Behold, The “Rare Finds” Gift Guide

You want hard-to-find Christmas gifts? We’ll give you hard-to-find Christmas gifts!

In partnership with eBay

When it comes to holiday gifting, particularly in a year like this one, it’s understandable to want to swing for the fences. To want to wow the recipient with something that’s, shall we say, a little more special. Something hard to find that can’t be bought in just any old store. Something that has its own story that your giftee inevitably becomes a part of.

With an eye toward giving just this type of gift this holiday season, we’ve partnered with eBay on the Rare Finds Gift Guide, a handy compendium of the scarce and superlative that’s sure to garner the effusive thanks you deserve in the coming weeks.

From luxury watches to designer handbags and limited-edition sneakers, we’ve curated a range of exceptional items for a variety of people on your list — and thanks to eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee, you can be certain that each and every one of them has been thoroughly vetted and inspected by eBay’s highly-trained authenticators and is guaranteed to be the genuine article.

And eBay knows from rare finds — the “World’s Online Marketplace” has of late been hosting a series of “speakeasy style” specialized pop-up boutiques around the country showcasing their wares. Dubbed the “Hard to Find Gift Shops,” locations are released just 24 hours before launch on eBay’s social channels, and each shop spotlights a specific category. The Hard to Find Sneaker Shop debuted in Detroit last month with all 50 pairs of the Off-White x Nike Dunk Low collection, the Hard to Find Collectibles shop ran in Houston December 3-4 and was stacked with high value trading cards, collectibles and memorabilia, and the Hard to Find Luxury shop will run in Miami on December 10-11 and feature all manner of designer handbags (Birkin, anyone?), luxury timepieces and high fashion pieces.

In the event you’re not able to make it out in person, worry not — below you’ll find our favorite picks from eBay’s online offering that can be purchased with just a few clicks. So whether it’s for a friend, loved one, significant other or even yourself (go on ahead in that regard, we won’t judge), read on to find that very special something that you won’t find anywhere else.