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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 |
GLASGEK |
FINEFINDS17 |
AUSTINSBIGWATER
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BEAR_CLAN_BUYS |
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 |
THEGLASSATTIC396 |
NORTHWESTPOTTERY |
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 |
SDESTATES |
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BURCHARDGALLERIES |
BURCHARDGALLERIES |
BURCHARDGALLERIES |
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 |
CHELSEA-MARKETEERS |
DUANESANTIQUES |
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 |
LIVINGSTONSAUCTION |
LIVINGSTONSAUCTION |
WHOROUX |
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FLOWERHAPPY3 |
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. |
FLOWERHAPPY3 |
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MIKEYMUR |
FROGPRINCEAUCTIONS |
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 |
DUMOART |
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KIMSWITT |
MISSEESTREASURES |
SELL4PLAY |
ALAWR |
NAMES IN ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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PDQINTERNETMARKETPLACE |
BROOKE423 |
ADAH222 |
MIKE17254250 |
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BENIMHOFF |
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 |
BLEEDING_GUMS |
FINEMIXEDANTIQUES |
ADAH222 |
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