Don’t Fear the Reaper, Fear the Repro

October 14, 2008 by defunkd · Leave a Comment  

real and fake vintage tees

 

A few years back I authored a couple of eBay guides to shopping for a genuine vintage t-shirt. They have been very well received, viewed over 35,000 times and rated 92% helpful by readers. Unfortunately, the eBay system’s limitations prevented me from authoring the guides exactly how I wanted. Well, I just updated them with the latest info on forgery techniques and decked them out with tons of new photos including a vintage brand gallery.

These three guides will remain static resource pages on the right hand side of the blog, or check them out here:

Vintage T-Shirts 101: eBay Shopping Guide

Vintage T-Shirts 102: Say NO to Repro

Vintage T-Shirts 103: The Brand Gallery

 



Going Once, Going Twice, Going Broke

October 13, 2008 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  

Every two weeks we scour through eBay’s past auctions and report which relics are fetching the big bucks. Even more reasons to raid your granny’s closet.

Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the sellers current inventory.

  1. Jacket: vintage WW2 A2 Leather Flight sold for $1877.00 sold by minkeybusiness
  2. Shoes: vintage 1980s Leather Converse sold for $805.00 sold by loghomeservices
  3. T-Shirt: vintage 1982 Iron Maiden Beast sold for $610.00 sold by wrathgirl664
  4. Belt Buckle: vintage Rodeo Western sold for $565.55 sold by toptexasseller
  5. Hat: vintage US U.S.N. Naval N1 Deck sold for $304.00 sold by garagaragarage
  6. Tee: vintage Harley #1 Ohio Champion sold for $255.00 sold by babybananas12

vintage a1 flight jacket

View previous mens vintage clothes auctions.



Nike Air Huarache Trainer (1992) Purple

October 11, 2008 by Karl · 1 Comment  





[phpbay]vintage nike air huarache trainer, 4, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “stpatty”, “4″[/phpbay]
 



Using Their Heads to Sell Vintage Shirts

October 10, 2008 by defunkd · Leave a Comment  

eBay vintage clothing models are by far the funkiest models in the world. But lets face it, their faces never get the credit they deserve. Until now.

vintage vote best headwear

I declare a headwear war. Click on the links, view their auctions, peruse their poses and then vote for your favorite below – poll closes on Friday October 17.

1. shirtswithballs‘ Professor Polyester is the master of mesh and Miss B. is the queen of the vikings. 

2. All the models at the_black_barn encourage us to remember the 5th of November. 

3. refreshmint‘s Evan thinks t-shirts are acceptable attire in extremely cold climates.

4.  All the models over at vintagevantage have a party on their heads and everyone is invited.

 



Pigs Can’t Fly But Hogs Can Ride

October 9, 2008 by defunkd · Leave a Comment  

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.

vintage harley hog tee shirt

Description: vintage 3D emblem HARLEY DAViDSON 1980s tee t-shirt

Measurements: Pit to Pit: 19″ Top to Bottom: 28″

Sold by: defunkd_vintage

What I Say: Get your motors running, head out on the highway, looking for adventure, or what ever comes your way. Just make sure to get back in time before old McDonald realizes you escaped from the pen and borrowed his ride, he definitely won’t think it’s kosher. This Harley 3D Emblem design gets gobbled up faster than slop.

Final Price: $51.00

Check out the other vintage 3d emblem t-shirt we featured.