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Ed Belfour as a Shark. Only played 13 games, and only had Sharks coloured gear for half of those.

Looks like a bit of airbrushing/photoshopping went on in the card on the left.

I think the right uniform for him would be the Capitals.

Niewuendyk, MacInnis, Iginla & Maybe Kipper should all be retired, none of this Forever a Flame business.

I think its just the material they used to make the D

There were a couple of warnings in the Detroit News over counterfeit merchandise leading up to the Winter Classic (Which the Leafs won! )

I wouldn't call it a counterfeit, just an improperly customized jersey.

Really?

Its cheaper and nobody sped when they bought it?

Put them in Newark and I will need to change teams

Why? Sports teams don't represent or "rep" an area, they just happen to play there. Most players don't "rep" an area either, and mos likely couldn't give a who they play for, and rightfully just want to be paid, so why change teams?

God forbid the guy cheers for a home town team.

I'm in Hanoi, Vietnam for two weeks. I could fill 10 pages with pictures of fake jerseys. They're sold on almost every street. They even have fake Apple stores here.

Post some pics if you can.

I will if my kids will cooperate. I tried to today, but they wouldn't allow me to stop and look at anything.

I may be going to China in the spring of 2015, I am hoping to get some good counterfeit pics while I'm there.

I'm in Hanoi, Vietnam for two weeks. I could fill 10 pages with pictures of fake jerseys. They're sold on almost every street. They even have fake Apple stores here.

Post some pics if you can.

I am a huge jersey collector. You know what? Spending $200 on a replica stinks. But that doesn't justify buying a "Reebko" fake. There are so many ways to get quality jerseys for cheap: eBay/Kijiji, thrift stores, end-of-season team clearances, websites such as SportsK.com, etc. It's not like the only way to get a jersey is to spend $200 on a brand new one. I own 22 jerseys (all licensed). Take out inherited/gifted ones, and I have 14 (jerseys I purchased myself). Eleven of those were bought for less than $100. You can build up a nice jersey collection without burning a hole in your wallet.

This. I have a personal limit of $50 per jersey. I have 15 jerseys (all licensed), and have never gone over my $50 limit. Highlights include a free Leafs jersey, a $3 Opera-Dog Coyotes jersey, a $5 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles jersey, and a $15 Robo-Pen jersey.

Agreed 1000 times over. I have 196 Hockey jerseys in my collection and due to ebay, sales and bargain hunting I have not paid full price in years.

Look at most of the recent Stanley Cup rings (Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh) they all had 1 Stanley Cup on them.

So justifying IP theft?

How did the thread title get changed?

I'm sure that we all have read into the very popular counterfeit jerseys thread, but I want to expand on a specific topic here today. I noticed that a lot of people have DEFENDED the practice of counterfeit jerseys in the thread, and that alarms me. First and foremost, I will be one of the first to admit, the prices that Nike or Reebok or Majestic are currently commanding for their products is pretty nuts. But you can't go and support these shoddy businesses. But I won't even get into the labor practices, we need to have a talk about IP theft. I am honestly shocked that a forum full of designers would have people that would actually defend IP theft. We need to protect designer's IP and not buy counterfeits, no matter the price. Don't say that you can't afford the real ones, because if that is the case, you shouldn't be buying these products, not supporting law-infringing businesses. Just wondering what the rest of the board has to say on this topic.

I think its safe to say that a majority of us agree with you.

The wavy numbers are a dead giveaway.

the internet is easy to order from and people don't want to pay triple digits for something as trivial as a sports jersey

You can order authentics from the Internet, too.

that are around 300 versus a 25-50 dollar jersey that if you can find a good one is virtually identical to the 300 authentic

If you believe that, maybe you should buy some counterfeit glasses too.

I know a lot of people do not like the current Capitals home and road but I think they were one of the better Edge-afied jerseys.

Scotty Bowman's ring collection.

This jersey does absolutely nothing for me. I like the current white much better.

Since we're doing Simpsons references...

"It was just vapor lock"

I like how the counterfeiter has front row tickets in his pictures.

Counterfeit crackdown with surprising results.