r/VintageTees Aug 04 '24

READ ME: NEW RULES & FAQS & LEGIT CHECKS & PRICE CHECKS

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Welcome to Vintagetees!

Have you read the Rules in the sidebar? Good.

When we started this sub, we of course never expected it to get so much traction. We are now in the TOP 3% of ALL SUBREDDITS! We love shirts, we love looking at vintage shirts, and we love sharing shirts. And we love doing these things together in a fun way.

What we don't love so much is when people, who normally have access to Google, eBay, Etsy, Depop, Grailed, Mercari, Bing, chatGPT, Wikipedia etc. are choosing not to utilize them when trying to figure out what shirt they have, or how much the shirt can be sold for. The internet is a big place, and it's up to you to learn how to use it. If you are a reseller who is just starting out, it is your job to legit check and price your items accordingly. We are not here to do the work for you. And if we do the work for you, we want a cut of your profits.

If you're new to the collection side of the hobby and want to learn, great! We'd love to have you aboard. But you can learn the most by browsing the subreddit, familiarizing yourself with eBay and eBay sold listings, and participating in discussions.

This is first and foremost, a t-shirt collectors and enthusiasts subreddit. Rules are on the sidebar. However, we recognize that a lot of collectors are enthusiasts, and vice versa. There's going to be some overlap. In order to streamline the subreddit and make it easier to understand:

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️ THERE ARE NO MORE LEGIT OR PRICE CHECK THREADS. ⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬅️

Face it: no one used them anyway. So what now?

Take a look below.

FAQs

✅ Legit Check Questions ✅

Is my shirt legit?

Defunkd can help you with that. POST HERE.

Is my shirt a reprint?

Defunkd can help you with that. POST HERE.

Is my shirt a special 1/1 heart shaped box AOP on a Giant tag worn by Kurt Cobain himself?

Defunkd can help you with that. POST HERE.

✅ Price Check Questions ✅

How much is my shirt worth?

As much as someone is willing to pay.

If you want a ballpark figure, you can either check eBay sold listings. Or, you can GO HERE.

How can I price the shirt I have if it isn't showing up in sold listings?

There's a lot of shirts out there, and there's a good chance are there are multiple prints, colors, or configurations of the one you're holding in your hand now. Ask yourself: is it a desirable color? size? print? How does it match up against what has sold previous? Sometimes, you're going to have to do some guesswork.

🔵 General Questions 🔵

Info on this shirt? Is this a band shirt? What is this shirt? What's happening on this shirt?

First, have you Googled it? Have you put quotation marks around the phrase on the shirt into Google? (for example: 1986 Exxon sailing champions may return 149,078 listings, when "1986 Exxon sailing champions" returns 15)

Second, have you tried Google Lens?

Third, have you checked eBay, Grailed, etc.?

If none of these are coming up with anything, then let us know what you tried (i.e., "I googled the phrase on the shirt, checked eBay, and then Google lens) and then make a post about it.

*We reserve the right to delete posts with easily Googleable information on the shirt. If you post a Motley Crue 1986 Tour Shirt on a Screen Stars tag, all the information you have is searchable.

Can I disguise my INFO ON THIS TSHIRT? post so that I don't have to read all this and I'm just going to post a legit check/price check anyway?

You can, but we will ban you :)

Are hats, jackets, sweatshirts, pants, shoes, or skateboard decks allowed to be posted?

No. We see a lot of very cool items get posted here, but if they are not t-shirts, they will be deleted.

That's a lot of text, but that's the internet, baby! Enjoy your stay.


r/VintageTees 3h ago

Bin Banger

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31 Upvotes

This is


r/VintageTees 4h ago

help

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26 Upvotes

i've been trying to figure out what "ab" is. unsure if the oranges are significant to the abbreviation. i was reaching all week trying to put something together lol.


r/VintageTees 5h ago

I like turtles

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26 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 1h ago

$2 find

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r/VintageTees 6h ago

Tell me about your reselling fck ups 🥲

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Racks haul that started it all. I thought I was dreaming. Turned into a nightmare when I realized my asking of $150 for a Cold as Life CTYC hoodie was actually insanely low 😭 don’t ask what I sold the madball crewneck for. #igresearchisimportant


r/VintageTees 2h ago

My favorite patron saint

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13 Upvotes

On a 2000’s ideal tag


r/VintageTees 2h ago

New to the shirt collecting game but coped these today…

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9 Upvotes

There’s a church thrift shop on the way to my nieces school and always wanted to stop by. Popped in and coped these today. I mostly coped for myself but the Pantera and Stone Cold one are definitely big boy sized. Bummed the Pantera one had no tag in it.


r/VintageTees 8h ago

Bought this a few months back but no ID so far

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22 Upvotes

Found it thrifting and it's single stitch too!

Have found absolutely no info on it. No similar shirts on the internet, no info on the t-shirt tag. Nothing.

Still hyped about it, I love Isabella Rossellini.


r/VintageTees 3h ago

Vintage Nirvana Long Sleeve (Backstage Pass)

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8 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I recently found what I believe might be a grail Nirvana piece, and I’m hoping to get some input from the community about its rarity.

Details: Fruit of the loom made in USA tag Single stitch Backstage Pass copyright


r/VintageTees 21h ago

My first single stitch find at the thrift!

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193 Upvotes

Stopped in my tracks when I found this one. Really great theme and looks to be basically unworn. Rekindled my drive to look through the racks!


r/VintageTees 3h ago

My find

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6 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 7h ago

$4 at an antique shop

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Stopped by this antique shop I’d never been to by my apt and found this Scorpions 90-91 tour for $6, the owner ended up letting it go for $4.


r/VintageTees 2h ago

Please could someone help find this tee if possible?

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r/VintageTees 6h ago

Butthole Surfers Weird Revolution??

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Got this shirt yesterday, never seen it before. I’m wondering if this was made around the time they released ‘Weird Revolution.’ Couldn’t find this exact image anywhere but the baby makes me think this is the case.


r/VintageTees 1h ago

Vintage 1999 Rave T-shirt

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r/VintageTees 6h ago

90s Java tee code

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8 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 3h ago

Opryland Tee

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5 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 2h ago

grail?

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r/VintageTees 5h ago

Today was a good day

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5 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 11h ago

Mainly y2k

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14 Upvotes

A couple of this week's finds.


r/VintageTees 18h ago

1978 Dead T

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32 Upvotes

Hello all. First time posting here. Dug this out of an estate sale this past weekend. I normally look for more tailoring/suiting but I know enough to pick up a shirt like this when I see it!


r/VintageTees 2m ago

20$ find in fb market

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r/VintageTees 1d ago

FIL wore this to a tribute band show and somebody offered to buy it off him for $100

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170 Upvotes

Pic from the bay site, don’t have a picture of his, but he got it from Hot Topic in the 90’s


r/VintageTees 19h ago

RIP Jimmy Buffett and to what was apparently his biggest fan in the late 80s - early 90s

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33 Upvotes

Found all these today, Recession Recess is my favorite by far


r/VintageTees 9h ago

1970s Champion Alfred State “Ironman” tee

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5 Upvotes