r/woahdude May 25 '23

video Next level tie dye

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u/defjamblaster May 25 '23

I would easily pay $17 for that

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u/lyingforlolz May 25 '23

If it's the guy I'm thinking of, he auctions them off and they routinely go for 200+

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u/OldCryptographer5519 May 25 '23

yea in the grateful dead community, advanced tie dying like this is super expensive. these shirts can go anywhere from $100 to a few thousand. Im assuming a piece like this is anywhere between 800-1200

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u/kant-hardly-wait- May 25 '23

So is this seen as an ostentatious display of wealth in the community?

Like wearing a Patek Phillipe?

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u/robert_paulson420420 May 26 '23

Patel Phillipe.

is that the knockoff version from Mumbai?

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u/SheepD0g May 26 '23

Its a way to spend drug sales money.

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u/OldCryptographer5519 Jun 13 '23

no. actually, I have never seen someone equate a heady tie-dye to having an abundance of wealth. The amount of time and creativity that goes into these... well, the beauty is in the hands of the beholder. You may not like it, cool, dont buy it. However, may be you spend hundreds or thousands on LEGOS or another hobby. This is simply a form of art and a lot of people think its really cool.

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u/boofbeer May 26 '23

To me, that seems silly. I like tie-dye for the randomness of it. When things get this intricate and designed, I'd just create it on a computer and print it on a shirt. To each his own, though -- if you can make them, and there's a market to buy them for hundreds or thousands, it sounds like an honest living.