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a little question about autenticity

i've heard that player issue shirt do not have any logos on the bottom front, like supporter shirts have, and that this could be an easy way to spot fan-shirts from players issues.

however, i have lately seen many shirts on ebay tagged as match worn, but they have the "formotion" mark on the front. Do player issue shirts have this mark on?

Player shirts Do have formotion logo on. at least all the newcastle shirts do.

Player shirts have formotion on them. Both Match worn and issued.
But its no problem for a smart seller on Ebay to fake a formotion shirt.
You can buy the formotion logo on Ebay also(Hong Kong, China, Thailand.. etc..) , so be aware for fake shirts...

I saw yesterday a Romania Shirt with long sleeves with Formotion at Adidas along with other short sleeved that are all like the rest ( Clima Cool + the thing on the other side ) so the Formotion is the authentic version? It was even cheaper then the rest, I thought it was a semi-fake.

For a couple of years ago I could trust that a Formaotion shirt was a genuine player shirt.
But not anymore. It's no problem faking a player shirt. And the is no problem buying a formotion shirt without numbering and logos, to build your own playershirt.

It is much more important that you check the other signs for a genuine shirt, as well as the formotion logo.
The lettering and logos, size and material? Compare with pictures from matches and other shirts you know is real shirts.
Serialnumbers. Clima Cool and formotion shirts has different serial numbers.

Another thing:
I have match shirts in my collection, that are clima cool.
Many teams has used Clima Cool shirts in matches for many reasons.
So it is not a rule that teams only uses Formotion shirts.

Be aware for fake shirts!!
I have bought fake shirts my self, but I hope I never do that again.

If the shirt is to cheap, it's probably a reason for it!

they are cheaper, but sometimes a real matchworn shirt starts at a lower price.

also, that the price is high is not always decisive. many buyers can be fooled and bid high for fake shirts. so check out the shirts yourself, as mentioned in the previous post: if you can find pics of the shirts, from that same season, you will easily see if they are a cheap fake. However if they are a good fake, it can be harder to see before you get it in the mail.