It’s been awhile since we have seen newcopcar around these parts, but his return is triumphant. As is his description. Check it.

“You are bidding on an original SUPERTOUCH t-shirt. This is an original from the late ’80s; classic pre-Rev “arch type” design. I love this colorway! It reminds me more of a Florida intramural basketball team’s shirt than it does anything remotely hardcore related. The only reason I’m getting rid of this is because I just found a bootleg that actual fits me better. Go figure. This, however, is not a bootleg. I’ve included an absolutely horrendous photo of the label (you can actually see it more clearly in the first photo) so you can see that this is a late ’80s Hanes Beefy-T. I’ve seen this booted on a later-era Hanes Beefy-T with a black label and, more recently on a Gildan Tee with a white label. Shirt measures about 21″ from armpit to armpit and about 27″ from collar to hem. Size XL (46-48), 100 % Cotton. There’s some fading and cracking to the screen as is visible, and a few, small inoffensive spots, all visible in the first photo there. Overall, it’s in pretty good condition for a shirt of its age. Again, great colorway, appropriate for either the occasionall summer BBQ, or for the holidays if you have any colorblind relatives. Also reminds me a lot of that old Gatorgum packaging. Gross. Gatorgum is not up for auction.”

I’m curious to see if the trend of high priced Supertouch shirts continues.

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