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The current state of jersey buying is depressing: (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by MightbeJay@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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Wanted a Nick Chubb Browns retro jersey. $170 on the NFL team shot website. Went to a Chinese knockoff site, I could’ve bought 7 different jerseys for $170. The price difference is just insane. How can they justify pricing a jersey at $170? Do people actually buy it?

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[–] BalboaBaggins@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The answer is simple, because it generates absolutely insane amounts of money for Fanatics, the leagues, and the owners.

I used to work for a company that worked with Fanatics. Their profit margins as you can imagine are absolutely ridiculous. That jersey being sold for $100 costs them at most $10 to manufacture and ship over from a Chinese factory.

[–] McKnitwear@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I know you said "at most" , but $10 is being generous with the scale these factories operate at, and the cost of materials / labour in China. I bet you it probably costs them closer to $4-5 per jersey

[–] kellzone@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Probably the same Chinese factories that make the knockoffs. They have all the specs already.