You Owe The NFL – Now Pay Up!

By MikeBullock | Friday, August 14, 2009 | ( 4 )

Just a few short years ago, Exxon and the other oil giants decided they could overcharge all of us poor slobs who have to buy gas simply because they could. Six straight quarters of record-breaking profits later and the country is in the depths of the worst financial despair I’ve seen in my four decades of life. During that time, I decided to...

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Comments: 4


	No.1 intmd8r	10:54 AM 08/14/2009

	I couldn't agree more! I love all my NFL gear, but hate how much of it I want but just can't bring myself to buy because I know how overpriced it is...


	No.2 Goose	11:10 AM 08/14/2009

	Mike great article, I can luckily say that I haven't been burn quite like that, just with a few sizing issues. I have had excellent service with these sites. www.sportswearhouse.com---I've been ordering Buffalo Biils merchandise from Ken for years and never have had a problem. www.footballfanatics.com Good Luck Goose


	No.3 MikeBullock	10:43 AM 08/15/2009

	Thanks, Goose. I'm glad you liked the article. Thanks for the links, I'll check them out next time I can bring myself to buy something. While I'm sure those stores provide great service, my point was simply that the NFL licensing fee is too high. Why should we buy jerseys for four times what their actual market value is? We've all made the NFL what it is, and places like those you link, as well as the vendors, are doing the best they can with what they're given, but the problem begins and ends with the NFL. Is it too much to ask that they stop gouging us? What do you think?

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