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That's because Fanatics took over the jersey manufacture and cut the quality. Fanatics sucks in all sort of dimensions.

I don't think it's uniquely Fanatics. All kinds of "luxury" brands have been dropping their quality standards for several decades now. And not for making some mass market cheaper products, but on their regular supposedly "luxury" lines.

They made a name over decades and now they're going to ride the name till the end of the company.

I really do wonder if MBA == evil.

Doc Martin are absolute trash now. Managed to destroy a pair within a few months....

Is fanatic some localized term for capitalists I'm not aware of?

In a manner of speaking. They have a monopoly on selling official jerseys for some big North American sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)

In this case, Fanatic is the long-form version of the word "fan" used in the expression "sports fan".

> Fanatics, Inc. is an American sports platform that consists of several businesses, including licensed sports merchandise, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting, special events, and live commerce.

--Wikipedia

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