That was my first thought as well.
And what do you want to bet that these fake sports memorabilia are probably made in the same Chinese factories as the certified sports memorabilia? It’s extremely unlikely that they are made in Pittsburgh.
Probably the only difference is that the team owners don’t get their cut of the profits. And probably those owners are big political donors.
And the federal agents all get nice warm press box seats to enjoy
the games the little people can’t afford, all in the name
of a safer homeland.
All ‘certified’ NHL Jerseys, be they “Authentic”, “Premier Replica” or “Replica” (the three levels of quality) are made in Canada.
Political donors or not, it used to be a principle of conservatives that the control of one’s trademarks and other intellectual property was a good thing.