Active venture · 2026 —

Treasures

Vintage commerce built around considered finds and trusted marketplaces.

Base
Phoenix, Arizona
Role
Founder, sole operator
Since
2026
Status
Operating

01What it is

The third one,
and the one running

TREASURES is the current form of a vintage operation that has been running since 2021. Made In Vintage learned the trade, Thrift & Grail proved it at volume, and this is what the two of them turned into once the process behind them had been worked out.

The method did not change: buy on knowledge, sell on presentation. What changed is that it is now the front half of a business whose back half — the listing, the inventory, the repetitive part — is being handed to software.

02The stock

Considered finds,
not a feed of everything

Tees, jackets, denim, and the occasional grail — added as it is found and photographed rather than dropped in bulk. Every piece is measured and its condition stated plainly, because a vintage garment is a single object with a history and the description is the only thing standing in for handling it.

  • TeesBand, tour, and graphic prints, sized by measurement rather than by tag.
  • JacketsLeather, workwear, and racing, bought on construction and wear.
  • DenimCut and fade first; labels are a detail, not the reason.
  • GrailsThe occasional piece worth the trip on its own.

03Where to buy

Three marketplaces,
one stock list

Everything in stock is listed across three marketplaces, so a piece can be bought wherever you already have an account and a buyer-protection history.

04Follow along

Posted before it
reaches a listing

Drops, fit pictures, and the occasional look at what came out of a run — posted as it happens, usually before most of it reaches a marketplace.

05How it is shot

Worn, not pinned

Pieces are photographed the way they are meant to be seen — outside, on a person, in the light they will actually be worn in — rather than pinned flat against a wall. It is the slower way to list and it is the reason the listings sell.

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