SHAME ON EBAY!
BEWARE OF ANY BUYING GUIDE WHICH SUPPORTS, PROMOTES, OR SUGGESTS IT IS OK TO PURCHASE COUNTERFEITED ITEMS.  THEY ARE NOT OF COMPARABLE QUALITY AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW!

Actually allowing a user to come in here and promote the purchase of fake and counterfeited items under the premise of helping buyers is shameful!
Not only is it against the law, bu the reasons stated are completely false and most likely outright lies from a seller of fakes under another user ID.
Based on my plethora of first hand observations, there is NO QUESTION that the vast majority of TNF fakes are made of low grade materials and assembled with low grade workmanship.
I don't think i can link to it here without breaking eBay rules, but do a search for thenorthfaceguru in any internet search engine and you'll find the worlds finest consumer advocate site for The North Face products.  It won't take long for you to learn just how inferior the fakes are.