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Page 12
OCTOBER
8, 2007
YOU ARE WARNED
The above pictures which are listed
on Ebay by seller TRAPPENSEE have been forwarded to TiffanyFakes.Com
by a frequent contributor. This is 3 of a total of 7 listed by this
seller and the common thread is that the seller calls them all Tiffany.
The auction is in Germany, the listings are mostly in German and the
seller tells you to ask for additional pictures and a condition
report. Our contributor did exactly that and shame on you if you do
not do that before you bid. This is what we have learned from the
seller: Picture 1 (534) is a pair of shades that are not Tiffany,
picture 2 (529) has a Loetz signature on the base, picture 3 (530)
has an crack running through the entire piece. The photos sent were
too complicated to copy so it is left to you to decide if you want
to bid on these and the other "Tiffany" listings. Why all
of these facts were not disclosed in the listings is a big question
but you are advised to be very careful. The seller is going to charge
you 24.5 percent in addition to the bid price and then shipping is
extra. We have been successful in getting every single listing revised
to show the facts stated above but there is still the problem of the
fake Tiffany that has not been adressed. and caution is still advised.
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ALOUISE383
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GLASGEK
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FINEFINDS17
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AUSTINSBIGWATER
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BEAR_CLAN_BUYS
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The piece on the left, according
to the seller who is an antique dealer says this piece is
one of his prized possessions from his personal collection.
Sure would like to see the rest of his collection
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THEGLASSATTIC396
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NORTHWESTPOTTERY
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ANOTHER BITES THE DUST
SILENCEJUNGLE who was offering
fake and fraudulent signed Tiffany lamps as part of a group has
now been made NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER by Ebay after less than
a month selling. You can read about this seller on Page 11 and we
are reminded of the warning from RayRob who sent an e mail saying
that they have more names and more fakes and we will be watching
for the newest name to show up.
NEW FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
From a recent article in the WSJ,
Ebay has embarked on a new plan to try and get the buyers back.
One of their former buyers says she quit buying as she was afraid
to end up with a counterfeit item and she describes Ebay as "not
a trusted retailer". The article states that Ebay has restricted
the selling privileges of low rated sellers or cuts them off entirely.
This view is not shared by TiffanyFakes.Com who constantly see the
same group offering fake and fraudulently signed Tiffany Studios
items, usually lamps. There are numerous articles on this site written
about this single seller who has all of these different names, 0
ratings, from different cities, offering the very same lamps, using
the very same photos time after time and yes, within a month Ebay
has caught them and then they become NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER
only to reappear within a week with another new name. SILENCEJUNGLE
was just kicked off (see above) and already has reappeared as VANSANOL
(watch for story below). The damage caused while Ebay fiddles is
unbelievable. One of the shills used by them e mailed to say that
we were wasting our time trying to stop them as they have more names
and more lamps than we can even imagine, that they only use Ebay
to get the names and that the seller of these items was a trusted
auctioneer in Atlanta. A brand new 0 rated seller on Ebay is allowed
to hide the identity of the bidders and if the shills get caught
with the high bid, they only need to go down the list of bidders
with their offer of a special deal and another fake lamp has been
sold to an unsuspected buyer. All of this laxity with the buyer's
security makes one think and know that they are "not a trusted
retailer". "Give me the listing fees" and "we
are just a venue" are not acceptable answers any more. We have
contacted Ebay many times to warn them and nothing happens and nobody
even or ever replies. We only watch the Tiffany Studio pieces and
we wonder who watches the McCoy, Roseville, Loetz, Coach, D &
B, Galle, Loetz and all of the other name brands that are fakes
but offered on Ebay.
The photos above were taken from
a Sotheby's auction catalog which is used by Ebay seller VANASOL
as the provenance for a lamp they have listed. Ebay 190162438032.
The problem is that the lamp shown in the Sotheby's catalog is not
the same as the lamp VANASOL is selling. This is not news as we
have been telling you about this group since Page 4. They have used
as many as 25 different names, many different locations, offer the
same lamps over and over again and they share two things in common:
they are all the same people and within 30 days, all have become
NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER by Ebay. Look at the photos above and
then compare them to their listing and you will see from the left
photo that the heat cap is a totally different profile from the
one they are showing. Notice that their fake patina has fallen off
of their heat cap. The picture in the center only shows that the
colors in the Sotherby's catalog does not match their lamp shade
which is just a small detail. The picture on the right shows a genuine
Tiffany base with a base height half the thickness of the one they
are offering. Speaking of offerings, they are not
offering you any protection like PayPal, they are offering no guarantee
that their lamp is authentic or even guaranteed to be genuine, they
are not offering an escrow service, they are offering no photos
of the signature on either the base or the shade and finally there
are no photos of the inside of the shade which are so critical to
determine the Tiffany style of soldering. In 1992 the real lamp
was listed at $50,000 to $80,000 and failed to sell. In today's
market. it should sell for $150,000. Watch what happens to their
lamp because when you get into that price range, there are no fools
and if you think it is real and you pay less for it than what it
is worth, you are the sucker they look for. There are no great buys
or bargains on fake Tiffany.
