How To Spot a FAKE "Authentic" Mitchell & Ness Throwback Jersey | BE VERY CAREFUL!!!!! 

Honestly if you can’t tell if it’s fake just rock with it. It’s still a quality jersey at the end of the day for over half the price

Not gonna lie, that fake one looks FIRE lmao, I wouldn't mind it if it's cheap

Great video! I personally have no problem wearing a fake. I’m not as worried about getting it dirty or ruining it. But it sucks that there’s people out here selling them as “authentic jerseys” knowing they’re fake. This video is extremely helpful!

Daaaaamn! Just bought my first jersey, now you have me thinking. These jerseys are not easy to come by, so thank you for all the detail! Great job!

Take away the quality control argument. Mitchell and ness sent me a Dominique Wilkins jersey with the jock tag upside down. How did that pass quality control?

We need a video like this! Great job real. I wouldn’t go too crazy over the bubbles on the numbers. I got a jersey from Mitchell and Ness and the numbers have bubbles on em, I’m guessing some go the cracks. But this is definitely a fake jersey. Keep up the great video Rio!

The cut on the fake jersey looks way better, I'm a man and I don't need no hourglass cut, that would fit alot better on a woman lol

I used to have the Champion replica back when I was a kid. Wish I kept it.

Damn! Thank, brother. Just checked my autographed Iverson jersey and no QC sticker. Double checked my jordan M&N and the QC sticker was there. Both from 2018. I hope I can still get my money back from PayPal but I doubt it. Either way, now I know. Great content! Subscribed.

Thanks for the info. I just bought a "fake" #45 Jordan on Mercari the other day. I called the seller out and wanted a return or exchange because the jersey had broken stitching. They said to just keep it. I thought something was off. After I watched your video, I'm totally convinced it's a fake.

Great video! I own the Mitchell & Ness Toronto Raptors Vince Carter jersey. Do you have a jersey collection video?

Love the vids rio I ain’t gone lie I got tons of them UA jersey if I can’t get the authentic I prefer to go that route rather than over paying someone for the slight difference but I wear my stuff

Fake still looks good🤷🏽‍♂️💯 beats paying 300$ for material

Great video Rio ! aye I would have rocked the UA jerseys and kept my retail jersey on ice. I rock retail and UA and them UA joints saved me a ton of times when it came to stains and rips. Nice vid fam 🫡

My honest opinion, I don't think there's a such thing as "unauthorized authentic" I don't think the terms unauthorized & authentic go together. It's either authentic, unauthorized, replica/fake.

Lol i respect the vid but you are wildin, both your jerseys for both teams were authentic, definitely not fake, just made different factories more than likely. I have purchased 4 jersey from nba store usa this past year as well and 1 didn't have a QC tag so it happens sometimes or perhaps fell off or maybe snuck around somehow but rest assure its still authentic. Respect that you being thorough but i believe they were all authentic but just made different standards, the differences you pointed out really were not bad at all like the cut and very slight color shade. The tags and jock tag is the most important parts and from what i see all are still legit. Even both NbaStore tag fonts including the all caps version is on both my jerseys as well.

Great vid brotha salute 💪🏽

What’s good Rio, man I must say I’m not totally sold that these are fake. They are definitely different, which should give you enough to question them but unless jersey fakes stepped up another level, the fact they did the sublimation on the Vince Carter jersey almost perfect makes me think these can possible be real but just made from a different manufacturer. Great video bro. Helps the jersey world for sure

Great unauthentics man, price wise? Also, you have to take in consideration that the factories are kinda like a franchise, they have the materials that they use for the “authorized” ones, they are know to use the same materials from the same factories and “replicate” the “authorized” ones and sell them on whatever market.

UA taking over 2021 lol.. a lot of people have already switched over.. same quality for half the price

I recently bought the Mitchell and Ness Authentic 1985 Walter Payton Home Jersey from Fanatics. This is the second one of this exact jersey I have bought, with first one coming through Macy's, I just needed a larger size. The one I received from Fanatics today had a serious flaw in that all the burnt orange stripe colors and number and name trim was so faded it looked like orange sherbert and not the actual deep burnt orange the Bears use. The difference between the jerseys was night and day when I laid them next to each other. Still the same great quality Mitchell and Ness is known for but this is clearly a quality control issue on the screened numbers and stripes. Sending it back and will try again. I will call Mitchell and Ness to give then a heads up as well.

I would personally buy both. The real and authentic jersey I would frame, the fake jersey I would wear to games or festivals because it would most likely get dirty anyway.

