$100,000 jeans
Professional jean hunters?
6/25/20251 min read


While surfing YouTube, I stumbled upon another Levi jean story. A word of caution: if you see Bigfoot battling Godzilla in a mine, look for another story; there are a lot of worthwhile clips and quite a few designed for clickbait—use discretion. The YouTuber did an excellent job of explaining why people at auctions are spending six figures on rotted jeans.
This also demonstrates another possible adventure for someone: scouring the West Coast in search of the elusive Levi. I'll pass; I spent 17 years climbing through tank and boiler portals for maintenance and cleaning, and I am slightly claustrophobic about tight spaces. Plus, if you are on your own, never go into a mine for obvious reasons.