Saw a post about a knockoff jersey here not too long ago and wanted to toss in my experience with my own knockoff from AliExpress.
I’m like many people who thought they had more time to buy a WC or that they would be restocked at some point. Negative on both points. I also didn’t want to pay the insane prices I was seeing for them for resale.
Overall, I’m really not mad at it for only $40!
The quality is great for what I paid. The material is maybe a fraction thinner/lighter. Sizing is a bit bigger than normal sizing. Official branding is all there to match the original (not fanatics) version with maybe a few extra stitches that weren’t cleaned up but easily fixable.
Yes, there are some differences that many people would consider “glaring” such as:
1) Front logo is a bit smaller than original
2) No felt anything, sorry y’all. More traditional jersey number material.
3) the inside strap is def lower quality but no one sees that so I personally don’t care.
4) Shoulder patch is iffy tbh but oh well on that one.
All in all, I’m very happy with what I got. Sure, at some point maybe I’ll look for an authentic one because that felt is niceeeeeeee but that’ll be way down the line and I’m just trying to support the team and have fun anyways so this will be perfect. Hate if you want to hate because I know people will but I’m more than happy with this purchase.
Let me know if y’all have any questions!
by naandrade
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Looks great for being $40 vs market for the real ones. I think I’ll order one too. 😂
Probably on par with Fanatics quality anyway
I posted my own home/away knockoffs as a review a while back and took a lot of heat for that. And yes, I’ve had them alongside authentics, and I know how bad they look.
But it occurred to me that you can buy the “player jersey shirts” that are the crest on the front and the number and name on the back. Well, the old style was, the [new style](https://seattlehockeyteamstore.com/products/sk-unisex-beniers-player-tee) is a little different.
I can get a knockoff jersey from DHGate that has the same size logo (roughly) and a hockey sweater look, with the player name/number on the back. So why not? Yes, the color isn’t 100% and alongside authentics it looks bad, but it’s a bit cooler looking than just getting a T-shirt
i can’t get over how small the front emblem is
If that front emblem was just larger it wouldn’t be a bad replica.
I guess 20$ – 40$ is what its worth, considering that the real one goes for around 220$ on resell.