Category: Tees

Vintage Vantage Outage

Sadly, one of the godfathers of vintage t-shirts on eBay has just announced they’re shutting down. Somebody please hold me. VV was my main inspiration for jumping in to the eBay vintage t-shirt world in 2004. I was in awe at the prices their auctions fetched for non-band tees that were attainable at my local thrift shop. Better yet, every aspect of their online presence exuded the good times they were having while “working”. I just have to do this, it’s so simple!…thought I. Yeah right. Their customized auction templates were the bomb at the time (so was the expression ... Read more

Going Once, Going Twice, Going Broke

Every few weeks we scour through eBay’s vintage t-shirt auctions and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet. Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the seller’s current inventory. 80s vintage Nirvana Bleach t-shirt sold for $700.00 by stormcrow-vintage 70s vintage Ramones England tour t-shirt sold for $500.00 by wyco_vintage 80s vintage Voivod Killing Technology tee sold for $250.00 by silverruins 80s vintage Circle Jerks Golden Shower t-shirt sold for $230.00 by garagaragarage 80s vintage The Replacements Let It tee sold for $199.00 by stormcrow-vintage 70s vintage Eric Clapton ... Read more

No Prayers

A feeble attempt to document the endless array of brilliant vintage Iron Maiden t-shirts. Shirt #36: Iron Maiden No Prayer for the Dying 1990 Availability: Explore Vintage Maiden Tees on Defunkd Tour: No Prayer on the Road Approximate value: $75-150 View the previous vintage Maiden British Tour t-shirt.

Live Aid Is 25

In, man I feel old, news, 25 years ago today Live Aid simultaneously erupted in front of hundreds of thousands of fans in two jam packed concert venues as 2 billion viewers tuned in from home. The event raised 300 million dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia, inspired numerous rock for charity efforts and proved rockers have big hearts. It’s widely believed that of all the legends who performed that glorious day Queen stole the show with Radio Ga Ga. I get stage fright just watching it. A vintage Live Aid t-shirt is pretty much the ultimate rock tee. It’s ... Read more

Blankets You’ll Lose Sleep Over

Brace yourselves. This is true and people do this. Even worse, companies actually provide this service. We’ve reported on this type of vintage t-shirt abuse before but the images have never been this disturbing. The worst part about this tragedy is the culprit is still at large and extremely proud of what he’s done. Look at how many gems were butchered for the sake of a tacky blanket! What do you guys estimate the total value of the t-shirts harmed while making this uncomforting comforter?