I was given this shirt in 98' or 99' so I don't know exactly where it came from. It's been in a box for 20 or so years because I thought I'd give it to my kids one day. Sadly, kids never happened and grunge doesn't seem to be making a comeback anyways. It's probably a Hot Topic bootleg but I wanted to see if it was worth anything before I upcycled it.
Description - It's all black, long-sleeved and has the word Nirvana on the front in yellow with the iconic yellow smiley face. There's no writing anywhere else. It's an XL size and the tag says Giant by Tee Jays. The sleeves have holes in them (that was the thing to do in 98') and there's small moth holes throughout. Pictures attached.
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Re: Old Nirvana Smiley Face T-Shirt
YES definitely worth something, grunge is back in the vintage t-shirt era.
The longsleeve ones aren't as common - but not sure if they fetch a premium, not many available, but some smiley tees hit the $400 mark so def. offer it for sale!
The longsleeve ones aren't as common - but not sure if they fetch a premium, not many available, but some smiley tees hit the $400 mark so def. offer it for sale!
Jimmy J
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Re: Old Nirvana Smiley Face T-Shirt
If youre looking to sell please let me know - email jarodbanigan@gmail.comold_hag wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 12:31 pm I was given this shirt in 98' or 99' so I don't know exactly where it came from. It's been in a box for 20 or so years because I thought I'd give it to my kids one day. Sadly, kids never happened and grunge doesn't seem to be making a comeback anyways. It's probably a Hot Topic bootleg but I wanted to see if it was worth anything before I upcycled it.
Description - It's all black, long-sleeved and has the word Nirvana on the front in yellow with the iconic yellow smiley face. There's no writing anywhere else. It's an XL size and the tag says Giant by Tee Jays. The sleeves have holes in them (that was the thing to do in 98') and there's small moth holes throughout. Pictures attached.
Re: Old Nirvana Smiley Face T-Shirt
Oh, thank you so much for the response! I don't think I'll sell it, but I won't cut it into pieces either. I've got a couple of young nieces and nephews so I'll just put it away until one of them takes up guitar or smoking weed or something

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Jimmy J
(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.)
(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.)
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