Outrageously cheap North Face gore-tex jackets

Friday, February 04, 2005
Outrageously cheap North Face gore-tex jackets

I've been browsing the outdoors gear for sale on www.ebay.co.uk and have come across a number of sellers punting North Face jackets complete with Goretex XCR, removable fleeces etc. These jackets are selling at prices between £40 and £70. Now I may be wrong, but EH!!!!!??

These North Face jackets retail at between £200 and £300 in reputable shops. Just how are these sellers managing to sell them for a fraction of that? Working in the outdoors world, I know that trade prices on outdoors gear are normally about half the retail price. So a North Face jacket for £40 ? My guess is that you should go canny on that kind of deal.

I'm not saying that all the North Face goretex jackets on ebay are knock-off's - there might be some genuine stock there, but I'd ask your seller some questions first, like, "how can you sell a goretex jacket at this price?" If the answer doesn't sound genuine, it probably isn't.

Anyway, watch out. I'd personally spend my £70 on a less high profile fabric if I could guarantee what I was getting.

Ah well, here's the link:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/north-face-goretex-jacket_W0QQfltZ9
and one with gore-tex spelled properly: Click Here

Posted by bigcrags @ 9:35 AM

Comments:

all the north face on ebay are fakes coming out of china

# posted by

bassman : 3:14 PM

Thought so. I paid £180 in my local shop for my north face, and that was on sale. Guess the fakes happen when someone starts wearing that label as a fashion accessory. Same happened with Helly Hansen a few years ago.

# posted by

Crags : 9:22 AM

I got stung by these North Face fakes too. The quality of the jacket I bought was very poor. Stay away.

# posted by

North Face : 1:47 PM

It's unfortunate that the real North Face Gore-Tex jackets are actually manufactured in China, like Berghaus etc. Mountain Equipment is one of the rare ones, being manufactured in Hungary,

# posted by

Hoolegan : 2:50 PM

north face never even made the 2 in 1 jackets that are all over ebay. fake - stay away.
if you want advice and close up pics to ensure you only buy genuine north face stuff on ebay the checkout:

http://www.thenorthfaceguru.com/

good luck.

# posted by

andrew the spartan : 8:21 PM

# posted by

andrew_the_spartan : 8:27 PM

check out ebay for green north face tnf x jacket? zipper on right, logo on upper left and center of back. It's at least 7 years old. RN #61661, CA# 30516? Can anyone tell me the name of jacket, year? Is it a fake? Thanks Cat

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Anonymous : 4:45 PM

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