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On the left, a frequest
contributor. If this seller had a bottle of ketchup for sale,
he would call it Tiffany.
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MIDDLEMANBROKERS
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SDESTATES
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BURCHARDGALLERIES
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BURCHARDGALLERIES
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BURCHARDGALLERIES
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They are back with
more listings and this time they have brought one of their friends
from New Hampshire - GLAPLAY - and another friend from California
- MONSTERBENTO. Just like the rest of them, 0 rated seller, no escrow
and no PayPal. The listing for the fake from the seller in New Hampshire
has a new twist. It cannot be viewed or picked up in New Hampshire
as they are in Florida redecorating their beach home. Their other
friend - VANASOL - has listed 2 new lamps and again the same payment
requirements and the same lack of pictures of the signature on either
the base or the shade. the lack of a guarantee, no PayPal and no
escrow. Can you believe someone would send a 0 rated seller anything
more than a five dollar bill?
EASY COME EASY
GO
Yesterday 4 new
Tiffany lamps were offered for sale on Ebay. The first, a "Wild
Rose" listed by MONSTERBENTO from California is the only one
still active.The second, a "Tulip", was listed by GLAPLAY
and it has been removed and that listing can no longer be found
which is the mark of Ebay. The last 2, a "Period Leaded Lamp"
that was guaranteed to be by Tiffany and a "Tiffany Studios
Lamp", were listed by VANSANOL and they are both gone and the
seller is now known as NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER. You might remember
VANSANOL as the seller who offered the Laburnum with the fake provenance
from Sotheby's (see article above) a few days before and when it
closed, all of the bids disappeared. Ebay is the only one who could
have done this and it is final. That makes a total of 28 different
names these people have used within a 12 month period but the end
of the road looks closer now.
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GOANTIQUESLIVE
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CHELSEA-MARKETEERS
MADE IN TAIWAN
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DUANESANTIQUES
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SHELBYSBASKET
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The glass on the left
(front view) and on the right (rear view) is selling on
Ebay as 300162479208. It is listed by MIDDLEMANBROKERS
and was posted above when it first came on Ebay. There are
now 30 bids and 3 people are responsible for 23 of the bids.
This is not even close to being Tiffany and it has a fake
and fraudulent signature and a broken pontil. What is going
on here? It closed at $1875 with 33 bids. Ouch to somebody
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PJANDB
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LIVINGSTONSAUCTION
MADE
IN TAIWAN
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LIVINGSTONSAUCTION
MADE
IN TAIWAN
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WHOROUX
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FLOWERHAPPY3
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BACK AGAIN
The fakes on the left and
right were listed 30 days ago (Page 11) for $150 each and
now relisted for $300 each. Seller alludes to an appraisal
so be sure and ask for a copy. We asked but did not get a
copy and we would love to see it.
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FLOWERHAPPY3
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MIKEYMUR
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FROGPRINCEAUCTIONS
MADE IN TAIWAN
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On the left is another of
those fake and fraudulently signed Indians (series of 5) that
sell for less than $10 each from the wholesalers and this
one was bid to $190. Best yet. it did not meet reserve. Wow
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DUMOART
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KIMSWITT
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MISSEESTREASURES
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SELL4PLAY
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ALAWR
MADE IN TAIWAN
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NAMES IN ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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BROOKE423
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ADAH222
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MIKE17254250
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BENIMHOFF
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Just when you think you
have seen it all, up pops 2 very special fakes. The creation
on the left offers a 2 day inspection but a 2 second look
is all that is needed.
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This piece has it all. Besides
being ugly, it has fake signatures, numbers that match and
then to top it all off, some of the most outlandish lies in
the description
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TALIPES
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BLEEDING_GUMS
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FINEMIXEDANTIQUES
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ADAH222
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PAGE 13 IS NOW
OPEN
For more fakes
click here for page 13
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