The Best Places to Buy Vintage T

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Find a perfectly worn-in tee without sifting through endless thrift shop racks.

MAYBE IT'S because they're one of the first things we put on, but T-shirts have a way of getting close to our hearts, both literally and figuratively. A worn-in T-shirt is even more special. It has seen plenty of action, and through the years, has warped into a super soft garment that's perfectly shaped to our bodies. No wonder it's one of our most cherished threads.

And if you're looking to buy that same broken-in feeling, we suggest ditching those artificially distressed tees and go straight to some of our favorite online stores that sell vintage t-shirts that have a careworn character already baked in. These are genuine, OG tees, that can be worn with just about anything, and have that cozy fit that just can't be duplicated. Some online clothing stores connect you with individual sellers, while most of them are meticulously curated by vintage clothing experts.

To save you from sifting through endless thrift shop racks, we found the coolest places to buy vintage t-shirts online.

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Selling used clothing online is a thing because of eBay. When the site started as AuctionWeb in 1995, the concept was strange but now it is the world's largest thrift store. If you enjoy the hunt then this is the place for you to seek out vintage tees. You've got to sift through a lot of duds to find some quality picks, but with some crafty filtering, you can strike second-hand gold on the low.

Anyone can sell any clothing on Grailed, but the company is known for hosting a far more stylish inventory than other resale sites. This is the best place to look for rare and unique pieces from high fashion brands that you’re willing to drop a small fortune on—you know, grails. That said, you can also find plenty of swaggy vintage tees on the cheap.

You'll never find a better deal on vintage tees than Good Will. That said, it also takes a great deal of searching to find anything you would actually want. Which is why Goodwill Finds is so convenient. It does the leg work for you by hand picking all the best stuff from its brick and mortar stores across the country. You get the same great deals without leaving your couch.

Ironically, Beyond Vintage is a British shop that specializes in vintage goods from our side of the Atlantic. The overall vibe is new-retro Americana, with a heavy selection of sports, colleges, and pop culture. It is a great spot to find used jerseys and sporting event tees.

Arcade provides access to the inventory of over a dozen awesome vintage shops from all over the country, which means the selection is brilliantly curated and the restock is fast. The assortment of 70's and 80's band merch and kitschy tourist tees alone are amazing.

You know those few tees you come across in any given thrift shop that you would actually wear? Well Thrifted only sells those, like someone went all over the country plucking them from dozens of shops and to put them in one location. Most of the selection is either sports or music-related with a peppering of random businesses and events.

You’ll want to set aside some time to trawl through the absolutely massive collection of t-shirts available at Wyco Vintage. Inventory is sorted by year and spans everything from bands and sports teams to corporate events and video games. An impressive amount of vintage jerseys are also available.

Toronto-based consignment market Black Market has been around since the 1980, and have built a reputation for curating a drippy assortment of used t-shirts, along with dead-stock, never-worn vintage.

Ellie Mae is a designer, personal stylist, and avid vintage collector, and her eponymous brand caters to hardcore vintage enthusiast, with a rock and roll heavy collection of very rare and very cool t-shirts. Accordingly, the prices can get steep—like $2,200 for a David Bowie tee from 1973. Totally worth it though.

Buying second hand clothes isn't just a great way to save money and find cool stuff, it's also environmentally friendly. That's the ethos behind The Green Closet, which also has an impressive and well-rounded assortment of vintage tees all sold at fair prices. Good for your wardrobe, and the planet.

With a website that reads like a mood board as much as a retail page, Moth Food focuses on t-shirts with interesting graphic design and artwork, regardless of what they represent. Most of its offerings come from the 1970 and 1980s which was something of a golden age for printed t-shirts.

Intramural is a labor of love by Bijan Shahvali. A very specific-yet hard-to-nail-down aesthetic permeates the entire assortment. Like the closet of a well traveled friend who reads a lot and always has something thoughtful to say. You'll find used tees from obscure events, places, and brands that will add street cred to your wardrobe.

If you're a fan of unusual and rare graphic tees that elicit thoughts like "hmm, that's unexpected but I'm feeling it," then Select Vintage of Brooklyn, NY is for you. Hipster irony is alive and well, and surprisingly still cool.

Beacon's Closet is a fixture of the New York second hand scene with a website that gives you access to the inventory of all four locations. Its t-shirt collection is always eclectic, so you never know what you're gonna find, but that's the thrill in thrifting.

Brad is a contributing style commerce editor. After a decade working for menswear brands including J.Crew and Ralph Lauren, Brad switched from selling fashion to writing about it. His words have appeared in Huckberry, Heddels, and The Manual.

As Men's Health's Deputy Editor, Commerce, Christian Gollayan oversees all shopping content on menshealth.com. He relocated back to New York by way of Portland, where he was the Associate Managing Editor at TheManual.com. Christian's work has also been featured in InStyle, Food & Wine, the New York Post, and Tatler Asia.

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