UPDATED - AUGUST 2007
This page originally was
intended to list the fakes on Ebay by their listing number but it
became too much work and really a duplication of effort since the
fakes on Ebay are shown on THE FAKES, starting on Page 1. There are
several sellers who keep putting the same fakes on time after time
and no matter how many times they put a fake on, it will not make it
real. If you have any comments about this page, we would be very
happy to hear them. Click on COMMENTS & QUESTIONS and all of your
suggestions will be considered.
Continue to check on THE FAKES
and the SELLERS TO WATCH pages for the latest information about fake Tiffany.
CAUTION-----CAUTION-----CAUTION-----CAUTION
A brand new seller has entered
the Tiffany scene and TIFFANYFAKES.COM would like to make you aware
of what is going on. This new seller registered with Ebay on December
29, 2005 as FINEARTIQUER and immediately started to list Tiffany
lamps that had been listed before from another seller who is also on
the SELLERS TO WATCH list. The seller has a positive feedback which
is entirely based on items purchased and not one mention of an item
sold. The items purchased average less than $25.00 each but it is an
excellent way to establish a positive rating immediately. These lamps
did not sell the first time so either the owner relisted them with a
new seller or this is another name for the past seller. 30 days go by
and FINEARTIQUER has changed his name, this time to NICKSANTIQUES$$$$
and has continued to list more Tiffany items and Tiffany era items.
This seller uses the PRIVATE SELLER feature (are not most fakes sold
this way?) and had about 6 Tiffany or Tiffany era pieces listed. He
has had 2 sales (?) - one for $9100 and the other for $5000 and both
were unsigned. This is less than half what these lamps would sell for
if they were real and signed. How can you be so lucky to find so many
Tiffany lamps unsigned? Could they have been made at night while
Tiffany was asleep? Read the listing very carefully as there is a lot
of verbiage that means absolutely nothing and to an inquiring mind,
raises more questions than it answers. Use caution and most
importantly, use your brain. Notice that none of the listings by this
seller guarantee that any item is genuine Tiffany. The latest on this
seller is that he is "No longer A Registered User" on Ebay
and hopefully you were not one of his victims. As you go through the
pages of this site you can follow these sellers as they have changed
their names at least 10 times, moved their location but continue to
offer the exact same lamps and they continue to use the exact same pictures.
There are many items listed on
the site that might cause someone to question our knowledge. All that
it takes is an e mail to us and we will be happy to answer any
question you might have and we would remove any items which we have
mistakendly placed on the site.
There are items that are
listed on Ebay that contain a genuine lamp base with a fake shade and
these are placed on the site unless it clearly states in the listing
that pieces are not genuine. Any piece that has been modified with a
fake signature or is a marriage of some type will be placed on the
site. This does not apply to replacement of non Tiffany items with
other non Tiffany items such as electrical cords and light sockets.