian made products first and then USA made as I want to feed the coutry that feeds me. That being said I can understand why some do as the price is insane for an authentic jersey. During these tough economic times it is tough for your run of the mill hockey fan to shell out the cost of an authentic jersey. I think that is why you have seen these knockoffs take off like they have. Things are tough all over.
 
Last edited:
Scott, I was giving you credit for purchasing the good stuff. Unfortunately, with the preponderance of fake crap that's out there, I think people might see the web address and just assume it's another knockoff place. It isn't -- they have some outstanding deals.

Hockeynett, I would LOVE to see the NHL out RBK for how much they profit on each jersey. There are some really greedy mother****ers between me and the guy making $1/hour to put these together.
 
The_IceBox said:
Scott, I was giving you credit for purchasing the good stuff. Unfortunately, with the preponderance of fake crap that's out there, I think people might see the web address and just assume it's another knockoff place. It isn't -- they have some outstanding deals.

Hockeynett, I would LOVE to see the NHL out RBK for how much they profit on each jersey. There are some really greedy mother****ers between me and the guy making $1/hour to put these together.
Click to expand...

I hear you. www.hockeyattire.com rocks. They do not have the amount of stuff they had a few years ago at this time but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
 
If you buy a 400$ from the stadium authentic jersey and wear it you must have more money than 90percent of Canada. The Jerseys are too over priced for average people to wear. Knock offs are cheap and show support for your team even if they are fake. If I did buy the real thing I wouldnt wear it. I cant afford to wreck a 400$ plus Jersey. I collect the real and wear the fakes. Fack the NHLPA. They make far too much money and have ruined the sport. Its a game that millions of kids would love to be able to play and little long bring a million home for. Hockey is no longer what it was meant to be, a sport or a fun time bringing people together. Its a business flat out. No one on earth deserves 10 million to play a sport. Thats madness. I remember buying tickets for a game for 38 bucks now Ill never see a game again. I cant afford 1000 bucks to see a stupid game. Hockey Is a sport\buisness for the rich now, instead of being what it was meant to be. A speical time with friends and family having fun. Knock offs are fine for me.
 
hickvillemayor said:
If you buy a 400$ from the stadium authentic jersey and wear it you must have more money than 90percent of Canada. The Jerseys are too over priced for average people to wear. Knock offs are cheap and show support for your team even if they are fake. If I did buy the real thing I wouldnt wear it. I cant afford to wreck a 400$ plus Jersey. I collect the real and wear the fakes. Fack the NHLPA. They make far too much money and have ruined the sport. Its a game that millions of kids would love to be able to play and little long bring a million home for. Hockey is no longer what it was meant to be, a sport or a fun time bringing people together. Its a business flat out. No one on earth deserves 10 million to play a sport. Thats madness. I remember buying tickets for a game for 38 bucks now Ill never see a game again. I cant afford 1000 bucks to see a stupid game. Hockey Is a sport\buisness for the rich now, instead of being what it was meant to be. A speical time with friends and family having fun. Knock offs are fine for me.
Click to expand...

There's like 46 different thought processes throughout that post. I feel like I need a map with a detailed legend to navigate my way through it. I kind of have to go point form to respond...

1) It still doesn't cost $1,000 to see a hockey game. If you don't want to spend the money to go see an NHL game, go watch a WHL or BCHL game. The quality of hockey isn't the same, but you'll still get an enjoyable night's entertainment out of it.

2) The NHLPA isn't to blame for rising ticket costs. Consumers control the ticket prices of this market more than anyone. 17,000 Vancouver season ticket holders with a 7 year waiting list have made ticket prices what they are. There is a higher demand than supply, and as long as these prices continue to be paid, they will remain in place. You can still get NHL season tickets for under $10 a game anyway. You just have to live in Tampa Bay where the demand isn't as high.

3) Accusing the NHLPA of ruining the game of hockey is a fairly loaded accusation...one that probably needs its own thread for discussion. While I neither believe nor support the accusation, I don't have the current willingness to argue it.

