Do 15 seconds of Research.
We have been seeing a lot of newcomers to the field of custom sports jerseys. They are mostly coming from China. They are using slick marketing, paying for reviews to filter out the best ones on their sites. But don't be fooled. Do a quick google search for "companyname reviews". Those companies that show raving reviews on their site are not telling the whole truth.
What is the Truth?
Several companies that we have seen proliferating the world of online shopping on Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others have actual reviews of 3 out of 5 stars from non-biased review sites like Trustpilot.com. Yikes! One big player on the field right now has 43% of the reviews are 1 star!
Why the Bad Rap?
Quite honestly, there are many reasons but the ones that stand out for the most part are sloooooow shipping. Quite honestly I'm surprised every time I hear someone be surprised that it takes months to get a customized product from China. Other issues are printing names incorrectly, upside down, wrong color, wrong sizes or sizes not conforming to US. standards and on and on.
Will They Ever Learn?
Probably not. These are the same people that Amazon kicked off of their Chinese third party marketplace back in 2019 and encouraged to sell in the US. Now the third party sellers from China have taken over 65% of the US sales. That's right. When you order something from Amazon, chances are it's from China. It's pretty much wiped out our business on Amazon. It has been well documented that they break the rules using illegal tactics like paid reviews, listing manipulation, stealing brands, etc. They also so frequently sell the same products under different seller accounts its ridiculous. I've done a simple search of a paragraph of copy in one listing and found 23 different sellers all using some of the same exact products. They don't care if they get kicked off because there are a fresh new batch of accounts ready to upload under a new seller account.
So How do You Avoid Hassles?
Order from a reputable company that has some internet presence. Someone that's been around and has reviews. We have been doing this for 27 years now. Our HK Sportswear Stores are top rated on Amazon and Etsy and we've been selling under the brands Hardkor Sports since 1997 and our website hksportswear has been online since 2000.
We Know Our Stuff
We are proud to launch YourTeamSports.com as a one stop sports shop for our trusted brands and continue to represent top quality brands Like Champro and A4 with more to come. We know our craft. We know our brands, we stand by our work and we will continue to do so for years to come.