As far as i concerned knowing from a friend, the freight charges have been revised to RM287.16 and other amount according to weight is basically because of the request from CAPEC (The Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers) who represent the interests in Asia of the world’s leading integrated express delivery services companies: DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS

Custom has granted their wishes till end of the year, so all the freight charges by courier service from all over the world will be refering to the TACT rate by IATA as reference. However, i am not sure whether all the courier companies use the same practice, so far i only know UPS.

Although its ridiculous, just like many things, unless you are very persistence to go for a fight, if not, what we can do is only accept and find other ways  

Thanks for the useful info. But still, I find the reason behind to this is purely silly.

You paid for the services based on what is quoted in the invoice. And you see this... ridiculous.

Thanks anyway for the info.

If I order 6 jerseys from United Direct and post to SG, will the SG customs tax me and is there any GST?

Hi jersey fans! Im a jersey collector and have around 150 football shirts of various years that i bought mostly from ebay.co.uk. Its super cheap, max price i ever bid was 20pounds and that was for manutd 1999 shirt. The rest is basically below 3pounds or 0.99pence.

Do you guys know where can i get Malaysia football shirt?

Thanks dxjb for venting out your anger (that most of us share, including myself) regarding this situation with our national team jersey.

First biggest problem we have with our national team jersey, is that most people prefer to buy the fakes ones. You can even see it being highlighted by the local newspaper during the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup Finals. Pretty bad it sounds, as if we are encouraging the public to buy fake stuff.

Second issue is with the sizing of the nike jerseys. XXL = almost like european L, slightly smaller than european XL. What the hell. I never had this problem during the adidas days. Shame on nike. I have no idea what they really want. Fans to slim down I guess hehehe.. performance enhancement perhaps to the wearer (less air resistance). Ridiculous. I had to seek out XXXL (that's 3 Xs) somewhere last time to get the 2008-2009 home & away that was comfy to wear and that was a pain in the arse (you can read again my review on those jerseys here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1424696/+2377). For the ones worn in AFF Suzuki Cup 2010, no choice... had to get the XXL ones, even though they feel like wearing kappa shirts (very tight).

Third issue, which is what you're highlighting.. is availability. Yes, this problem has been always like this since nike started to make Malaysia's national team kit. In 2007, same story but not as quick as the current one. 2009.. also similar. What made things worst was no thanks (unfortunately) to Malaysia's success in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. It made these kits sell like hotcakes. Spoke to some of my friends working at al-ikhsan, the story they gave was, once Malaysia qualified into the finals, so many people suddenly bought it. The old timers like chcher, aw13 bought the shirt day one (once it was available at store). Because they know these shirts will be selling fast like hotcakes (due to the experience from previous kits).

Problem 3 is related to problem 1. Why people buy fakes? Because of cost. But for those who can afford it, they might still buy the fakes because of no stock left. You saw Malaysia win the AFF Suzuki CUp 2010 tournament, you will definitely want to have the kit.

Next problem, promises by Nike to restock the kits. Not sure why, the factory is in Indonesia though, maybe there are some issues there I don't know. Maybe someone can go to Nike Sales (M) Sdn Bhd at The Curve and ask the folks there.. when will they restock. I hope they do.. but not sure when.

So dxjb, to be honest, the problem is no thanks to nike. FAM is powerless, other national teams under nike (Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam) too have this same problem. They have kits being sold out, and no signs of being restock. Shame.. it's Nike. For european team kits, they wouldn't mind to press hard the poor Nike staffs in the factories to produce massive batches of jerseys............ 

This is a fact. Unfortunately. So to you and me and the rest......... we learn one thing. Once the jersey is out, buy first think later.

For your idea to raise this issue to the press, good luck mate. I'm with you on this... because I am annoyed to see how our national team jersey is so difficult to find but for the EPL, La Liga, Serie A kits.. piece of cake. I remember my experience one time ago, I was at Real One store in BB plaza. A Japanese couple were asking about the national team kit... I was sad to say that you can't find it here, so they ask where to find it? I was reluctant to answer (at Jalan Masjid India).. so I didn't give them any answer. Shame.

Is there any website shows from the old jersey untill today's for EPL and UEFA?

Thanks jerseyman for ur reply..I guess what we Malaysian football jersey collector must learn is pride urself with the national team jersey 1st before any other clubs u like..meaning once a jersey comes out, just buy it coz u may nevver get another chance to do so again..EPL club jerseys can wait..Malaysia team jersey is a rarity..

Just to add on, I think its foolish of Nike not to reproduce the national team jerseys of countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore..especially in Malaysia's case, the team just won a major competition in such a long time..so the jerseys surely would rake in big money..Nike could even have produced a boxset or special edition kit to celebrate the win but they did not but have been busy producing EPL teams kits..shame really..imagine how many more people would have bought he kit if it was available..?

1 question though..and its just a question..do Nike have 'udang sebalik batu' with the pirates in jersey trading? Meaning could they actually have some 'shares' in pirate trading? Think about it logically..one original jersey sells for RM250++..Nike say, selling fake ones for RM40++ people would buy that more and far outweigh the number of people buying the authentic jerseys? Im only relating this to the national jerseys of the countries around here based on the economic state we are in..meaning most of our people would rather buy the fake than the authentic ones..could Nike have any profit in this? Not an acqusation, just a question..thanks

A lot.. plenty. But which team are you referring to?

A lot.. plenty. But which team are you referring to?
This is the problem with brands like nike. They prioritize the big european teams and other popular teams but small asean countries like Malaysia... well.. The marketing is fabulous though.. but still, I see that they still do not take serious our concerns. As the 3 points that I've highlighted to you before.

Nice conspiracy theory though.. But I doubt that nike will cooperate with the fakers. These pirates have their own syndicate networks in Thailand and China. Reason why their imitation products are getting better and closer to the real stuff is because unfortunately top brands like nike/adidas are preferring to outsource the factories here in this region. Nike's authentic replica football shirts and shorts are now Made In Thailand. Nike polo tees are still in China. Adidas too has the same (Thailand and China). These pirates might have insiders from the official factories to help them imitate. But attempts are still made by these brands to reduce the risks of imitation. Nike did some effort for Man United's replica jerseys... beginning this season, the club crest is embroidered with a better detail and outline (slightly harder to imitate) but I won't be surprised if the pirates can still imitate it..

As far as I know, Nike and other brands get 0 profit from the fakers.

yup.. same design..

Is the size for the united new kit the same with the previous one ? went to try out the new united jersey and found out that the size is not the same with the previous design.

some of the early birds in the thread said that the new kit is more fitted i guess smaller width at the chest.

As far as i concerned knowing from a friend, the freight charges have been revised to RM287.16 and other amount according to weight is basically because of the request from CAPEC (The Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers) who represent the interests in Asia of the world’s leading integrated express delivery services companies: DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS

Custom has granted their wishes till end of the year, so all the freight charges by courier service from all over the world will be refering to the TACT rate by IATA as reference. However, i am not sure whether all the courier companies use the same practice, so far i only know UPS.

Although its ridiculous, just like many things, unless you are very persistence to go for a fight, if not, what we can do is only accept and find other ways  

Is it? Guess I have to wait for other people feedback..don't want people to see my "pregnancy".. Lol..

if just 1 shirt (value 35GBP and using UPS)...kene freight chargers??