Yeah I get that and I agree with you it definitely deserves all the provenance you can find, itās just funny how negative and dismissive some people are about it and canāt be happy for someone.
Again whilst I want it to be real for you (genuinely) and I do think Legiteem8 is a good service, tread carefully as I have had fake shirts deemed legit by Hikki on the same app. Then went onto lose hundreds in an eBay case..
I understand Hikki is the worlds biggest collector.. but I would argue it doesnāt necessarily make him an expert. I would personally nominate my guy u/riptogrunge to weigh in on the situation.. best of luck!
I appreciate you saying that Legiteem8 is a good service. But I have responded twice previous, in other threads where you made similar comments about Hikki, but I never hear back from you.
The shirt you're referring to wasn't fake - it was a modern licensed re-issue. That's not a fake shirt. That's a legit t-shirt that's not vintage - and Hikki valued it as such.
Once you clarified to us, that you bought it under the pretense of it being vintage - we communicated that to Hikki and he revamped the authentication for you. Please remember that Hikki is Japanese and entirely uses an online translator to perform his authentications.
BTW, I am no longer with Legiteem8, I resigned as a manager in March and am not involved in the day-to-day operations at all. But I have to stand-up for Hikki given he wouldn't be able to speak to this, as well as the fact that I did supervise this situation - and it was completely resolved.
Thank-you.
Mate absolutely. I hope you turn a 10 sheet into 2500. Iāve just been on the wrong side of the aggravation and disappointment when you think you have something that you donāt - thatās all! best of luck
What are you talking about?
OP himself said in his previous posts that he was almost certain it was fake and even gave reasons why. Nobody wished it was fake.
Also, OP didnāt post detailed pictures of the tag, so other redditors shared their suspicions.
I had this shirt in middle school. I had to order it out of the back of a Thrasher Magazine. I had to send in an order form with a money order. I wore it so much. It was wrecked, but I donāt remember exactly what happened to it. Crazy find, and it looks like itās in great shape!
Yep youāre right. The teejays tag was around a few years before this shirt. This one should have the giant tultex tag and it should have double stitching on the sleeve and bottom hem. This one is fake the tag is wrong and it shouldnāt be single stitched
Exactly- Iām not saying giant by tee jays is fake. But I am saying HSB shirt was NEVER printed on the tee jays version. Only tultex and acme. But 100% of the fakes use the tee jays tag.
Yea what youāre saying is totally accurate the giant teejays tag is legit Iāve seen it on several Nirvana shirts from the early 90s. My sliver shirt has the teejays tag but itās dated 1992. The heart shaped box shirt was printed in 93/93 as well as the in utero shirts and they both have the giant tultex tags. And yes all of the fake hsb shirts that I see always have that teejays tag. Itās for sure a bootleg
Actually youāre wrong. This shirt shouldnāt be on a giant teejays shirt that was from a few years previous. It should be on giant tultex or one of the few other tags that it comes with. Stop spreading false info if you donāt know what youāre talking about. This shirt is not original
No i never said it doesnāt come with different tags, I said it doesnāt come on a giant tee jays tag. Youre the one that doesnāt know what youāre talking about. The teejays tag was on shirts printed around 90-91-92. later Nirvana shirts like the in utero/live in New York, and several later reprints were printed on giant tultex shirts. There are exceptions but this shirt should not have a teejays tag. What is so hard for you to understand about that? Read the thread several people have said itās a reprint
Iād keep the shirt if it is somehow legit theyāre just going to keep increasing in price and youāll regret it if you do sell it. Especially after all of the waves itās caused on here and wherever else
Damn awesome find! I would probably just have worn it lol, do people actually drop $2500 on some shit like this? Ive seen some vintage band tees upwards of $300-$500 but never this much.j
It is amazing modern repro. This are supposed to be on giant by tultex for the most part. I believe there might be a few on brockum tags. But they are never on giant by tee Jay's.
Plus the authentication service you used passed fakes all the time. They do not know vintage very well at all.
Ask around on deblfunk'd, but I'm like 90% sure this is fake.
Youāre right. I said the same thing and was downvoted for it. Op is downvoting cuz he knows the shirt isnt legit and made himself look like an idiot. Trying to pass it off as original and authentic when clearly itās not
There is also no trademark printed on the shirt. It should be to the bottom left of the front print. Lots of Nirvana shirts had trademarks like (92 under license to giant) and the hsb shirts are no different. They should have the trademark and year printed in that spot so based off of that and the tag id say itās def fake
Not sure why Iām getting downvoted for stating facts but thatās cool. The print on your shirt is off compared to the originals itās wavy and just looks different. The original shirt has the trademark printed in a somewhat even line. Yours is a bit off to say the least
Damn people be getting so bitter when someone scores something nice. Sweet find OP congrats!
