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Ben Iddon
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Apr 13, 2020
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Apr 2020
· Points: 0
I bought this arcteryx ofd ebay. Due to the general quality I think it may be a fake. Can anybody confirm this before I return it?[[]]
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Victor Machtel
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Apr 13, 2020
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Netherlands
· Joined Feb 2020
· Points: 0
Really hard to judge from this single picture but I am currently seeing a lot of advertisements for fake Arc' items on insta/fb.
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FrankPS
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Apr 13, 2020
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Atascadero, CA
· Joined Nov 2009
· Points: 276
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mark felber
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Apr 13, 2020
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Wheat Ridge, CO
· Joined Jul 2005
· Points: 41
The way the zipper slider is exposed when the zipper is closed doesn't seem right. Most good quality shells have a bit of fabric that the zipper slider tucks under when the zipper is closed, to keep moisture from entering at the end of the zipper. The bright orange zippers don't look right either. Like Victor Machtel said, there's a lot of fake Arc'teryx around.
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Franco McClimber
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Apr 13, 2020
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Feb 2020
· Points: 0
Fake I think in my opinion. The tell tale sign Is that flap up the centre of the jacket. Seems like a good fake though.
Look at the Dino, they usually don't stitch it well. And look at the tags, they often cheap out there too.
Word to the wise.. Look where you can't see. Inside pockets, behind zippers.. They try to make the outside look good, but construct the jacket like shit. If stiches are not straight and corners are not finished well ( and even) , it's like 99 % fake. Arc Teryx don't help you too.
And buddys comment above about the zippers are spot on.
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plantmandan
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Apr 13, 2020
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Rice Lake, WI
· Joined Sep 2010
· Points: 95
Victor Machtel wrote: I am currently seeing a lot of advertisements for fake Arc' items on insta/fb. I get those ads a lot on facebook as well, where they advertise jackets for about $99. I was actually naive enough to try and buy one, but luckily the card issuer had already flagged the merchant in China as probable fraud and declined the purchase. The ad keeps popping up though.
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Dan.G. yorlig
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Apr 13, 2020
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Hollywood, Ca
· Joined Feb 2015
· Points: 0
I mean, look at the panel colors. Arc't doesn't have any jackets with panels designed like that on their website, so the jacket is not new. Do you know how old the jacket is, or was it advertised as "new?" What model did they say it was? As for the zipper slider, their technical jackets dont have a zipper cover in their newer jackets. If it was sold as 'new' I would be suspect.
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mark felber
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Apr 13, 2020
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Wheat Ridge, CO
· Joined Jul 2005
· Points: 41
I looked at a newer shell and you are correct, no "zipper garage". The color mismatch between the zipper and the rest of the jacket still suggests a fake. I agree that the panel colors don't look right either, Arc'teryx has always done a better job with colors than what I see in that picture.
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petzl logic
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Apr 13, 2020
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Aug 2013
· Points: 730
good luck getting your money back for the fake swag.
how much was it? if a deal is too good.... you know the rest.
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