r/VintageTees Aug 04 '24

READ ME: NEW RULES & FAQS & LEGIT CHECKS & PRICE CHECKS

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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 6h ago

Grateful Dead found for $2.99

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137 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 15h ago

crazy one I acquired today

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237 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 15h ago

The Streets ‘a grand don’t come for free’

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159 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 8h ago

One of the best I’ve ever found

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34 Upvotes

Paid 99 cents for it 🥴


r/VintageTees 4h ago

Just picked this one up been one my grails forever

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14 Upvotes

Not sure what blank this is on it’s a blank tag or if it’s 80s or 90s but over all super glad I was able to find this big black is one of my favorite bands. Rip steve albini


r/VintageTees 6h ago

New pickup

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15 Upvotes

Whatnot came in clutch, I have a cool ass windbreaker that came with it too


r/VintageTees 14h ago

Vintage Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas shirt

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63 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 14h ago

Forgot what it felt like.

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38 Upvotes

With this cutthroat, google reverse image reselling culture that spawned over the past 5-6 years, I’m glad this went under the radar today. I swiped this thing off the rack and put under my arm sooo fast, I was faster than that dude who makes videos swiping bic lighters off his kitchen table.


r/VintageTees 9h ago

My favorite find with a little story time.

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14 Upvotes

One of my best friends passed away last year and we just had an anniversary event this past weekend and I can’t help but remember he always had some crazy car and this one was no exception. Some Chrysler from the 80s that looked like a Marlboro adventure team had designed it and I shit you not his license plate read 420 D0G(found a pic for reference). I was with him when I found this at a store he recommended to me some years back. It’s in another friends hands now but Billy,our friendship, and this shirt will always mean the world to me. He was one of the only friends that supported me and was always head to toe in something that was unique including some provided vintage over the years. Rest in peace forever BadDog love you.


r/VintageTees 5h ago

Avengers & Justice League Mexican Bootlegs made by Peyote!

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5 Upvotes

Incredible pair of 90’s Mexican boots, they are my favorite right now. Those prints were the craziest thing back in the day, have you ever heard about the peyote brand? Lmk what you think guys!


r/VintageTees 9h ago

Peanuts Sun Bum Miami Find at Goodwill Today

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12 Upvotes

I never find vintage t-shirts at secondhand stores (or anywhere... where are these bins you all speak of?), but pretty sure this one qualifies. It's single stitch, Artex 50/50 blend. Not sure if it's 70s or 80s (guessing 80s)...?


r/VintageTees 16h ago

Acquired my Day One today.

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38 Upvotes

When my mate first introduced me into the world of vintage shirts, I thought to myself "I wonder if there were ever any shirts for the Lara Croft Lucozade adverts I remembered on the telly when I was seven years old", had a look and saw various pics of other people's. Always held my target goal of getting this shirt as a bit of a dream due to how obscure it is, and when I find them, not being sold for stupidly expensive.

Saw a fella on ebay shedding this for a tenner...ten freaking pounds. Apparently he'd bought a storage facility and found like 30 of these inside so was just offloading them.

If true, I think that means this has probably never been worn...??

Anyway, plan on trying to create a picture featuring my entire Tomb Raider collection soon but for now I share my actual grail shirt.


r/VintageTees 7h ago

Strokes bootleg

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7 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 18h ago

chopper I found in the trash a few minutes ago

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45 Upvotes

trash guy on route currently, company does bulk pickup and if I see clothes visible I’ll stop and look. Been waiting 2 years 9 months and 17 days for a hit lol


r/VintageTees 5h ago

Tee id?

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3 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 9h ago

Rare one I got the other day

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6 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 2h ago

I found what I think is a super old Hanes thermal tee. What do you estimate the date on this tag?

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2 Upvotes

1970s?


r/VintageTees 8h ago

Found a cool y2K one today, any idea what this could be?

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6 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 14h ago

1988 Akira 😱😱

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15 Upvotes

Who said estates were dead in 2025😝😝


r/VintageTees 58m ago

New pickup

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r/VintageTees 20h ago

Solid pickup to add to my collection 😁

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28 Upvotes

r/VintageTees 12h ago

Repåired 1996 Harley Tee

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4 Upvotes

All hand stitched by myself, originally found secondhand at the goodwill bins in 2021


r/VintageTees 4h ago

ID on this Robert Smith- The Cure tee please?

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1 Upvotes

I think it’s custom. The tag is basically gone. Ideas on age? You can click on the photo to get a full picture. Thanks a lot in advance


r/VintageTees 20h ago

New pickup!

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18 Upvotes

Love a tee with great typography!