You'll Never Believe How Much This Vintage Aladdin Shirt Sold For

An Arizona man recently made $6,000 by selling a vintage t-shirt from Disney's 1992 animated film Aladdin. Corbin Smith, 27, sold the 28-year-old shirt on the Virtual Flea, a livestream for vendors to sell their used goods since most flea markets have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As chronicled by the Wall Street Journal, Smith was hoping to score $2,000 for the Aladdin shirt featuring Robin Williams' Genie. Smith, who goes by the handle @TheHeatBroker, bought the shirt for $500 back in December.

That “someone” would be me lol https://t.co/RY27LTkE20

— Corbin (@CorbinGMH) September 17, 2020

Smith saw the bids rise from $1 to, eventually, the winning sum of $6,000. “Before that moment happened, I’ve never had more than like $4,800 to my name,” Smith told the paper. “And I made more than that off one piece of cloth.” The Aladdin shirt was purchased by @ShirtCheck, whom the Journal describes as "a shadowy buyer with a growing reputation in the vintage tee community." ShirtCheck, aka Josh Adams, bought the Aladdin shirt as a long-term investment; he's reportedly spent $10,000 so far acquiring vintage movie and TV shirts. According to the Journal, "Adams believes he holds one of the world’s largest collection of movie and TV shirts and in the coming weeks he plans to open 'Varlago,' an online shop that will also offer guidance for upstart sellers and written content around his mammoth collection." The scarcity of product and nostalgia for particular films and shows drive the market for these vintage tees, with some shirts never being available in stores back in the 1990s. Indeed, many were shirts made solely for the production crews that worked on the movies. Now, these old shirts are highly sought after by scrutinous collectors and dealers in the vintage movie merch market. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-disney-animated-movies&captions=true"] If you're interested in buying movie and TV show t-shirts for a lot less than $6,000 then shop at the IGN Store. What's the most you would spend on a vintage shirt? And for which film or TV show? Let us know in the comments.