r/scuderiaferrari

Reminder that reportedly Ferrari is bringing a bigger update package to Barcelona

Atp just ban our car FIA, I mean u alr banned the most important piece of our car. I just believe this is crazy is stupid. Our aerodynamics is crazy good and we can win with a good engine. But like if u keep banning stuff we innovate and allow Mercedes, red bull and McLaren to get away with these stuff. Is just mad sickening, unfair and cruel. Nerfing the third fastest team has to be a crime atp. This is just unfair, FIA cannot allow a team to be innovative can they, especially when it’s Ferrari.

Disclaimer: This post is NOT intended as an “authentication request” for a potentially counterfeit item, this was already confirmed as “counterfeit” by two different independent sources.

This store advertised a "Scuderia Ferrari Drivers Polo 2025" discounted from $147 to $94 on their website (www.popupgarage.store).
This led me to believe they were selling an "authentic" polo.

After putting my order in I received a notification after 2 weeks that they shipped the polo, the strange thing (at that time) to me was that even though they claimed to have "limited stock" with "19 items left" (it changed to “18 items left and now back to “19 items left again), they shipped from China (?!?). They claim they have “a warehouse in China” in other postings as an answer to people questioning this, makes perfect sense for a company located (presumably) in the UK to have a “warehouse in China with automatic refilling stock …….

When I finally received the polo I immediately noticed the poor quality, it didn't look like a legitimate "2025 Ferrari Drivers Polo" at all, logos and sponsor names were all printed in the material, instead of heat pressed/applied, the vertical texture, which is typical for this version of the polo was not present, no zipper pocket, in short it was NOT the correct polo (looked more like a “team polo” than a “drivers polo”.

I reached out to Puma (the manufacturer) and to an independent "authentication" expert and both concluded for different reasons (logo's improperly applied, labels and tags fraudulent, improper stitching etc.) that it was a "counterfeit" product.

Regardless of multiple requests, the pop-up garage store came up with all kind of excuses not to have to provide a refund. "You can expect different batches of production can create differences in how it looks etc."

In all official F1 Ferrari and Puma publications and sales postings for the 2025 Scuderia Ferrari Polos (drivers and team polos) it shows that in all cases the sponsor names and logos are “heat pressed/heat applied” on the polos which was a clear indication by itself that the polo I received was NOT authentic and definitely never was sold by them for $147.

I shared that I was disgusted with them selling a cheap Chinese knock off, likely worth $15-20 for just under $100, and when confronted with the counterfeit proven they still declined to take any responsibility and initiate a full refund.

Luckily I paid with my credit card and they immediately processed a chargeback as selling "counterfeits" is a big "no no" of course.
Till now they still send me (mostly AI generated) long winded emails claiming they did nothing wrong until proven guilty.
This store uses “stall tactics” offering a 20% refund as a “courtesy” using the same blueprint texts to all customers that complain on quality and/or counterfeit claims.

The fact that I had the manufacturer (Puma) and a third party expert confirmation that they sold me a "counterfeit" polo, was not taken as a fact.

When I did an internet search on the company I found out I was unfortunately not the only one to get scammed by them. Selling a counterfeit item with "premium pricing" is just awful (when you pay $20 for a branded polo you can almost expect it's not authentic, when you pay almost $100 you expect a quality product.

I added some pictures showing the product I received versus the authentic product. (The darker fabric pictures show how it generally should have looked like). Notice how the logos are just ugly and printed in the polo itself…..

BUYER BEWARE!