genericdude

Yeah, basketball is not mainstream popular here yet. You usually have to find basketball-specific stores to find some. There's definitely no jersey market or stores focused on tourists. There are, however in Shanghai, and I believe South Korea.

I found some real (I think) Nike replica soccer jerseys today for only $55. They're normally $85 in the US. If they were fakes they were really good fakes. I didn't take pictures because if I lingered too long I would have had salespeople hassling me.

I promise I'll get pictures before I leave.

I'm not on expert on soccer jerseys, but I think the fakes can be really good. I have some Manchester United fakes (purchased from someone in Malaysia) that I bought for $35 each in past years - when I compared them (and looking closely at feel and detail in stitching, especially patches and logos) to in-store items, I could not tell the difference.

For basketball jerseys, however, I can see the difference pretty easily. Basketball-focused stores will sell fake Swingmans for $20.

There are jerseys with player names but if was a kids team, definitely more likely to reflect the youths. While I can find authentic team jerseys at official shops, I don't think I've ever seen an authentic player jersey.

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.

I actually live in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. I assume the jerseys you're seeing are football/soccer ones. While there are specific basketball shops in Hanoi, not much in terms of other sports are available. I used to live in Hanoi for a few years so I'm pretty sure I know where you are.

Jerseys in Vietnam (fakes) can be purchased for as low as $5, a variety of different grades. I rarely see jerseys worn for fashion, however - they actually use them for athletic wear. No regular person could ever dream (well, they could, but would never do it) of purchasing a real jersey.