Because there are so many scumbags in the world, you won't be suprised to hear that eBay is full of faked North Face Jackets.
The North Face XCR jacket.
The North Face XCR jacket.
I got stung, once, I thought... but no, I got stung twice. I had bought a goretex North Face jacket with zip in fleece liner. Also I bought a Nuptse jacket, both are very popular. So I will help you decide whether what you are buying is a fake. Chances are, if it's on eBay then it probably is. A shame because eBay work very hard to protect peoples intellectual property.
The label on the inside is a giveaway. If this is what you have, then it is a fake.
This is a picture of the zipper on the internal fleece. Like the outer jacket, it is on the left. Real North Face jackets have the zipper on the right.
No expense is spared to have you over. This is the liner of the outer coat. The outer layer is supposed to be Goretex. It isn't Goretex at all of course. But to show you the lengths that these people go to, you can see how the internal liner is embossed with the North Face logo. I am told that this jacket is not a copy of one North Face ever made. So one check to perform when thinking of buying, is to check the North Face site and make doubly sure that is looks the same in all aspects. Also check with the seller that he/she will accept returns. Pay using Paypal, it will help you if the wheel comes off.
Moving on to the North Face Nuptse jacket.
I bought this one on ebay from a seller with the ID mobbdeals1. I was very happy when I got the jacket and gave the guy positive feedback. Sadly it was only later that day when I realised, and it was too late.
The jacket was advertised as a Summit Series 900. In the text of the add, the word Nuptse is used. Now this is a very popular jacket. The quality however is abysmal.
To all outward appearances, it looks ok. But the quality of the stitching is bad, mine started coming undone the afternoon I recieved it. You will note the Summit Series logo on the arm. The real Nuptse jacket does not have this.
Again the label inside is a giveaway, in the same way as the XCR jacket featured above. This one is from the fake jacket.
This is the real one, taken from an Adder Brown jacket. Also note that on eBay it is possible to purchase "genuine" jackets in colours that North Face doesn't even make!
On a final note. You may be able to see the internal pocket of the jacket you are looking at. The real one is vertical and is located on the left breast with the zip just inside the main zip. On the fake jacket, there is a very shoddy square shaped pocket with a horizontal zip.
Hope this helps.
