Hardanger Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Hi, I want to order customized NHL-replica jerseys (Reebok or/and CCM). No heat press but handsewn customization. Have read reviews on Icejereys, coolhockey, sportsk.com and rivercity. What are your experiences and recommendations? I'd like to know where to shop before placing the order. I reside overseas, in Norway. Edited January 5, 2017 by Hardanger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Unfortunately, you're going to get shafted on shipping no matter which company you go to because all of the NHL's customizers are on this side of the Atlantic. However, your best option is to go with the company that does each team's on-ice customization. In your case, since you're a Washington Capitals fan, you'll want to go with Exclusive Pro Sports. They do an excellent job (even on teams that they don't do on-ice work for) but they have a pretty long turnaround time. Shipping a jersey to them from here in the US usually means I won't get it back for several months. I don't know how much longer it'd be for shipping from and to Norway. Here is an almost completely up-to-date listing of each team's customizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rhea Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I buy all my jerseys in Canada, tell whoever to ship it to the customiser (usually Truman) then he'll post them to me, it's alot easier for me in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardanger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thanks for your hints. Actually I want to buy jersey and customization at the same store. What are your experiences on that? What store(s) is recommendable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsh139 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 How important is the customization for you? Are you looking for 100% on-ice accuracy? Or, are you ok if it's not exactly the same? If it's the former, you'll need to buy a blank from someplace like Jersey Baron or IceJerseys and send it off to the official customizer. If it's the latter, then buy from Jersey Baron and have him send it to his customizer. It'll be pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatryk Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 If it's a replica scour eBay. Always get cheap ones there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardanger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 hours ago, jsh139 said: How important is the customization for you? Are you looking for 100% on-ice accuracy? Or, are you ok if it's not exactly the same? If it's the former, you'll need to buy a blank from someplace like Jersey Baron or IceJerseys and send it off to the official customizer. If it's the latter, then buy from Jersey Baron and have him send it to his customizer. It'll be pretty close. Thanks for hinting Jersey Baron, I haven't heard about that store. I assume you have bought there with good experiences? Customization doesn't need to be 100% the same but quality that lasts. I had a look at the Jersey Barons ebay store, seems to be legit. Do you have pictures as example how the customization looks like? Pics of Flyers jerseys are welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousd Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Jersey Baron is a great seller. I have a couple that were bought from him pre-customized, and it's good quality work. Just search his store if you're interested in a particular lettering kit. He takes very good pictures. Here's a Flyers: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/112228077413 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsh139 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Hardanger said: Thanks for hinting Jersey Baron, I haven't heard about that store. I assume you have bought there with good experiences? Customization doesn't need to be 100% the same but quality that lasts. I had a look at the Jersey Barons ebay store, seems to be legit. Do you have pictures as example how the customization looks like? Pics of Flyers jerseys are welcome I fully recommend Jersey Baron. I bought a Flyers Third from him a few months ago. Easy to deal with and his stuff is 100% legit. I had mine customized at the official customizer (because I'm picky) so I can't answer on how accurate his Flyers customization is, but from pictures it looks pretty close. Official Game Worn: Jersey Baron: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 It's not close at all. Some very major differences actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsh139 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Guess it depends on your definition of close. For me, it's no bueno. For the casual observer, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousd Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Yeah, depends on your idea of "close" and "major." Not following the Flyers closely, the only thing that I knew looking at the JB version was the black border on the numbers wasn't thick enough. Is that close? For 99% of sports fans, probably. For me, especially at retail prices? No way. If I'm gonna fork over for a 2.0, it's worth it to me to do the extra work and/or pay a bit more to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatryk Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Cool hockey is on eBay too sportshirts is their ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardanger Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 23 hours ago, jsh139 said: I fully recommend Jersey Baron. I bought a Flyers Third from him a few months ago. Easy to deal with and his stuff is 100% legit. I had mine customized at the official customizer (because I'm picky) so I can't answer on how accurate his Flyers customization is, but from pictures it looks pretty close. Official Game Worn: Jersey Baron: Gems! Congratulations. Thanks for posting them. I assume these are authentic jerseys since the fight strip is showing through. I have no experiences with authentic jerseys at all, maybe it's time to purchase one. Jersey baron seem to have ok prices for customized authentic jerseys if I'm not completely wrong. Regarding customization, I'm picky as well but I think I can live with the work JB delivers. The major challenge importing items to Norway are the high customs duty fees and VAT. Have to keep value as low as possible. Anybody can explain me the quality differences between authentic, edge and replicas? I'm layman regarding authentic and edge, I only know that authentic has fight strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Edge