The short answer
What clothing brands sell well on eBay?
Brands that sold well in January 2023 include Nautica, Oregon Ducks, Calvin Klein, Levi's and Tommy Hilfiger. Sold prices then: a Nautica down jacket at $70, a vintage Oregon Ducks sweater at $59 and a new-with-tags Calvin Klein button-up at $30, all plus shipping. The rule that matters: check sold listings for the exact brand and item before you buy it.
- Abercrombie and Fitch, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are my steady sellers: I paid about $1 to $2 each, and they sold for $9 to $30 plus shipping.
- A Nautica down jacket sold for $70 and a vintage Oregon Ducks sweater for $59 in January 2023, the two top sales in this batch.
- Brands I usually pass on (Cold Water Creek, Kenneth Cole, Nautica, Ralph Lauren) are only worth a look when they're vintage, new with tags or a special model.
- Saturated brands like Calvin Klein and Wrangler can take three to six months to sell, so price for patience.
- Pack orders in the order they'll ship: it cut my packing to 30 to 45 minutes and saved one to two hours a week of reorganizing.
These are the clothing brands that sold for me on eBay in one weekend, when this video went up in Jan 2023. I walk through the brands, what each one sold for, what I paid and what I look for before I pick one up at the thrift store. The prices are from early 2023, not today, so check current sold listings before you buy anything.
Which clothing brands sold for the most?
A Nautica down jacket and a vintage Oregon Ducks sweater were the biggest single sales in this batch, at $70 and $59 plus shipping. Most of the rest sold between $6 and $30. Those two were the exception, not the rule, so don't buy a brand expecting a $70 sale every time.
Here is every sale I mention, with the brand, the item and what I got for it. All prices are eBay sale prices plus shipping, from the weekend before Jan 23, 2023.
| Brand | Item | Sold for (plus shipping) | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautica | Down jacket with raccoon fur on the outside | $70 | I usually pass on the brand, but a nice jacket like this sells best in cold season |
| Oregon Ducks | Vintage men's pullover sweater | $59 | Vintage college gear; this one came out of a bulk donation buyout |
| Calvin Klein | Three pairs of new-in-box underwear | $50 | Marshalls retail was about $8 a pair back then, so these came from a bulk buyout |
| Calvin Klein | Men's button-up, new with tags | $30 | I paid about $1 and hold this brand for three to six months |
| Ralph Lauren | Quarter-zip wool sweater, Blake series | $34 | Special models like the Blake series sell better than plain shirts |
| Quicksilver | Corduroy Castro cap, new with tags | $29 | Corduroy caps sell for good money; the polyester lining is a detail buyers notice |
| Kenneth Cole | Men's jacket, new with tags | $20 | Usually a pass for me; new with tags made it worth the $1 to $2 I put in |
| Levi's | Silver Tab pullover shirt | $20 | Look for Silver Tab shirts, not just Silver Tab jeans |
| Vince | Men's cotton pullover t-shirt, new with tags | $21 | A solid brand to learn to recognize on the tag |
| Tommy Hilfiger | Pants, new with tags | $14 | From a storage unit buyout; I paid about $1.70 |
| Island Force | Vintage button-up shirt | $14 | Check the brand tag and confirm it's vintage |
| Reebok | Women's sweatpants | $14 | Listed for about a week and took a best offer |
| Wrangler | Vintage silver edition | $18 | A saturated category, but these moved fast at a good average price |
| Cold Water Creek | Vintage women's pull-on skirt | $10 | I pass on this brand unless it's vintage; I paid $1 |
| Abercrombie and Fitch | Women's pullover Henley | $9 | A foundational brand for me; I paid about $1 |
| Simply Vera Vera Wang | Women's shirt | $6 | You won't get rich on the brand, but plus-size clothes have more demand |
| Gap | Women's XL pullover dress | $6 | I paid $1 for it |
Which brands do I buy almost every time?
Abercrombie and Fitch, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are the brands I pick up almost every time. I'm not expecting to get rich off any of them, but they sell steadily in my store, and at about $1 a piece the margin still works. The Abercrombie Henley sold for $9 plus shipping, which is a fine return on a dollar of thrift.
