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WARNING! Bolt Thrower Bootlegs on eBay

bad_american1992
Wed, 12/06/2019 - 19:00

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.

Not for sale or trade
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WARNING! Bolt Thrower Bootlegs on eBay
WARNING! Bolt Thrower Bootlegs on eBay
WARNING! Bolt Thrower Bootlegs on eBay

Thiellus's picture

Thanks for pointing out, you know someone out there will fall for this

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bad_american1992's picture

Yeah... hopefully this prevents someone from getting ripped off!

SolveMyMath's picture

Oh, really?

I never thought that bootlegs can be so well-done. Cannot recall any other example where boot looked SO similar...

bad_american1992's picture

It's a bit concerning! Keep an eagle eye out for other bogus patches. These bootleggers are upping their game.

NEC's picture

Nice job Mike! Also the Grave - You'll Never See should be highly suspected.
https://tshirtslayer.com/patch/gravepatch

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bad_american1992's picture

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's picture

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.

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TopShotta's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

I've only seen this fake pop up this year, so you probably had one of the original ones.

DeathByMetalAustralia's picture

mother fuckers...

neckton's picture

Also seen the boot.
It was already at 30€....but now it's a new auction

bad_american1992's picture

Could be inspired by BT's "Mercenary" album? Haha

bad_american1992's picture

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's picture

even if the original bolt thrower one was $20, i'd never buy this. haha

zilin's picture

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

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NegativeOne's picture

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

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Heavy Metal Marc's picture

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.

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