Oohhh.. can’t wait to see! I don’t think I have the “right kind” of collectibles for them.. they take stuff like t-shirts? Well, I’ll wait for your video. ;) Thx so much for this video.. I have a few Merona things up but it’s all my own stuff. I agree it sucks. ;) White Stag… run screaming. ;) 😂
I had been sourcing Polo t-shirts to wear as a short dress (buying insanely huge) or with short stretch skirts...Bamm as soon I tuned into your Whatnot you had a cute Ralph little number. Thank you🍹🍹🍹love my Pride girl T which I will wear celebrating with my best friends in Andersonville. Love the Norge beanie...My screen name is KJ-loves-to-ski. I worked in the industry for a long time and ski/performance gear is my life...You seem to be on that hunt too...it was fun to watch...Thanks Matt
My husband just walked into the room and very excitedly exclaimed "Cool! More ass brands!". Considering he is not a reseller (just my helper) that's a huge compliment! You have a fan!
Great example of brilliant unintentional marketing there. Ass Brands will live on in reseller infamy as I've already passed that torch to my husband as well
Found 2 buck mason wool chore coats last week for 8 dollars each at thrift . Sold for over 100 ea less than 12 hours after listing. Thanks for your videos. And manifesto. Because of you I am able to do much more trophy hunting
I'm glad you mentioned vintage Mossimo. Before target picked it up, it was kind of a hot item (mid 90s). I remember having to go to boutique stores to find it with brands like Stussy, 26 Red, JNCO, etc.
I worked at Structure in the mall back in the late 90s early 2000s in college. They were owned by The Limited Corporation who also owned The Limited, Express, Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Body Works, etc. They were the trendier version of Banana Republic and JCrew back then. They then decided to change name to men’s Express but also changed the vibe and customer. Liz Claiborne was popular in the 80s with ladies my mom’s age. I’ve seen several female vintage thrifters pick up fun 80s pieces. Wondered if mens Claiborne was also in the same time frame.
@@jcau99 Yep!! We were forced into asking every customer and would have contests on who opened the most credit cards. The only problem is you would win a stupid tie and obviously I had no need for it. My boyfriend at that time lucked out! 😆
@@KevinDurantisnot 100%. I avoid all Lularoe like the plague but picked up a pair of jeans because they felt pretty high quality and the thrift only marked them for $5. Sold them for $35 within 5 days of listing! Who knew? 🤣
I love your channel. Thank you so much for your knowledge on men’s clothing and the brand insights. You have helped me so very much because, I knew nothing about KUHL and after learning what to get and what not to get, I found KUHL at the bins and flipped it super fast. 🙏
Structure use to be a separate store in the mall for men in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It had faux columns out front and looked like a Roman building at the entryway. It was owned by Express (at that time Express for Women / Limited) and the branding and back stock was sold to Sears and then later K-Mart after Express decided to sell both women’s and men’s clothes under the same Express branding. Most Express stores in malls were at one time Structure stores. It was once a very popular pricey men’s brand but no more. A lot of us that grew up during that time have good memories of Structure and mall brands but they were all done end by other cheaper newer disposable fashion brands that came about. Stores either closed or were forced to lower quality to compete.
If you get these brands for free, donate them to a store that will give you a percentage coupon for your next purchase, like Savers, gives a 20% coupon. Then you can buy a better resell item.
Faded glory was a kinda higher end denim brand that only made jeans back in the 70’s and 80’s, I remember in the 90’s when 90210 was a big show there were ads for it at the mall with luke Perry . Around here it was sold at places like dillards and goodys dept stores then for some reason it became a Walmart brand. I’d imagine the original American made denim jeans from their early years would be highly sought after by the vintage folk
Faded glory flannel sells fast but not big money. Van Hussein American flag sweaters sell fast and$30+. Love you site and bought your manifesto when I was starting out. I always learn something from your videos..
You’re so sweet! I wish I would have seen this video when I started the many years ago! This is perfect for the new resellers out there preventing them from getting a headache from still seeing the a$$ brands still in their listings! Your manifesto I can take with me when I go to Estate sales to use inside big walk-in closets full of mens clothes and get the good stuff than to have to guess! Bravo!! The Big and Tall advice is great I will keep an eye out for them now too! Great advice, keep giving it!!
