Russian Made Hockey Jerseys

There are many Russian Hockey Jerseys on the internet these days, and with the amount of Russian Players now in the NHL, this is seen as an opportunity by some sellers to offer Fake Russian jerseys.

We would like to give you some tips on how to make sure the Russian Hockey Jersey you are buying is the real thing and not a cheap, poorly constructed rip-off.

There are only two companys that make Authentic Russian Hockey jerseys. One is Lutch and the other is Kait. Kait however does not sell to the public, but there are a few Kait jerseys on the market and they are genuine. Lutch supplies over 90% of the Russian Hockey jerseys in use today. The Lutch and Kait jerseys have their logos sewn in the collar and the Lutch jerseys have the Russian Hockey Federation Logo also sewn in the jersey collar. If the jersey you are looking at does not have a Kait or Lutch logo on it, you are looking at a Fake jersey.

When buying a Russian Hockey Jersey, it is also important to know where the seller is located. Since eBay and Paypal are not in Russia, that should be a red flag if you see location is the Russian Federation. That means the seller is a middleman, he takes the orders, and your payment information and then sends the order to a person in Russia. The middleman does not even have the item he is selling and most will say, 3 to 4 weeks from Russia. The middleman gets a percentage of the sale and he is out of it.

When looking at a photo of a Russian Hockey jersey, if the material is smooth, and the lettering shines, it is not a real Russian jersey. Lutch and Kait jerseys names and logos are applied by Dye Sublimation, not silk screened. Most of the fake jerseys are even the wrong colors.

A size 52 (XL) Russian Hockey Jersey will tip the scale at 1lb-2ounces, a fake will check in at 7.6 ounces, this is tee-shirt material weight. An Authentic jersey has double stitched elbows and double stitched shoulders a mesh vent in the arm pit area. The fakes do not. Also, since Fighting is not allowed in Russia, Authetnic Russian Jerseys do not have fight straps

Did you know that almost all of the fake Russian jerseys are being produced in buildings that once housed Chemcial or Nuclear plants? Did you know that these jerseys are not allowed into the United States because of the health risks they may cause? Did you know that the sellers of these fake jerseys do not go through US or Russian Customs and so they are basically being exported out of Russia and imported into the United States Illegally because these jerseys will not pass Russian or US Custom inspections and would be destroyed? Did you know that before a Russian Hockey Jersey even gets to us it goes through all required inspections, our jerseys have the required documentation to be exported and imported, taxes are paid on every jersey (those other guys do not pay a penny in taxes).

The question you have or should be asking yourself is simply this, is saving a few dollars really worth putting your health, your families health, your friends health in danger just so you can buy a cheap, fake, jersey? Isn't your health and the health of your loved ones worth a few dollars more? Is it fair that a real US company that plays by the rules and pays taxes, while a counterfeiter pays nothing while selling to US customers?