Which brands do I usually pass on?
Cold Water Creek, Kenneth Cole, Nautica, Ralph Lauren and Simply Vera Vera Wang are the brands I usually skip. Each one has a condition that changes my mind: vintage for Cold Water Creek, new with tags for Kenneth Cole (where it was made and whether it's vintage matter too), a nice jacket for Nautica, and a special model for Ralph Lauren. Simply Vera Vera Wang is different: you won't get rich on the brand, but plus-size clothes have more demand, so that's what I'd look for.
Is vintage always worth picking up?
Vintage is my main test for brands I usually skip. I ask three questions: is it vintage, how saturated is the category, and is there demand for it. The Cold Water Creek skirt sold for $10 plus shipping after I paid $1 for it, and the vintage Wrangler sold for $18. The Oregon Ducks sweater at $59 was the best result of that test in this batch.
Why do I hold some clothes for three to six months?
I hold clothing for three to six months when the category is saturated, like Calvin Klein and vintage Wrangler. Wrangler is a crowded category, but the vintage silver edition sold quickly at a good average price after about a month in my store. Ralph Lauren is the slower one: a combined Ralph Lauren order sat in my store for about six months before it sold for $40 plus shipping. Plan for a slow sale on the everyday models.
Are bulk buyouts worth it?
Bulk buyouts can turn up good brands, but they take a long time to sort. I bought about 10,000 pounds of donated clothing from a fire relief center for about $1,000. The sorting took me about two months, and I threw out 50 to 60 percent because those items weren't on my brand list. The Oregon Ducks sweater came out of that buyout, and so did the Calvin Klein underwear. The Tommy Hilfiger pants came from a storage unit buyout instead.
What about Levi's and Ralph Lauren special models?
Levi's Silver Tab shirts sold for $20 plus shipping, so look past the jeans for that line. Ralph Lauren has a few special models, like the Blake series, that carry a higher average sale price than the plain shirts. A plain Ralph Lauren shirt I'd pass on. A Blake series quarter-zip wool sweater I'd buy, and that one sold for $34 plus shipping.
How do I check what a brand sells for?
Search eBay with the Sold filter on, match the brand, item and condition, and look at several sales before you pay. The numbers in this post come from my own sales that weekend, which is why they carry a date. Fees and shipping rules change, so check the platform's own pages before you price anything.
How do I pack and ship orders faster?
I pack orders from the same box I use to hold inventory, in the order they'll ship. When I pull them, I'm not digging for the right item. Packing and shipping takes me 30 to 45 minutes, ready for USPS pickup. Before I changed the method, I was losing an hour to two hours a week reorganizing packages. If you're listing a pile like this, EasyFlip writes the eBay listing from a few photos, and you review it before you publish.
Is one good weekend a trend?
No. One weekend is an anecdote, and I say so every time. These are my sales from one weekend in early 2023, so use them as a guide to what to check, not a promise of what your store will do. Your local thrift stores, your pricing and your shipping rates will change the numbers.
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The bottom line
Next time you're at the thrift store, grab the brands I buy almost every time, skip the rest unless they're vintage or new with tags, and check sold listings for each piece before you pay. Then look up what's selling today, because a January 2023 price is only a starting point.
Questions people ask
How much do Calvin Klein clothes sell for on eBay?
In January 2023, a new-with-tags men's Calvin Klein button-up sold for $30 plus shipping, and I paid about $1 for it. I hold Calvin Klein for three to six months because it's a saturated brand, so don't expect a fast sale every time.
Are Nautica and Ralph Lauren worth buying at the thrift store?
Nautica is a brand I usually pass on unless the piece is a nice jacket, especially in cold season; a Nautica down jacket sold for $70 plus shipping. Ralph Lauren is hit or miss: plain shirts are a pass for me, but a Blake series quarter-zip wool sweater sold for $34 plus shipping.
Are Abercrombie and Fitch or Gap clothes worth reselling?
They're steady, low-cost sellers in my store. An Abercrombie and Fitch women's pullover Henley sold for $9 plus shipping, and a Gap women's XL pullover dress sold for $6, each bought for about $1. The margins are small, so buy them cheap.
