help me id this tnf steep tech model

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10-19-2006, 03:11 PM
stomp

help me id this tnf steep tech model

so i dug my trusty old steep tech jacket out of the attic the other day and was wearing it around whis on a lark when some tourist type walks up and offers me 500 bones on the spot for it... i thought he was just messin with me and when i tried to leave he offers me $600!! .. wanted me to walk to the bank machine with him. i was kinda tempted but i've had the jacket for over 11 years and i'm pretty attached to it as i bought it right before i moved out west to launch my career as a ski derelict. so the guy realizes i'm not going for it and gives me his card and tells me the jacket is some collectors piece that was never mass produced yadda yadda and if i ever change my mind yadda yadda.

i've researched the net and ebay and i can't find this model anywhere.

so now i'm curious... any mags have a clue what kind of steep tech this is?

http://www.coreshots.com/steeptech1.jpg
10-19-2006, 03:16 PM
cj001f

the belt is so choice.
10-19-2006, 03:19 PM
lemon boy

homeboy offers you SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS for that piece of shit and you didn't take it on the spot? WTF!

Search function dude, search function.
10-19-2006, 03:34 PM
Primo

Was the guy Japanese?
There is a huge collectors market for some of this stuff and I'm guessing that
jacket is worth much more than $600 if you can find the market for it.
ie. Air Jordans for thousands of dollars!
I do remember selling that jacket years ago. It must have been a one year release. Many other of the Steep tech pieces were issued for a few seasons.
fyi- TNF is rereleasing a lot of steep tech because of this resurgence in interest and they have an entire line only available in japan.
you might check ebay japan or some sites like niketalk.com and ask for advice. good luck and I'd bet you get more chicks with $600 in your pocket than wearing that jacket.
10-19-2006, 03:35 PM
GrizzlyFD

It's not worth anything without the mf'ing pouch...search ebay.

$600 :nonono2:
10-19-2006, 03:38 PM
El Chupacabra

Looks like riot police gear from 1980s "futuristic" movies... RoboCop?

I'd unload that in a split-second for $600.
10-19-2006, 03:41 PM
Johnny Sicline

Meh, if it had the chest pouch it'd push $700...

I don't understand why these go for so much when you can get their "new" one for like $450, but maybe if you PM CANADASTEEPS he might be able to shed a little light on this subject.

I have an old Steep Tech set of jacket and pants buried away somewhere, think I could pull $1500 for them off ebay? Mmmmm, the things I could do with $1500...
10-19-2006, 03:54 PM
hardkorps

It was one of the last real years backed up by scott maybe 96 or 97 or 98
10-19-2006, 04:00 PM
Cruiser

Yeah, I think that the pouch was only around for a few years during the early 90's. The big claim to fame was that they were designed by extreme skier Scott Schmit. Based on what I've seen in the last couple of years on E-Bay, I think that yours, if it's in good condition and is a size large or XL should go for somewhere in the $350-$500 range. That belt is supposed to afford you some kind of kidney protection, or so they say.
10-19-2006, 04:09 PM
BLOOD SWEAT STEEL

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemon boy

homeboy offers you SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS for that piece of shit and you didn't take it on the spot? WTF!

x2. I would've sold the jacket off my wife's back for that kind of money.
10-19-2006, 04:26 PM
ptavv

I think I would have given the guy my shoes and pants along with the jacket for $600.
10-19-2006, 04:28 PM
BLOOD SWEAT STEEL

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptavv

I think I would have given the guy my shoes and pants along with the jacket for $600.

Take off your pants and jacket?
10-19-2006, 04:32 PM
tenB

$600 offer and you said NO......?

I once traded a 15 year old casio sport watch for a dozen gigantic sombreros at the Mexican border. I passed them out to all my buddies when I got home!
10-19-2006, 06:32 PM
mc_roon

i would have countered with 1000.
10-19-2006, 07:23 PM
reidhresko

take a picture of the jacket so you can always remember it fondly, call dudeman back on the card, hope he hasn't come to his sense, SELL THE FUCKING JACKET, and do whatever you would do with 600 bones. :fm:
10-19-2006, 08:34 PM
mooseknuckle

FWIW I sold a POS TNF Heli Jacket (yellow and black) that I had dug out from the back of my closet earlier this year for $450. Mine was dirty, well used and had a 3" x 3" rip on the back. I don't understand what people want with these, but I wouldn't worry about holding out for more money than $600 on the spot. Dump it and get some boards.
10-19-2006, 09:18 PM
lobstahmeatwad

Sell the fag rag and buy some bros.

Can't really be worth over seven hundred. Especially to you!

