Sell Your Vintage T-Shirts Without the Hassle—and Keep Up to 90% of the Sale Price
- Trusted since 2004. Defunkd has been part of the vintage T-shirt community for over 20 years and earned an eBay award in 2007.
- A worldwide network of serious collectors. We connect your vintage T-shirts with dedicated collectors who appreciate their history, rarity, and value.
- Decades of vintage T-shirt expertise. We have over 20 years of experience authenticating, researching, buying, selling, and documenting vintage tees.
Have a vintage T-shirt you’re thinking of selling? Let us help you connect with the right collectors and get the most out of your sale.
Avoid the Hassle of Selling Yourself
If you’ve got an awesome vintage tee (or a whole collection!) that you’re thinking about selling, you’ve come to the right place. Our vintage T-shirt consignment program takes much of the hassle out of selling your shirts online.
Best of all, your vintage T-shirts stay with you throughout the process. There’s no need to ship your valuable tees to us or surrender ownership while we search for buyers. You maintain full possession and control of your shirts until you’ve accepted an offer and received payment directly from the buyer.
With Defunkd, you don’t have to settle for a lowball offer from a reseller. Our goal is to help you get the maximum value for your vintage tees. And because we work on commission, we’re motivated to get you the best possible sale price.
Selling independently on marketplaces like eBay can be time-consuming, especially if you’re new to online selling. There’s setting up an account, creating listings, choosing prices, answering questions from potential buyers, navigating payment policies, and dealing with the possibility of disputes.
Then there’s the challenge of finding the right buyer. A rare vintage T-shirt might be worth considerably more to a dedicated collector than to someone casually browsing online.
That’s where Defunkd comes in. We use our experience and established network of vintage T-shirt collectors to help connect your shirts with interested buyers, without requiring you to manage marketplace listings yourself.
You keep up to 90% of the sale price, without paying online marketplace selling fees, because we arrange listings outside those platforms. You remain responsible for providing accurate information about your shirts, receiving payment, and shipping sold items.
Interested? Submit your vintage T-shirts here and tell us what you’ve got!
We’ll Sell Your Vintage T-Shirts
Defunkd has been creating vintage T-shirt content since 2008, building one of the web’s most comprehensive resources for vintage tee collectors. Today, our website attracts thousands of visitors, supported by a passionate worldwide community of collectors, buyers, and sellers. Learn more about our history on our About page.
We’re also deeply connected to the vintage T-shirt market. With over 1,200 email subscribers and more than 27,000 Instagram followers, we have established channels for getting collectible shirts in front of interested buyers. We regularly use our network to promote consignment items—here’s a real example of a shirt we’ve promoted.
Rather than accepting a quick offer from a reseller, our consignment program gives your vintage T-shirts the opportunity to reach a wider audience of serious collectors. Our goal is simple: find the right buyer and help you get the best possible sale price.
Here’s why that matters: Imagine selling a rare vintage tee to a dealer for $100, only to discover it later sold for $1,000. That’s some serious seller’s remorse! If Defunkd had arranged that $1,000 sale at our 90/10 commission rate, you would have kept $900 instead.
And here’s something worth considering: that same dealer you found through a Google search might already be part of our network of buyers. Rather than selling directly to one potential buyer, why not let us help you explore what your shirt could be worth to a broader collector audience?
How Vintage T-Shirt Consignment Works Amid USA Tariffs
Terms Updated July 15, 2026: (Tariff Strategy): Due to the current tariff situation, we’ve lowered our commission and streamlined our consignment process to connect buyers and sellers within the same country.
We’ll send you offers as they come in. We may also request additional details, such as measurements or photographs of any condition issues.
Once you’ve accepted an offer, which typically includes shipping, the buyer pays you first using an agreed-upon payment method, usually PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do you determine the commission?
Since we don’t take possession of your T-shirt and instead connect you directly with buyers, we now offer profit splits of up to 90% in your favor. A 90/10 split likely means you have a rare, high-value t-shirt. The most common ratio is 80/20 in your favor and sometimes 70/30 if your item(s) are more generic.
| Commission Split | You Keep |
|---|---|
| 90% / 10% | $450 |
| 80% / 20% | $400 |
| 70% / 30% | $350 |
any applicable shipping or payment processing fees.
But we may also decline your item(s).
Some t-shirts are too common or don’t have a resale value high enough to justify a consignment partnership. In those instances, we’ll offer you our best advice on selling it yourself.
What Types of Vintage Tees Do We Accept?
Good question! First and foremost, we’re looking for authentic vintage T-shirts, generally manufactured before 2000. There are exceptions, though, so if you’re unsure whether your shirt qualifies, don’t hesitate to submit it for consideration.
To get a better idea of the types of shirts we’re interested in, browse our archive of high-selling vintage T-shirts and the prices they’ve fetched. You can also check out our Instagram for examples of rare and collectible vintage tees.
We’re especially interested in:
- Vintage rock, metal, and hip-hop T-shirts from the 1980s and 1990s.
- Vintage Harley-Davidson and motorcycle T-shirts.
- Rare and collectible T-shirts from the 1970s.
- Other unusual, desirable, or hard-to-find vintage tees.
Have an entire collection? Even better! We welcome everything from a single rare vintage T-shirt to large collections of concert tees, band shirts, and other collectible pieces.
Not sure what you’ve got? Send us the details, and we’ll take a look.
Am I obligated to accept an offer?
Absolutely not! You’re always free to accept or decline any offer we bring you, with no obligation to sell.
You retain ownership and possession of your T-shirts throughout the consignment process. Your shirts stay with you until you accept an offer, receive payment from the buyer, and are ready to ship.
Before we begin promoting your T-shirts, we’ll ask what price you’re hoping to achieve. This helps us understand your expectations and determine whether we’re likely to find a buyer at a price you’re comfortable with.
Our goal is to make sure we’re on the same page before getting started.
What fees are subtracted from the sale to calculate the final profit?
Since we’re skipping eBay and other marketplaces and selling privately, there are no transaction fees in most cases! As mentioned previously, offer prices usually include shipping, which is relatively inexpensive since we aim to connect you with buyers in your country.
If you have additional questions, don’t worry! We’ll email you to clarify any remaining details you may be curious about.
