rooster59 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Liverpool cry "FOUL!" as fake shirts in Thailand given a red card! Image: Manager A representative of English football giants Liverpool has said to fans: "If you love the club, buy real shirts". This came after two raids in Bangkok netted more than 1,000 fake shirts being sold in two locations. Fakes sell for just a few hundred baht in Thailand while the real thing costs thousands. A minimum wage employee would have to work for a week to get one. Kevin Harrington a law firm employee representing Liverpool's interest in Thailand said: "True fans should buy real shirts and show their love for the club". He said that real merchandise was only available at Central stores and Supersports through the distributor CRC. Police on Thursday arrested two people in Sukhumvit and Nonthaburi. Thongkham Pholom, 57, in Phrakhanong had 454 fakes but said she was just an employee paid 8,000 baht a month. She blamed Right Collective Co Ltd. Forty year old Sahachart Nuchwan in Bang Kruay had 700 fakes and admitted to being a distributor. Police put losses for Liverpool at 2 million baht. Liverpool's Thai website lists shirts for sale starting at more than 2,700 baht. Liverpool remain one of the most popular clubs for Thai fans despite the fact they have never won the English Premier League since it began in 1992. Source: Manager -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-02-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Liverpool remain one of the most popular clubs for Thai fans despite the fact they have never won the English Premier League since it began in 1992. In Klopp, we trust. 5 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 something sold for 1000s, over something only 100s; makes more TAX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, rooster59 said: "If you love the club, buy real shirts". If you love the fans, charge realistic prices ! 48 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 I have a couple of Thai friends who are big Liverpool fans and they do buy the real shirts. They can afford it. I know people who are fans and can’t afford it. They buy the copies. I think real fans who can afford it will often buy the real ones. People who can’t will buy the fakes. I don’t buy my club’s shirts anymore cos they are way overpriced and change too often. The joys of capitalism and being a consumer. I do pay to watch the games via cable and my app. Don’t worry, English Premier League teams, you won’t be going bust cos of copied shirts. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, rkidlad said: I have a couple of Thai friends who are big Liverpool fans and they do buy the real shirts. They can afford it. I know people who are fans and can’t afford it. They buy the copies. I think real fans who can afford it will often buy the real ones. People who can’t will buy the fakes. I don’t buy my club’s shirts anymore cos they are way overpriced and change too often. The joys of capitalism and being a consumer. I do pay to watch the games via cable and my app. Don’t worry, English Premier League teams, you won’t be going bust cos of copied shirts. This is the thing...the club didn't lose 2million baht, as those fans would not buy the original as they can't afford it. Anyone with money buys the real deal (they like to show off they have cash). Who would buy a fake benz when you can afford the real thing? Poor LFC....they must be hard up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reenatinnakor Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 I have a couple of Thai friends who are big Liverpool fans and they do buy the real shirts. They can afford it. I know people who are fans and can’t afford it. They buy the copies. I think real fans who can afford it will often buy the real ones. People who can’t will buy the fakes. I don’t buy my club’s shirts anymore cos they are way overpriced and change too often. The joys of capitalism and being a consumer. I do pay to watch the games via cable and my app. Don’t worry, English Premier League teams, you won’t be going bust cos of copied shirts. For my sins I'm a lifelong Liverpool fan and I always buy fake here in thailand... And I can afford the real. The fakes are really good! 200 thb for shorts and shirt or 2000 for the real thing? It's a no brainer. No one's going to come up to me and inspect with a microscope that I have a fake one... They just see that I'm wearing a Liverpool shirt, real or fake it doesn't matter.A shirt costs about 50 thb to make and they charging 2000 thb? It's the clubs that are the problem not the people buying the fakes. 15 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 It’s not just Liverpool shirts every EPL club can be purchased what I can say is that in my opinion they are not really fake as they do not look anything like the shirts the can be purchased in the Liverpool stores for a start they are in all diffent colours pink , blue, purple,violet,it’s never ending . A fake shirt in my humble opinion is a copy of the real thing these are a million miles away from the real thing and besides that the normal working Thai could not afford the real thing as it would eat up around two weeks wages ⚽️⚽️??⚽️⚽️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djayz Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: If you love the fans, charge realistic prices ! If they did that, they wouldn't be able to pay themselves ridiculous sums of money. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 The ball is the wrong shape, crazy people, ??????✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasset Tak Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Before I bought some other clothes copies from Thailand and brought them back to Sweden. One of my friends was working for Nike back then so I gave him a fake Nike sports shirt. 3 weeks later he came to me and asked where I got the shirt because his boss and coworkers had asked him where he had gotten that shirt... it was made from better quality materials and the prints were better than on the original shirts!!! The difference between a 100 Baht copy and a 1000 Baht original!? