Fake Jeremy Lin Merchandise Being Sold Online 林來瘋再起 林書豪商品賣逾500萬出現仿冒

Former NBA player Jeremy Lin plays his first-ever game in Taiwan's professional basketball leagues. He also helped his team to a victory in his debut and was named MVP of the week. However, his counterfeit products have started popping up online.

Former NBA player Jeremy Lin joined P.League+ team Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers on Feb. 8. He made his debut on Feb. 12, and helped the team to win its third straight game. He was also named MVP of the week. His impressive performance so far is not only helping to sell tickets, but also over NT$5 million's worth of merchandise in just one week. Now, counterfeit products have started popping up.

Resident: “Yes, it looks like a normal jersey.”

Resident: “There are so many fake products now, but they're really hard to distinguish with a quick glance.”

A fake Lin jersey is selling on an online platform for just NT$300 less than the real thing. It's hard to tell it's fake by looking at the photos. There are also fake customizable jerseys being sold, and their price is half of the real thing. Many fans have reported the fake merchandise to the team.

Chris, Merchandise Manager, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers: “On the back collar, there is the Steelers horned helmet logo made from tatami fabric. This is a good way for everyone to distinguish if it's an authentic jersey. Authentic jerseys will also have such a tag. If they don't have such a tag, then it's very probable that they're fake.”

The Steelers' logo is made from a special fabric and the product tag can be used to determine whether a jersey is authentic. The team said although it received complaints from fans, it doesn't know whether anyone was actually cheated so it hasn't yet decided whether to take legal action. It also reminded fans to only purchase merchandise from official channels.

接過背號7號的紅色球衣，前NBA球星林書豪，8日加盟PLG職籃聯盟高雄17直播鋼鐵人隊後，12日首戰幫團隊拿下第3勝，獲選PLG單週MVP。好成績不僅拉高球賽票房，還帶動周邊商品在一週內銷售金額超過500萬，但也因此出現仿冒商品。

民眾認為：「對啊，感覺就像是一件滿正常的衣服。」

也有民眾指出：「現在仿冒的很多，然後光看這樣子是分辨不出來的。」

林來瘋11年後再次掀起旋風，拍賣網站直接放上林書豪的紅色主戰球衣照，單件價格只比真品便宜300多元，光看照片難以分辨真假；另外還有標榜客製化的球衣，價錢僅真品一半左右，但都是仿冒品，讓球迷氣得跟球團檢舉。

高雄17直播鋼鐵人商品部主管Chris說明：「在後領標這邊，也會有一個鋼鐵人的榻榻米布料LOGO，這個牛角頭盔的部分，所以這個大家也是一個很好辨識的方式。最重要的是正宗的球衣、正版的球衣，就是會有一個這樣子的吊牌，如果沒有這樣的吊牌，基本上很有可能就是仿冒的。」

LOGO使用的特殊布料、商品吊牌等，都是可以辨識真假的依據。球團表示，雖收到球迷檢舉，但因無法確定是否有人受騙，所以是否採取法律行動還在研議中，也提醒球迷最好在官方管道購買，才能保障自身消費權益。