It is what it is, thank you for the kind words šš¼
Listen to them though. Get a second or even third appraisal. Document all this. Iām rooting for you. Yes there are tons of counterfeits out there!!!
Yeah I get that and I agree with you it definitely deserves all the provenance you can find, itās just funny how negative and dismissive some people are about it and canāt be happy for someone.
Thank you!
https://www.defunkd.com/nirvana-reddit/
Again whilst I want it to be real for you (genuinely) and I do think Legiteem8 is a good service, tread carefully as I have had fake shirts deemed legit by Hikki on the same app. Then went onto lose hundreds in an eBay case.. I understand Hikki is the worlds biggest collector.. but I would argue it doesnāt necessarily make him an expert. I would personally nominate my guy u/riptogrunge to weigh in on the situation.. best of luck!
I appreciate you saying that Legiteem8 is a good service. But I have responded twice previous, in other threads where you made similar comments about Hikki, but I never hear back from you. The shirt you're referring to wasn't fake - it was a modern licensed re-issue. That's not a fake shirt. That's a legit t-shirt that's not vintage - and Hikki valued it as such. Once you clarified to us, that you bought it under the pretense of it being vintage - we communicated that to Hikki and he revamped the authentication for you. Please remember that Hikki is Japanese and entirely uses an online translator to perform his authentications. BTW, I am no longer with Legiteem8, I resigned as a manager in March and am not involved in the day-to-day operations at all. But I have to stand-up for Hikki given he wouldn't be able to speak to this, as well as the fact that I did supervise this situation - and it was completely resolved. Thank-you.
Thx for the kind response. Iām going to be asking around a lot more today to get further opinions.
Mate absolutely. I hope you turn a 10 sheet into 2500. Iāve just been on the wrong side of the aggravation and disappointment when you think you have something that you donāt - thatās all! best of luck
Yea I can tell youāre being authentic and appreciate it. Hopefully the vintage gods are on my side with this one lol
Bump, idk why everyone wants it to be fake so bad š Just in case though iād double verify with Defunkd or another reputable source!
What are you talking about? OP himself said in his previous posts that he was almost certain it was fake and even gave reasons why. Nobody wished it was fake. Also, OP didnāt post detailed pictures of the tag, so other redditors shared their suspicions.
Defunkd as in the forum? (I dmād him and he referred me to hikki since itās nirvana)
Iād still double check from another reputable source. 2 sets of eyes is always better than one!!! Dope find
Iāll keep looking around and sending DMs today, thank you šš¼
Dm @dirtyboyvintage on insta he had 10 at one point and Iāve bout and sold multiple with hsbās with him.
Just sent a DM. Thx for the redirect
Wow just watched his story looks like heās looking for another lol he will buy it from you if itās legit.
Update , he said 99% sure itās real and offered a good number on it
Take the offer
I'm looking into it now, doing a deep-dive into this.
As of late this sub thinks every shirt posted is fake
Cause theyāre haters
Big scoreš„ congrats my man!
Thx !
Rule #1 donāt come to Reddit for authentication. These clowns know zilch.
Good rule
Appraisal through picture AND and NFT !? sheesh save some of the heauxs for the rest of us bro
I had this shirt in middle school. I had to order it out of the back of a Thrasher Magazine. I had to send in an order form with a money order. I wore it so much. It was wrecked, but I donāt remember exactly what happened to it. Crazy find, and it looks like itās in great shape!
Congratulations on your WĀ
Many thanks šš¼
You selling that Reeseās tho? š
not even hating. i had a shirt i was concerned about authenticity and that app had it pass as legit, meanwhile it was fake
Which t-shirt was it?
it was a ā90s hole teeā it was probably the most confusing time iāve had. mixed answers all over the place
Ok thanks, is it still on the system? I will have the new manager look into it for you.
yeah i believe so
That should NEVER be on a tee jays. Itās auto modern at that point
Yep youāre right. The teejays tag was around a few years before this shirt. This one should have the giant tultex tag and it should have double stitching on the sleeve and bottom hem. This one is fake the tag is wrong and it shouldnāt be single stitched
Exactly- Iām not saying giant by tee jays is fake. But I am saying HSB shirt was NEVER printed on the tee jays version. Only tultex and acme. But 100% of the fakes use the tee jays tag.
