A Bathing Ape · East Village
Sell Your BAPE in NYC
Shark full-zip hoodies, camo jackets and pants, College and Ape Head tees, Baby Milo and the collab pieces. Bring it to 39 Avenue A, we check it in front of you and pay the same day.
- Same-day cash
- Checked in front of you
- Walk-ins welcome
- Trade toward store stock
What We Buy
Shark Hoodies, Camo, Tees and Baby Milo
Nigo started A Bathing Ape in Tokyo in 1993, and the camo and the shark hoodie are still what most people bring in. Full-zips and outerwear carry the bigger offers; basic logo tees bring less.
Shark Full-Zip Hoodies
The full-zip that closes over the face, with the shark mouth, the eyes and the WGM patch on the hood. Camo and color decide most of the number, then how the zipper, cuffs and print have held up.
Camo Hoodies, Jackets & Pants
1st Camo, ABC Camo and the color camos run across hoodies, jackets, shorts and pants. Ape heads are hidden in the pattern, and fake camo usually gets those shapes and the colors wrong.
College & Ape Head Tees
College logo, Ape Head and Big Ape Head tees are the BAPE we see most. Clean, uncracked prints sell; tees bring smaller offers than full-zips and outerwear.
Baby Milo & Collabs
Baby Milo pieces and the collabs with names like KAWS, Undefeated and adidas. Collab pieces bring more when both brands' labels and details are right.
Pricing
What Moves a BAPE Offer
Two BAPE hoodies can be far apart in value. Here is what decides it.
- The style
- A shark full-zip or a camo jacket brings more than a pullover or a plain logo tee.
- Camo and color
- Some camos and colorways are wanted much more than others, and older seasons people know bring more than recent general releases.
- Print and embroidery
- Cracked prints, picked embroidery and faded camo come off the offer. Our guide on stains, fading and cracking goes through it.
- Zipper and hardware
- A full-zip is only as good as its zipper. A broken pull, missing teeth or a zipper that catches lowers the number; see how zippers and drawstrings affect hoodie value.
- Size
- BAPE runs small, so Large and XL move fastest. Medium and XXL sell too, depending on the piece.
- Tags and extras
- Neck labels and wash tags left on, and the original bag and tags on unworn pieces, help the offer.
Not sure which camo or season you have? Text photos of the front, the hood, the neck label and the wash tags to 917-608-8939.
Authentication
How We Check BAPE
BAPE has been faked for as long as it has been popular, and the shark hoodie most of all. We look at the whole piece in front of you, not one detail.
- Camo: the shapes, the colors and the ape heads hidden in the pattern
- Shark hood: the WGM patch, the shark teeth and how the eyes are stitched
- Neck label and wash tags: font, spacing and stitching
- Zippers and hardware, and how the hood zips closed
- Fabric weight, ribbing and seams
Get Ready
Before You Bring It In
Wash on cold, inside out, and hang it to dry. Dryer heat cracks prints and shrinks the fit.
- Leave neck labels and wash tags on
- Bring the original bag and tags for unworn pieces
- Bring BAPE STA sneakers too; we buy those the same day
- Bring a valid government-issued ID; New York law requires it for every sale