For example...the new Maple Leafs jerseys. All I have heard in discussions is that the counterfeits are terrible, a waste of money, and just plain awful looking. Now maybe it is because I am not a Leafs fan, but for the most part, the counterfeits look pretty close to me. The recent events with Braylon Edwards reminded me why I prefer the fake jerseys. I bought a Edwards fake for $35...now he may be suspended, be thrown in jail, never play for the Jets again after this year. I'm only out $35, instead of the $80 I was out for my crappy Favre replica. Maybe the Devils don't resign Parise next summer...well I'm only out $60, instead of the $150 a Premier jersey would have cost me. Not to mention if I am at the bar and some jerk spills beer / food on me. I wore one of my jerseys on a trip home once, and even though I was as careful as possible, I still managed to spill coffee down the front. If someone really takes the time to come up to me at a game and point out that I have a fake, I will calmly walk with them back up the tunnel, and point out that there is a game currently going on and that they need to get a life.