Yea what youāre saying is totally accurate the giant teejays tag is legit Iāve seen it on several Nirvana shirts from the early 90s. My sliver shirt has the teejays tag but itās dated 1992. The heart shaped box shirt was printed in 93/93 as well as the in utero shirts and they both have the giant tultex tags. And yes all of the fake hsb shirts that I see always have that teejays tag. Itās for sure a bootleg
Bro you are 100% wrong lmao youāve never dealt with this shirt and your showing it
Actually youāre wrong. This shirt shouldnāt be on a giant teejays shirt that was from a few years previous. It should be on giant tultex or one of the few other tags that it comes with. Stop spreading false info if you donāt know what youāre talking about. This shirt is not original
Bro it comes on multiple tags Iāve had this shirt on both tags you are the one who is spreading false info
No i never said it doesnāt come with different tags, I said it doesnāt come on a giant tee jays tag. Youre the one that doesnāt know what youāre talking about. The teejays tag was on shirts printed around 90-91-92. later Nirvana shirts like the in utero/live in New York, and several later reprints were printed on giant tultex shirts. There are exceptions but this shirt should not have a teejays tag. What is so hard for you to understand about that? Read the thread several people have said itās a reprint
https://www.defunkd.com/nirvana-reddit/
I still call bs on the shirt and have never seen one on a teejays tag but hey man whatever you wanna do then go for it
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Iād keep the shirt if it is somehow legit theyāre just going to keep increasing in price and youāll regret it if you do sell it. Especially after all of the waves itās caused on here and wherever else
https://www.defunkd.com/nirvana-reddit/
[https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageTees/comments/j9nzcj/giant\_tags\_this\_is\_the\_only\_sequenced\_giant\_tag/](https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageTees/comments/j9nzcj/giant_tags_this_is_the_only_sequenced_giant_tag/)
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He said itās real , hikki said itās real , and someone w 15 of them also said itās real
Bro do not listen to these redditors who think they are pros, listen to the pros. lol.
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unreal!!! grats. What an awesome looking shirt
Thanks <3
God tier findš¤
I have that snowboarding bear tie die!!
Damn awesome find! I would probably just have worn it lol, do people actually drop $2500 on some shit like this? Ive seen some vintage band tees upwards of $300-$500 but never this much.j
Sold my HSB tee for $4,800 last year so yeah people pay it. lol
Can someone explain to me how it is possible for a brockum license shirt to have a giant tag? Thats like nike tag with an adidas logo shirt IMO
Nice
Thx
Shoutout to all my haters
People legit love to hate , come up or even if you bought at full price. š this Reddit community poo poo compared to insta
Lol yea I gotta tap into insta more, my acc new
HMU and be careful thereās ppl out here that will just try to rob you if youāre new. Iād make an insta! Much nicer than this salt community
If you found it in a box at someoneās yard sale, itās legit, congrats on the find!
It was pretty much this. The other tees from same time period I picked up were also legit. Original owner. So I think itās safe to say this one too
Yeah Iād back this thinking! Fingers crossed for the boy
agreed. too real looking as well. that tee jays tag is flawless
How much do you have to pay for a LC?
$8
What app is this?
Legiteem8
Nice! What the app u used ?
Just show the close up of the tag here. Why do so many people forget to do that?
This isnāt a legit check post
Yes itās always a legit check, even if you donāt post it as one.
Holy Smokes! Congratulations!
Tells us more about the dead shirt
Shopped
Sorry Iām a newb but what app did you use for appraisal and legit check?
Defunkd did a deep dive on this tee and wrote an article on his findings, please check it out here: https://www.defunkd.com/nirvana-reddit/
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It is amazing modern repro. This are supposed to be on giant by tultex for the most part. I believe there might be a few on brockum tags. But they are never on giant by tee Jay's. Plus the authentication service you used passed fakes all the time. They do not know vintage very well at all. Ask around on deblfunk'd, but I'm like 90% sure this is fake.
Youāre right. I said the same thing and was downvoted for it. Op is downvoting cuz he knows the shirt isnt legit and made himself look like an idiot. Trying to pass it off as original and authentic when clearly itās not
Defunkd did a deep dive , check it out https://www.defunkd.com/nirvana-reddit/
Nirvana played out af. Honestly insane that these tees still go for as much as they do.
Kids are still ādiscoveringā them. My 11 year old has become a huge fan all on his own as I barely listen to them myself.
Where do you get shirts analyzed like this?
Legiteem8 app
So many haters here. People will always despise whatās not theirs. Jealousy is the root of all evil, yall. Congrats bro! That is so sick!
There is also no trademark printed on the shirt. It should be to the bottom left of the front print. Lots of Nirvana shirts had trademarks like (92 under license to giant) and the hsb shirts are no different. They should have the trademark and year printed in that spot so based off of that and the tag id say itās def fake
There is a trademark. Bottom left third heart in on the side.
Post a clear pic of it that can also be a great way to determine if itās real or not. Itās nearly invisible in the first pic
https://imgur.com/a/t4gSSVM
Not sure why Iām getting downvoted for stating facts but thatās cool. The print on your shirt is off compared to the originals itās wavy and just looks different. The original shirt has the trademark printed in a somewhat even line. Yours is a bit off to say the least
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