refers to the template, materials and construction of the NHL's current jerseys. They've been using Reebok Edge jerseys in one form or another since the 2007-08 season. Authentics are, with very few differences, almost identical to what the players wear on ice. Retail authentics aren't quite the same as team issue authentics (which are built to on-ice specifications), game issues (which are team issues with a player name and number added by a team but not worn on-ice for whatever reason) and game worns, which are self-explanatory. Don't bother with modern replicas if you're going to buy them at all. Replicas as a whole are not as high quality and made of lesser materials, but modern replicas are far worse than pre-lockout replicas. As you can see by my member title, I am a shameless replica collector (though I do have a fair number of authentics) but I don't bother with the modern Premier replicas because they're crap. Sure, if you go exclusively with pre-lockout replicas, the ability to get them properly customized with a modern player on them is much lower, but I'm ok with that tradeoff because the jersey is better and there were plenty of good players in the league back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParrotLooksAt40 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 When getting an edge 2.0 customized, is the nameplate usually made of the same material as the jersey, or would I need to specify my preference in advance ? i assume CSL would know what the Hawks are currently using, but I've never done this before so just want to make sure I'm covering my bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) 15 minutes ago, AParrotLooksAt40 said: When getting an edge 2.0 customized, is the nameplate usually made of the same material as the jersey, or would I need to specify my preference in advance ? i assume CSL would know what the Hawks are currently using, but I've never done this before so just want to make sure I'm covering my bases. For most teams, Hawks included, the on ice jerseys do in fact have edge material name plates. However, this does not mean that they will automatically use one on your jersey. Always specify exactly what you want. I will leave it to the hawks fans to say what CSL does if you don't ask. Edited January 23, 2017 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousd Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 The Hawks use Edge material for nameplates. Be aware that CSL's default material is Air Knit. You have to request an Edge plate, and they'll charge you $10 for it. There are some exceptions to using Edge plates on Edge jerseys, but I don't have a list of teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, furiousd said: The Hawks use Edge material for nameplates. Be aware that CSL's default material is Air Knit. You have to request an Edge plate, and they'll charge you $10 for it. There are some exceptions to using Edge plates on Edge jerseys, but I don't have a list of teams. There you go. Number one, always ask here what's the correct material is. Someone will know. Number two, always ask the customizer for exactly what you want. If you don't, you may not get it. Never hurts to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParrotLooksAt40 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks guys. I remember someone posting about a "jersey foul" or something like that where the name plate wasn't the correct material. Glad I asked! Is it a similar situation with lettering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousd Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, AParrotLooksAt40 said: Is it a similar situation with lettering? How do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 hours ago, AParrotLooksAt40 said: Thanks guys. I remember someone posting about a "jersey foul" or something like that where the name plate wasn't the correct material. Glad I asked! Is it a similar situation with lettering? For the most part, and I'm sure there are exceptions, most teams just use plain twill in the appropriate colors. If there are any teams using glacier twill presently, that'd be an exception. If there is a special kind of material that your team uses (again, ask here, someone will know), request it, even if using the official customizer. If you do your reasearch, and you know exactly what you want, it makes zero sense to make the customizer guess or to assume they will do it the "right" way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParrotLooksAt40 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, furiousd said: How do you mean? I mean, as Mfitz stated above, are there lettering differences that if unspecified, a customizer may do what's easiest? I know most of you have probably said this, but I don't plan on making this a hobby, just collect a few jerseys across my favorite Chicago teams. So, I want to do it right and exact, since I might as well get the details right after sinking a few hundred into the sweater. in that case, I'm looking for an edge name plate with what kind of material for letters? Edited January 24, 2017 by AParrotLooksAt40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlereFlammam Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, AParrotLooksAt40 said: I mean, as Mfitz stated above, are there lettering differences that if unspecified, a customizer may do what's easiest? I know most of you have probably said this, but I don't plan on making this a hobby, just collect a few jerseys across my favorite Chicago teams. So, I want to do it right and exact, since I might as well get the details right after sinking a few hundred into the sweater. Of course we don't plan on it, then we end up with a closet full of jerseys wondering where they all came from. My name is Duncan and I'm a jersey addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParrotLooksAt40 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AlereFlammam said: Of course we don't plan on it, then we end up with a closet full of jerseys wondering where they all came from. My name is Duncan and I'm a jersey addict Well I have a baseball and hockey jersey and I will probably double that number before fall so... luckily though I'm just going for Chicago jerseys, home and an away or alternate. So I'm not as bad as some of you guys. although those Mets authentics are really nice looking and as awful as it is to admit, I dig the Blues sweaters too. crap. Edited January 24, 2017 by AParrotLooksAt40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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