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Stormcrow-Vintage Seller Review
October 23, 2009 by Jimmy J · 13 Comments
eBay Seller: Stormcrow-Vintage
Years of Service: 6
Transactions: 3300+
Feedback: 100%
Policies: Guaranteed vintage - return for any reason.
Motto: “We sold our soul for rock n roll t-shirts.”
Good ol’ Stormcrow-Vintage has been one of eBay’s most consistent and trusted dealers of genuine vintage tees for the past 6 years. They broke the vintage t-shirt seller norm by allowing returns for any reason, yes, this even includes sizing. Their slick practices have earned them a flawless feedback score and near perfect DSR record, an amazing feat, especially with the recent changes to eBay’s feedback system.
Stormcrow has a constant flow of vintage tees in both auction and fixed price format which usually number at least 250 at any one given time. They specialize in 1980s band shirts – all forms of rock, punk and pop. They definitely like to dabble in the dark side given their wicked selection of vintage horror film t-shirts.
Their highest priced tee is a rare 1979 Knebworth Zeppelin t-shirt at $10000.00 but runs plenty of auctions that usually start at 1 cent.
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Nike’s Irreverence Justified: Part 2
May 30, 2009 by Karl · 1 Comment
Like promised, every now and then I will upload some pages of the book Irreverence Justified (check that link – every so often one appears on eBay)…I know that a lot of people are just curious to see what’s in the book…
I could go on for years, since the book has brought together more then 500 different nike models….here comes the second batch of pictures.
Enjoy!
On a side note: it isn’t that easy to make pictures of the pages, since the book is small but massive, and in a way fragile, since i don’t want to “break” the back of the book….
Nike’s Irreverence Justified (2000)
May 19, 2009 by Karl · 2 Comments
In the years before entering into the new millennium, Nike, as did many other big corporations, were thinking how to celebrate this unique moment, and how to thank all the people that supported them over the years.
A lot of ideas passed the table. From calendars to a recompilation of legendary nike spots for television. At the end, they did go for a book, since it has the big advantage to be able to give it, and a as result “Irreverence Justified” (check that link, it occasionally appears on eBay) was born. A massive book, almost literally like brick, which has become one of the most looked after collectors items for every Nike collector.
But not just a “book”. Nike wouldn’t be Nike, to transform this pile of paper in a work of art, beginning with the cover. The golden shine of the book cover comes from the use of the material “PU Sparkle Leather code number gold 6002”, which is the same material used for the shoes in which Michel Johnson set the 200 Mt. World Record. Nike used in fact what had left over by the production of Johnsons golden shoes, which make the book even more special.
Now, what’s the book about?
Shoes, shoes and again shoes. Nike made a compilation of almost 600 Nike models (575 to be exact) of known and sometimes very unknown nike models. IJ starts with the 1972 Waffle Montreal, and oddly enough ends with several blank pages. In this way Nike wanted to make clear that this isn’t a closed project. You know Nike, “there is no finish line”
What it makes even more sought after, is that Nike only did 2000 exemplar’s of IJ, each hand numbered. IJ wasn’t for sale either. Each of the 2000 exemplars went to important “cultural” leaders or important people out of the Nike family. As a fact, Phil Knight received copy number 1 of IJ.
Is this book worth all the hype, taking it almost to a mythical “holy grail” like level?
Absolutely!
The books give a stunning overview of more then 30 years of Nike history. Being myself a collector of Vintage Nike shoes, I came across of a lot of shoes I even never heard off. The Nike LD1000, the Nik Smoke, etc.. shoes that are by most of us long forgotten (inside as outside Nike), but are worth being dusted of.
In a sense, Nike made a sort of corporate history, since the effort they did, to find all the shoes was nerve breaking. A lot of the shoes didn’t just exist anymore, so they had to do it with scans from old and even “older” catalogs.
Eight years after release, it’s becoming hard to come across a copy, since most of the copies of IJ ended up in the hands of people who will never ‘(or not soon at least) part from it.
the next coming weeks, i will post som more pictures of rare nike shoes that appeared in the IJ… here are already a few….
More to come!
Irreverence Justified (2000)
February 11, 2009 by Karl · 1 Comment
Before I depart to London for a long weekend, take a look at this…
I am now an owner of one the 2000 copies of “justified irreverence”… The ultimate Nike collectors book. Besides the design, it contains pictures and release dates of almost 600 Nike shoes, beginning from the early seventies (1972) until….. (there is no finish)
In the following weeks I will share some more pictures…
Vintage Rock T-Shirts by Johan Kugelberg
December 19, 2008 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
I finally managed to get my hands on all the vintage t-shirt books published in the last few years. Truth be told, I would recommend any book that contains photos of vintage tees, even if it was scribed in crayon by a two-year-old child.
Title: Vintage Rock T-Shirts
Meet the author: Johan Kugelberg makes records and cooks dinner; and when he’s not doing that he’s writing books inspired by music. For this book he delves deep into the t-shirt collection of New York’s legendary vintage clothiers, “What Goes Around Comes Around.”
Number of shirts inside: 300+
Rating: 5/5
Meet the holy grail of vintage t-shirt books; and the only one that truly embodies the spirit of rock ‘n roll.
The writing is a lot like lyrics from your favorite tune: sometimes it doesn’t make sense, yet you fully comprehend its meaning, mostly because you’re making up your own.
Just like all the legendary bands featured within, the designers of the book didn’t care about breaking a few rules. At times you’ll be squinting to read text irresponsibly placed over non-contrasting backgrounds or blinded by other busy layouts. It’s no coincidence that reading it will make you feel like you’ve just left a concert: your senses have been jolted, you’ll probably have a slight headache, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
“Enough about the creativity of the renegade design, what about the t-shirts?” asks you. It’s the best collection of vintage t-shirts I have ever seen. Like me, if you have obsessed about all things vintage t-shirts over the years, you probably think you have seen it all. Think again, Mr. Magoo. This book features shirts that you will likely never see for sale on eBay. There’s only a handful of tees in the book that I have had my hands on. And for the most part, the rest I didn’t even know existed. Before my time? Yeah, that’s my excuse, since all the tees featured are from the ’60s and ’70s. These shirts were born to the pre-mass-produced merchandising era that ran wild in the ’80s.
The sizes of the featured garments are a true indication of their age. Most of the shirts pictured could only be modeled by skinny men, petite women, and even a classroom of children. It was a time when our kids had yet to consume steroid-filled steaks, and we weren’t filling our bellies with too many burgers. A time when our rock stars and their fans were still skinny, which is also made evident by these subjects in the book’s great vintage photography.
Don’t worry, the book itself is very fat – more than 250 pages jam-packed with vintage t-shirt goodness.
I recommend adding this book to your collection, or else stop calling yourself a vintage aficionado.
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