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Vintage jackets wholesale

Jackets carry the margin in most containers.

A jacket sells for several times what a tee does and takes the same space on a rail. It is the category where grading accuracy matters most, because the difference between an A and a B is often a single zip.

What we sort

Denim jackets

Levi’s trucker, Wrangler and Lee Rider, plus unbranded. Graded on collar, cuffs and hardware before anything else.

Leather

Biker, bomber, blazer and suede. Graded on the hide: cracking and dryness matter more than scuffs, which often improve a piece.

Harrington

Baracuta-style and its many imitations. Checked lining, zip and the knitted cuffs that usually fail first.

Varsity and letterman

Wool body, leather sleeves, chenille patches. The patches often decide the price.

Work jackets

Chore coats, Carhartt, Dickies and European work blue. Consistently strong demand across every market we ship to.

Military surplus

Field jackets, parkas and liners. Sorted by pattern and era where markings allow.

How we grade a jacket

We work outside in: shell, then closures, then lining, then trim. The shell has to be sound and free of holes in visible places. Closures have to work, because a replacement zip costs more than most buyers earn on a Grade B jacket. The lining can be imperfect without dropping a grade, as long as it is intact.

Leather is judged differently. We look for cracking at the elbows and collar, dryness across the back panel, and the condition of the stitching at stress points. Surface scuffing and patina are not faults in leather — buyers pay for them.

The grades

GRADE A

Retail-ready

Shop-floor condition, no repairs needed.

No holes, no stains, no fading beyond what the piece is meant to have. Hardware works, seams are sound, labels are intact. These go straight onto a rail with a price tag.

Typically bought by: Vintage boutiques, curated online sellers, premium market stalls.

GRADE B

Commercial

Sound and sellable, with honest wear.

Light wear, small marks, or fading consistent with age. Nothing structural. Most buyers sell these as-is at a lower price point, or clean and press them into A-grade stock.

Typically bought by: Market traders, high-volume online sellers, regional wholesalers.

GRADE C

Workwear, rework and upcycle

Material value: repair, remake or cut.

Damage, heavy fading or missing hardware. Bought for the fabric, the hardware and the cut. The denim and workwear in this grade is often the most valuable to the right buyer.

Typically bought by: Rework studios, upcyclers, textile recyclers, repair-and-resell traders.

How it reaches you

  1. 01

    We buy the container outright

    Suppliers in the USA, Australia and Europe submit what they have. We review it, agree a price and buy it. No consignment, no commission split — once we buy, it is ours.

  2. 02

    It ships to our hub

    Freight to KEPZ Karachi or Jebel Ali Dubai, tracked from collection to arrival. Logistics cost is recorded against the lot so every piece carries its true landed cost.

  3. 03

    Sorted, graded, labelled

    Our hub teams open every bale, sort by category, grade each piece A, B or C against a fixed standard, and label it with a QR code tied to its lot and origin.

  4. 04

    Priced and published

    We price per piece or per kilogram, publish to verified buyers, and group the best pieces into curated drops and auctions.

  5. 05

    You order, we ship

    Order online or bid in an auction. We confirm, invoice on Net 30 terms, and ship from the hub nearest you with full tracking.

Common questions

Can I buy jackets as a mixed lot or only by type?

Both. Mixed jacket lots are the usual starting point and give you a spread across types. Once we know what sells for you, we can sort to a single type, such as denim truckers or work chore coats.

How is leather priced compared with denim?

Leather is priced per piece rather than by weight, because weight tells you nothing useful about a hide. Expect a significantly higher price per piece and a correspondingly higher resale value.

Do you repair zips and hardware before shipping?

No. We grade honestly and price accordingly rather than repairing and charging for it. Many buyers repair in-house at a lower cost than we could, and they would rather pay the Grade B price.

Jacket drops are released to approved buyers first.

Tell us which types you sell and we will notify you when a matching lot is graded.

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