Category: Shirts

For $25,000 It Better Still Smell Like Teen Spirit

When I first started picking and thrifting in 2004 I passed over a lot of Nirvana tees because they seemed like a dime a dozen. I estimated it would take at least another decade before the shirts really had any value. Ooops. By 2010, several Nirvana tees had already made our list of the highest fetching t-shirt auctions. The top two Sub-Pop shirts above, “Two Virgins” and Kurt, Krist, and Chad each sold for a cool $1000 each. Fast forward to 2021, a decade-plus later Nirvana tees continue to surge. What are the Most Expensive Vintage Nirvana T-Shirts? To figure this ... Read more

Sir Mixed Lot

Every so often we feature an interesting vintage clothing piece that’s currently up for grabs on eBay. Please inform us if you create or discover an auction we might like by posting a link to the listing on our forum. Item: vintage t-shirt 90+ lot w/jackets bsps and buttons Brand: Various Sold By: defunkd_vintage What we Say: I like mixed lots and I can not lie….The final days of Defunkd auctions are now in progress. We gathered up the remainder of our inventory and put together a pretty impressive lot which includes a lot of GNR, Michael Jackson, and an ... Read more

Agassi’s 1990 US Open Set

Well, time to move on – I sold this entire vintage Agassi gear on eBay – shoes, shirt shorts.

Triumphant

Every so often we feature an interesting vintage clothing piece that’s currently up for grabs on eBay. Please inform us if you create or discover an auction we might like by posting a link to the listing on our forum. Item: vintage 1950s Triumph Motorcycle t-shirt Brand: ColFast by Victoria Products Sold By: blackrebelvintage What the Seller Says: ORIGINAL VINTAGE TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE T-SHIRT. I BELIEVE THAT IT’S FROM THE 50s OR EARLY 60s. What we Say: According to Wiki Motocross originated in Britain in the 1920s but was introduced to the U.S. in 1966. Given the tag is a product ... Read more

Beatles VS Jedis

With the prices of vintage t-shirts soaring we’re pitting some heavy weights against each other in an all-out, no-holds-barred…civilized vote by vintage t-shirt aficionados. Beatles Butcher The true origins of this relic are unknown. Its controversial artwork is derived from the infamous Beatles Butcher album that was released in 1966 and subsequently pulled from shelves because of widespread complaints. The original banned albums are worth a small fortune and this tee is arguably even more scarce. Is it an extremely rare record store promo?  Or one of the earliest examples of bootlegging? Either way it’s a vintage artifact. Brand: Vee-Kay ... Read more