Category: Tees

Last week, on Reddit/VintageTees, a user posted photos of his yard sale haul, and it ignited a firestorm of comments regarding authenticity. Let’s use this as a case study, examine the situation closely and learn something from it. I know I did. Yes, that’s a Nirvana HSB t-shirt among the pile, which basically means this lucky son of a gun scored it for $10. Some applauded the haul, but it wasn’t long before the shirt’s authenticity was called into question. If you visit the post currently, here’s the comment at the very top with the most reactions: and then there ... Read more

Welcome to a deep-dive into the last 3 years of confirmed sales on eBay for the top ten highest-selling Mosquitohead designs.  Several entries would have made multiple appearances so these are only the highest sales of each design. Some ground rules before we get into the list: I don’t personally authenticate these t-shirts, nor does Defunkd. I do my best to confirm the transaction is real, but that doesn’t mean that it wasn’t shill bid or returned. If a sale looks too fishy I leave it off the list. These are eBay sales only since we have tools to verify ... Read more

E.T The Extraterrestrial was a surprise sensation and adjusted for inflation still ranks as the 7th highest grossing film all-time. Allegedly set in northern California, the movie heavily features clothing from several popular pacific northwest clothing brands like Nike and The North Face. Since the movie doesn’t feature as many T-shirts as previous entries we’ll cover a variety of vintage clothing genres including the most expensive hoodie I’ve ever seen. 1. Greg’s Vintage Mystery Space T-Shirt Starting out with a stumper here. We searched high and low and couldn’t find an ID for this one. it doesn’t appear to be ... Read more

Adding a little spice today! We usually cover all the vintage t-shirts on eBay, but with all the hype on 3D Emblem sales lately, we’ve already documented five in 2024, so we decided to bring you a special edition of Heat Check. We did a deep-dive into the last 3 years of confirmed sales on eBay and found the top ten highest-selling 3D Emblem designs.  Several entries would have made multiple appearances so these are only the highest sales of each design. The Road Rebel and Bad to the Bone designs all rank very high with multiple sales over the ... Read more

This 1982 teen film adaption of the Cameron Crowe book by the same name was an instant Gen X classic. It provided a snapshot, even if a bit embellished, of teen life in the early 80s. While most analyses’ of the movie focus on many iconic scenes, we are going to look at it from a different lens: the T-shirt game. The 80s were a coming of age for the graphic tee. Wardrobe director Marylin Vance sought to closely depict what the youth of the day were wearing in southern California in the early 80s.  Director Amy Heckerling said this ... Read more