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abusivepower
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Metallica 1987 t-shirt legit check

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Is this t-shirt legit or counterfeit? The tag seems off to me.
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Re: Metallica 1987 t-shirt legit check

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Tag is weird, I can't remember if I've seen that version of the HM one before - is there a back? if so, any RN?

From a distance - the photo of the band looks pretty good - but the photos you've added aren't great, can you save a closeup of the front print and add it - not just a screen shot?
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(Please note: Legit checks I do in this forum should not be considered 100% conclusive; I'm simply giving a gut reaction based on the limited information provided.)

abusivepower
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Re: Metallica 1987 t-shirt legit check

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Here's the link to the image of the front print in better quality - https://ibb.co/YFFqqbhJ
https://ibb.co/GfkyM2nv
https://ibb.co/99jSy2kx
And below there's the picture of the back of the tag, i dont know if this is what you mean by the back. Sorry if the pictures still suck but the seller didn't send a better picture yet. Let me know if you know if this is real or a fake.
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Re: Metallica 1987 t-shirt legit check

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Thank you! This is a perfect example of why we need close-ups. I will say they've done a decent job on the photo, which typically looks awful when they try to reproduce it.

I've included a shot of an original. Look at the fine details, like on the right side, the tiles and behind the metallica logo, they went and created their own pattern.

The clinching "Thailand" on the back, means modern counterfeit. Not exactly sure how old.

But there is an 80s HM tag, so I figured a far off chance it was a rarer one.
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