This post documents the initial purchase and unboxing of two Nautica shirt bundles bought as part of my vintage clothing resale business.
The aim here is to record what was purchased, what arrived, and what I was paying attention to at the start — not to draw conclusions about results or profitability yet.
The Purchase
For this batch, I bought two bundles of Nautica shirts, totalling 100 items.
The first order was placed on 1 March 2025 as a pre-order, with delivery expected between 1–15 May. Each bundle cost £50 delivered, giving a unit cost of £1 per shirt.
A second bundle of 50 Nautica shirts was ordered on 11 March 2025, under the same terms, bringing the total to 100 shirts at a consistent unit cost.
These purchases were made alongside several other bundles as part of a broader sourcing run across multiple vintage clothing categories.
Unboxing & First Impressions
The video above shows the unboxing of both bundles in full.
At this stage, I was mainly focused on:
- overall condition across both bundles
- sizing consistency
- variation in colours and styles
- whether the two bundles were broadly similar in quality
With branded shirts, consistency across batches matters as much as individual item quality.
What I Was Watching
Before buying, I looked at sold listings on eBay and saw Nautica shirts selling across a range of prices, typically between £10 and £25, depending on size, style, and condition.
I was also aware that availability could fluctuate if multiple similar bundles entered the market at the same time. That made pricing and sell-through something to monitor rather than assume.
The initial approach was to:
- list shirts individually
- price based on condition and current market activity
- remain flexible rather than lock into fixed pricing too early
Any decisions beyond that would depend on what happened after listing.
Next Steps
At the time of writing, the shirts were being prepared for listing.
Any meaningful updates — including sales performance, pricing changes, or decisions about whether Nautica shirts are worth repeating as a category — will be documented in separate posts rather than added here.
Closing
This post records the starting point for these Nautica shirt bundles.
What happens next will determine whether this category and sourcing approach make sense to continue.
This post documents the initial purchase and unboxing of this batch. Updates are published separately as they happen.
