Comments on: Can You Spot a Fake Vintage T-Shirt? http://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/ Vintage T-Shirt Collective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stevehttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-24960 Steve Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:55:54 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-24960 i have alot of real deadstock vintage blank t-shirts several different brands and sell some on ebay. I have seen them back up listed by the buyer with time appropiate iron ons on them. I love vintage but dont subscribe to the wrong info out there like stains and holes give character. a chick dont know that stain has been there since 1952, she just thinks your a slop. and as for holes, only ones that make sense like a couple tiny holes on the lower back of a old vans tee where you know they had a wipe out, or a small burn on a concert shirt where you know they lost the cherry or seed popped. crusty pits r never cool...ever i have alot of real deadstock vintage blank t-shirts several different brands and sell some on ebay. I have seen them back up listed by the buyer with time appropiate iron ons on them. I love vintage but dont subscribe to the wrong info out there like stains and holes give character. a chick dont know that stain has been there since 1952, she just thinks your a slop. and as for holes, only ones that make sense like a couple tiny holes on the lower back of a old vans tee where you know they had a wipe out, or a small burn on a concert shirt where you know they lost the cherry or seed popped. crusty pits r never cool…ever

]]> By: Paul Evanshttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-24581 Paul Evans Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-24581 http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-80s-BLACK-FLAG-T-SHIRT-Raymond-Pettibon-tour-M-/290463117686?pt=Vintage_Unisex_T_Shirts http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-80s-BLACK-FLAG-T-SHIRT-Raymond-Pettibon-tour-M-/290463117686?pt=Vintage_Unisex_T_Shirts

]]> By: Paul Evanshttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-24580 Paul Evans Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:42:21 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-24580 I bought one of these Black Flag shirts from rainbowgasoline a while back and noticed another one had been posted up. If this shirt isn't a phony, I don't know what is, frankly. The screen printing is raised and too-good-of-new-to-be-true. I have sent the seller a polite and genteel Q informing him of my suspicions, but so far, no answer. I think someone took a pile of period-correct Screen Stars shirts and silkscreened a Pettibon flyer on the suckers. If it were genuine, why wouldn't the seller be charging out the roof for it, given that he clearly knows what the value of the real deal would potentially be? I bought one of these Black Flag shirts from rainbowgasoline a while back and noticed another one had been posted up. If this shirt isn’t a phony, I don’t know what is, frankly. The screen printing is raised and too-good-of-new-to-be-true. I have sent the seller a polite and genteel Q informing him of my suspicions, but so far, no answer. I think someone took a pile of period-correct Screen Stars shirts and silkscreened a Pettibon flyer on the suckers. If it were genuine, why wouldn’t the seller be charging out the roof for it, given that he clearly knows what the value of the real deal would potentially be?

]]> By: London Eye Vintage / facebook -http://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-17508 London Eye Vintage / facebook - Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:15:07 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-17508 WELL ...... OK ! It's so sad & stupid how these stores are just ripping everyone off !!!!! To have the Gaul to call it vintage, and they might as well be Old Navy !!!! Lmao !!!! If you want true vintage email me or go to our FaceBook .... We got it !!!!! I laugh every time I see these fakes on some one , but at the same time I stop to show or teach them what is authentic! If the TAG looks new it's prob. NOT vintage ..... Most of the time their is always a slight fade ....google vintage t-shirts . All the at least first 10 - 20 sites were fake !!!!! If they have BULK it's fake ... Sorry you got had ...... Reach me at ! London Eye Vintage on Face Book WELL …… OK ! It’s so sad & stupid how these stores are just ripping everyone off !!!!! To have the Gaul to call it vintage, and they might as well be Old Navy !!!! Lmao !!!! If you want true vintage email me or go to our FaceBook …. We got it !!!!! I laugh every time I see these fakes on some one , but at the same time I stop to show or teach them what is authentic!
If the TAG looks new it’s prob. NOT vintage ….. Most of the time their is always a slight fade ….google vintage t-shirts . All the at least first 10 – 20 sites were fake !!!!! If they have BULK it’s fake …
Sorry you got had …… Reach me at !
London Eye Vintage on Face Book

