As a shirt collector I could tell straight by the stitching quality between the two always a sign! Fakes are getting incredibly good and for example, a family of four who all want a kit this is the way forward and no one would notice other than a product code being different or some stitching. No one has a problem with people wearing copies, what I do have a problem with is selling copies for silly prices!
As a gal who have more fake kits than authentic ones. I can say that fake ones can mimic the original but once you wear them that's when you notice the difference. Authentic kits are just too expensive for me and rare in a country where football is not the biggest sport in fact no one cares nor watches it.
They are all made from Asia. The so called fakes are direct from factories. Whereas 'real' is sold via intermediary. Brands have alot of costs to pay, i.e. custom, shipping, tax, marketing etc
Yeah. Shirt A is definitely fake, though a commendable effort to make it so close to the original. I find that it's always the small things like the sewing and logo alignment that give the fake away but aside from that, a good quality fake will look astonishingly like the real thing. For me, at least, the sewing with the semicircle little bit at the back of the collar gave it away. It looks quite wonky.
Yeah 100% agree!! Most of my fakes have issues with proper alignment with the badges and sponsors. I have a fake Arsenal 2001 shirt and the Dreamcast sponsor is crooked lol
My beef was that I ordered the new Real Madrid kit from the adidas shop for 100 and the stitches were terrible I thought I order a fake . Then my buddy got the same kit for 40 on the marketplace and that thing obviously a fake was better than the original I ordered off the site .
One thing I'd worry about is that you don't know what kind of chemicals the fake ones secerete when you wear them. I would buy them as decoration to put on my wall but never ever start sweating in them.
Yes! Should’ve mentioned that in the video! I don’t know why I didn’t 😂 but yes it does have that product code tag! But I haven’t done a search to see what it comes up as
Here in NZ if I were to buy a fake at 25-30 pounds buy the time I convert it to $NZ it coasts me twice plus by the time I pay shipping it would be close to 100 bucks so for afew extra dollars I'm better off getting clearance originals from sports shops here like last season tops or getting sale shirts from classic football shirts
Your just not getting fakes from the right places bro, I get all mine for $28-35 per kit from Jjsport44 takes ages to ship but only 1-2 week to arrive in NZ
@Matanumi some times depends on site, where it's shipping from & cost of shipping if you go economy or quick economy it'll be around 70 nz dollars but quick would make it near 100 plus exchange rates can go up & down
Also, could it not be the case that the “fakes” are ones that didn’t pass the quality control? You see it with other clothes where a slightly incorrect stitch and it’s sold cheaper?
Nah. Unless if its marcon where those kits are actually MADE in China? Counterfeits are made I'm China every single time. Whereas the real is made where its said it's made from ( Vietnam or Bangladesh usually)
For Argentina kit the design particularly on the back is poor already regardless. Why just can't have simple stripes all the way down is beyond comprehensive. Simple designs as of 1978-86 is very beautiful and looked great. I don't mind buying an expensive one if it's worth buying. And that championship badge what's wrong with those previous ones? The newest one is simply a cheap plastic patch just like those PL patches from 2019 or 2020 onwards.
The fact you have to go into such detail to spot the difference is testament to how good the fakes are getting. I’d love to know how they get it so close, growing up in the 90’s fake shirts on holiday were soooo fake, wouldn’t be the same badge, names spelt incorrectly.
Hahaha… “Adidas, do better” :-):-) True. Is it just my impression, or does the fake have two different tones of blue? I feel the blue on the stripes is different to the blue on the lower sleeve parts, that go right/left and down to the armpits. Maybe it’s just the light? Another small difference was in the neckline, the blue/white/blue thing that looks like an Argentinian flag, the white on the fake looks like… knitted. Again, I may be wrong. I now have more than 900 authentic jerseys, but I also have less than 10 fake ones, all bought for the same reason; on a trip, wishing to buy a local jersey, but refusing to pay crazy money. More recently, Morocco, earlier this year. There was no way I would pay 80 euros to Puma for an authentic jersey (110 for the player version), so once I found a fake one for 11-12 euros, iiincredible quality (for a fake), I didn’t think twice. I stayed two months, I waited until the last week, after the Africa Cup of Nations, for Puma to slash their price, they didn’t, so...
I hate when sellers online are selling fakes for $90
Or Offerup
Facebook marketplace too
@@tony7540 I looked at FB out of curiosity and it was 10 times worse lol
As a shirt collector I could tell straight by the stitching quality between the two always a sign! Fakes are getting incredibly good and for example, a family of four who all want a kit this is the way forward and no one would notice other than a product code being different or some stitching. No one has a problem with people wearing copies, what I do have a problem with is selling copies for silly prices!
feeling of the Crest as well.
As a gal who have more fake kits than authentic ones. I can say that fake ones can mimic the original but once you wear them that's when you notice the difference. Authentic kits are just too expensive for me and rare in a country where football is not the biggest sport in fact no one cares nor watches it.
I thought A is the real one lmao
They are all made from Asia. The so called fakes are direct from factories. Whereas 'real' is sold via intermediary. Brands have alot of costs to pay, i.e. custom, shipping, tax, marketing etc
The fakes are made in China though
Except for marcon there is always a difference.... QC is so much better on legit but counterfeit gets very close
100 Facts, love this comment
Not gonna lie.. I get why people buy fakes. I'm sure the quality isn't the same but if you don't wear it often the I don't see the big deal.