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 2 hours ago, reenatinnakor said: For my sins I'm a lifelong Liverpool fan and I always buy fake here in thailand... And I can afford the real. The fakes are really good! 200 thb for shorts and shirt or 2000 for the real thing? It's a no brainer. No one's going to come up to me and inspect with a microscope that I have a fake one... They just see that I'm wearing a Liverpool shirt, real or fake it doesn't matter. A shirt costs about 50 thb to make and they charging 2000 thb? It's the clubs that are the problem not the people buying the fakes. Im quite amazed that you didnt just rob it . 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 We are forced to buy fake ones you idiots because your ones have become rip offs. How is the average Thai on Thai salaries suppose to afford your shirts that more than likely come out of the same factory anyway. Not our job to support your ridiculous too much monied EPL & its poncy players 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanemax Posted February 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 The real ones and the fake ones are probably made in the same factory anyway , the real ones go out the front door and the fake ones go out the back door 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: Liverpool's Thai website lists shirts for sale starting at more than 2,700 baht. Basically that would be 25% of my wife salary as a school Thai teacher = the equivalent of selling the shirts at 500 quid in the UK. And they wonder why ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Now, before whining about alleged losses, if Liverpool FC would be so good to explain why it peddles "for thousands of baht" simple t-shirts that probably don't cost much more than 60 baht per piece to produce. Even if the club only charged 300 for one, it'd still turn a very healthy profit that even could help pay for expensive lawyers like Mr. Kevin Harrington, for example. Why is Liverpool FC shamelessly overcharging its fans, the backbone of its support base? Oh, of course I forgot about the greed factor nowadays all so prevalent in so-called "sports" clubs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Bluespunk said: In Klopp, we trust 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: the fact they have never won the English Premier League since it began in 1992. says it all really 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reenatinnakor Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 says it all reallyForm is temporary, class is permanent. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Just now, reenatinnakor said: Form is temporary, class is permanent. :-) doesn't say much for their class then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeVonderBearz Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 £60 for a t shirt that becomes outdate on a year. Football shirts really are a rip off. Real or fake they are all probably made in the same sweatshops using Bangladeshi children. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, reenatinnakor said: Form is temporary, class is permanent. :-) Don’t feed the troll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Football? Who cares? Not a game anymore it's a business. Makes a lot of money from people who are daft enough to pay the prices they ask. Blame Clough, he kicked off the rip-off situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Fakes and "real ones" are probably from the same sweatshop in Vietnam/Bangladesh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, reenatinnakor said: For my sins I'm a lifelong Liverpool fan and I always buy fake here in thailand... And I can afford the real. The fakes are really good! 200 thb for shorts and shirt or 2000 for the real thing? It's a no brainer. No one's going to come up to me and inspect with a microscope that I have a fake one... They just see that I'm wearing a Liverpool shirt, real or fake it doesn't matter. A shirt costs about 50 thb to make and they charging 2000 thb? It's the clubs that are the problem not the people buying the fakes. Very true the fakes are made in the same place as the genuine ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I guess the fake goods inspectors missed this one......some of which a proudly displayed for sale along Suk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: I guess the fake goods inspectors missed this one......some of which a proudly displayed for sale along Suk! Looking at the size of the shirts in the photo there must be a lot of XFB supporters about. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joedoebarinio Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I would estimate that the man hours required to manufacture a football shirt would be less than two minutes. So someone is making some money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 7 hours ago, rooster59 said: Police put losses for Liverpool at 2 million baht. This nonsense is spouted every time counterfeit goods are found. Liverpool in fact lost almost nothing because those who bought the cheap fakes will not have bought the expensive genuine article. That is true whether it is football shirts, designer bags or watches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Estimated losses of 2 million baht wouldn't pay a Liverpool player's wages for half a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 6 hours ago, Kasset Tak said: Before I bought some other clothes copies from Thailand and brought them back to Sweden. One of my friends was working for Nike back then so I gave him a fake Nike sports shirt. 3 weeks later he came to me and asked where I got the shirt because his boss and coworkers had asked him where he had gotten that shirt... it was made from better quality materials and the prints were better than on the original shirts!!! The difference between a 100 Baht copy and a 1000 Baht original!? I've bought fake t shirts and jeans in Thailand which outlasted my genuine stuff by years. I've still got a fake Seiko bought in '94 still working no probs, mind you I bought a bag one time all folded up in packaging so I unwrapped it and gave it a shake to open it up and a handle came off Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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