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We are now the definition of vintage. It’s hard to believe – time has flown by. It all started in early 2004 when I witnessed the first wave of online vintage t-shirt sales erupting on eBay and thought, “That looks easy enough!” (Spoiler: It wasn’t) First, I conjured up the name and registered the domain. My pal Colm built the website, while another friend created a nifty Flash intro. I miss Flash. https://www.defunkd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/defunkdhistoryflash1.mp4 Meanwhile, I stockpiled inventory I thrifted, which I then photographed on actual models. Ok, they weren’t actual models, just friends that I pleaded with to stand against a ... Read more

You can always expect a storm when a vintage t-shirt sells for an exorbitant price. Back in 2011, it was the Led Zeppelin backstage pass t-shirt that sold for $10,000 on eBay. A decade later it was the Grateful Dead t-shirt that fetched $17,640 during a Sotheby’s auction. In 2020, the $6000 Disney Aladdin Genie t-shirt sent the most shockwaves through the vintage t-shirt community. It was sold during a pioneering Instagram live auction, hosted by Chris Fernandez, of 1980 Something Co. The $6k Genie sale happened during a perfect storm of factors. There was a raging pandemic that shut ... Read more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, (June 14, 2022) Award-winning vintage authority Defunkd and U.S. apparel company Citees have announced the launch of Legiteem8, a new vintage t-shirt authentication, and appraisal app. The app is the first of its kind to harness the power of a global community of experts to verify and value vintage tees. Users have free access to a social-based experience that invites other vintage enthusiasts and experts to vote and comment on an item’s legitimacy and price. “Legiteem8 educates and evolves the process, so anyone can feel confident about the authenticity and worth of their items while also having ... Read more

Welcome to the first article written by Vintage DAO for Defunkd! The goal of these articles will be to give an update on what major things happened in crypto recently, as well as how those events are of specific importance to the vintage community. Even if you don’t know about crypto yet, you owe yourself the opportunity to at least learn about it and make your own decisions about its usefulness. Cryptography technology has the ability to change the world, and we are beginning to see major global adoption in recent months. How is this all relevant to vintage? As ... Read more

Introduction The survey was made up of 35 questions that were primarily multiple-choice, many included an open field, as well as several open-ended questions for participants to express their opinions. 540 “vintage t-shirt heads” participated between January 6 to January 31 and were given the opportunity to win one of two vintage t-shirts or 1 of 50 gift cards. Defunkd and Citees conceived this survey to help tailor a forthcoming vintage t-shirt authentication app called Legiteem8. The survey was promoted through each company’s social network accounts, primarily through Instagram. Additionally, the survey got coverage on Defunkd.com as well as promotion ... Read more