Be careful! FAKE team shirts on the bay!

Elzar

I spotted some counterfeit tour team shirts on ebay, seller has already sold at least a handful. Flipping merch is one thing, but counterfeiting them and selling them is worse IMO. I dont mind flippers at all, it's the only way for me to obtain most of the stuff i have, but this just plain sucks - they may as well just start printing their own currency as well.
...is not somehow illegal? the dood uses a deceptive picture but states "the shirt was not bought a the event", "printed on Hanes Beefy T"

:evil:

drsluggo

Def report that to the TC. Can you post the seller so we know who to avoid? I know that also draws more attention to him, but its good to know...

beags

While this isn't cool. I have thought ever since I saw the prices these were going for on ebay, that it would be waaaay more cost effective to have a replica screen printed for yourself, than it is to throw down $100+ bones on some cotton. I know that's not supporting the band, but neither is paying some guy on ebay who may have just worked at the venue and acquired a bunch of shirts...*cough*looking at you LA 1-4*cough*

Get_Right

simple
if you didnt get it at the show or from the 10c (or perhaps a trustworthy trader here)
dont frigging buy it

drsluggo

beags wrote:

neither is paying some guy on ebay who may have just worked at the venue and acquired a bunch of shirts...*cough*looking at you LA 1-4*cough*

Why in the world were they selling the sports shirts and LA stickmen shirts outside of the venue where ANYONE could by them? I thought that was terribly lame and it really took away a lot of people's chances at getting them. Oh well, I know, but I really was surprised with something so limited they'd toss them outside of the venue to anyone.

Songburst

You can tell that they are fakes because they are of good quality.

arq

I would like to know the name of the seller please :evil: I want to check if the tshirt I bought today is "legal"

Wobbie

Songburst wrote:

You can tell that they are fakes because they are of good quality.

KDH12

isn't PJ stealing someone else' logo to promote their show

Wilds

KDH12 wrote:

isn't PJ stealing someone else' logo to promote their show

I would guess they have permission and/or paid some type of licensing fee.

Wilds

Elzar wrote:

I spotted some counterfeit tour team shirts on ebay, seller has already sold at least a handful. Flipping merch is one thing, but counterfeiting them and selling them is worse IMO. I dont mind flippers at all, it's the only way for me to obtain most of the stuff i have, but this just plain sucks - they may as well just start printing their own currency as well.
...is not somehow illegal? the dood uses a deceptive picture but states "the shirt was not bought a the event", "printed on Hanes Beefy T"

:evil:

Please give a link so we know what to look out for.

Elzar

arq wrote:

I would like to know the name of the seller please :evil: I want to check if the tshirt I bought today is "legal"

DONT BUY THE FAKES!
If you did, I would ask for my money back - rather than support this kind of shit.
did you buy this one arq?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pearl-Jam-Los-Angel ... 27ac33afb2

arq

Elzar wrote:

arq wrote:

I would like to know the name of the seller please :evil: I want to check if the tshirt I bought today is "legal"

DONT BUY THE FAKES!
If you did, I would ask for my money back - rather than support this kind of shit.
did you buy this one arq?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pearl-Jam-Los-Angel ... 27ac33afb2

:evil: yes, I bought that one grrr...

TheLostSoul

that sucks! the buy it now price should've been a red light no?

Elzar

TheLostSoul wrote:

that sucks! the buy it now price should've been a red light no?

if it's too good to be true.......

arq

I bought the entire PJ collection on vinyl for $250 shipping included (not on eBay) so I kind of consider my self lucky, so a low buy it now price is not always a bad thing

Songburst

Really .. who cares? It will look great and it will be decent quality. Unless you are one of those "I have one of the few shirts and they are worth $150 on EBay" types of people, enjoy your fake shirt. You will be wearing it longer than anybody who bought 3 of the real ones.

Elzar

Songburst wrote:

Really .. who cares? It will look great and it will be decent quality. Unless you are one of those "I have one of the few shirts and they are worth $150 on EBay" types of people, enjoy your fake shirt. You will be wearing it longer than anybody who bought 3 of the real ones.

so how many of these did you make? jk

i just didnt want to see anyone buy one of these and think they got the real deal - but i guess if you're ok with this, then go for it. I'll hold my hopes out that 10c will sell these and the EV merch

Songburst

Elzar wrote:

Songburst wrote:

Really .. who cares? It will look great and it will be decent quality. Unless you are one of those "I have one of the few shirts and they are worth $150 on EBay" types of people, enjoy your fake shirt. You will be wearing it longer than anybody who bought 3 of the real ones.

so how many of these did you make? jk

i just didnt want to see anyone buy one of these and think they got the real deal - but i guess if you're ok with this, then go for it. I'll hold my hopes out that 10c will sell these and the EV merch

If I wasn't so lazy I would have made some. I could literally make dozens of dollars selling cheap knock-offs.

Those city-specific shirts have 2 chances of appearing in the goods section: slim and none and I think slim just left town.

arq

it bothers me A LOT the dishonesty, if they guy says "is a fake tshirt" I have the choice to buy it or not knowing that.

Songburst

arq wrote:

it bothers me A LOT the dishonesty, if they guy says "is a fake tshirt" I have the choice to buy it or not knowing that.

And yet the world keeps spinning. Seriously, you probably bought a better shirt than what was available at the show. It should bother you a lot more that multi-millionaires peddle cheap shit at inflated prices to pad their already fat wallet.