Maybe like sneaker production factories, it could be possible they were produced in a different factories?

One thing "UA's" never get correct when it comes to shoes, and now even jerseys, is the correct shade of color. It's always slightly off.

Thank you for this video Rio! I am selling an estate with a ton of M&N jerseys. From watching your video I can tell some of the fakes from the real.

How's the jersey sizing for authentics bro? I'm a Medium on Nike Swingman, and go Large if I want a loose fitting.

Actually I want to buy a jersey on e bay but there is a lot of them and some of them costs double than the others it’s really hard to identify if they are replica/fake specially because it’s not possible to see it personally! Thanks for these advices I will pay attention on my next purchase!

damn… if you dnt mind me askin big dog but where did you get the UA jersey?? thats the best lookin jersey i seen hands dwn.

How do you find the double stitched 🧵 UA jerseys they are hard to find?

you mind sharing the website where you got the fake ones from ? thanks

VERY CLEAR BRO.... THANK YOU!!!!!

Never buy ANYTHING from Hong Kong or CZN sellers...you can guarantee it's going to be fake/unauthentic unless that is what you are looking to get. Ebay and other sites are populated with Hong Kong sellers selling replica sneakers, replica action figures, replica clothing and jerseys and etc.

Was it a significant price difference on the “UA” opposed to the authentic?

Thanks for looking out for your fellow collectors. But in my opinion, I don't think that the jerseys you bought from Hong Kong are fake. I think that those jerseys did not pass the quality control check and should have been destroyed instead of being resold. I will explain why I think that way. I am new to jersey collecting but I collect many other collectibles. For those other collectibles, there can be small differences in details depending on the factory that produced the item. They are called "variants" by the collectors and some of the rarer variants are in greater demand. This is more common in coin collecting, for example. Variants also exist in some Masters of the Universe toys that were produced by different factories in the 80's. The fake jerseys that you showed have too much attention to detail and strong similarity to the real ones that makes it more probable that they originated from a Mitchell & Ness factory rather than from a third party factory producing fakes. It would take too much time, skill, and money for someone to produce fakes of that quality. Based on my experience, attention to detail is generally lacking with fakes because those people want to earn "quick and easy" money. Thus, although I can be wrong, I truly believe that what you have are "factory rejects" rather than counterfeit jerseys.

Great vid I just got a Mays 24 jersey XXXL didn't "Pay Attention" to noticing it was from China until shipping was more 2weeks...was a little concern then when I received it a little sooner thought ok must be serious seller...1st look I was concern it didn't look like a true XXXL to my eyes...then neck opening was too small had to force over head...length was tolerable but width definitely not correct also stitching was frayed a little at edges of numbers and his name on jersey still for $50 even though ticked off for promoting as REAL but could get over it better if the fit was on point...QUESTION?...why by now does China & India replicas continue to have sizing issues they know we are just Bigger in America by now Dang com'on...we wouldn't be so disappointed if they at least got the sizing right because the items would feel better on our bodies while wearing them!💯🤔

Appreciate the video 🙌🏾

I just got a authentic jersey from Mitchell and ness and it was a snug fit but mine was bout straight from the store so I have no worries about it being fake at this price I’m not gonna pay for fake jerseys that’s not right color wise and everything else

My jersey looks like the real one same stitching inside the jersey and tag inside but didn't come with the barcode sku number. Is it real or fake?

Love yo shit bro bro keep it up fasho

I just got a “Swingman” Dominique Wilkins jersey from eBay and it is definitely not Swingman. It is more similar to the NBA Authentic but it is still off. It is a good quality knockoff but I am also convinced it is a fake. Fortunately I only paid about $35 for it. It is only the second jersey I have purchased and I only have a Swingman Kareem jersey to compare it with. The differences I notice are the tags are not the same. The Nique is more flexible material on the Mitchell and Ness tag on the left side of the waist. Also the 1986-87 tag is felt but it is nicer material on the Kareem. It could almost pass as an NBA authentic but it doesn’t look exactly like that tag from the Mitchell and Ness website either. Another difference is the striped trim around the neck and arms is a thicker material on the Kareem.

You could have a fire fit on but a reject with it just negates everything. If your outfit was plus ten in your favor then a reject turned it around to a negative ten. These are the kind of jerseys that the Mafia put on people before throwing them into a river! BTW when I saw Karl Malone wearing L.A. Gear I knew from that point on he would never win a NBA championship.

Biggest tell for fake jerseys is the cross stitching on the jock tag. On MLB jerseys they will even have it on the sleeve patch.

