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[timdoubleyou]

i found jay’s black jacket (an ID guide)

This black jacket is worn by Jay about 9 times throughout Marble Hornets, including his final appearance. And after some weeks of on-and-off research, I think I know the exact make and model.

This post will detail exactly how I found it, and serve as a guide for anyone that wants to find the jacket, whether that's for cosplay purposes, or if you're just keen on collecting items related to MH.

Main post under the cut

Intro

The first step to identifying the jacket was to gather as many references as possible.

I went back to the web series and took screenshots from any entries the jacket makes an appearance. (shoutout to mg549′s very comprehensive MH wardrobe guide, without it this would’ve been much more of a pain)

Jay's jacket is, for the most part, very plain. It's a solid color, full-zip jacket, without any particularly eye-catching logos or other details. I had to look for moments where even the slightest distinction appeared clear on camera, at least as distinct as it can be. Even if it was just close-ups to get the shape of a zipper, or how many buttons are on a sleeve, it was the best I got. While I did manage to find a decent amount of these, there was just one crucial detail that would've made finding it near-impossible; the brand is never shown. Thankfully, I had another resource.

In 2018 Troy Sold a Lot of Stuff

In early 2018, Troy officially announced that MH would be continued in a comic series. To fund the first issue, he held a number of auctions for production items used during the web series on Ebay.

These included items such as Jay’s camera, Brian’s hoodie, A Masky mask, and Jay’s black jacket.

Lo and behold, the jacket listing includes a picture with the brand in clear view. It's from Gap.

Ebay does not archive sold listings older than 90 days. However, Worthpoint, a website for valuing and pricing collectibles, does. Using Worthpoint I was able to find all of these items, (and a lot more, which can be found in this doc I submitted to Archive Hornets)

Identification

With the picture from the listing and the series screencaps, I had a complete ID list.

(Top image is from the Ebay listing, with the contrast adjusted a little for easier viewing. The bottom two images are from Entry #79)

The Gap logo (This specific logo dates the jacket being made anywhere between 1986 and 2009, when it first appears).

Front Zipper (Note the shape)

The two front pockets

The two buttons and pointed cuffs on each sleeve (Second one is a little hard to see but it's jusstt peeping out at the side)

The blue piping in the inner lining

The zipper in the right side inner lining

The gray mesh inner lining

With these in mind, I could now go to the next and longest step-

Finding the Jacket

I combed three resell sites; Ebay, Depop, and Poshmark. My main goal wasn't to actually purchase the jacket, (although, I would like to at some point) but to find a jacket listing that had every identifier, and have a more definite baseline for finding others. I needed to be sure what I had was enough to properly ID the jacket. The references I had stitched together were decent enough, but I wanted to see if there was something better out there.

After tons of page scrolling and tab-switching and comparing and contrasting, I finally got lucky.

(first two images are from crashthecloset's listing on poshmark, last six are from shannfo-76 on ebay)

I haven't bought one myself as of posting, but I feel pretty confident this is it. The jackets were already sold, but every marker seemed to be accounted for. It also revealed new ones, like the reflective pattern and pockets on the inner lining, (zipper on the right side pocket, button on the left pocket) and the materials tag.

With that, here's some final notes that may be helpful if you try looking for the jacket yourself:

Online sellers often describe it as a light jacket, a windbreaker, a 2-in-1, or 3-in-1.

"Gap Mens Black Jacket" is the search phrase I used the most since it yielded a (very) broad result pool.

Most of the jackets I found came from Poshmark or Ebay.

The exact size of Jay’s jacket is unclear. My best guesses are either a US Men’s S or M, since Jay was pretty skinny and of average height. I’ve only been able to find maybe 2 jackets that are a size M, one of which is the first pic in the photoset above.

Gap has sold other black jackets that look remarkably similar to Jay’s, and they do pop up on resell sites. One of these was so similar, the only discernible difference was the style of the logo. I highly recommend making sure it matches the exact one Jay had before purchasing. (It's also more than fine to ask/msg me if you have any doubts!) As long as you know what to look for, you shouldn’t have a problem finding at least one.

One detail that confounded me was this sleeve poking out of Jay's jacket. At first I thought he was wearing a long sleeve underneath, making this shot a continuity error since he appeared to Only be wearing the green short sleeve under the jacket.

@hivemite pointed out that this might be a two-in-one jacket, which has multiple layers for different types of weather. While I have not been able to see the sleeve outside of two shots in entry #79 and #80, one listing I found did describe it as a 3-in-1.

that's about it! hope this helps :)

#marble hornets #jay merrick #ref #over and out #long post #happy entry 80 day. heres some extra tidbits just for the tags #at least two listings called this y2k which is really funny. #it is also strangely difficult to find these in sizes smaller than large #another thing kinda related. worthpoint is a shitty site unfortunately #as you can see with the jacket description. in which it apparently ‘‘works and comes with a charging cable’’ #<- i mean that Couldve been an error on the original ebay listing #however that is. impossible to verify now unless someone somewhere had a screenshot #but each mh item from this particular auction there had consistently bad errors that inclines me to say that wasnt the case #ok this went too long for a few extra tidbits but can you tell i lost my mind

[number1jaymerrickhater]

The real tragedy about Jays death is that it didn’t need to happen. Like yeah yeah he was in too deep yeah yeah The Operator microwaving his brain and all that, but he had a million and one chances to back down. For fucks sake in Entry 80 he was standing by the door a few moments before Alex shoots him. He could have left and he probably would have lived, but he didn’t. Jay rejects every single opportunity he has to leave and it ends up killing him. Because at any point in the series he could have put the camera down and walked away. He almost did at the end of season 1. Alex was only able to find him because he kept doxing himself, if he just put the camera, stopped posting and just moved out of the state he probs would have made it out.

