Fake stuff devalues the brand value ><...I would avoid it and save up and get some in HK/Tokyo/London/NY instead next time youre in one of those places
yeh definately look at the zipper, i remember my bf mentioning to me once that bape only does the silver zipper, not plastic colour ones, i think. tho im not too sure on the newer ones, i think there the baby milo zipper now that is in colour...
yeh bape in london, in carnaby street, go towards rendevous restaurant and turn left into some little street and the bape store is there, its so hidden you can hardly tell its there. tho there isnt much in there...
too many fake bapes, so i don't buy them anymore. so much fake shit going around, when i see ppl wearin the fakies, kinda gives me the skitz. $180-$120 is way too cheap for a bape jacket, don't buy it. if all else fails, use ur common sense. bape only uses the very best materials, u can normally tell by the fabric or the intricate designs and implicit patterns used. use ur gut, and 9/10 times u'll get it right. and if ur wrong, heck 1/10 must be a damn good fakie to fool me, and id wear it anyday cos no one would be able to tell the difference lol
buy it, take a picture, post it here, and get comments, then return it if it's fake =) (if it's returnable only that is o.o) that ape sucks anyways :<
ok Bape is never sold outside bape shops, unless someone walked into bape, bought a load and sold them in his own shop bape hardly ever or never do the same designs in diff colours, so if you see a style in white, black, blue, red, etc its all fake if its cheap, its fake the inside of a hoody should not feel like a cheap fleecy material, otherwise its fake the inside should have a washing info label (i think in jap) at the waist, as well as a tag on the neck all the stitching should be top notch, if there are any loose threads around tags or there are misaligned tags (that are not straight on with the seams or just seem stitched on in a hurry) its fake if you suspect a fake, like others said dont buy, go to a Bape shop only
some of the fake bape the color is lighter and you can also tell by the tag like compare with the real one and the fake one
ya another advice china sells a lot of fake bape if you get in new york city go to the bape store at soho all reals but expensive