If the above scenario sounds familiar to you, welcome to the wonderful world of auctions, trends, hype, and general economics. Without going too much into the history of the brand, basically the label "a bathing ape" has been around for more than 10 years. It started as an underground label in the backstreets of Tokyo, and has grown in scale and popularity over the years. Through the scarcity of the tees and word-of-mouth among the hip and trendy, the price of the tees has sky-rocketed immensely. And subsequently, fake bape tees have popped up more and more each time.

This here is a guide on how to spot the real among the fakes. It should not be used solely to judge the authenticity of the t-shirt, other factors including fabric quality and the print design must be taken into account. Like lots of other clothing brands out in the market, the labels and packaging are changed frequently, either due to changing of brand marketing, or for the different clothing design season

First thing to note is the bag used to package the tee in.

*Picture shows the overall comparison of the bag

Here are other details of the bag comparison

Other than the bag, the label tag can also give clues to the authenticity

The Sleeve Label

Depending on the print designs, some differences can be noticed

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