Couldn't agree more. I inherited a cashmere short sleeve shirt that belonged to my grandfather when I was 17 and absolutely have a weakness for anything I find that is 100% cashmere. BUT, I'd much rather find Kuiu shorts or Outlier pants as a sound purchasing decision. Also, I thought your Whatnot auction was a hoot. My internet would not allow me to both cook dinner and finish the auction and dinner won.
Great video - good subject. I don’t sell many mens’ clothes because I don’t know much about men’s clothes. I am learning from you. Thanks for the info.
Structure's heyday as a mall brand was the 90s. I'm sure vintage Structure, typified by big color blocking, might be of the moment. A lot of these brands are confusing for a GenXer like me because they were once nice high-end brands that have "sold out" to assness over the years. Claiborne and Kenneth Cole were nice brands in the 90s, at least to my recollection, and Mossimo was very hip.
A lot of those brands started out as "hot" and have fallen. Even back in the 70's my mom would jump hurdles to get a Van Hussen work shirt for my dad (ads claimed no iron). Claiborne was the first to use fit models for each size v adding an inch on the std guides. It's sad to see them fall. Faded Glory was a Kmart brand. Their vintage ads are hilarious.
Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger use to be much higher quality in the 1990’s / early 2000’s as well but the quality was killed off by disposable fashion brands; so they lowered standards to compete. Nautica even had a short lived designer brand known as Nautica Black or Nautica Black Sail that made beautiful high end menswear. Check out the old runway shows on TH-cam-great stuff. The clothes these days under these same brands are trash and basically tissue paper.
Yesss!! I remember working at Express back in the early 90s and Structure was attached and both used to be the thing! Ohhh how old I feel now that it has turned to the assness side. 😢
Structure 🤣🤣🤣 god I’m old, because I remember when Express opened it or maybe it was The Limited, but it had the walk-through inside like they were the same store with a different store-front. It was cool back then haha 😂
I wanted to say thank you man. Because of your teachings, I was able to spot a Saks Fifth Avenue, Cashmere, Armani two-button, suit jacket, great condition, just sitting there.
So- thank you for existing. I've learned so much in the short time that I've started reselling, and shifted into clothes which I would have been so lost. Your advice on "look for reasons NOT to purchase an item has been paramount in smart decision making. 1000 thank yous from Phoenix - the devil's anus.
I always wondered why Apt. 9 wanst at least like a rented condo or something - talk about aiming too low. Let me dream a little over here. Were they trying to up scale Motel 6 maybe? I don't get the marketing.
thanks, just the type of video i've been wanting. i'm in NJ and some of these i never see, whereas there are other ass brands like Gildan and Champion (though i think you said the latter is okay at the bins?) I see every single trip. hope you'll consider doing more videos like this if you can think of another 20!
I'm a firm believer that one day, brands such as Merona, Cherokee, White Stag etc will have a following. The quality of the fabrics of any of these made before 2008 is much better than many high street brands of today.
Claiborne is part of Liz Claiborne, as is Elisabeth, Liz Sport, possibly Liz & Me. The brand was considered great in the 90s and earlier. But they've watered it down in the mass market so much that only the nicer fabrics like linen and silk are worth getting. Or the bold vintage.
Oh, good ole Alfani & Van Heusen 🤣🤣🤣-they junk up the bins and thrift stores also Shein. Le ugh. (“They must be going door to door” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh, God. I can’t stop laughing.)
@@RushellKB don’t feel bad. It’s always different for everyone. I have sold brands that are considered bottom of the barrel or middling super fast for a decent price and I’ve also had brands that are considered fast movers sit forever no matter how I price them. I’ve had brands behave exactly as I’ve been told they would as well. Don’t lose any sleep over it. Just keep looking for ways to improve your listings and your listing process. Maybe you missed something maybe it’s just no wanting to move for you. Ultimately the only thing you can control is how consistent you are and how you choose to apply what you learn as you go.
Day after watching this video one of my A$$ brands sells, Mossimo. But as mentioned in video it was only picked up cause 1. From bins so cost $1.5 2. Summer trends - cargo shorts 3. Larger size - 42 4. Found 3 pairs of them (didn’t lot up but should have).