4) I do agree with the fact that spending $400 on a hockey jersey is possibly overboard, and that it neither makes you a bigger nor better fan than the person who spent $50 on his "Lunogo" jersey from China if that's all he can afford. Still...I feel fairly hypocritical looking down upon someone that spends $400 on something like that for themselves when I'm spending more than that on this hobby every year. That guy spending $400 on a hockey jersey PROBABLY doesn't have his sights set on busting a tin of the Cup, which comes in at the same price.

Anyway...everything in life is a business somehow. If something can't find a way to sustain itself, it won't survive, and currently, there are enough people sustaining these very markets to continue to justify the asking price.
 
I currently own 8 jerseys.

1. #8 Doughty - Team Canada Home Replica - I wear this in regular rotation.
2. #3 Johnson - LA Kings Road Authentic RBK 1.0 from NHL.com - I wear this 2 times a season.
3. #4 Bogosian - ATL Thrashers 3rd Replica from NHL.com - I wear when Zach visits LA.
4. Custom Lettering - LA Kings 05/06 3rd - I wear this in regular rotation.
5. LA Kings Practice jersey Black - I wear this in regular rotation.
6. LA Kings CCM Authentic Home - I wear this in regular rotation.
7. LA Kings CCM Authentic Road - I wear this in regular rotation.
8. LA Kings RBK 2.0 09/10 3rd - This jersey is ugly, I let my friends wear it when they come to games :)

2 years ago I got 2x (home/road) authentic Kings CCM's for $40 each. I have no idea which website it was but they were having a clearance.

The #8 jersey was a GIFT to season ticket members.

The others I just bought one at a time.


There is NO EXCUSE - NONE! to buy fake jerseys. If you cannot afford $400 then buy an old CCM for much cheaper than RBK.
 
I bought my favorite jersery from the saddle dome in september 06. A fully badged preseason jersey with a price tag of $250.

For the cost of getting a jersey bought and done I can grab a meigray game used of some of the guys I collect (Around$395) and I did this a few times and now have a nice little game used collection.

I own one knock off a Atlanta Flames Tom lysiac that I wear when I play. Cost me $40 with shipping a pice I will pay for a jersey that will get destroyed over a few years. For me to get a NHL jersey in the UK Im looking to pay £130 for a blank. Add the rest on and I will be paying £350 or $475!!! Its not going to happen
 
I read most of the pages in this post and I just want to say that I love asian knockoff jerseys. I do have some legit replicas but when it comes down to it, most of mine are fake. I have 3 legit Hossa jersey's but my Ovechkin, Crosby, Gretzky and my Mike Richards ones were all bought on ebay. Grand total was less than $100 for 4 jerseys.

They look great,,,,except the Richards one lol. That is the only one that is awful. They almost used a neon orange for the Jersey. It looked hilarious. I just tossed that one out since it was so haggered. I got what I paid for on that one.

I see both sides of the argument for these but if I am looking to save some money. I am going to get a fake jersey. I would rather wear a fake jersey while i save my money to go to a real live NHL game.
 
troyjk said:
I read most of the pages in this post and I just want to say that I love asian knockoff jerseys. I do have some legit replicas but when it comes down to it, most of mine are fake. I have 3 legit Hossa jersey's but my Ovechkin, Crosby, Gretzky and my Mike Richards ones were all bought on ebay. Grand total was less than $100 for 4 jerseys.

They look great,,,,except the Richards one lol. That is the only one that is awful. They almost used a neon orange for the Jersey. It looked hilarious. I just tossed that one out since it was so haggered. I got what I paid for on that one.

I see both sides of the argument for these but if I am looking to save some money. I am going to get a fake jersey. I would rather wear a fake jersey while i save my money to go to a real live NHL game.
Click to expand...

Great -- I'll be happy to direct you to Kenny's eBay ID so you can buy some fake patches while you're at it.

Where's it end?
 

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
389,456
Messages
2,232,738
Members
4,146
Latest member
E_Thom_Tech
Back
Top