S10 Ep4 CS80 VINTAGE: mother-daughter team Monica and Scotti - on recirculating the largest known collection of true 1980s deadstock sportswear including 10,000 pairs of sneakers.

About this episode

Monica and Scotti discuss their journey in rediscovering and selling a massive collection of 1980s deadstock sportswear.

Today, we're chatting with Monica and Scotti, a mother-daughter team behind CS80 Vintage who are rediscovering the 80s in a way neither of them expected. Monica, who once worked in sporting goods and later built a career in photography and organizing – helping people deal with large-scale hoards and inventories, stumbled into a massive vintage collection during the pandemic. When the original owner, Franz, passed after years of illness, the inventory — tucked into basements, an attic, gazebos, and storage pods — just sat. Nobody knew what to do with it. Her daughter, Scotti, now 23, grew up thrifting and has always loved vintage – now she's helping mom preserve an incredible archive of true 1980s deadstock sportswear. Neither Monica or Scotti set out to be vintage dealers. They've learned from conversations with experts and mentors and midnight eBay searches, like we all do. They have uncovered what turns out to be — by the account of multiple experts — one of the largest deadstock vintage sportswear collections ever found: 10,000 pairs of sneakers, thousands of hats, blanks, jerseys, satin jackets, and more. Every single piece true deadstock, never worn, straight from the…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Stochl

Guests: Monica, Scotti

Topics covered

• vintage fashion
• mother-daughter business
• 1980s sportswear
• sneaker collection
• reselling vintage

Keywords

• vintage
• 1980s
• sneakers
• deadstock
• sportswear
• mother-daughter team
• reselling
• thrifting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CS80 Vintage

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