A friend once went to Peru and brought me a Barcelona FC fake tshirt and its crazy how close to even equal the copy was, he mention they made all kind of fake cloth including NBA jersey, I never been to Peru , he had a real Real Madrid one he bought in Spain against a fake one he bought on Peru and we couldn't tell the difference, although it was not a cheap copy, now days I have seen how fake sneakers are becoming very popular to the point that there are stores who sells them straight up, I really don't understand how this is aloud in public, I guess piracy is something that will never be stop no mater if its analog or digital, probably is part of freedom?
Yeh I'm a bit on the fence with fakes. I mean, big companies do lose out but in the end at least its an entry point for people who may not be able to afford the originals as they're a luxury. I collect Air Jordans and I dont even bother on the secondary market to be honest. I just make sure I get them from the big stores directly. I feel like it would take a good decade or so to pick up fake sneakers