The Sun of May on the fake one looks like a coin that has gone through 30 years of corrision.
you should have mentioned the loose "knitting" in the neckline bro, major difference....
great video! waiting for the washing test
Thank you for making these videos!! Great info!
Yeah. Shirt A is definitely fake, though a commendable effort to make it so close to the original. I find that it's always the small things like the sewing and logo alignment that give the fake away but aside from that, a good quality fake will look astonishingly like the real thing.
For me, at least, the sewing with the semicircle little bit at the back of the collar gave it away. It looks quite wonky.
Yeah 100% agree!! Most of my fakes have issues with proper alignment with the badges and sponsors. I have a fake Arsenal 2001 shirt and the Dreamcast sponsor is crooked lol
Is the sewing other little details worth $130 to you?
@@i.c.wiener2750nope. In fact, I will admit to having a few fakes myself lol
@@i.c.wiener2750 no but the feeling and fit and finish
of the wear sometimes is.
Better if you can get the real on discount
Which is the best quality fake shirts web to buy from? I want to do a comparison too😅
DHgate
My beef was that I ordered the new Real Madrid kit from the adidas shop for 100 and the stitches were terrible I thought I order a fake . Then my buddy got the same kit for 40 on the marketplace and that thing obviously a fake was better than the original I ordered off the site .
The adidas logo on the fake has a weird crease. That's what first gave it away. Then the assymetry on the nape is a dead give away.
One thing I'd worry about is that you don't know what kind of chemicals the fake ones secerete when you wear them. I would buy them as decoration to put on my wall but never ever start sweating in them.
Wash em first they go away after a simple wash
Never get em with name and number get it done locally
Does the fake as the tag on the inside top right ?
Some fakes will have tags but if you do a quick search of the tag then you'll find it's a fake
Yes! Should’ve mentioned that in the video! I don’t know why I didn’t 😂 but yes it does have that product code tag! But I haven’t done a search to see what it comes up as
Yes.and Nike will always have it by the arm
One is licensed one isn’t, both similar qualities, i love me a “fake” jersey
For my research purposes which website was the fake shirt off
Here in NZ if I were to buy a fake at 25-30 pounds buy the time I convert it to $NZ it coasts me twice plus by the time I pay shipping it would be close to 100 bucks so for afew extra dollars I'm better off getting clearance originals from sports shops here like last season tops or getting sale shirts from classic football shirts
Your just not getting fakes from the right places bro, I get all mine for $28-35 per kit from Jjsport44 takes ages to ship but only 1-2 week to arrive in NZ
No way it costs that much
@Matanumi some times depends on site, where it's shipping from & cost of shipping if you go economy or quick economy it'll be around 70 nz dollars but quick would make it near 100 plus exchange rates can go up & down
The fakes are getting too good... a little scary 😅
the fakes one usually has a poor alignment branding logo and the badge. you can notice from the naked eye
Also, could it not be the case that the “fakes” are ones that didn’t pass the quality control? You see it with other clothes where a slightly incorrect stitch and it’s sold cheaper?
Nah. Unless if its marcon where those kits are actually MADE in China? Counterfeits are made I'm China every single time. Whereas the real is made where its said it's made from ( Vietnam or Bangladesh usually)
Name of the shirt you have
I assume you’re asking about the shirt I’m wearing? It’s a Vans x Sci Fi Fantasy collab jersey
Where did you get the fake one from?
nice vid
Thank you!!!!
For Argentina kit the design particularly on the back is poor already regardless. Why just can't have simple stripes all the way down is beyond comprehensive. Simple designs as of 1978-86 is very beautiful and looked great. I don't mind buying an expensive one if it's worth buying. And that championship badge what's wrong with those previous ones? The newest one is simply a cheap plastic patch just like those PL patches from 2019 or 2020 onwards.
Shirt A look fake af
Elaborate.
@@toonistiny if you collect its like a sixth sense idk how to explain
@@toonistinya lot of fakes looks like the authentic jersey
I love to spent more time to save money for Original jersey ! Fake jersey total nothing !
The fact you have to go into such detail to spot the difference is testament to how good the fakes are getting. I’d love to know how they get it so close, growing up in the 90’s fake shirts on holiday were soooo fake, wouldn’t be the same badge, names spelt incorrectly.
Hahaha… “Adidas, do better” :-):-) True.
Is it just my impression, or does the fake have two different tones of blue? I feel the blue on the stripes is different to the blue on the lower sleeve parts, that go right/left and down to the armpits. Maybe it’s just the light?
Another small difference was in the neckline, the blue/white/blue thing that looks like an Argentinian flag, the white on the fake looks like… knitted. Again, I may be wrong.
I now have more than 900 authentic jerseys, but I also have less than 10 fake ones, all bought for the same reason; on a trip, wishing to buy a local jersey, but refusing to pay crazy money. More recently, Morocco, earlier this year. There was no way I would pay 80 euros to Puma for an authentic jersey (110 for the player version), so once I found a fake one for 11-12 euros, iiincredible quality (for a fake), I didn’t think twice. I stayed two months, I waited until the last week, after the Africa Cup of Nations, for Puma to slash their price, they didn’t, so...
Oh I didn’t even notice the two tones of blue but I see in the video! I’ll have took at them again in person and see! Now I’m curious 😂
Did you order it from DHgate?
Your getting ripped off if you go anywhere else