But he didn’t. He needed answers. He needed to know and that’s what killed him.

#also his plan in entry 80 was kinda stupid #‘hmm alex has a gun…lemme just charge right in there unarmed this is a good plan!!’ #even if he thought Alex was still tied up he should have brought a knife #bc even if he was tied up what was Jay gonna do?? #strangle him with his bare hands?? #make out with him??? #idk Jay’s dumbassery infuriates me but his death makes me sad #marble hornets #mh jay merrick #marble hornets spoilers #alex kralie

[dimetrodone]

Hans Christian Andersen describing a bug dying vs describing a dog dying

#The pug one is about children charging for entry to see the dog’s grave

[pennywise-fucker]

Apparently unpopular opinion: Trunk or Treats should be free

Idc if it's run by a school, a club, etc. If it's truly about the children, there should be no charge for the children to collect some candy

There are areas putting strict curfews where kids can't trick or treat, then the stupid trunk or treats charge

I hate it here. Let kids be kids and enjoy a fucking holiday

#im aware some places it is #but everywhere around here but the church #charges for entry #like #i also think its stupid that some cities arent allowing standard trick or treating #so stopping the free candy #so kids get charged to acceot candy out of peoples trunks #personal #venting

[nibeul]

trying to shop for clothes is such a pain in the ass

#love walking into an alternative store and getting hit with a swastika on entry #obviously left immediately #n you'll walk into other places that'll be selling white sage #idk what white alt ppl's obsession w it is but it needs to be stopped #everything else is overpriced as shit #nothing screams punk like charging 50 dollars for a simple t shirt.

[garoujo]

okay this might flop but reblog this + put in tags whats something your blorbo does that annoys you, even playfully or cutely ! like there’s gotta be something they do + you’re like “why do you do this?”

#ʚ・◞📎 — em entry. #᩠ ❥ ࿐ seishiro! #i really just wanna see people talk more about their selfships #nagi literally takes all of my stuff #like my slippers / headphones he takes them #MY ROBE #if i cant find them it’s because he has them #also uses my shampoo and doesn’t tell me when it’s finished #and my skincare #LMAO HELPAJAJAKAK #i love him tho i swear #i will literally call him while he’s out a run to ask where my headphones are so i can go to the gym #and he will pick up from my headphones like ‘eh #gives me them back w like 5% charge #steals my phone charger when his breaks DOESNT TELL ME

[themuseoftheviolets]

got let loose in the 4 reais store again today btw. look at my little trinkets. if you even care

#my mom and godmother saw the amount we'd spent at the store later and were like 'no we way we spent 40 reais they must have charged wrong' #bc they didnt see how many rings i got #my mom was like 'i only bought 2 things' #they knew i'd gotten the necklace and bracelet and at least one ring but they didn't see that i did in fact get 6. #no regrets tho look at them. im aware these are bad pics but look. theyre so pretty and fun #are they terrible quality and stain my fingers green. well yes. but theyre only 4 reais each sooo #also one of the rings is upside down in the second pic :/ #its a heart shaped flower pls turn ur phone in order to to properly appreciate its beauty #diary entry

[weirdraccoon]

MC *showing Tom around Diagon Alley for the first time*: That's my favorite shop. They got all the ice cream flavors you can imagine and they all taste good.

Tom: And that white building?

MC: That's Gringotts. But mommy and daddy are banned. Goblins hate us for some reason, so we let Ominis deal with them.

Tom: Oh, and that one?

MC: That's Flourish and Blotts. Do you want another book?

Tom: Sure. I want one about the Hunts. Dad was telling me about them yesterday before bed.

-meanwhile in Gringotts-

A poster of "Dangerous Wandholders" hangs warningly in the break room. Sebastian and MC Sallow's faces cover most of it, including a number of goblins' deaths at their hands.

Goblin banker: With some luck she will leave Diagon without causing troubles.

Goblin guard *looking at the witch with the boy*: I won't let her get near.