I agree with Alfani but I did find a plaid blue suit that was $10 and sold it for $40. I was happy with myself. Took your advice about if something has a unique look but an ass band still worth to consider.
@@Orangie2008 oh nice I haven’t found anything cashmere but I did find a nice Tommy Bahama linen shirt but I decided to keep it since it was really nice and comfortable lol
I have zero recollection of Structure from back in the 90's but I've thankfully forgotten lots from that era. Still, I lol when you said there's an infestation of it in thrift stores, imagining Structure-clad cockroaches scurrying across store aisles.
The people that say every sales on ebay eventually , that's not true at all. We all have items that just won't sale at all. That will either end back at Thrift or sold off cheap on Marketplace etc . Your vids are so cool 👌☺
Someone donated 2 pairs of Faded Glory booties to me. I almost didn't list them. They both sold within 3 weeks for 25 and 22. Who knows... But I agree, I wouldn't pick them at the thrift store.
We need an "Ass Brands Challenge". Participants have to thrift 1 item from from each of 5 "ass" brands within a certain time period. At end of said time period they have 30 days to sell them. The winner is the participant that makes the most at the end of the 30 day period. Maybe you, Amber, Bob's and Hope from Racks2RichesResale could do it together. It would be interesting to see what happens.
It's funny, as someone that sells mainly on Depop, Faded Glory, Mossimo, INC are all brands I buy and sell a ton of. Vintage Faded Glory for women flies out of my store.
Ass brands, assuming they're not covered with diarrhea stains (as you frequently like to point out), can sometimes do ok when you pick them up on sale for $1 or under. Otherwise, I find it's better to pick up fewer but higher-quality items just because they'll flip much quicker and for higher margins.
I had an Alfani leather jacket and it took 4Eva to sell... lol I have sold Faded Glory ripped plus jeans and shorts and couple other items randomly - sometimes ppl don't care about brand but not all the time, so. yeah. Sold some Croft & Barrow leather loafers and if it's a nice enough or interesting item I'll go ahead and pick it up for 25 cents. I still sell George fitted stretch collared womens button down shirts in plus size and dress pants every once and a while. Kenneth Cole Reaction is poo. If the Claiborne is nice enough piece it will eventually sell. I love Perry Ellis suits. If the American Rag is nice enough I'll pick it up A big sweater or coat or hoodie for $1. I like selling Charter Club pima cotton & cashmere.
@@KevinDurantisnot That's what I'm thinkin too; but the craziest most unlikely things are selling along with the good stuff. I just play the long game as most of it I acquired free and on PM they don't "Fee you to death" if it sells it sells whenever, if not, it will sell some day. lol p.s. I'm not in CA or an area where they are throwing high brands into the thrift.
Add Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger to these brands. It just FEELS like they should have such a better demand than they actually do. I always have to talk myself out of picking them up. Maybe they're just nostalgic pieces for me.
I go randomly to every thrift I can find and even when I’m on vacation I go thrifting. I’m in Florida and it’s rough to find jackets or winter items, you gotta dig…little hint though, I know for my local goodwills employees can’t buy an item til it’s been on the floor for 3 days so they tend to hide items. Look in the kids section or you’ll find men’s nice shirts mixed in with women’s and vise versa. Little tidbit I learned from the employees….pays to be super nice.
‘Bottom Dog’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wear those brands🤣🤣🤣🤣 since I became a reseller I now know. I have all these brands in my closet what do I do with them bring them all to good will. OMG 😱 seriously I’m a cheapskate. I have almost all these brands except for structure. 😟😔😣😞☹️
You know, you are totally to blame for this but I find myself now flipping through the racks and in my head, I am saying "ass, ass, ass". Hopefully someday I won't actually be talking outloud. Today, everything was ass.
@@RushellKB I’ll think about it. Had two pairs. One sold after two months and the other is still sitting. The one that sold went for 14.99 free ship so I’m not sure if it’s worth promoting. It’s not a huge deal I can sit in them. It’s fine it’s just that I thought they’d move quicker. I have a few pieces that stick out in my mind as pieces that I figured would go fast but have not moved. These shorts are one of them.
