A little PSA for everyone here... found these two Bolt Thrower patches on eBay this morning, one is clearly a bootleg with a fake Popworld 1991 copyright woven. The easiest way to tell them apart is that the bootleg doesn't have the 'spikes' coming out of the cross in the center, and the stain glass doesn't have the black outline that the official patch does.
It always helps to use TSS as a cross reference before you purchase a patch. This phony patch is quite well done, and someone could easily be tricked into paying top dollar for it.
Thiellus on
Thanks for pointing out, you know someone out there will fall for this
bad_american1992 on
Yeah... hopefully this prevents someone from getting ripped off!
SolveMyMath on
Oh, really?
I never thought that bootlegs can be so well-done. Cannot recall any other example where boot looked SO similar...
bad_american1992 on
It's a bit concerning! Keep an eagle eye out for other bogus patches. These bootleggers are upping their game.
NEC on
Nice job Mike! Also the Grave - You'll Never See should be highly suspected.
https://tshirtslayer.com/patch/gravepatch
bad_american1992 on
I wish eBay had a "vote bootleg" system like TSS does! I'd smash that button like a mf
LHP has a good side by side of the two Grave patches: https://tshirtslayer.com/patch/grave-you%E2%80%99ll-never-see-patch
NEC on
LHP and you both do a good job!
I suspected that Grave for a longtime, also that Dismember Massive Kiling Capacity too. Still not sure some of them are boots of Dismember.
TopShotta on
MKC has a bunch of boots. Everyone says they’re Thai made. Got a few of them years back I think they’re close or over a decade old.
bad_american1992 on
That one I'm not sure if it's a bootleg (unsanctioned merch made by a 3rd party) or a re-issue by Nuclear Blast where they just didn't alter the copyright. Its weaving methods are more consistent with the official patches released in the mid-late 2000s than with the bootlegs of that period.
TopShotta on
Any idea what year the fake was made? I think I may have bought it in 2011-12 before all the patch hype off some website for less than 8euro. Might have been the OG since the other patches I got were OG but I traded it
bad_american1992 on
I've only seen this fake pop up this year, so you probably had one of the original ones.
DeathByMetalAus... on
mother fuckers...
neckton on
Also seen the boot.
It was already at 30€....but now it's a new auction
bad_american1992 on
Could be inspired by BT's "Mercenary" album? Haha
bad_american1992 on
Damn.... the bootleg sold for $60. Talk about printing money. Hopefully no one here was the highest bidder!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bolt-Thrower-Aufnaher-Patch-Death-Metal/1535259...
BRVTALITY on
even if the original bolt thrower one was $20, i'd never buy this. haha
zilin on
the fake patch's border is more round and the original is more flat..now nobody can make the flat border ,so the border should be the first to judge the patch is a boot or original one.the vintage patch 's color is more dark than the new one ,my opinions
NegativeOne on
Wow seeing so many woven boots it's crazy! sad to see people making fake vintages when the people are hunting for the real ones :/ hope more posts are made exposing bootlegs
Heavy Metal Marc on
I'm glad I saw this when I did. I really want a Bolt Thrower patch but I don't wanna spend tons of money on a fake. I'd probably fall for this since I just get excited when I see the band name when I shop.