If I were you I would think again before buying this shirt. Chances are this thing is bootleg. First warning sign – the seller is selling nothing else but other bootlegs. I know youre saying “hey but its on a Screen Stars brand shirt”. Well I browse through various local vintage clothes shops weekly and have seen a ton of “vintage” bootlegs on screen star and other band shirts. Warning sign 2 – look at the tag itself. If this is an early 80’s vintage shirt then why does that tag look like its never been in a washing machine ever? I have a ton of old shirts and I can tell you that none of the tags look that crispy. Warning sign 3 – look at the graphic itself. Shit is way too crispy. no fading no cracking. looks mint. Chances are he scored an old deadstock blank screen stars shirt and screen that graphic on it changing it from a 10 buck new reprint to a 50 buck “vintage” BB shirt. I wouldnt bid on this or the sellers other items.
Note on the seller. From checking out his other auctions and then his feedback. On Jun 21 he bought a size XL(with tag) slapshot shirt with easy bootable bulldog graphic. Now he has the same design slapshot shirt in size L(with no tag) for sale with a description that it is from the “early-mid 90’s”. sketchy seller.
a screen stars tag like this doesnt mean shit
your links are to a different auction.
thanks!
Hello!
Just wanted to weigh in on vintage bootlegs, it’s a battle we’ve been fighting for years and great to hear others are on top of it. Today’s vintage tee landscape is tricky as there are a small percentage of sellers printing on deadstock screen stars shirts and even manufacturing duplicate ones and counterfeiting tags.
We have a basement full of deadstock GNR shirts and others that have never been worn since they were produced decades ago. The print is so crisp it’s unreal, and the tag is razor sharp – so it’s difficult to use freshness as an indication on it’s own. Although, one color prints are usually an easier target for counterfeiters, there’s no real way of telling. The only way to really find out would be to somehow date the print, I’m sure it’s possible, but unfortunately no system currently exists.
The best way to is stick with respected and well known dealers and do research like you have. We authored a series of interesting guides on the subject which break down the entire process, well worth giving a whirl.
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Thanks,
JJ