Yes, I sold a pair of Beverly Hills Polo Club Hawaiian shorts for a decent price $15 free ship. It was 2XL size. Sold surprisingly quick. I was shocked lol
Huge sizes usually do very well , they usually have two patterns that you can get clown, & ugly plaid... some big guys just don't have a lot of choice out there & large sizes for men can be expensive.... many of them go for the Hawaiian shirt look , those are always excellent in anything above an XL..LAXVESPA-LOSANGELES
No Marino Faded Glory I do t like Apt 9 Van Heusen Croft Barrow Yes I have found it with tags Structure loved it back in the day InC all over the place Mossimo use to like it Vintage ok George Walmart Kirkland Kenneth Cole Beverly Hills polo club Us polo association Claiborne I like it Stafford Perry Ellis Joseph Feiss Geoffrey Beene American Rag
My first Whatnot auction was absolutely insane. Will be posting a vid about it soon. Thank you everyone who participated.
Oohhh.. can’t wait to see! I don’t think I have the “right kind” of collectibles for them.. they take stuff like t-shirts? Well, I’ll wait for your video. ;)
Thx so much for this video.. I have a few Merona things up but it’s all my own stuff. I agree it sucks. ;) White Stag… run screaming. ;) 😂
I saw it. You did great. Can't wait for the video. 😍
It was fun attending!
It was a hoot my guy
I had been sourcing Polo t-shirts to wear as a short dress (buying insanely huge) or with short stretch skirts...Bamm as soon I tuned into your Whatnot you had a cute Ralph little number. Thank you🍹🍹🍹love my Pride girl T which I will wear celebrating with my best friends in Andersonville. Love the Norge beanie...My screen name is KJ-loves-to-ski. I worked in the industry for a long time and ski/performance gear is my life...You seem to be on that hunt too...it was fun to watch...Thanks Matt
My husband just walked into the room and very excitedly exclaimed "Cool! More ass brands!". Considering he is not a reseller (just my helper) that's a huge compliment! You have a fan!
Great example of brilliant unintentional marketing there. Ass Brands will live on in reseller infamy as I've already passed that torch to my husband as well
He’s right! Van Heusen is everywhere!
St.Johns Bay
George
This is very helpful. I would love a continued series of this!
Found 2 buck mason wool chore coats last week for 8 dollars each at thrift . Sold for over 100 ea less than 12 hours after listing.
Thanks for your videos. And manifesto. Because of you I am able to do much more trophy hunting
Hell yeah
Wait.. there’s a manifesto? I must check! ;)
I'm glad you mentioned vintage Mossimo. Before target picked it up, it was kind of a hot item (mid 90s). I remember having to go to boutique stores to find it with brands like Stussy, 26 Red, JNCO, etc.
I worked at Structure in the mall back in the late 90s early 2000s in college. They were owned by The Limited Corporation who also owned The Limited, Express, Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Body Works, etc. They were the trendier version of Banana Republic and JCrew back then. They then decided to change name to men’s Express but also changed the vibe and customer. Liz Claiborne was popular in the 80s with ladies my mom’s age. I’ve seen several female vintage thrifters pick up fun 80s pieces. Wondered if mens Claiborne was also in the same time frame.
Structure definitely gives me 90s mall flashbacks 😂
I had a Structure credit card!
@@jcau99 Yep!! We were forced into asking every customer and would have contests on who opened the most credit cards. The only problem is you would win a stupid tie and obviously I had no need for it. My boyfriend at that time lucked out! 😆
@@denisecalehuff4772 I had no idea I was helping someone get a tie! I think I used the card once. I bought a sweater
Hey Denise we're pretty close in age lol
Hell is a thrift store stocked exclusively with these brands and Lularoe.
Lol! I agree re Lularoe! ;)
😂🤣
Lularoe jeans are surprisingly good
@@KevinDurantisnot 100%. I avoid all Lularoe like the plague but picked up a pair of jeans because they felt pretty high quality and the thrift only marked them for $5. Sold them for $35 within 5 days of listing! Who knew? 🤣
@@styleonrepeat Wow you’re right! Just goes to show there’s still money to be made, even with a dud brand like Lularoe.
It was fun watching you on Whatnot! Looking forward to your take on the experience!
