Category: News

Mahagamage = Malarkey

These jerseys are popping up more and more often and being passed off as legit vintage. I did a little digging around and suspect Mahagamage is marketed at people in Japan given it commonly appears among Yahoo! Japan auctions. Another search highlights a gentleman by the name of Mahagamage who happens to be in the textile business. Perhaps a vintage-inspired side business to his flourishing used clothing operation. Although nowhere online is he directly linked to the t-shirt brand. But at least it’s made in the U.S. of A. Below is what the seller of this item had to say ... Read more

Vintage 1979 Led Zeppelin T-Shirt Fetches $10,000

A few days ago the crew over at Stormcrow-Vintage was delighted to find their flagship t-shirt sold via eBay for [Begin Robin Leach Accent] a cool $10k. Arguably the rarest Zeppelin t-shirt in the world given it was used as a backstage pass for one of two concerts Zeppelin played at Knebworth House. It was printed in very limited quantities and only those privileged enough to be backstage and in the company of the band were given one of these relics. Stormcrow acquired the t-shirt directly from the family who screen printed the t-shirts for the event back in 1979. ... Read more

Buyer Alert: 1223coo (2011LADY1990)

I’ve heard so many complaints about this buyer over the years that a post like this is overdue. It’s evident that vintage t-shirt buyer 1223coo (then renamed happypretty10, now operates asĀ 2011LADY1990) has been operating unethically for many years. Back in my eBay selling days I considered blocking him from my listings because I consistently noticed that he left negative feedback for sellers claiming that packages never arrived (among other complaints.) He continued to purchase from me many times until that inevitable day came when I got an email from him claiming a particular package didn’t arrive. And unlike any other ... Read more

Defunkd Gets Enhancd

We’re still doing tweaks here and there but the death star is almost fully operational! Our new blog layout is more funky, a little less cluttered and a little cleaner. We’ve also included a nifty toolbar at the bottom of the screen to give you a snapshot of everything we’re up to online and it also facilitates site-wide announcements. But the best part of the toolbar is the language translator for our Malaysian, Japanese and other international friends who frequent our pages. We also enhanced our comments section ever-so-slightly to allow for easy quoting and replies. There’s many more enhancements ... Read more

Salez

Yep, they’re at it again! Lots of discounted goodness going on over at these four Defunkd favs. Please give us a shout should you be hosting a sale or notice another vintage t-shirt vendor having one. Wyco has their entire inventory (1500+ items) at 25% off. VRW has all their goods (1700+ items) at 20% off. Stormcrow-Vintage has a their fine selection (500+ items) at up to 50% off.