Sure, scoring a vintage find makes anyone feel like a winner.

But the effort? The dust? Just to score a Chanel suit that you realize, once home, was owned by a woman with 63 cats?

The experience can feel more like an archeological dig than a trip to the mall.

Keep those precious fingernails clean. Cool vintage finds abound on the web. Herewith some of our favorite sites. Transfer (Great for men, too: check out the Dolce and Prada selections); EnokiWorld; Wasteland (Learn about how to find the perfect vintage jeans or cords); The Paperbag Princess, (No shopping yet, but you can learn!) ; and, of course, PieceUnique, (nice source for Armani, Chanel, Chlo?, Christian Lacroix, Dior, Galliano, Gucci, Hermes, Prada, Pucci, Thierry Mugler, Versace, Louis Vuitton and more). And how can anyone forget to check out Decades and Fashiondig for retro glam?

Or if you’re you really hard-core about your wardrobe, the Style.com auctions have some killer merch (though it’s priceeeee!).

After all, isn’t it always last-year that’s the new new this-year?