I love your channel. Thank you so much for your knowledge on men’s clothing and the brand insights. You have helped me so very much because, I knew nothing about KUHL and after learning what to get and what not to get, I found KUHL at the bins and flipped it super fast. 🙏
Structure use to be a separate store in the mall for men in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It had faux columns out front and looked like a Roman building at the entryway. It was owned by Express (at that time Express for Women / Limited) and the branding and back stock was sold to Sears and then later K-Mart after Express decided to sell both women’s and men’s clothes under the same Express branding. Most Express stores in malls were at one time Structure stores. It was once a very popular pricey men’s brand but no more. A lot of us that grew up during that time have good memories of Structure and mall brands but they were all done end by other cheaper newer disposable fashion brands that came about. Stores either closed or were forced to lower quality to compete.
Yes I remember the structure store in my old mall
If you get these brands for free, donate them to a store that will give you a percentage coupon for your next purchase, like Savers, gives a 20% coupon. Then you can buy a better resell item.
Structure was my husband's go to store as a new grad in 2001. It's similar to Express and Fossil.
Thank You for this I love the Manifesto and am hanging onto every word of it
I loved your first what not auction!! I even got 2 items. Looking so forward to your next ones
Faded glory was a kinda higher end denim brand that only made jeans back in the 70’s and 80’s, I remember in the 90’s when 90210 was a big show there were ads for it at the mall with luke Perry . Around here it was sold at places like dillards and goodys dept stores then for some reason it became a Walmart brand. I’d imagine the original American made denim jeans from their early years would be highly sought after by the vintage folk
Thanks, Very Helpful! Appreciate your time doing this!
Structure was popular in the late 80s early 90s where I grew up. After the main line stores shut down they had a "boutique" section in Sears.
This is video is gold! I really need to trim my times and this a great way to build in efficiencies. Thank you for great content.
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Faded glory flannel sells fast but not big money. Van Hussein American flag sweaters sell fast and$30+. Love you site and bought your manifesto when I was starting out. I always learn something from your videos..
Your vids are very helpful & informative.
You’re so sweet! I wish I would have seen this video when I started the many years ago! This is perfect for the new resellers out there preventing them from getting a headache from still seeing the a$$ brands still in their listings! Your manifesto I can take with me when I go to Estate sales to use inside big walk-in closets full of mens clothes and get the good stuff than to have to guess! Bravo!! The Big and Tall advice is great I will keep an eye out for them now too! Great advice, keep giving it!!
Couldn't agree more. I inherited a cashmere short sleeve shirt that belonged to my grandfather when I was 17 and absolutely have a weakness for anything I find that is 100% cashmere. BUT, I'd much rather find Kuiu shorts or Outlier pants as a sound purchasing decision. Also, I thought your Whatnot auction was a hoot. My internet would not allow me to both cook dinner and finish the auction and dinner won.
Thanks for the comments on big men's sizes, much appreciated.
Thank you I very much appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge and experience. Have a great week!
Great video - good subject. I don’t sell many mens’ clothes because I don’t know much about men’s clothes. I am learning from you. Thanks for the info.
Structure's heyday as a mall brand was the 90s. I'm sure vintage Structure, typified by big color blocking, might be of the moment. A lot of these brands are confusing for a GenXer like me because they were once nice high-end brands that have "sold out" to assness over the years. Claiborne and Kenneth Cole were nice brands in the 90s, at least to my recollection, and Mossimo was very hip.
I remember everyone had to have a Mossimo t-shirt in 1995. I had some of those and a Starter jacket so I couldn’t keep the ladies off me.
A lot of those brands started out as "hot" and have fallen. Even back in the 70's my mom would jump hurdles to get a Van Hussen work shirt for my dad (ads claimed no iron). Claiborne was the first to use fit models for each size v adding an inch on the std guides. It's sad to see them fall. Faded Glory was a Kmart brand. Their vintage ads are hilarious.
Mossimo Y2K is where it's at. Mossimo jeans, even modern, sell well for me
Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger use to be much higher quality in the 1990’s / early 2000’s as well but the quality was killed off by disposable fashion brands; so they lowered standards to compete. Nautica even had a short lived designer brand known as Nautica Black or Nautica Black Sail that made beautiful high end menswear. Check out the old runway shows on TH-cam-great stuff. The clothes these days under these same brands are trash and basically tissue paper.
