A-Z Vintage: C

Here we go! I'm excited for the busiest month of selling throughout the year. I have 55 items to list from my trip to Naples then I'm done listing before Christmas. I refuse to drag my whole store around Florida over the holiday break; want to empty my inventory as much as possible. What is your strategy for December? 

A-Z Vintage: C 

Concert Shirts 

Vintage concert shirts are always a winner! Old Rock N Roll bands such as; KISS and The Grateful Dead sell for huge profits. As do metal groups like Slayer and Iron Maiden; plus 90's hip hop shirts. Here are some things to know when buying concert shirts: 

- Originals are worth a HUGE amount, reproductions are not. Beware of reproductions! Hint: if it has writing on the collar of the shirt instead of a tag....its a reproduction. 

- Popular groups or cult favorites sell the best. 

- Condition does not matter! Yes! Collectors like the broken in look, which makes them perfect for thrift store picking. 

You'll want to research how to identify legit vintage concert shirts, but here is a small guide to follow: 

- Real vintage concert shirts are smaller. Shirts in the 60's, 70's and 80's were smaller than today. An XL vintage shirt is smaller than an XL shirt today. 

- The tags often let you identify legit vintage clothing. Over time you'll get to know what a vintage tag looks like. Look them up on google images to train your eye. Hint: vintage concert shirts are generally 50% cotton, 50% polyester. That goes for vintage T-shirts in general. 

- Smell the shirt! Aged fabric smells different than new fabric. You'll know what I mean when you smell it. 

Ebay is the perfect place to sell vintage concert shirts. Currently there are 5856 listings for vintage concert shirts and 3419 have sold recently. Here are some of the sales: 

The truth is you'll probably NEVER find a concert shirt from the 70's at a thrift store. Yet; you can find them in other places such as garage sales, older friends or family and estate sales. Here is my strategy: 

I search for vintage concert shirts everywhere. If I find a fairly recent concert shirt for cheap, I'll still buy it. Anything rare or old I sell solo. Any shirt that is recent or common, I sell in lots. 

To this point I've sold four listing for concert shirts. I sold a Celine Dion 90's concert shirt for $9.00 when I first started selling. I sold an 80's Boston Pops very rare concert/tour jacket for $68.00. I found it at a thrift store in SW Florida for $2.00. The other two listings look like this one: 

Personally, I LOVE searching for concert shirts. T-shirts are one of my weaknesses in life. They are cheap and just about everybody identifies with music. You just have to be careful of reproductions. Otherwise; you can make a great profit. 

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