spudrock512 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 I just wanted to check others opinion of Starter Jerseys. I would think most of us know that the Starter jerseys that were used on the ice were the ones produced in Berlin, WI. Because of this, are the El Salvador jerseys still considered authentic jerseys? I know there are sometimes discrepancies between the two; for example, the back yoke on the Coyotes jersey comes to a point on the El Salvador jerseys, were the Berlin jerseys it is properly rounded. In the past, I have avoided all Stater jerseys not made in Berlin, but is this too picky? Or is it similar to the issues now with the Adidas "authentic" jerseys being made in Indonesia, where the game jersey are made in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 You will not (if at all) notice any difference between the USA and El Salvador ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJM4 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 The one Starter El Salvador I own is pretty nice, I'd definitely value it above the Adizero 'authentics' and consider it an authentic. That said if given the choice I'd take a Berlin over it and pay extra for a Berlin. But looking at prices I'd say El Salvador's still sell like a regular center ice authentic, Berlins probably just fetch a little more. I don't think you're being too picky, I'm in the same boat now as I think I only want Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Except for the neck tags and fight straps, the materials used were the same in both USA team-issued and El Salvador authentics. So excepting the occasional construction differences like the Phoenix example you mentioned, or the reversed collar color patterns on some of the NYR white Liberties, the quality is the same between the two. To me this is a different situation than the Reebok Indo vs. Canada 2.0’s or especially the Indo vs. Canada Adizeros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudrock512 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Other than the Phoenix error and the White Liberty jersey, are they any other discrepancies I should look out for? I think i remember reading the Starter's quality control around this time was really bad. I also know about the Made in Haiti versions that didn't have double elbows and fight straps. Edit: I think I remember something about an incorrect font on the Av's jerseys. Edited June 5, 2018 by spudrock512 Additional Info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwsta4 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Some starter jerseys didn't come with fight straps iirc. But obviously that's easy enough to spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 52 minutes ago, mdwsta4 said: Some starter jerseys didn't come with fight straps iirc. But obviously that's easy enough to spot Those were the ones made in Haiti, not El Salvador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJM4 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, LAK74 said: Except for the neck tags and fight straps, the materials used were the same in both USA team-issued and El Salvador authentics. So excepting the occasional construction differences like the Phoenix example you mentioned, or the reversed collar color patterns on some of the NYR white Liberties, the quality is the same between the two. To me this is a different situation than the Reebok Indo vs. Canada 2.0’s or especially the Indo vs. Canada Adizeros. Wow, I didn't know this. I just had to look at my white Liberty and it appears to be in line with the gamers collar colours. And weird to hear about the Haiti made without the double elbows and fight strap. That again must pertain to only SOME of them. The one and only one I ever owned had both the double elbows and fight strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, JJM4 said: Wow, I didn't know this. I just had to look at my white Liberty and it appears to be in line with the gamers collar colours. Whenever I see authentic white Starter Liberties, it seems to me that around half of them have the reversed color collars. Here’s one of them: https://ebay.com/itm/Authentic-New-York-Rangers-Wayne-Gretzky-NHL-Starter-Liberty-Jersey-sz-52/282992604262?hash=item41e3ac7466:g:VvEAAOSwMxdapvWu Also, I never paid attention to this before, but it seems like an awful lot of the replicas have the collar wrong too! Edited June 6, 2018 by LAK74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) nvm Edited June 11, 2018 by TheKevinShow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwsta4 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 11 hours ago, thebiggoalie said: Those were the ones made in Haiti, not El Salvador. My mistake. Knew it was something with Starter. Strange that there were so many inconsistencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 If I recall correctly the only ones made in Haiti were the two sublimated ones, RoboPen and Pooh Bear. And as stated before the ones made in Haiti didn't have fight straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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