If the board is only for the actual sport itself, feel free to move it to chit chat, mr. moderators------

but yeah. anyone else experience issues with their products?

they're taking over multiple sports, I believe that even some of the NFL Nike paraphernalia is produced by Fanatics with the Nike label. They even have bought some smaller brands that were once known for their quality product. kind of mirrors the fast food industry... but those weren't the best of quality to begin with--lol.

1/13/2024 12:10:47 AM

Yes there are a countless number of hilarious examples on the internet of the general shittiness of their apparel. They basically have no quality control so you'll get things like jerseys with upside down player nameplates, jerseys with incorrect name/number combos, off-center/askew logos. All this is in addition to the general poor quality of construction and fabric choices.

In conclusion, fanatics obviously is cutting all the major sports leagues huge deals by cutting every corner possible and provide the absolute shittiest quality product to the consuming public. They get away with it because the teams still get their money and since they have exclusive rights to authentic/replica jerseys, anyone who wants to buy a jersey has no other real choice.

1/13/2024 2:53:10 AM

^ Agree with all of that. Some of the things I have purchased from them have been okay. But a lot of it has been subpar to be officially licensed apparel. I bought a couple of Braves mesh polos and the A was starting to peel off immediately. The cotton T-shirts I have purchased from them have been terrible quality. The mesh ones have been okay.

1/15/2024 10:31:22 AM

https://theathletic.com/5276715/2024/02/15/nike-mlb-fanatics-jersey-issues/?source=user_shared_article

https://defector.com/nike-and-fanatics-have-truly-fucked-up-mlbs-new-uniforms

lol

[Edited on February 15, 2024 at 6:50 PM. Reason : .]

2/15/2024 6:26:23 PM

I’m picturing Dontrelle Wills(sp?) atm

2/15/2024 10:53:01 PM

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39577625/mlb-players-add-see-pants-concerns-new-uniforms

see-thru pants

2/22/2024 10:31:35 PM

https://twitter.com/IcyVert/status/1760783331266834651

NSFW

2/22/2024 10:35:57 PM

Maybe they want more homos to watch? Not that there’s anything wrong with that

2/23/2024 9:05:28 PM