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SELLER'S NAMES IN RED
ITALICS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
"SIGNED TIFFANY AND GENUINE TIFFANY
ARE NOT THE SAME THING"
"We are not the owners
or experts on the items we sell; we
merely sell these items on behalf of the owner."
(From seller DAVID-555 who just listed an ash
receiver that is only partially Tiffany Studios)
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THE MADOFF
OF EBAY & THE GOOSE GIRL PLATE
On the right is an old fake that has been profiled on
Ebay several times and it is being offered by a seller
who has listed other fakes before - DSKI.22461.
These plates are made in Taiwan and sold by AA Importing
in St Louis and at last check you could purchase one of
them for $20.00 or two for $30.00. The hands and face
are made of incolay which is Taiwanese for plastic but
the seller tells you it is ivory. The big surprise is
that the seller is asking $1800.00 for one. Hurry before
they are all gone. Shipping
is free.
LISTING CHANGED FROM $1800 TO $99
AND IVORY GONE
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JUNK AND GARBAGE
From seller REALITY-101 (is that a joke?) comes
the 5 fakes listed below. All are ugly.
All 5 pieces were removed within 2 days
of the listing.
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HOW DID THAT
HAPPEN?
The vase (?) on the left is listed again by seller JACKMSELL
for the second time -see above - and it is a perfect example
how you can take a $85.00 vase and list it for sale for
$1750.00. On the right is a photo of the base showing
the fake and fraudulent clockwise signature and the broken
or unpolished pontil. The seller does not claim it to
be Tiffany but instead, he says it is "signed Tiffany".
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OUR VERY FIRST RECOMMENDATION - RLALIQUE.COM
Since opening this site several years ago we have never recommended
a seller, dealer, auction house, appraiser or anyone else who
is involved in the related business of selling Tiffany or items
similar to Tiffany. We received an e mail from one of our supporters
who attached a link that they thought would be of interest to
us. It details the sale of a fake and fraudulently signed piece
of Lalique and the connection is that this same seller has also
been highlighted on our site. That is the main reason that we
place the names of sellers of fake Tiffany in both our alphabetical
list - SELLERS TO WATCH - and on the many pages which show the
item and the sellers name underneath. It is our belief that many
of the sellers of fake Tiffany have not a clue other than "if
it is signed Tiffany, it must be real Tiffany". On the other
hand, we see plenty of repeat seller of fake Tiffany and they
know exactly what they are selling. We recommend RLALIQUE.COM
if you have any questions about Lalique glass. They offer a free
authentication service and they also show fakes currently listed
on Ebay. See the page RLaliquePolice or just spend some time looking
over their site.
For more information, copy and paste: http://rlalique.com/blog/?p=245
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DAMAGED OR REPAIRED TIFFANY
We have received several e mail about a
vase offered by seller MAART55 which has been damaged and repaired,
although very crudely. Glass damage cannot be made whole again
but it can be ground down to remove or minimize some damage. Small
chips, called flea bites, are often acceptable but large damage
is never acceptable to collectors and the idea that you can turn
it around in your cabinet so the damage cannot be seen is not
a valid reason to purchase damaged Tiffany. This seller has sold
a lot of Galle, Daum Nancy, Moser and Baccarat at prices only
a novice collector would jump on because they appear too good
to be true. If you are looking at a damaged piece of Tiffany glass
and are wondering if it is genuine Tiffany, do not look here.
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IF AT FIRST
YOU DO NOT SUCCEED, LIE LIE AGAIN
The fake and fraudulent
signed vase has been relisted again for the 3rd or
4th time and the price has gone from a high of $3500 to
the current listing
of $1300. The seller claims to be a "professional
appraiser" (of what?)
and is a member of UACC, IADA, APIC, DGA and also a member
of the Manuscript Society but he clearly states that he
is "not an expert in art glass". There is no
indication as to who those groups of which he claims membership
are. He points out the broken pontil - Tiffany liked the
polished pontil - and
the photos show a clockwise signature while Tiffany liked
a counter
clockwise signature. He also lists the maker as Tiffany
& Company. On the positive side, the vase comes from
a smoke free environment.
