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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
I live in the tiniest room in Seoul (I love it though.) However, I've managed to accumulate a massive collection of progaming merchandise in the year and change I've been involved. I've photographed most of it just to show how crazy I am/share. I recently aquired a few more items in the clothing department and I know a lot of people are curious about that facet of merchandising over here.
Basically teams run seasonal sales - there are a few who have online shops on their official sites (KTF Magicns for example.) Unfortunately most of these non-seasonal shops are only accessible by signing up to the site. This is in turn only possible if you have a Korean Citizen ID number. The only site currently supporting English and non-Korean sign ups is eSTRO. (Although I'm a member on several team sites now.)
You mainly have to wire transfer money for buying clothing/other merchandise items which is easily done using a Korean bank account at any ATM. (My boss bought me a CJ Entus team diary this way last year for cleaning up the staff room.)
The only team with a physical shop is MBC Heroes. They sold t-shirts, phone charms (I have all designs of accessories lying around.) keychains and metal badges. It's been closed for a while though - possibly due to staffing problems.
The only other way to pick up merchandise like banners/posters/bandanas/photo books etc is to go to finals where they're usually given out and it's easy to snag some of the extras lying around. I got all my photo books from fan girls at finals (KTF/Hwaseung.) Aside from one given to me by Hwasin at an STX Soul fan meeting. If anyone has any more questions then feel free to ask.
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And yes that is a five foot poster of ForGG gotten from the Arena MSL Finals venue (one of a kind XD.) My friend got the Jaedong one totally seperately to me - creepy coincidence....
The rail above my bed.
Exclusive Hwaseung t-shirt given out at the last play off for WL.
The latest addition - a T1 shirt. Thanks to lilsusie for helping me buy it.It came with a photo of the team and a sticker which players wear when they win a match.
eSTRO Counter Strike team uniform (plus 2 pairs of matching trousers.)
Old School eSTRO Uniform plus trousers.
eSTRO Counterstrike t-shirt.
WCG Korean team jackets.
MBC Heroes baseball caps.
OGN/HITE Sparkyz towel from the PL Finals 2008/Hwaseung banner from WL Finals 2009.
ForGG fan club bandana from Arena MSL Finals/Samsung Khan bandana from PL Finals 2008.
JangBi bandana from Club Day MSL Finals/CJ Entus bandana from WL Finals 2009.
Finally - this is pretty cute. SKT1 fail at spelling;
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9070 Posts
Nice collection !  I'm asking Santa for a T1 shirt or hole uniform for 3rd year in a row, but maybe I was not a good boy or smth
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someone let me into this wardrobe, just for a few mins
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Nice photos!
Hopefully someone can teach me how to get more victroys in Starcraft :[
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This just makes me want my wemade fox shirt even more now. oh lol, it says "victroy" instead of victory, pretty fail indeed.
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I wish I could have any of those xD
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On April 07 2009 21:57 disciple wrote:Nice collection !  I'm asking Santa for a T1 shirt or hole uniform for 3rd year in a row, but maybe I was not a good boy or smth
No, it's probably just because you can't spell either.
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thats pretty cool
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On April 07 2009 22:50 miseiler wrote: I am...SO...jealous...
So...am...I...
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WCG Korean Team > Estro CS uniform > T1 T-shirt. The rest I didn't like.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 07 2009 23:04 Manit0u wrote: WCG Korean Team > Estro CS uniform > T1 T-shirt. The rest I didn't like.
I'm not really into the foreign scene at all so for me it's totally the other way round. (Oh and you don't own them so it doesn't really matter if you don't like them. I'm not posting them for approval, just to show the different things I've collected and explain about clothing sales for progaming teams in SK.)
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konadora
Singapore66286 Posts
Wow, awesome collection. I'd be so happy if I can even get eStro's uniform...
Victroy ftw.
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That really is awesome. It's really a shame that it's unavailable to fans...I would love a cj or stx jacket.
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there are a few who have online shops on their official sites (KTF Magicns for example.) Unfortunately most of these non-seasonal shops are only accessible by signing up to the site. This is in turn only possible if you have a Korean Citizen ID number Couldn't you make some sort of friend that has an ID and pay them to buy that stuff for you?
I got all my photo books from fan girls at finals Pics of photo books?
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Those Estro uniforms are sooooo nice. If I had money or anything of value I'd try to buy them off you~
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that samsung bandana looks very nice
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I'm surprised there aren't more advertisements on them. Starcraft should be more like Nascar xD I guess the 'victroy' makes up for the revenue loss in that it provides motivational support.
