Each week we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block. Please feel free to link us if you create or discover an auction we might like.

Description: Vintage 1985 3D EMBLEM TRUCKER T-Shirt

Measurements: pit-to-pit: 18.5″ front collar to bottom: 24.5″

Sold by: doublesixvintage

What the Seller Says: Up for grabs here is a killer ‘85 3D shirt in excellent condition. Aside from fading typical for its age and some light pilling, there’s no damage to report.

What we Say: Remember when trucker hats were all the rage? Well, elderly gentleman (playing cards on street corners) and Aston Kutcher (playing pranks) are no longer headwear trendsetters. Now, vintage trucker themed shirts are on the road to collectible and sometimes haul in a few hundred bucks. The most popular ones are usually attached to the “3d Emblem” label that has recently been surging in the vintage community.

Final Price: $37.00

This week’s strange and unusual eBay auction comes from the lead singer (left) of a rock band titled, WAGSWAYZ. He has generously offered to come live in your home for one week if you bid at least $300. Interested? I was until I realized that he doesn’t do drugs and rarely drinks. What fun is that?

Also keep in mind you’re responsible for paying to have him flown in from Indiana. Damn, costs are staring to add up here and now I just really have my heart set on a creepy stranger living at my house. I’m thinking it might be cheaper to just pick up a hobo with a harmonica on the way home from work. Hold the phone… upon further review of the auction I realize he’s sweetened the deal! If he writes a song during his stay that ends up becoming a hit you’ll receive 40% of the royalties, and he already has radio play! 

Traditionally gabardine is a fabric made of wool that is woven into a patten of diagonal parallel ribs. This method gives it a smooth feeling on one side and a textured surface on the other. It sounds sexy, but get your mind out of the gutter- it was invented in the late 19th century well before sex even existed. 

Best known for its use in the 1940s and ’50s it was infused with rayon or other synthetics, based in bright colors and used to create shirts, pants, overcoats and dresses. But these days it’s the vintage gabardine jackets that have collectors buzzing. The jackets are still quite commonly found on eBay but if you want to give yourself the gift of gab, hold out for one that is two-toned, has patterns, is reversible or any combination of the three.  

The atomic pattern is very sought after, as are argyle, cars, animals… pretty much any design under the rainbow except rainbows. And because the material had two appealing sides – both to the touch and eye – the most interesting pieces are reversible in order to maximize the fabric’s split personality. Some jackets feature a different colored interior using the opposite side of the fabric. Think two jackets in one: one casual morning matte, and another for flashy night-time sheen. But don’t expect to get a deal – it may be one article of clothing, but you’ll probably pay double for these features, as they can fetch up to $1,500.

You can take a look at the current gab jacket action by clicking here.

Kudos to vintage vendors Refreshmint for always providing some of the most eye-catching photos in the 20k+ results that eBay fetches for a “vintage shirt” search. 

In this recent listing it appears as though Refreshment aren’t just selling a shirt, they’re selling a lifestyle. And not a boring, stay-home-to-knit-little-boots-for-your-cat-“Fluffy” lifestyle. More like, full-on, celebrity-circuit paparazzi-prone partying. Never before have I seen a auction photos taken in the middle of a club  - it’s like eBay girls gone wild. Keep up the good work. 

What you get: SUPER SOFT WORN TO PERFECTION DEEP V NECK T SHIRT

What you don’t get: Girl, drinks, smokes and hangover.

A few moons ago the crew over at Hide Your Arms released the most extensive list of t-shirt blogs on the net. At last count (November 12/07) they reported 65 of them. Six months later they have updated the list and that figure has more than doubled to 133. Ya, ya, we’re not very original, but hey, we’re the only exclusively vintage blog, so there! 

And if you’re a vintage shirt lover, you most likely have love for all things T – so it’s definitely worth investigating the list.

Each week we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block.

Description: Vintage 1979 Eagles Tour Jersey

Measurements: Pit-to-pit: 18.25″ Rear Collar to Bottom: 23.5″

Sold by: stormcrow-vintage

What the Seller Says: Original Eagles concert jersey from their 1979 the long run tour. Faded, buttery soft and thin. Faint stain at the bottom of print, two tiny dot stains at the top and a pea-sized hole on the back.

What We Say: This is Eagles Hotel California-COOL, not Eagles When Hell Freezes Over reunions-LAME. If it actually fit me I might forget about their post-1980s apocalyptic meltdown.

Final Price: $40.56