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Thanks for the update, much appreciated. Please let us know how it goes with Silver Crystal, I've been meaning to visit them to do a a Christie and a Curry for some time now.the ACC got the new authentics in last month in very limited quantities and they were blank. that said they refuse to sell them blank you have to get them customized... the problem is their customizers do it with twill instead of mesh. told the store manager i refuse to pay $300+ for a jerseys that isnt up to team specs... she agreed with me and said she thought the numbers were off too. got her to talk to the Raptors equipment manager and they are together trying to get the team customizer to do the jerseys with proper mesh. she said she'd get back to me in the new year so it should be soon.
on a side note... the raptors customizers are called silver crystal and they are also responsible for all the mobile customization kiosks you see at virtually every stadium in north america. i was planning on visiting them directly to get some blue jays stuff done...
I stopped by the Real Sports booth during the Sports Expo in November, and when I inquired about blanks with mesh numbers I got the same referral to Silver Crystal. I got the impression bypassing the dealer and going straight through them is doable, but it isn't something they advertise or typically offer to the general public. Apparently they have templates for the older 2000's Raptor's jersey's too, but that's only what I've heard and I have yet to confirm it myself.
I wouldn't count on RS offering mesh as an option in a city like Toronto, it seems amongst the vast sea of culture followers and OVO groupies flocking to buy Raptors/Jays apparel these days, sports enthusiasts like us are certainly in the minority of customers who care about the material. Hell, you go to the ACC or Rogers Center on any given game day and at least half of the jersey's you see are from Dr. Flea's