As with any collectible, sports jerseys also have separate markets: one for the authentic jerseys and one for the replicas. However, these markets aren't distinctly marked any longer. They are now fused together, making it more and more difficult to determine whether or not a jersey is authentic. Furthermore, since there are several different types of jerseys and not every type is duplicated the same way, there are separate rules for each one. Learning how to tell if a jersey is authentic really isn't difficult, but it takes quite a bit of time before you know exactly which questions to ask or which places to check even prior to your seeing of the actual product.
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