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The funny thing that you can order it from SEA (mostly Thailand) for roughly ~$30 through https://www.dhgate.com/ DHGate is perfect to buy fake jerseys that are pretty much the same with genuine tags. Either stolen from the factory or they work overhours, I don't know. But the quality and the actual product is almost always the same.

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This is also a good way to get in trouble with customs.

Source: Have a friend who bought counterfeit items and got held up at customs for it.

How?

They get seized at worst, you get a reship. Nobody cares about it as long as you aren't getting 50+ for resale.

>It is illegal to purchase counterfeit goods. Bringing them into the United States may result in civil or criminal penalties.

https://www.cbp.gov/FakeGoodsRealDangers

Tell that to amazon

Amazon isn't the one importing counterfeit items in.

No, they are "only" storing and delivering them.

Storing, delivering them, taking payment for them, taking returns of them, and in many cases representing to customers that they are purchasing them from Amazon.

Realistically though, CBP isn't going to come after you if you're buying a few hundred bucks of apparel for personal use.

You can find yourself on a CBP list if you import counterfeit goods.

https://www.racked.com/2018/1/8/16849298/amazon-counterfeits...

So the risk is being unable to purchase totalitarian favors? If you're that worried, have the package addressed to a different nym.

Funny how there's a list for natural persons, but not (large) corporations.

There are well known open air markets in downtown Manhattan where everyone goes for counterfeit goods. If that place stays open, I really doubt getting one jersey with freehongkong written on it is going to set off their alarm bells.

That's a good way to lose your Global Entry membership too.

https://www.racked.com/2018/1/8/16849298/amazon-counterfeits...

>past violation of customs laws or regulations on your record may make you ineligible for Trusted Traveler programs

this is about the NBA kowtowing to the CCP, no one is surprised you can buy fake shirts somewhere

I can definitely concede that the NBA is acting cowardly, but I feel like the amount of hate/attacks NBA is receiving is disproportionate. Essentially all global businesses appease China to varying degrees and NBA is being singled out because of their outspokenness on US-related issues. And denigrating companies because they did not speak about ALL issues would simply result in them avoiding all contentious issues. Furthermore, a lot of this outrage feels extremely disingenious which I feel like further justify my "distaste".

Like I stated in a previous comment - our main focus should be pressuring the government and congress where the real change happen. Especially since China would retaliate against any company talking about their issues. Also, focusing on the gov/congress do not in any way prevent the pressuring of companies to do the right thing.

> And denigrating companies because they did not speak about ALL issues would simply result in them avoiding all contentious issues.

The NBA has had a voice on the matter, they could have stayed quiet like you mentioned, but they chose to side with cruelty.

When their main star, Lebron, publicly called out the critiques on China for their treatment of Hong Kong “misinformed”, it sought to normalize oppression, condoning dictatorship practices and cruelty.

The NBA has a powerful speech platform that should be used responsibly.

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