#hogwarts legacy #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #hogwarts legacy mc #adopted dark lord au #tom riddle #ft #goblins #bc i read a fic where harry says he cant go to gringotts after stealing the dragon and the cup #so i thought #would mc and sebastian #serial goblin killers #be allowed entry? #poor ominis is the one in charge of their finances

[see-arcane]

Dracula: In order to make sure people freeze up when I want them to, I will deploy my basilisk gaze

Jonathan Harker, about to make a dozen guards scramble out of his way with his mere presence alone: You are like Baby, watch this-

Jonathan, about to fillet a Dracula: Knife beats staring contest, you undead fuck

#I fully believe if it came down to it this man would start biting chunks out of faces should it get him closer to the Count #this young man is running on -100 fucks #in today's entry he showed as much; even if Vlad doesn't turn to dust and he's just a corpse in the box after their work #he's down for a murder charge #But He Can Must and WILL End a Dracula #jonathan harker #dracula #dracula daily

[ask-cloverfield]

what your favroite ultraman beam

I just think this one is cute

Decker’s little charge up is fun

Blazar’s waiting until the last moment and clearly reveling in something so intrinsic to the series and having it be the embodiment of the bond between alien and host is just

Blazar is so fucking good

#there is thing I remember reading about how one of the best way an entry in a long running franchise #Can get you to find something expected of the series cool again is to stop and focus on a character that is #A tad weaker than previous characters y’know so once they reach something that in previous entries is treated casually #Now has a massive amount of weight when it is reintroduced in this setting where it is treated as nothing short of awe-inspiring #Like the 2014 Godzilla waiting the entire movie before you hear a bizarre charging sound… and see a familiar blue light and you want to #Cheer so so thoroughly

[nikkedesires]

She sees you checking out this bunny. Looking isn't free!

#blissful bunny|| azurée #you at least have to pay the coin rush entry charge #more for her when its her show night #waaaaay more for a private show #entry fee price you might see her doing her waitress stuff

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

whats the move for convincing my mom to let me play creature feature songs at her halloween party

#shes approved jonathan coulton and jack stauber so far. #i know im not gonna get anywhere with ice nine kills because this is a party full of rural republican middle aged people #and i think screamo would genuinely kill some of them bc they think its devil music. not even joking there. #i feel like creature feature is toeing a thin line. my mom is cool and enjoys fun things. #my dad will tolerate it and reluctantly enjoy it if he gives it a chance. #i do not like 90% of their friends so if i have to sit here &endure their awful party well then i should at least be in charge of the music #my halloween playlist is 8 hours long and a solid 2-3 hours of it is creature feature. whats the move here boys #im thinking about pulling a john mulaney salt and pepper diner move. #sprinkle in creature feature with songs like monster mash and thriller and hope nobody notices. #im losing my mind a little bit rn but god damn it im going to enjoy myself some halloween music #WAIT I FORGOT. IVE ALREADY SNUCK ONE (1) CREATURE FEATURE SONG IN BECAUSE THEY DID A COVER OF GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS. #WE HAVE AN ENTRY POINT. THE FOUNDATIONS ARE CRUMBLING #my new hobby is exposing white conservatives in my area to devil music . my party now

[slyandthefamilybook]

mfw listening to the Niko episode

#atlas entry #I know the actor playing Niko is actually nonbinary and that they wrote the episode themself but I still can't help thinking “lol yeah okay” #when Niko's like “Dr. Bright i don't have to go outside to socialize I have my internet DnD group!” #like yeah guilty as charged but it would've been nice to get a nonbinary character who's not so stereotypical #the bright sessions #tbs podcast

[ayyponine]

Conclusion of the museum poll aka baby's day out pt 2/2 thanks again fr helping me decide it worked out amazingly

#me #another CRAZY museum also the guy manning the entry did me a solid bc i didnt had the right type of free admittance card #so he COULDVE charged me ten euros but took pity and was like fine. i can see yr local 'poor bitch card' get one fr this region next time o #it wouldve been worth the ten euros tho bc again omg!! BIG ole rooms and stair wells #the realisation we have GOT to bring back just having massive oil paintings of yr whole family hanging up in the parlour or whatever #saw some hilarious religious paintings beautifully intricate keys and modern works interacting w the permanent collection #and yes stuff like volkstelling te bethlehem or dulle griet like. wha... #and then christmas market i was freezing my ass off but we had drinks and dinner and a good christmassy time yippeee #i love the new ring btw have been wearing it fr two days str8 pretty much heehee #pictures do not fully do the night justice but that is all i have to offer in my pursuit to share my joy

[themuseoftheviolets]

anyways going back to my audiobook now

#had a good hater session in the gc got it all out of my system #and now my phone is charged lets goo #diary entry

[lady-harrowhark]

after nearly three years... over two hundred cases... unknown dozens of meetings... more than a thousand videos... and one last short-notice late-night data entry triage session...

i have just submitted the final dataset for my parent-child relationship video coding project for analysis

i feel like i need to smash a gameshow buzzer or something

#'project' makes this sound like it was a class assignment or an arts and crafts activity #this thing was a BEAST of a research endeavor #basically we have hundreds of hours of video footage #of parents engaging in various lab tasks with their toddlers and having different kinds of interactions #and i had to sit down and watch them and rate/quantify various aspects of their relationship/interactions #so that we can use the data for our broader research aims #yesterday i drove nearly 800 miles and then stayed up til 1:30 AM fixing the dataset #the issues were partly someone else's fault and then tbh partly the RA in charge of data entry just not doing a great job #i am a shell of a human