But it's still happening: on mendacious Etsy vintage sellers obscure the reality of what they list for sale.
Here's a listing infested with misinformation for a melamine bowl by Wovo which the seller has listed as "vintage from before 2000" even though it is easy to find online documentation that Wovo as a brand first existed in 2001, and melamine products were introduced to the market in 2003. Priced at $40 -- perfect for you Etsygirls who love to pay the Etsy Reseller Stupid Tax.
More! It's a Myth of the Etsyverse that vintage sellers should not include the brand names of the items in their listings in titles and/or tags because that is so business-like and off-putting to hipsters. So I used Google images to find wovo+etsy, and this listing showed up (the word Wovo appears in the seller's Description) for a mixed lot of Wovo relish trays and 4 unrelated plates. Sold by Passagethrutime who back-dated the item to the 1960s! 2 of these sets are available, priced at $49. Just listed on October 1, 2019.
October 16
Just listed yesterday by HowdyPartnerVintage is this 7 piece salad bowl set by Wovo mendaciously claiming to be "vintage from before 2000". As if. And the seller admits in her description that, yeah, she's a bald faced liar:
"So this bowl set isn't *technically* vintage- but you'd never know it by looking at them. These were manufactured in the early 2000s by a company called WOVO as a reference to mid-century aesthetic. "
Of course a true Etsygirl prefers to purchase from a dishonest seller, so this one knows her target market. I mean, the set is priced at $40, even though
"In good used condition with some minor cosmetic flaws around perimeter of larger bowl and some light wear and scratching to inside surfaces. "
No one but an Etsygirl would pay that much for worn items about a decade old when it's probably not impossible to find a MIB (mint in box) set at some point on eBay for much less. UPDATE OCTOBER 21: the price for the set has been reduced to $32. Shouldn't be listed for sale on Etsy at any price, hon.
October 21
Fauxtique seller RRGS featured in my original post about Wovo (linked above) has once again ID'ed their pair of acrylic snack servers as Wovo in a tag so it shows up in an Etsy search. Pretending to be "vintage from before 2000", which it can't be since documentation shows the design dates to 2002 at the earliest, with the manufacturing some time later. Was priced at $46 for the pair, now priced at the predictable (wait for it!) $40. So cool the way mendacious Etsygirls huddle like sheep around their pricing! Baaaaah! Description still has the silly mention of "vintage condition" to indicate wear/damage -- these are used items less than 20 years old that were low priced and cheaply made. But please do scoop these up and pay the Etsy Reseller Stupid Tax because, if you love to shop on Etsy, you kind of have to.
The 3 section bowl (bottom in photo) is for sale on eBay for just $10.99. Seller says "great condition"
November 5
Added 2 days ago by pnpvintagegeneral is this cobalt blue acrylic Wovo twist tray deceptively titled "Vintage Danish serving tray". Mendaciously listed as "Vintage from before 2000", which it certainly isn't. Priced at $17, it is the same item sold as part of the set listed by Etsy shop RRGS (above)..
Will update here as more Wovo fauxtiques are listed.
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