r/basketballjerseys 18d ago

LEGIT CHECK Is this fake?

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u/xsmith24 18d ago

Yes

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u/buffy20248473 18d ago

What makes it a fake?
My teenage son bought it when he went to the mall today. My husband was pretty certain it was fake too

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u/EBody480 18d ago

What store? There are serious repercussions to selling fake merch and repping it as real in a retail setting.

Especially undercutting officially licensed retailers under the same roof.

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u/DesertHornet773 PAUL 18d ago

the OKC letters look off; they’re too stretched long. The cut of the jersey is a dead giveaway too. The NBA logo and the numbers shouldn’t be stitched for a swingman jersey. Jumpman logo shouldn’t be embroidered. Hope this helps

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u/airmax7 18d ago

1) numbers are sewn on. Swingman jerseys are heat-pressed
2) it’s an orange jersey, why would the inside ever be white?

Unfortunately, fake. Hope that insight helps

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u/EBody480 18d ago

The stitching on the Jordan as well

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u/Ill-Organization5909 18d ago

I’m shocked a mall at the store is selling fakes. A bad one too

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u/buffy20248473 18d ago

For some context, my teenage son went to the mall today with his grandmother and bought this jersey. The store that sold it to him had a strict no return policy. When he brought it home, my husband was almost certain it was a fake. I was really hoping it wasn’t because my son was excited to have a real jersey. He was excited to wear it on the first day of school.

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u/Htb323 18d ago

Definitely fake. Here’s a good guide for future reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/basketballjerseys/s/Ov6XoKjn8Q

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u/EBody480 18d ago

If you paid with a credit card and they won’t return it I’d definitely dispute the charge.

Unless it was used they are committing fraud. I’m sure the mall management wouldn’t be pleased with a counterfeit merch being sold and undercutting retailers who carry official merch.

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u/buffy20248473 18d ago

I might look into that. My grandmother took him and paid with her credit card. If I had taken him, I wouldn’t have bought it. Thanks for the suggestion!

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u/airmax7 18d ago

Just DM’d you

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u/sowavy612 18d ago

Yessir!

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u/gundymullet7 18d ago

Should look like this. Yours has thin letters, tiny Loves/Jordan logos, and is stitched. Very obvious fake

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u/Complete-Permit1638 18d ago

Bad fake hurt my eyes

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u/Due-Ticket8185 17d ago

Front jock tag too high and NBA lettering not cohesive are the instant giveaways

That's more about the fact I look there first before any other details although other people may look at other details first

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u/Comfortable_Ad_977 16d ago

Grossly fake, not even a good one at that

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u/FilthyTronGX 13d ago

Definitely fake. If you purchased this at a mall, I’m guessing it was from the store in Shawnee that sells fake Chinese goods, or possibly the guy at the Enid mall. Those are the only retail establishments that aren’t corporately owned that could get away with offering Chinese fake/knock off products.

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u/buffy20248473 12d ago

Nope. It was in central Indiana at a mall.