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FAKE TIFFANY AND FAKE LALIQUE
If you look above you will see where we recommended RLalique.Com
as a site to visit when
you have questions regarding the validity of Lalique glass. This
was a bold step for this site as we
have never endorsed anyone on our site. The point that needs to
be made is that sellers of fake
Tiffany also sell other fakes as well. One noted Ebay seller -
DOUNIAL - of Renaissance
Antiques
is a seller to watch on our site and he recently made special
notice on the RLalique.Com site.
To read the article, copy and paste the link at the bottom of
this paragraph.
http://rlalique.com/blog/?p=245
THE DOCTOR AND THE DEALER
The "iridescent blue scarab"
pictured above left offered as provenance that it was purchased
"years ago at the New York Pier Show from a well known
Tiffany dealer" and mentions the
"swirl on the bottom". Three days later after several
revisions, a new listing appeared and this
time there is no mention of blue iridescent, where it came from
or the swirl on the bottom but
there is a new revelation that states the seller is "a
medical doctor in private practice and not a professional dealer".
Seller offers Page 29 of Koch's book as proof but there is no
scarab shown
in the book that matches his scarab. Seller offered to secure
an evaluation from a well know and experienced Tiffany expert
and promised we would receive a copy. We are holding our breath.
FLASH: Price started at $4000, has been reduced to $3000
then $2500 after less than 24 hours on Ebay. Reduced
yet again to $1800 and then to $1500. Now down
to $1200 and we finally figured
out that the promised evaluation has most likely been delayed
by the multitudes of Christmas mail.
Relisted again for $1000 this time and still no copy
of the promised evaluation.
What's up with that Doc? It's back
again and now the price is $800 - from $4000 to $800 in 30 days.
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THE FOO (FOOL) DOG IS EXPLAINED
On recent pages there are three (3) of these fakes shown
from
three different sellers. The boat from China must have
come in
and it has been good business for the sellers of these
fakes. All appear to be selling with one last week for
over $400 and the current listing already has a bid
of $200. This is not just a copy
of something Tiffany did - it is a complete fabrication
with a
fake and fraudulent signature on the base. A fantasy
item.
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HE, SHE OR IT
SAYS IT'S REAL
Lately we have see where sellers have offered the names
of known and knowledgeable experts as proof that their
Tiffany items are the real thing.
The vase on the left is a perfect example where the seller
says a well known Tiffany expert says it is genuine. Above
we saw the scarab offered by a
seller "who bought it at the Pier Show from a well
know Tiffany dealer".
We asked for paperwork on the scarab and got none, we
were told that it
was to be evaluated and we would see the results quickly.
Still waiting.
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MAKES SENSE TO
US
"I purchased
this at a local reputable auction house, they advertised
it as Tiffany and it came from an estate that collected
Tiffany
and their competitors. I cannot personally guarantee authenticity
as I am not a Tiffany expert. I own one piece of Tiffany
and
thought this was interesting enough to buy. Thanks for
looking!"
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MORE JUNK FROM STONEYBOY6108
We mentioned before that our first recommendation
was to a similar site - RLALIQUE.COM. We said that
there are sellers who offer a fake and do not even know
what they are doing and then there are sellers such
as STONEYBOY6108 who make it a practice to offer
all
kinds of fakes. This seller has been on the RLALIQUE
site several times and has now decided to sell fake
Tiffany. When you appear on both sites, you just do
not care who you rob. Wonder what other fakes this seller
has to offer.
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STONEYBOY6108 |
PLEINART |
GOLFBECK |
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FRANCES8869 |
LOVENWIDE |
MODIFIED OR ITEMS WITH MISSING PIECES
WILL BE PLACED ON THIS
SITE UNLESS THERE IS FULL DISCLOSURE IN THE DESCRIPTION
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GROSS DECEPTION
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The lamp on the left has a reproduction shade that has
been placed on an altered ashtray base. The seller has
carefully avoided showing where the base was drilled
for the cord, added a non-Tiffany cluster, non-Tiffany
sockets, non-Tiffany shade ring and then wants to tell
you
that it is Tiffany.
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(SOLD FOR $1650)
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THE LETTER OPENER THAT NEVER WAS
Above is a "fanatasy" item and was most likely made
by the same people who made all of those "fantasy" belt
buckles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This letter opener
keeps showing up and has graced our pages at least 10 times. It
is offered yet again and this time it is offered by RONBROWN who
is proud to share his membership in the Certified Appraisers Guild
of America - CAGA - with all of us. That alone should give you
pause. Branch offices in Paris and London should be a clue.
For more fakes click here for page
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