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Originally Posted by jayswin
Imo, they should be judged by their replicas because that's what the majority of fans can afford. I hate the whole "here's our nice one for more than most fans can afford, or if you're a peasant, here's a complete hunk of junk for $130".
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Yeah, the one thing that people maybe forget about the current Adidas retail jerseys is that they reset the price point for what the average fan has to pay. Sure, the Addias ones are better than the old Reebok replicas, but now you're paying $200 instead of $140 (or whatever it was). If you're paying 42% more, you'd hope it's a better product.
I think they tried to pass it off as "now it's an 'authentic' jersey" (even though it isn't) but for better or for worse they've now normalized that $200 price point.