]]> By: Jimmy Jhttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Jimmy J Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:02:34 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1957 For sure to be sold for top dollar - the screen printing process is not a simple process - there would have to be a consistent and higher payoff. If you're duplicating from a print, it's a lot of work to create the screens for each specific color. That's why screen printers don't like to bother with small orders, because the set up is very time consuming. Duplicating stuff that doesn't sell well would be like counterfeiting $1 bills. However if it's a t-shirt printing machine that prints one offs and doesn't require any screens - complete done in 10 minutes, they might be more willing to experiment, but the end product is far less convincing. For sure to be sold for top dollar – the screen printing process is not a simple process – there would have to be a consistent and higher payoff. If you’re duplicating from a print, it’s a lot of work to create the screens for each specific color. That’s why screen printers don’t like to bother with small orders, because the set up is very time consuming.

Duplicating stuff that doesn’t sell well would be like counterfeiting $1 bills.

However if it’s a t-shirt printing machine that prints one offs and doesn’t require any screens – complete done in 10 minutes, they might be more willing to experiment, but the end product is far less convincing.

]]> By: Travishttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Travis Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1950 Hey, is it more common for a dupe t-shirt to be sold pricey or sold cheap? I bought a Sheila E. shirt of which I'm suspicious (good condition, no tag), but got it so cheap (under $12 plus shipping) that it doesn't make sense that they'd go to the trouble. Or does it? Hey, is it more common for a dupe t-shirt to be sold pricey or sold cheap? I bought a Sheila E. shirt of which I’m suspicious (good condition, no tag), but got it so cheap (under $12 plus shipping) that it doesn’t make sense that they’d go to the trouble. Or does it?

]]> By: frankhttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 frank Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:26:32 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1945 wow, Mr. Frankly came out of the woodwork as well! All of the vintage heavyweights gather here- I can't hang at the same lofty heights, but to quote the Warriors, I "rumble anyway". Yes, I think you're right on in terms of that timeline for the black tag for sure. Those blue tagged ones are up there with old Russels and Champions on my Keep For Myself list. wow, Mr. Frankly came out of the woodwork as well! All of the vintage heavyweights gather here- I can’t hang at the same lofty heights, but to quote the Warriors, I “rumble anyway”.

Yes, I think you’re right on in terms of that timeline for the black tag for sure. Those blue tagged ones are up there with old Russels and Champions on my Keep For Myself list.

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Kevin Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:30:46 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1944 My guess is that the second one is fake and the first one is real. My guess is that the second one is fake and the first one is real.

]]> By: Shankly Mr Franklyhttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Shankly Mr Frankly Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1943 Hey Frank. I don't if this will help you with your timeline or just be redundant of what you already know but...I have had some 1990 shirts with tan screen stars tags (maybe just leftover 1989 stock that they printed on) and some 1989 shirts with the black screen stars best tags. p.s. in 1990, "best" became slang for "worst"....or at least "sub-par and bulky". Hey Frank. I don’t if this will help you with your timeline or just be redundant of what you already know but…I have had some 1990 shirts with tan screen stars tags (maybe just leftover 1989 stock that they printed on) and some 1989 shirts with the black screen stars best tags.

p.s. in 1990, “best” became slang for “worst”….or at least “sub-par and bulky”.

]]> By: Jimmy Jhttp://www.defunkd.com/blog/2009/01/12/can-you-spot-a-fake-vintage-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Jimmy J Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:23:36 +0000 http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageaficionado/?p=126#comment-1942 I estimate the Screen Stars Best tag surfaced somewhere between 90-92? I estimate the Screen Stars Best tag surfaced somewhere between 90-92?

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