How do I know if a vintage clothing item is worth buying?
I look at whether it's vintage, how saturated the category is and whether there's demand for it. A vintage Oregon Ducks sweater sold for $59 plus shipping, and a vintage Wrangler silver edition sold for $18 plus shipping in the same batch.
How long should I hold clothing before giving up on a sale?
I'll hold saturated brands like Calvin Klein and vintage Wrangler for three to six months. Newer or fast-moving pieces I list and move quickly, so I don't let them sit.
Sources
Prices are eBay sold listings, and every fact below was checked on January 23, 2023.
Read the full video transcript
so we have 49 orders going out over the weekend totaling one thousand sixty dollars stick around to the end of the video to see what's sold so one brand I always pick up is Abercrombie and Fitch no matter what I always pick it up just a foundational brand for me I'm not expecting to make millions off of it right but it is a good brand that consistently sells in my store so there's an Abercrombie and Fitch women's pullover Henley shirt sold for nine dollars plus shipping I paid about a dollar for it all right so these are some Tommy Hilfiger pants sold for 14 plus shipping another brand that normally people would pass up do you pick up Tommy Hilfiger I do this was new at tags got it in that storage unit buyout I did last summer paid about a dollar seventy this brand here I usually never pick up but if it is
vintage I will go ahead and grab it this is a vintage Cold Water Creek women's pull on skirt so for ten dollars plus shipping wow so if it is vintage I will consider it depending on the category and how badly it's saturated and if it has a good demand I'll go ahead and grab it paid a dollar for this turned it into 10 plus shipping so another brand I usually pass up but if it isn't a plus size I will consider it this is Simply Vera Vera Wang women's shirt sold for six dollars plus shipping you're not going to get rich selling this brand but at the same time plus size clothes are in more demand Calvin Klein say what you will I always pick it up it is a decent brand for me and I don't mind holding onto it for three to six months this is a men's button-up shirt new with tags
sold for thirty dollars plus shipping do you pick up Calvin Klein or do you just pass it up paid about a dollar for this so Rock Solid brand to be on the lookout for and maybe you've heard of it is the brand Vince this is just a men's pullover cotton t-shirt new it tag so for 21 plus shipping if you haven't heard of this brand I would highly recommend consider picking it up at your local Goodwill or thrift store this is a vintage Island Force button-up shirt so for 14 plus shipping here's the brand tag if you can see it this is just a simple Quicksilver corduroy Castro cap new with tags sold for 29 plus shipping kind of has a cool polyester lining there Quicksilver is a brand I usually pick up depends on the price point but these corduroy Castro caps do sell for pretty decent money if you are able to find
them while you're Outsourcing here's a men's denim jacket by the brand results there's the tag so for ten dollars plus shipping it is kind of a long Workwear ranch style denim coat listed this a couple weeks ago I paid a dollar for it and it sold for best offer sometimes I pick up this brand depending on the price point this is a gap women's extra large pullover dress so for six dollars plus shipping got it for a dollar here are some women's Sweatpants by the brand Reebok sold for 14 plus shipping listed them about a week ago and took a best offer this is a vintage Oregon Ducks men's pullover sweater so for 59 plus shipping this came from a bulk buyout I did last year buying out a fire relief Center's donations that they had accumulated over the past few years of fire victims and people bringing in donations well they had a lot
of clothes that were just sitting and going to be processed at a rag house so I ended up making an offer for all those clothes it ended up being about ten thousand pounds of clothing that I bought for about a thousand dollars though it did have to be sorted through which took me about two months to sort through everything that I wanted to keep and what I wanted to discard so I ended up throwing out about 50 to 60 percent of those items that I just do not have on my brand list it is a men's Kenneth Cole jacket still new with tags sold for twenty dollars plus shipping this was an international order Kenneth Cole is a brand I usually pass over depends on where it was made and if it's vintage but this was new at tags so I have about a dollar to two dollars into this and I'm happy to accept
a twenty dollar offer just to get items that have been sitting in my store a little longer than usual just get them out of here so I can go and reinvest those profits back into better higher selling items here's a brand to be on the lookout for is the brand Vincent Nessie these are some wool pants so for forty five dollars plus shipping they are new with tags but maybe consider looking up that brand the next time you go Outsourcing checking south or rates checking average sale price and maybe it could be a good pickup for you to sell on eBay this is just a Nautica Soft Cell jacket sold for seventy dollars plus shipping but it does have raccoon fur on the outside and it is a down jacket so Nautica is a brand I usually pass up but if they do have a nice jacket just like this especially when we're still in
