QUOTE(smudge @ May 18 2010, 02:16 PM)
hey peeps.just wondering.do u guys especially the old time jc-ers here

could like differentiate a replica & a fake kit by just a glimpse. i.e just by passing a person wearing the kit or just from a pic w/o the obvious hints (labels,tags,etc) ? i mean the fake nowadays are getting waaayyyyyyyyy better. for example i just saw the current season's fake man utd kit sold & is almost indistinguishable except of the tags

even down to the v-shaped ventilation panels is brilliantly reproduced. so i was wondering whats the most obvious giveaways to detect fake jerseys nowadays?? i used to look out for the club badge & manufacturers logo & material.so usually i could see whether ppl are wearing fake or replica jerseys.been my hobby whenever i walk around or watching football at mamak

what say u??
Must not be confused between the kick-off version and the replica, because many take the man utd kick-off version as fake.
To learn to differentiate just by looking, one usually have to own the original first, not just see the jersey at boutiques or ALI.
To me, I will look at the badge first. Sometimes the person walk so fast you also cannot see clearly. 2nd, the colour of the jersey. Even white jerseys have like different tones. 3rd is the material/texture of the jersey, you can see the material of the jersey if you have touched the original one. I have a few other "tricks" but don't know how to explain.
Well I am not a taiko, so maybe jerseyman will know best, but he might not share as there might be fake sellers reading this thread.