You don't want to deal with lots of garment people if you don't have to, call the guy say seven hundred shipped. Take a trip to mexico.
10-19-2006, 10:13 PM
watanabee

I have the steep tech pants that came with my steep tech jacket, which i still have(i'll sell for $500:wink:)) and I wore them up until last year. They are all black and man those things have lasted and lasted and lasted, good quality for sure.

ps. my jacket has the pouch...and it's PURPLE. YES!
10-20-2006, 07:05 AM
lemon boy

BTW, that is THIRTY lap dances on the supu monetary scale...that's like an all night lappy.
10-20-2006, 07:50 AM
danhikeski

get rid of it and buy some new skis, or thats a plane ticket to ski pretty much ANYWHERE you want. FWIW, i flew to germany to ski in garmisch two years ago for 500 bucks. last year i flew to jackson wyoming for the same money...
10-20-2006, 08:53 AM
powderface

Sh*t, you should have sold it for 600 bucks. Check the link, you'll see why these things are hot items

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-North-Face-S...QQcmdZViewItem
10-20-2006, 08:58 AM
BLOOD SWEAT STEEL

Quote:

Originally Posted by powderface

Sh*t, you should have sold it for 600 bucks. Check the link, you'll see why these things are hot items

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-North-Face-S...QQcmdZViewItem

No shit genius. Are you new?
10-20-2006, 09:08 AM
marshalolson

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLOOD SWEAT STEEL

No shit genius. Are you new?

no, just the newest resident douchenozzle
10-20-2006, 09:30 AM
bklyn

Hey, PM me the guy's #

I've got the same jacket, all black, size small. Looks steezy on me, but I'll give it up for the right price. IIRC that was from 94-95 or 95-96.

Plus two other different styles a yellow and black one (classic!), and a red and black one, size med.

Or maybe I should just fly to Japan with the jackets and sell them there to pay for the trip?
10-20-2006, 09:43 AM
lemon boy

trayc between those three you should be able to put paid on a whole ski vacation :) I bet that if you figured out ebay japan you could just ship :)
10-20-2006, 10:08 AM
rudy

I'm still blown away that you didn't sell that cheesy ass zipper jacket for 600 beans. :eek: :eek:
10-20-2006, 01:28 PM
powderface

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLOOD SWEAT STEEL

No shit genius. Are you new?

Who's been here longer? Yeah, shut your fuking mouth!:fuckyou:
10-20-2006, 03:03 PM
s.p.c

next time i go to japan, i'll talk to a friend i have there who deals in stuff like this, let you all know, make a dump, and get you all the money...

one hundred dollar commish sound fair per 600 sale?
10-20-2006, 03:24 PM
powder11

Im not sure what is more disturbing; the jacket fetching $600 or you not selling it off your back for $600
10-21-2006, 12:15 AM
CANADASTEEP

tourist dudes!

I still ski in mine at ski hills. To me it's jokes :)

Oh and I'll msg you giving you the gist of it and what ppl will, and HAVE paid for it.
Been on ebay for 5 years so...seen `em go before, and shed a tear everytime one in my size went for 1 months rent.

But don't sell it, you'll regret it FOREVER.
10-21-2006, 10:26 AM
NorCascader

dude..dude

^^is that you all dressed for extreme canada.IMVHO you should sell your jacket and then you'll start getting laid again....

holy-extremo
10-21-2006, 10:52 AM
stomp

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCascader

^^is that you all dressed for extreme canada.IMVHO you should sell your jacket and then you'll start getting laid again....

holy-extremo

ummm.. like, i'm married. since getting laid is out of the question anyway i can go ahead and wear the gheyest shit i please... it's quite liberating actually.

thanks for all the golden showers, mags, for not selling my jacket on the spot and including a rim job for good measure. i figured i'd take some shit for that but as per usual.. very entertaining shit. just thought i should figure out if it was worth $1200 first.. before selling it for $600... as in that case there would be much self-loathing involved... and i can't just turn the computer off when i want to stop flinging shit at myself.

i finally figured out the jacket is a 'highlander moto'. apparently it's rare. as in very fucking rare. it's not exactly stylin in ski circles anymore, but it is the best damn motorcycle jacket i've ever owned.

i'm still contemplating calling the guy back tho... i've got a serious hankering for some 190 sumos:fmicon:

edit: canadasteep just enlightened me that the actual model name is 'highline' (thanks).
10-21-2006, 02:07 PM
CANADASTEEP

For the record: got the info from the "gangsta steep headz" on VGA.
That jacket is rare, and I've seen one in blurple go for $900 on the bay.
Red is def. a better color. Still want to replace the one jacket I had.

Will post my suit - and duck the bottles - maybe.