I'm seeing a lot of these "UA" jerseys selling for 35-55 bucks in the US nowadays when you look at spots like ebay. I'm thinking the jerseys have reached a price point where its actually worth it to get the fake... I got a ton of jerseys and in NY there's only about 3/4 of the year to wear em in... I figure I'm gonna wear them for 30 times in my life each? might even be a stretch. Idk if authenticity is worth 5-8x the money when you look at it like that.

Your real Vince Carter jersey has a few minor flaws. The basketball in the raptors hand should be touching the black stripe and the nba logo should be slightly left of the grey stripe

Thank you. Some fakes are great have features real jerseys don't. But there are people catching people out there saying this $22 jersey is an authentic & they selling it for $150+. Thank you.

working at the Mitchell & Ness store I’ve seen authentic Mitchell and Ness jerseys have a few of the characteristics that’s on the “fake” one has but the Jock Tag and the Inner tags on the fake are definitely a dead giveaway

Usually buy ones that are super cheap obviously fake cause of the price but hard to tell really and I wear those out and about cause will usually get dirty etc real ones where I live are $500 plus so if I ever want framed then I’ll drop the cash but I like to wear out so can’t bring myself to pay that much .

I have a Jacket (kid size 11) Chicago is spelled "CIHCAGO". And on the back it says CHICAGA under the regular logo. I'm glad I didn't buy it. I friend ask me to see what I could find out.

I have a lbj rookie jersey from 2003 i gave it to my brother it was authentic but tbh the throwback craze is OVER it was alive n well in 2002-2003 but now in 2020 NOBODY WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

I recently got a muggy bogues jersey for my son, while he was wearing it, I noticed the name on top of the hardwood classics tag says “MugGy Bogues” instead of “MuggSy Bogues”. I saw the same one on some website, it had the same spelling mistake, and it was kids size. Can someone tell me if it’s fake or not.

Yo do you think that there were real ms jerseys until it went thru qc an it didn't pass? Then they was supposed to be destroyed but they wear stolen and then sold on the black market

Where did you cop the UA jersey from ?

Where did you but the fake I need 1 asap

hows the size/fit comparison? I know the fake NFL jerseys seem to run bigger/ larger...are these about the same or is one larger?

colorful beautiful clean clothes that are well made !

The easy main way to tell is the name where its stitched theres thread connecting the letters on the name on the fakes the real ones the name every letter is stitched separate

When are you going to do another jersey pickup vid?

They're even making unauthorized jerseys that looks authentic 😮 Jeez! Folks really gotta be careful.

You bought a factory flawed jersey and I’m pretty sure I know who you bought it from. There’s certain sellers on grailed and ebay who sell these kind of jerseys for low prices. Most people won’t notice but these jerseys will have flaws. I bought 2 jerseys myself from one of these sellers and the stitching was pretty bad.

could be fake or could just be pieces that didn't pass the QC and also could be different factories or different markets so they could vary

Do it matter if the description of the jersey on a web page say made in china?

At the end of the day it’s the same material where it falls short is the quality control the only difference is there buying them from China and selling them to you with strict quality control vs you buying them from China yourself rolling the dice but for the price difference.. $50 vs $150

Stick to buying directly from Mitchell and ness or a reputable place like hibbett sports.. online independent sales are always sketch

Glad you were able to be reimbursed. 🙃

Can you link the Shop for the fake jersey pretty nice

Honestly, you can also tell by the wieght of the jersey. Fakes are really light, real ones are kind of heavy.

So my girl got me the raptors jersey and it never had the QC sticker on the tag. Do you still think its real without it? everything else seems legit and I know she got it from the main website.

Notification gang 🤘🏽

I'm pretty sure both are authentic and one is USA run and one is china run. Both are legit Mitchell & Ness, just USA version vs China version.

The Cut on the right is correct M&N cut is wrong they make there jerseys based on Champion style ProCuts but champion don’t have a hour class shape it’s just a looks that way bc of how the ends are split at the bottom.

Not everyone can afford a $300 Mitchell and Ness jersey and honestly based on what it probably cost to make it they shouldn’t have to pay that much. I’m all for affordable knockoff jerseys.

People pay good money to have authentic things. Would suck to pay retail on something fake. It matters if you don’t want to be scammed.

Question are you still gonna rocc the fake Jersey or not??..🤷🏿

In other countries, they sell more m&n AU white-tag jerseys and declare them as legit fuck!

cost on each individual jersey?

