Category: Past eBay Auctions

Welcome to a special edition of Heat Check. These are the highest-selling vintage Disney t-shirts on eBay over the last three years. From Mickey to Disney villains to Star Wars, these are some of the most in-demand vintage Disney t-shirts. Lots of all-over prints and rare Disney Parks t-shirts fill this magical list. In fact, one of these t-shirts had an alleged off-eBay sale for $6,000 several years ago; find out how much you could have bought it for more recently. Some ground rules before we get into the list: I don’t personally authenticate these t-shirts, nor does Defunkd, but ... Read more

Welcome to a special Heat Check. These are the highest-selling vintage Björk t-shirts on eBay over the last 3 years. While Björk is known for her strange and quirky personality and musical stylings, her t-shirt designs can be just as strange, quirky, and quite expensive. Some ground rules before we get into the list: I don’t personally authenticate these t-shirts, nor does Defunkd, but you can use our forum to get your goodies checked. I do my best to confirm the transaction is real, but that doesn’t mean that it wasn’t a shill bid or returned. If a sale looks ... Read more

Welcome to Heat Check 2026. These are the highest-selling vintage t-shirts on eBay over the last two weeks. These are the top 10 best-selling vintage t-shirts on eBay over the past two weeks. After covering all of 2025, and summarizing the entire year in a top 10, we’re starting from scratch and showcasing the highest-selling vintage t-shirts on eBay in 2025. What will 2026’s trends be? Iron Maiden came charging out of the gates with two entries, but can it last? Will the value of their tees make a most triumphant comeback in 2026? Some ground rules before we get into the ... Read more

Welcome to MID Check 2026. We are mixing it up with some “lower” end t-shirt sales from $200-$999 range. Let’s take a look at some of the “mids” that are honorable mentions we miss if we are only watching the biggest sales. These are the ten T-shirts I thought were cool out of thousands that sold out in the last month.  After covering all of 2025, and summarizing the entire year in a top 10, we’re starting from scratch and showcasing the t-shirts that don’t seem to make the $1000 cut, yet are definitely honorable mentions. Some ground rules before we ... Read more

2025 is in the books, and these are the highest t-shirt sales on eBay of all of 2025. It was the year of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Butthole Surfers tees, as we saw more of their designs in the bi-weekly top 10 than any other. Vintage Sonic Youth tees also had a huge bounce-back year, along with Smashing Pumpkins – and it’s no surprise the highest-selling t-shirt in 2025 goes to the always top-selling Mosquitohead tees. Then we saw a late-year surge from Eminem tees, so maybe 2026 will be the year of Slim Shady, but until then, ... Read more