Yesss!! I remember working at Express back in the early 90s and Structure was attached and both used to be the thing! Ohhh how old I feel now that it has turned to the assness side. 😢
I was so excited yesterday that I found the cargo pants you mention 511 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Structure 🤣🤣🤣 god I’m old, because I remember when Express opened it or maybe it was The Limited, but it had the walk-through inside like they were the same store with a different store-front. It was cool back then haha 😂
Yep!! I’m old too and worked at an Express with a Structure attached! We were cool then…my how it changed!
I wanted to say thank you man. Because of your teachings, I was able to spot a Saks Fifth Avenue, Cashmere, Armani two-button, suit jacket, great condition, just sitting there.
Do you have a necktie bolo list?
Honorable mention CHAPS. Nice video!
Chaps can be okay. Generally lower value but some vintage and color blocked pieces do sell well
@@ThriftALife I overpaid thinking it was vintage 50 shirts just sitting lol
LUV me some CHAPS! lol
@@bestbargainfashion5575 I will make you a deal lol
@@michiganebayflipper9497 Nah, it has to be sweaters or jacket something sporty. lol
There is a Van Heusen store in the local outlet mall. That’s the only retail outlet Ive ever seen but maybe Sears?
So- thank you for existing. I've learned so much in the short time that I've started reselling, and shifted into clothes which I would have been so lost. Your advice on "look for reasons NOT to purchase an item has been paramount in smart decision making. 1000 thank yous from Phoenix - the devil's anus.
Wanted to thank you for the Menswear manifesto. That took a ton of work and I definitely didn't give you enough money 😬. It is indispensable.
Thank for such an informative video. You truly are a MVP within the reseller community.
As always great information.
I always wondered why Apt. 9 wanst at least like a rented condo or something - talk about aiming too low. Let me dream a little over here. Were they trying to up scale Motel 6 maybe? I don't get the marketing.
thanks, just the type of video i've been wanting. i'm in NJ and some of these i never see, whereas there are other ass brands like Gildan and Champion (though i think you said the latter is okay at the bins?) I see every single trip. hope you'll consider doing more videos like this if you can think of another 20!
I'm a firm believer that one day, brands such as Merona, Cherokee, White Stag etc will have a following. The quality of the fabrics of any of these made before 2008 is much better than many high street brands of today.
Any of these NWT are worth selling
When you’re sourcing at the bins, do you stick to your niche (men’s clothing), or do you also pick up desirable women’s clothing as well?
When you’re at the bins, do you stick to your niche (men’s clothing), or do you also pick up desirable women’s clothing?
Claiborne is part of Liz Claiborne, as is Elisabeth, Liz Sport, possibly Liz & Me. The brand was considered great in the 90s and earlier. But they've watered it down in the mass market so much that only the nicer fabrics like linen and silk are worth getting. Or the bold vintage.
Oh, good ole Alfani & Van Heusen 🤣🤣🤣-they junk up the bins and thrift stores also Shein. Le ugh. (“They must be going door to door” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh, God. I can’t stop laughing.)
Yeah... That was funny as hell!!! K 😂
what about Abboud suites or jackets ?
Camo cargo shorts are near 100% sell through or more for most brands I’ve looked up.
Brands don't even matter for camo cargos
I can’t sell a pair of camo shorts to save my life😭
@@RushellKB What are you doing?! lol I sell modern Route 66 camo cargos on the regular lol. I can sell American Eagle Camo Cargos for $30+ shipping
@@mikec3949 I don’t know FML 😂🤣🤣😂😂
@@RushellKB don’t feel bad. It’s always different for everyone. I have sold brands that are considered bottom of the barrel or middling super fast for a decent price and I’ve also had brands that are considered fast movers sit forever no matter how I price them.
I’ve had brands behave exactly as I’ve been told they would as well.
Don’t lose any sleep over it.
Just keep looking for ways to improve your listings and your listing process. Maybe you missed something maybe it’s just no wanting to move for you.
Ultimately the only thing you can control is how consistent you are and how you choose to apply what you learn as you go.
I love this advice!
I sold two vintage 90s NWT beverly hills polo club sweatshirts with cool graphic prints
I’ve managed to sell Alfani jeans but I have a 3X Alfani polo shirt I bought in my infancy has sat 3 years
Great videos
Structure was a store in the mall in the 90’s.
