What kind of used clothing do you buy in Yuma?

Vintage above all else, plus Harley-Davidson, Levi's, Carhartt, Ariat, Wrangler, Nike, Red Wing, Justin, Patagonia, Jordan, Hoka, Danner, Tommy Bahama and athletic wear, in both clothing and footwear.

Will you buy clothes that are worn out?

If they're genuinely old, yes. Fading, thinning, holes and repairs are character on vintage pieces, not damage. We pass on modern items that are badly stained or damaged.

How do I know if something is vintage?

Look for single-stitch hems on t-shirts, Made in USA or union tags, printed rather than woven labels, and branded metal zippers. If it came out of a grandparent's closet or a garage, it's worth photographing.

Fast-fashion throwaways, modern items that are badly stained or damaged, undergarments, and shoes worn through the sole. The exception is anything genuinely old.

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What we buy

Here’s the honest list. Vintage leads it by a wide margin, and the condition rules you’d expect don’t apply to genuinely old pieces.

First and above everything: true vintage. The older, the better.

If a piece is genuinely old, we want to see it regardless of what shape it’s in. Faded, thin, holed, sun-rotted, repaired — that’s character on a vintage garment, not damage. Single-stitch tees, selvedge and big-E denim, 60s and 70s western wear, old military, chain-stitched workwear, cracked leather jackets, beat-up boots with a real maker’s stamp. These are the pieces we get most excited about and pay the most for.

How to tell if something might be vintage

You don’t have to know — that’s our job. But if you’re deciding what’s worth photographing, these are the tells:

A single line of stitching around the sleeve and bottom hem of a t-shirt
“Made in USA” on the tag, or a union label
Tags that look printed rather than woven, or that have gone stiff and yellow
Metal zippers with a brand stamped on the pull (Talon, Scovill, Conmar)
It belonged to a grandparent, came out of a garage, or you have no idea how old it is

Names that always get our attention

After vintage, these are the labels we actively look for — in clothing and footwear both.

Harley-Davidson
Levi’s
Carhartt
Ariat
Wrangler
Nike
Red Wing
Justin
Patagonia
Jordan
Hoka
Danner
Tommy Bahama
Athletic wear

Categories worth digging out

Workwear & western

Carhartt jackets and coveralls, Wrangler and Levi’s denim, pearl-snap shirts, Ariat and Justin boots. Yuma is full of this and it sells well. Worn-in is fine.

Boots & shoes

Red Wing, Danner, Justin, Ariat, Nike, Jordan, Hoka. Resoleable leather boots hold value even rough. Sneakers should have life left in the sole.

Leather & motorcycle

Harley-Davidson anything, old leather jackets and vests, vintage riding gear. Cracked and worn is not a dealbreaker on genuinely old leather.

Outdoor & athletic

Patagonia, Nike, Hoka, Jordan, and athletic wear generally. Older Patagonia in particular — the faded 80s and 90s pieces are the good ones.

Graphic tees

Bands, racing, rodeo, tourist and souvenir shirts, old local business shirts, anything with a big faded print. Age matters much more than condition.

Tommy Bahama & resort

Silk camp shirts and resort wear in good shape. Yuma’s winter visitor population leaves a lot of this behind and it moves reliably.

What we usually pass on

We’d rather tell you now than waste your afternoon.

Fast-fashion throwaways
Modern items badly stained or damaged
Undergarments
Heavily pilled modern knits
Shoes worn through the sole

The one exception that matters: worn out but old? That’s vintage — send it. Everything in the pass list above assumes the item is modern. Age changes the answer.

Two dropped labels, since people ask

We used to chase The North Face, New Balance and Miss Me. We don’t anymore — the market on them has thinned out and we’d rather not make you an insulting offer. If you have older versions of any of them, still send a photo. Old is old.

Not sure? Send the photos anyway — that’s what they’re for. A good chunk of what we buy is stuff the seller nearly didn’t bother showing us.

Send your photos

Show us what you’ve got.

Takes about two minutes. You’ll hear back with an offer, usually the same day.

Your name

Cell number So we can text you the offer. We don’t call unless you ask us to.

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Photos Up to 8 pictures. Lay things out, get the labels in frame where you can. JPG, PNG or HEIC.

Anything we should know? Roughly how much there is, whose it was, whether you’re on a deadline. Optional.

No cost, no obligation, and we don’t sell your information to anybody. If we can’t use what you’ve got, we’ll tell you that straight and point you somewhere that can.