www.ice.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\nOf the 4,062 counterfeit items seized, 522 were NBA and NFL jerseys with an estimated value of $91,350. ICE claims that most counterfeit jerseys are manufactured in developing countries and smuggled into the U.S. illegally where they are sold without a license or sales tax. ICE also claims that proceeds from counterfeit sales fund organized crime.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to have any part in funding organized crime, but I also don\u2019t want to pay $250 for an authentic Carson Palmer jersey from nflshop.com, and don\u2019t even get me started on those ridiculous screen printed replicas they have the nerve to charge $80 for. Here is what Ironmike26 said in a reply to a similar article on baltimoresun.com:<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe if the NFL didn’t charge $300 per jersey there wouldn’t be such a huge market for knockoffs. For $300 I can get 6 jerseys why would I pay $300 for one. Who am I hurting, the NFL? I think they are doing fine. Players? They all live waaayyy better than we do. If the NFL and their teams would stop trying to price-gouge us at every turn with ridiculous prices people wouldn’t try to find cheaper alternatives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Well said Ironmike26. I couldn\u2019t agree with you more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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