Day after watching this video one of my A$$ brands sells, Mossimo. But as mentioned in video it was only picked up cause
1. From bins so cost $1.5
2. Summer trends - cargo shorts
3. Larger size - 42
4. Found 3 pairs of them (didn’t lot up but should have).
I agree with Alfani but I did find a plaid blue suit that was $10 and sold it for $40. I was happy with myself. Took your advice about if something has a unique look but an ass band still worth to consider.
Had a similar but not as profitable experience with an Alfani cashmere pullover.
@@Orangie2008 oh nice I haven’t found anything cashmere but I did find a nice Tommy Bahama linen shirt but I decided to keep it since it was really nice and comfortable lol
the label Joseph & Feiss is owned by Men's Wearhouse
I have zero recollection of Structure from back in the 90's but I've thankfully forgotten lots from that era. Still, I lol when you said there's an infestation of it in thrift stores, imagining Structure-clad cockroaches scurrying across store aisles.
I agree with your list 100%
The people that say every sales on ebay eventually , that's not true at all. We all have items that just won't sale at all. That will either end back at Thrift or sold off cheap on Marketplace etc . Your vids are so cool 👌☺
Add RBX, the company tried to imitate Reebok.
Someone donated 2 pairs of Faded Glory booties to me. I almost didn't list them. They both sold within 3 weeks for 25 and 22. Who knows... But I agree, I wouldn't pick them at the thrift store.
Structure was the original name of Express for Men.
Van Heusen is usually found at outlet malls.
I want Kyle to play thrift a life in one of these resale nerdcore buzzzfeed list vids. He would slay
I have been suckered by a few of these ass brands. great vid, thanks for the info
Side note: my daughter thinks you are the Winter Soldier 😄. Thanks for the videos!
Kirkland always gets me because all of their stuff, shirts, shoes, shirts feel like such good quality.
Vtg is polo with large embroidered numbers will sell
I do like a lot of INC. I’ve sold some of it for good money but definitely more bright weird stuff.
Croft and barow fishing shirts are good pickups, I don't find them as much though.
We need an "Ass Brands Challenge". Participants have to thrift 1 item from from each of 5 "ass" brands within a certain time period. At end of said time period they have 30 days to sell them. The winner is the participant that makes the most at the end of the 30 day period. Maybe you, Amber, Bob's and Hope from Racks2RichesResale could do it together. It would be interesting to see what happens.
That is a Great Idea. K 😆
Asda until a while back were owned by Walmart.
If you add American Eagle to this list, these brands make up 85% of the brands I see. And wrangler.
I would have put the over/under at 3:30 for the first mention of “ass-brands” but it was like minute 11!
I was composing my comment for lack of "ass-brand" content, and then BAM he drops it.
It's funny, as someone that sells mainly on Depop, Faded Glory, Mossimo, INC are all brands I buy and sell a ton of. Vintage Faded Glory for women flies out of my store.
How much plus shipping?
@@ritasjourney depends on what it is but between $30 and $50. Depop is more about style than brand though.
Ass brands, assuming they're not covered with diarrhea stains (as you frequently like to point out), can sometimes do ok when you pick them up on sale for $1 or under. Otherwise, I find it's better to pick up fewer but higher-quality items just because they'll flip much quicker and for higher margins.
How about American Eagle 🦅
I had an Alfani leather jacket and it took 4Eva to sell... lol I have sold Faded Glory ripped plus jeans and shorts and couple other items randomly - sometimes ppl don't care about brand but not all the time, so. yeah. Sold some Croft & Barrow leather loafers and if it's a nice enough or interesting item I'll go ahead and pick it up for 25 cents. I still sell George fitted stretch collared womens button down shirts in plus size and dress pants every once and a while. Kenneth Cole Reaction is poo. If the Claiborne is nice enough piece it will eventually sell. I love Perry Ellis suits. If the American Rag is nice enough I'll pick it up A big sweater or coat or hoodie for $1. I like selling Charter Club pima cotton & cashmere.
Lol you must have a shit ton of stale inventory
@@KevinDurantisnot That's what I'm thinkin too; but the craziest most unlikely things are selling along with the good stuff. I just play the long game as most of it I acquired free and on PM they don't "Fee you to death" if it sells it sells whenever, if not, it will sell some day. lol p.s. I'm not in CA or an area where they are throwing high brands into the thrift.
