Comme des Garçons · East Village
Sell Your Comme des Garçons in NYC
PLAY tees and cardigans, the PLAY Converse, Homme Plus, Shirt and archive pieces, Junya Watanabe and the Nike collabs. Bring it to 39 Avenue A, we check it in front of you and pay the same day.
- Same-day cash
- Checked in front of you
- Walk-ins welcome
- Trade toward store stock
What We Buy
PLAY, the Mainlines and the Collabs
Rei Kawakubo started Comme des Garçons in Tokyo, and the company now runs many lines under one name. PLAY is what we see most; Homme Plus, archive pieces and Junya Watanabe are where the higher offers are.
PLAY Tees, Cardigans & Polos
The PLAY line with the heart-and-eyes logo by Filip Pagowski: tees, long sleeves, cardigans, polos and zip hoodies. PLAY sells well but for less than the mainlines, so condition and a clean heart matter.
PLAY Converse & Nike Collabs
The Chuck 70 with the PLAY heart, high and low, and the Nike collabs from the CDG lines. Unworn pairs with the box lead. On worn pairs we look at the rubber, the canvas and the heart print.
Homme Plus, Shirt & Archive
Homme Plus tailoring and outerwear, CDG Shirt, CDG Homme, and archive pieces from the 1980s and 1990s. This is where the highest offers are, depending on the season and the piece.
Junya Watanabe
Junya Watanabe and Junya Watanabe MAN, both part of the Comme des Garçons company: patchwork denim, outerwear and collabs with labels like Levi's and The North Face. Outerwear and denim lead.
Pricing
What Moves a Comme des Garçons Offer
Comme des Garçons runs from PLAY tees to archive runway pieces. Here is what decides the offer.
- The line
- Homme Plus, mainline, archive and Junya Watanabe bring the most. PLAY and CDG logo pieces sell for less.
- The season
- Archive pieces from known seasons are their own market. Bring the piece and we'll look at the label and the season with you.
- The heart
- On PLAY, a faded, puckered or peeling heart lowers the offer. Clean hearts move fastest.
- Sneaker condition
- On the Converse we look at yellowed rubber, toe-cap scuffs and the heel print. The box helps.
- Size and fit
- PLAY tees run small, so we look at the tagged size and the actual fit. Medium and Large move fastest.
- Labels
- Intact neck labels and wash tags help us place the line and the season. Cut labels lower the offer.
Not sure which line you have? Text photos of the piece and the neck label to 917-608-8939.
Authentication
How We Check Comme des Garçons
The PLAY tee and the PLAY Converse are heavily faked, and so are some mainline logo pieces. We check the whole piece in front of you.
- The PLAY heart: shape, eyes, stitching and how it sits on the fabric
- Neck labels and Japanese wash tags: font, spacing and the line name
- Converse: the heart print, the heel label, the insole and the box label
- Fabric weight, seams and how the inside is finished
- Mainline and archive pieces: labels, fabrics and construction for the season
Get Ready
Before You Bring It In
Wash PLAY pieces on cold and hang them to dry so the heart doesn't shrink or pucker. Bring archive pieces as they are.
- Bring Converse boxes and spare laces
- Bring receipts if you have them
- Text photos first for archive pieces
- Bring a valid government-issued ID; New York law requires it for every sale