the cold season I will pick it up and you know turning a couple dollars into 70. I'll take that all day long if you're wanting to know a little bit more about what brands we are picking up you could check out the link in the description down below where I offer my free ebook of my top 50 Brands to resell on eBay with included current sell-through rates and also a brief description about that brand and what they specialize in producing so you like I said you could check it down in the link in the description down below and I'd love for you to use it so the next time you go Outsourcing maybe you can find some of the brands that I am able to find in my location so it may vary from region to region but you may be able to find some of those Brands as well this is just a simple
men's Tommy Hilfiger sweater new tags over 19 plus shipping so I don't sell a lot of belts but this is the brand Mara giordani so for thirty dollars plus shipping still new with tags this belt retails for about eighty dollars to a hundred bucks so if you do find that brand out there maybe even in t-shirts or jackets or button-up shirts you may want to check out Mara giordani and check the cell through rates on eBay to make sure it is a good solid pickup for you so I usually pass up on the brand Wrangler maybe if it is vintage I'll pick it up so these were some vintage Wranglers silver edition so for 18 plus shipping I listed them about a month ago and they were a quick sale so in this type of situation I do pick up some vintage Wrangler depends I also don't mind sitting on it for a three to
six month period because it is a very saturated category but Wranglers van vintage do sell pretty fast and at a good average sale price so something to consider when you're Outsourcing next time so this is the Great Northwest I usually pick up that brand depending on the material if it's wool and if it's vintage so this is a quarter zip pullover wool sweater so for fifty dollars plus shipping sold for thirty four dollars plus shipping so Ralph Lauren's shirts are kind of like meh you know pass them over depends on if they have any special characteristics about them well these did they are the Ralph Lauren Blake series I don't know if you could see that there this was a combined order sold for forty dollars plus shipping and these were in my store for about a good six months but if you do find Ralph Lauren that has a special model about them like
RL Western Blake Cambridge those are the ones that to be on the lookout for as they do have a little bit of a higher average sale price and a more in demand item so I don't normally sell Calvin Klein underwear right but it was part of that big bulk buyout I did back in June of last year and I was left with tons of 2009 2002 1999 new inbox Calvin Klein underwear but these sold for fifty dollars plus shipping so if you ever happen to find new with tags vintage underwear um you'd be surprised this is just three pairs of underwear that sold for 50 bucks and back in the day retail at Marshalls was eight bucks per pair so I always pick up silver tab Levi's anything this is a Levi's silver tab pullover shirt so for twenty dollars plus shipping so maybe you do Find Levi's silver tab jeans be on the lookout
because they also have silver tab shirts when I pull and pack my orders I just use a box that I use to hold my inventory and I packed them in the orders that come in so I'm able to just ship out the orders in order so I'm not digging around looking for the right item to ship out they are already in order for me when I pack and pull them and then I go ahead and ship them out over there very easy cuts down on the time it should take me no longer than 30 minutes to 45 minutes to get these all packed and shipped out ready for USPS to come pick up what do you do when you pack employee orders are you picking them up and putting them in order or you having to kind of weigh them out again and then reorder them during the shipment process doing this has really cut
down and I'd say about an hour to two hours a week of just having to reorganize my packages to be able to ship them out in an organized manner so what do you guys do leave it in the comment section down below I want to know if you want to know what else is selling in our eBay store you could check out this video here where it goes more in detail on the items that I am currently picking up and what exactly are they selling for goes into my sourcing process and some of the things that I do look out for on a daily basis when I do go Outsourcing you can check out the free ebook down below where it goes over the top 50 brands that I consistently source and that I'm out looking for on a weekly basis take care
