and bought these sweaters from a wholesale seller. each piece, a number. photo. zoom in. take a look at everything. reporter: and a caption. perfect for those cold mornings when sleeves are not your top priority. reporter: andrew has a couple hundred pieces. some recurring themes. we looked for ones couples could wear the a few combos, the cargo theme. the wreath theme. and really ugly christmas tree theme. andrew sold 25 sweaters and the site has only been up a week. he says giving others the joy of finding the perfect tacky look has made his holiday brighter. i have had bad years where i wasn t into christmas. this just turned that around. thanks to valley hearst of our portland affiliate. see something you like? yes, i have been to ugly sweater parties. they re hilarious. there, there, there. remember that, john? whose is uglier. maybe mine. maybe yours. are those cats? cats. that s awesome.
reporter: andrew hume has a room in his house full of colorful, festive sweaters. some just plain ugly. i would reminisce about my school teacher or somebody from church who would wear the gaudy sweaters. reporter: he is not collecting these pieces to be nostalgic. he is selling them to people who want to attend ugly sweater christmas parties. last year andrew tried to throw one himself but couldn t find a lot of sweaters to choose from. i am not doing this drive around for a week trying to find christmas sweaters. reporter: so this year andrew is ready. and wants to help you be prepared too. i opened the box. and i just loved this sweater. reporter: just pops out at you. it s got the holly leaf tassel for the zipper. a friend of mine s girlfriend is jewish. she was looking for a more chanukah style sweater. reporter: he started the site, uglychristmassweatershq.com.