Making fakes is illegal. It's copyright infringement. It is illegal to import them for sale into the United States. There have been many shipments of fake nike's that have been stopped. Mainly because they can't get the legit paperwork to import them because they are fake. That is why small...
I'm not trying to say it was a weak era. I had every pair of XII that came out that year (including the women's version they later released as men's). I beat them all into the ground. I loved them! I took pictures of them and posted pictures on NT back then and got roasted for having long leg...