Quality of Desmond Hoodies on ebay? Real? Fake? (43 posts)

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  • Profile picture of Taylor commandermayhem said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    So, I’ve been meaning to buy a Desmond hoodie forever now.

    I’m devastated that Ubi re-stocked them, and they’re all sold out, AGAIN

    I’m looking at you, people who buy spares. I don’t have any :/

     

    Anyway, I quickly went to ebay to see what they had.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Assassins-Creed-Desmond-Miles-Coat-Cosplay-Costume-Hoodie-With-Eagle-2-Colors-/130737823848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7094e068

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Assassins-Creed-Desmond-Miles-Coat-Cosplay-Costume-Hoodie-With-Eagle-2-Colors-/130737823848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7094e068

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Assassins-Creed-Desmond-Miles-Coat-Cosplay-Costume-Hoodie-With-Eagle-2-Colors-/130742744989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e70dff79d#ht_4148wt_1163

     

    I found 3 hoodies that look nearly identical to the Ubiworkshop hoodie (minus some viewing ports)

    Has anyone bought these? would anyone trust them? If I could’ve, I would’ve bought a Ubishop one but honestly they sold out before I even knew about it again.

    Thanks!

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Sam Sam said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    says it comes from hong kong so don’t think its the same quality, but i’m not sure. there are still xs and s

    http://store.ubiworkshop.com/desmond-hoodie-white-with-eagle/

     

    the hoodies could be coming again, but you will have to be updated so they don’t run out again

    sprite
  • Profile picture of pedgz pedgz said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    well, they restocked on them again recently, in case you didn’t know. unless you wanted a white one, then tough.

     

    quality-wise, well, ask looneytexan what happened to her ubiworkshop hoodie, but that’s due to daily wear. i think all of them are made in china (somebody confirm this), but it doesn’t matter where it’s made, as long as you take care of them. i’ve had mine close to a year now and it’s still great despite the error in sizing. maybe that’s why some people bought spares. or maybe they bought some for other people, too. or, yes, maybe so they can sell it on ebay.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Taylor commandermayhem said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    I don’t know what to do. I dno’t think they’ll ever restock em again, but maybe I’ll wait until after ACIII comes out.

     

    I wish they stocked more in, it’s fucking ridicilous

    sprite
  • Profile picture of MysticHeero MysticHeero said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    @commandermayhem they’re only a small business and everything they produce is done in small quantities. They chose quality over quantity. As it is they’ve already restocked the Desmond hoodie several times, which is not standard for them – they generally don’t do re-stocks. And by now I think we can say they’ve produced loads of Desmond hoodies; they’re just so popular they go very quickly.

    Yes its a pain when you miss out on getting things you really want but they can’t please everybody. And I believe Ubiworkshop are trying to focus on bringing out new stuff for us rather then continously producing the same thing.

    They may still restock again but I can’t say for definate one way or another – especially as originally they weren’t even going to do the first restock.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of LooneyTexan LooneyTexan said 9 months, 2 weeks ago ago:

    quality wise, the desmond hoodies are fantastic. i think i was just unfortunate to get one that had bad stitching. it frayed where the zipper was but i managed to put it back together again with my basic sewing skills. but if you want to keep up to date with what ubiworkshop has to offer, you need to sign up to their mailing list and keep checking your emails.  :)

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Wolf Wolf said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    Shipping from Hong Kong? They’re fakes.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of pedgz pedgz said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    you know, that’s the kind of attitude that left a lot of people here empty-handed the first time around. “wait until ac3 comes out.” next thing you know, it’s sold out. forever. no more restocks. ever. in addition to what mysticheero said, get it while it’s there. you’ll never know when they will get sold out. you still have a chance to get some, mostly in black, though, but, hey, at least there’s still some left. at this point, you can’t count on the possibility of a restock because there’s the bigger possibility that they won’t.

    if that’s the case, though, the only thing left to do is hope they introduced a NEW desmond hoodie (hoodie v.3 if you wanna call it that) for ac3 so the ubiworkshop has a new product to offer by the end of the year. ^o)

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Taylor commandermayhem said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    Well, I never liked the Black ones as much, I always preferred the white ones, and they are really pricey. I might turn to ebay, but I’m disspointed still.

    They should’ve stocked more.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of LooneyTexan LooneyTexan said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    if there are no white ones left, get the black anyway. at least you have a desmond hoodie to cherish and to hold.. till it falls apart from frequent wear.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of pedgz pedgz said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    they stocked more for this second run, you just came in late for the queue. you say they are pricey, yes, but if you really wanted one, you should be getting one lest it sells out.

    and fyi, if you’re counting on buying one off ebay, the last time i saw an ubiworkshop hoodie sold off there, it went to close to 400% the original ubiworkshop price of $90. size 2XL.

    no BS.

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Mari Vila Mari Vila said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    I dunno about buying something like that off ebay. I may be a purist, but I like my Ubi merch to have the brand name behind it. Umm… what size did you need? Depending on what size you need, I may have a spare I’d be willing to sell you back from the original run. I didn’t know how they’d run, so I had my boyfriend at the time buy me three. *laughs*   Also, I really only wear mine once in a while, but… it’s held up well. I threw it on today for the first time in a while (even though it’s like a hundred degrees outside), and I’d forgotten how much I loved the sucker.   (AC)

     

    Edit: Crap, if I say I love it, I should be smiling.

     

    Fixed. Hahaha.

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  • Profile picture of Taylor commandermayhem said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    Are you being serious right now? Holy crap that’d be 12 kinds of amazing. I wear anything in between medium to large.

     

     

    sprite
  • Profile picture of Al Al said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    I rarely see Official Ubiworkshop products on ebay and I search almost everyday for all kinds of AC collectibles. But I guess it depends on which region you’re searching. When they do show up, they usually sell for a bit more than the original retail but the shipping is not as much and probably no import taxes if the seller is in the same region.

    Forget the fakes on ebay. Sometimes they take pics of the real one from UW, then you receive a dupe. Or they’ll take pics of their best “prototype” then send you a sloppy fake.

  • Profile picture of Taylor commandermayhem said 9 months, 1 week ago ago:

    Genericwit, I sent you a private message. I wanna see this one work out. :D

    sprite