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JIJIyO
Canada1957 Posts
Man I want some CJ swag. Then I could go around Korea town and show off clothes that have a food company's logo on it keke :3
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On April 07 2009 21:53 NeverGG wrote:
Finally - this is pretty cute. SKTT1 fail at spelling;
Just wanted to clear that up...
And personally, I'd still choose StoryTeller's wardrobe over yours.
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How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants?
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
I'd love to have one of the new eSTRO uniforms but can't see myself wearing it in public lol!
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is awesome32277 Posts
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"time attacker" neverv. that is a great name
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That's a pretty sweet collection you got there.
Yay Victroy! Yay SKT1...
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants?
Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate.
@scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans.
@Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends.
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On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends.
Ya I know. But its in Korean won lol. And they had shirts and stuff at one point but not now.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 08 2009 08:07 RainmanMP wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends. Ya I know. But its in Korean won lol. And they had shirts and stuff at one point but not now.
www.XE.com is pretty good for converting won to dollars - I think of everything in terms of won these days and not GBP -_-; I think the shirts were probably seasonal items then - they might do another sale later on so I'll keep you informed.
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On April 08 2009 08:13 NeverGG wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 08:07 RainmanMP wrote:On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends. Ya I know. But its in Korean won lol. And they had shirts and stuff at one point but not now. www.XE.com is pretty good for converting won to dollars - I think of everything in terms of won these days and not GBP -_-; I think the shirts were probably seasonal items then - they might do another sale later on so I'll keep you informed.
Alright sweet. Would I need to paypal you cash or something to buy stuff?
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On April 08 2009 07:29 benjammin wrote: i want a bunkie ;_; I would hug it and squeeze it alllllllllllllllll night long
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LOL victroy hahaha thats funny
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On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends.
is there any way to get a bunkie doll? do want
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 08 2009 08:58 benjammin wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends. is there any way to get a bunkie doll? do want
I got mine directly from Bunkie, but they are currently selling them at the T1 site. As I said in the OP you will need to be in Korea to buy them though (as far as I'm aware.) so you'll have to ask a Korean friend/friend with access to a Korean bank account to do it for you.
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On April 08 2009 09:13 NeverGG wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 08:58 benjammin wrote:On April 08 2009 08:03 NeverGG wrote:On April 08 2009 02:18 RainmanMP wrote: How much for KTF shirt/hat/jacket/anything/underpants? Check the KTF website - it's not too hard to navigate. @scwizard: - yeah that's what a lot of people who miss the TL.net sales/want other items do. Some items aren't available for sale though including the fan made ones and fanclub exclusives only used for specific finals/events. I hope to scan the photo books at a later date - right now it's not possible aside from camera photos and they just aren't as good as scans. @Ozarugold: Try being the operative word. None of my progaming stuff gets sold. Any extras tend to be given to friends. is there any way to get a bunkie doll? do want I got mine directly from Bunkie, but they are currently selling them at the T1 site. As I said in the OP you will need to be in Korea to buy them though (as far as I'm aware.) so you'll have to ask a Korean friend/friend with access to a Korean bank account to do it for you.
Blech so I gotta wait till summer.
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This is so cool. You are so lucky. I wish I still lived in Korea. Props to the TS
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What does "Flying The Heros" mean?
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OOO eSTRO Counterstrike t-shirt. I WANT THAT!!!
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zomg kerry those are mad awesome :O
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Nevergg, i would kill for one of those Bisu Banners for my room..... have you seen those???? pm me!
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nice, like the estro shirt and wcg korea shirts.
Would be awesome to walk into my local net cafe in one of those.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 08 2009 13:29 Tuxedo.Bond wrote: What does "Flying The Heros" mean?
It's a reference to MBC Game Heroes name. Kind of doesn't make sense, but I like it anyway. Ruby owns the same baseball cap, but the MBC coach was surprised to see me at the OSL prelims wearing one they'd not even been given as freebies yet. He asked where I bought it and I had to sheepishly admit it was from their very own shop in the same building the team lives (lol.)
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amazing collection i'm feeling so envious over here T__T kill me
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Haha, insane collection. good!
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United States17042 Posts
Amazing. Really really cool.
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Damn I wanna SKT1 uniform so I can wear it during their matches
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you're so lucky you have all this great stuff...
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I really like the First counterstrike Jersey
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