This Week in Hardcore – Ebay – Mr. Bane Edition

This week I am focusing on Bane gear. Why? Because I like Bane. Duh. But there is more to it than that. I’ve started to notice a trend that I think says a lot about Bane fans/collectors. I’ll conclude with that assessment.

To me, those prices aren’t all over the board. They aren’t random. Here’s how I figure. Bane fans love Bane for their music. They are your average kid. They aren’t Mr. Hardcore Shirt Collector. If they were that guy, the first shirt would have sold for WAY more than $9.50 (smoking gun design with black lettering). It’s limited to a few dozen. And the West Coast 99 tour shirt that is limited to 2 dozen would also have fetched more loot.

The Mr Sparkles shirt price can be attributed more to the logo than the limited supply. Most Bane fans wouldn’t realize that shirt was only sold at a few shows, including an early Hellfest. They have no idea that ONE yellow one even exists (I still need that picture Mr. R). I believe the same can be said for the jacket. The limited nature isn’t what drove the price up. It was driven up by the cool samurai pocket print. That’s my guess.

And the designs with no bids, well, sometimes designs just don’t work on the consumer. In this case, Bane fans passed. Of course, I slept and forgot to bid so if you are holding one of those shirts, hook me up.

Bane fans love Bane. They want to rock a zip hoodie. It hardly matters what color it is. These fans are not your obsessive shirt collector. They aren’t WishingWell fanatics or individuals who care about bootlegs vs. OG prints. I know a few exceptions exist, but as far as stereotyping goes, I think I hit it square on.

If you disagree, hit me up. We’ll discuss. Peace.