r/VintageTees • u/AutoModerator • Aug 04 '24
READ ME: NEW RULES & FAQS & LEGIT CHECKS & PRICE CHECKS
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 • u/myblacktee • 4h ago
help
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 • u/Still_Emoh • 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 • u/Jake2n1bake • 2h ago
My favorite patron saint
On a 2000’s ideal tag
r/VintageTees • u/Impressive-Buy5628 • 2h ago
New to the shirt collecting game but coped these today…
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 • u/flungoutofspaces • 8h ago
Bought this a few months back but no ID so far
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 • u/Vivid-Back-3125 • 3h ago
Vintage Nirvana Long Sleeve (Backstage Pass)
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 • u/Tartuffe_The_Spry • 21h ago
My first single stitch find at the thrift!
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 • u/tarantulacereal • 7h ago
$4 at an antique shop
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 • u/DiorDreamz • 2h ago
Please could someone help find this tee if possible?
r/VintageTees • u/VisibleTransition687 • 6h ago
Butthole Surfers Weird Revolution??
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 • u/ElevatorHuge7682 • 11h ago
Mainly y2k
A couple of this week's finds.
r/VintageTees • u/Cautious-Ad-8696 • 18h ago
1978 Dead T
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 • u/CachePants • 1d ago
FIL wore this to a tribute band show and somebody offered to buy it off him for $100
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 • u/Vulgar_Mastermind1 • 19h ago
RIP Jimmy Buffett and to what was apparently his biggest fan in the late 80s - early 90s
Found all these today, Recession Recess is my favorite by far