It’s weird cause the backing not being pulled off is usually on the fakes.

I think you got a rejected ones or a smuggled items, just my opinion.😽✌🏼✌🏼 i had before a MN authentic MJ 98 finals with white zip tag and i dont see any flaws or bubbles, nor abnormal cut with the body. It also have a qc pass sticker on washtag.

They look fake to me too. The ones on the left look good, or at least better.

Honestly in my experience w shoes there is no “unauthorized authentic “ there’s just real or fake.. that is a term that was made up to make ppl feel better about their replicas. They don’t make them in the same factory or run extras , nothing like that. The materials are different but if you don’t have a real on hand it can be real hard to tell ..Appreciate your video though bc you help others to learn from ur mistakes. Sucks it has to be that way…

They look really similar

I was looking at a Kobe Bryant “authentic” and the NBA logo was wayyyy lower than the Larry O’Brien trophy on the left side of the jersey. But wants authentic prices! 🤦🏻‍♂️

The way the jerseys are cut shows they are fake but hey they done an amazing job if you getting them cheaper. The stitching is better quality than the genuine jerseys

Is it any way I can send photos of mine to tell authentic

I don’t think its a fake.

Is dude still active Ima shop with him. They look good to me for 1/3 of the cost I’m all for it. Now if he needed 100$ for these it’s way too much 50$ perfect I’ll buy in a New York minute

I got a shaq magic jersey to

Bro I think their good, im not a super sport nut or know every detail. But I've been collecting jerseys (specifically nba) since 2001. Stopped for awhile and went snkrhead route. Cameback bout 3 4 years ago. Since then I've learned alot about mitchell and nees. I learned they have different runs every couple of years. They get their jerseys made in different countries and different factories. That could be the reason because I live 15 mins away from the store in Philly. I know people who buy the same player same jerseys when they restock them and they are always made and cut different. I'm in jersey groups on fb that's the biggest problem they have on there because mitchell and ness keep making the jerseys different so something like this can happen to a person who's not heavy into jerseys. But hey it's your bread, it don't look right don't buy because I know me, if I feel it's off it's gonna irritate me forever and it's from HK . It's 2021 it could be a UA lol 💯

Whats the chest length in inches on size 40?

I wouldn’t call these jerseys “fake” honestly. Cause I bought jerseys from the actual NBA store online and then DICKS Sporting Goods. I’m sure depending on where it’s made, quality may be lighter than the other for sure. Like my Jalen Hurts Kelly Green jersey is made in Honduras, while my Devonta Smith Home Jersey is made in Vietnam. I have my Allen Iverson Jersey also but I didn’t look where it’s made because honestly it doesn’t matter to me. I wear these jerseys only on gameday for the sake of my support and a fan of these players. But what I would call is fake just someone on street making it without quality control. I mean all my jerseys are at least 120+ bucks. These jerseys will last if I take good care of them. But I definitely enjoyed watching the video and seeing the difference in Jerseys.

S as I know the stuff which comes off in the inner side off the stitching comes from the stitching template. Normally u only got the rest of it in fake jerseys as my experience is. So I wondered that the real one got this here oO

overseas they dont have to worry about copy laws thats how they get away with everything. i collect real jerseys and wear fakes cause i dont want to ruin a several hundred dollar jersey.

So u kept the jerseys and money?..

If it looks official I’m rockin it.

I can see the color difference on both Jerseys... I can see the slight stitching difference as well... IMHO those minor differences won't persuade me to spend $175-$300 on a Jersey I can get from China/Hong Kong (where 95% of our shit in the US comes from Anyways) for $34.95... Besides if someone is looking that damn hard at my Jersey(which I doubt) then they need to find them a better hobby... Not trashing your video at all but just speaking from an economical sense... but I appreciate u taking the time to note the similarities/differences because I was curious.

Just not that serious. Id say the only issue would be paying full price, that aside theyre both too close to call. Fakes both in jerseys and shoes have really stepped up big time in recent years. Unfortunate result of sweat shop labor.

Them the best fakes I've ever seen in my life

Where can I get this fake jersey ?

Just keep the retail on closet and wear the UA for beater nobody's gonna know👌

Wait isn’t Mitchell and ness a company that sells replicas?? So pretty much this video is about replicas of replicas?? Because they both look like real jerseys to me! And both aren’t authentic nfl jerseys anyway and I’d only wear it to a game or for a game on tv anyways which I’d probably get dirty anyways so I’ll just go with the cheaper replica

So would you agree that a Mitchell and Ness without a caretag is fake?