Add Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger to these brands. It just FEELS like they should have such a better demand than they actually do. I always have to talk myself out of picking them up. Maybe they're just nostalgic pieces for me.
I've had good luck with vintage tommy that's unique in some way like big logos and colorblocking
I sell vintage Tommy well
I stand corrected. I clearly must not be finding the right items or Era. The Tommy I have listed hasn't done well at all.
Tommy sells well for me. Not crazy money unless larger sizes. I just sold a 5x hoodie for $60.
The color block stuff in both brands sell well for me. Spell out Tommy also. Bigger is better but sometimes I’ll pick up a Large.
Enjoyed! 👕👕👕
Thanks for the video.. can you do one on men's swimsuit brands?
If you're selective these brands are ass but if you want to build a big store with low cogs these can be great
You also need more inventory space, but there are certainly a lot of eBay models that work. Nothing is cast in stone, for sure.
I was waiting for Arizona. lol
Beverly Hills Polo Club - I've sold some carpenter jeans in this brand. Otherwise it's a hard pass every time.
All I find are the worst brands... I need some help finding the best brands 🙂
I go randomly to every thrift I can find and even when I’m on vacation I go thrifting. I’m in Florida and it’s rough to find jackets or winter items, you gotta dig…little hint though, I know for my local goodwills employees can’t buy an item til it’s been on the floor for 3 days so they tend to hide items. Look in the kids section or you’ll find men’s nice shirts mixed in with women’s and vise versa. Little tidbit I learned from the employees….pays to be super nice.
Pre Target Mossimo ain't bad.
Also, the founder of Mossimo is Aunt Becky's husband. (Lori Loughlin, who also got a slap on the wrist)
You forgot one! I know you really detest arrow brand.
literally 90% of the clothing at the bins lol
‘Bottom Dog’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wear those brands🤣🤣🤣🤣 since I became a reseller I now know. I have all these brands in my closet what do I do with them bring them all to good will. OMG 😱 seriously I’m a cheapskate. I have almost all these brands except for structure. 😟😔😣😞☹️
Maybe the people who buy these brands would never buy them used. There are people out there like that as I've met them.
You know, you are totally to blame for this but I find myself now flipping through the racks and in my head, I am saying "ass, ass, ass". Hopefully someday I won't actually be talking outloud. Today, everything was ass.
Van heusan is JC Penny
I see it at all good wills so much of it
Ahh finally the ass brand video manifesto 😂😂
Question about Da Hui. How is it doing for you? My Da Huis are SITTIIIIIIIING
You have to promote it on eBay because there is so much. Mine sold in 2 days
@@RushellKB I’ll think about it. Had two pairs. One sold after two months and the other is still sitting. The one that sold went for 14.99 free ship so I’m not sure if it’s worth promoting.
It’s not a huge deal I can sit in them. It’s fine it’s just that I thought they’d move quicker. I have a few pieces that stick out in my mind as pieces that I figured would go fast but have not moved. These shorts are one of them.
Yeah mine are sitting too
@@ThriftALife oof. Sorry to hear it. 😩 RIP DaHui.
Haha "this is top bottom dog.". Yasssss!
I second the motion on all the mentioned ass brands.
hahaha! I sell almost every one on your list all the time.
Yes, I sold a pair of Beverly Hills Polo Club Hawaiian shorts for a decent price $15 free ship. It was 2XL size. Sold surprisingly quick. I was shocked lol
Huge sizes usually do very well , they usually have two patterns that you can get clown, & ugly plaid... some big guys just don't have a lot of choice out there & large sizes for men can be expensive.... many of them go for the Hawaiian shirt look , those are always excellent in anything above an XL..LAXVESPA-LOSANGELES
Great list of “ass” brands 🤣
Rogues gallery 😆
No Marino
Faded Glory I do t like
Apt 9
Van Heusen
Croft Barrow
Yes I have found it with tags
Structure loved it back in the day
InC all over the place
Mossimo use to like it
Vintage ok
George Walmart
Kirkland
Kenneth Cole Beverly Hills polo club
Us polo association
Claiborne
I like it
Stafford
Perry Ellis
Joseph Feiss
Geoffrey Beene
American Rag