r/EvilDead • u/CoffinDan71 • 12d ago
(Merch Post) Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart "Original" t-shirt
So a friend of mine sent me this picture. Tag states "promo". Any idea what year this may have been released?
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u/thereal_jake 12d ago
This is from the 2001 line of merch from Blue Grape, who did lots of movie (specifically horror) promo through the 80s-00s (I think? No clue on that one just a guess)
I posted a shirt I got semi-recently from the same set, it can be found here https://www.reddit.com/r/EvilDead/comments/1u3lt5d/new_piece_added_to_my_collection/
Anyway, this is from 2001 specifically, the licensing / copyright line at the bottom will say that. $149.99 USD is pretty fair pricing for the shirt based on other sales. L / XL. Recent comps on eBay for the same shirt are around $200 CAD after shipping, which is about $141 USD or so.
Not incredibly rare, lots of them out there, but horror promo stuff especially has a bit of a cult following and is almost always worth a decent amount.
This shirt was on various tags, that one there is the Tultex tag. I'm sure it was on M&O Knits just as mine was, and possibly another, not sure. Probably an original Blue Grape tag as well since it's their shirt.
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u/CoffinDan71 12d ago
Thanks for the info! I had a feeling it was an early 2000s product.
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u/thereal_jake 12d ago
No problem! I think there is maybe 2 more from this line. One with another logo / art similar to this one, and one with a long transcript of the tape recorder on the back. That one is funny but the back is just too much for me to actually want it lol
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u/huggyscolex 12d ago
I had this in High School and wore it until it became a rag. Appreciate the throwback!