Meet bonniwel another seller deceptively listing brand new face masks as "vintage" in order to get her product in front of people shopping for authentic Vintage items.
Listed yesterday is this "vintage handmade" face mask made with illegal Louis Vuitton logo material Listed as "vintage handmade", which means the seller claims to have designed/crafted it at least 20 years ago -- a blatant lie. Claiming to ship from the USA, the item's description offers
Fast free shipping to USA 7-10 days by DHL!
Not made or mailed from the USA!
Priced at $49.99 with 10 fake vintage units in stock.
Best of all, the seller is not accepting purchases on Etsy, and directs buyers to make payment off Etsy.
So, let's tally the deceptions here:
- The item isn't vintage.
- The use of LV logo materials to make it is illegal.
- The seller is concealing their actual location by claiming to ship from the USA.
- The Etsy shop is just a means to re-direct buyers to another site to make payments.
WJW. Item was shown in a paid listing on the first page (most relevant) of items under the Vintage link at the top of Etsy pages. So, yeah, dishonest sellers can pay Etsy off to use the site for running scams and passing counterfeit merch.
Another score for deceptive resellers of fake merch on Etsy!
UPDATE April 14: Etsy shop bonniwel was closed shortly after I published the original post. But the same seller has opened another shop minutes ago: besteetsyh There is just the single listing for the faux LV mask, pretending to be both "handmade" and "vintage from the 1980s". Same images, same Description (see above). Price has increased to $99.99.
More: besteetsyh was quickly closed, but number three is active now. Meet etsssybeestface who ships from Columbia. Same item, same description, and same images (with a few new ones added), Price is now $79.95, with one sale already made. Fake LV mask still pretending to be "handmade" AND "Vintage from the 1980s". This is a persistent scam, and Etsy is helpless in terms of keeping them off of the site. So funny.
April 16: New shops open. Meet bestshopeus who opened early today with one listing for the same fake LV face mask that is dated to 2020 in the item title but listed as "Vintage from the 1980s" as well as "Handmade" -- both of which are blatant lies. Priced at $99.99. 8 units in stock, 2 have already been sold. This is another scam shop that requires an off-Etsy purchase.
UPDATE April 14: Etsy shop bonniwel was closed shortly after I published the original post. But the same seller has opened another shop minutes ago: besteetsyh There is just the single listing for the faux LV mask, pretending to be both "handmade" and "vintage from the 1980s". Same images, same Description (see above). Price has increased to $99.99.
More: besteetsyh was quickly closed, but number three is active now. Meet etsssybeestface who ships from Columbia. Same item, same description, and same images (with a few new ones added), Price is now $79.95, with one sale already made. Fake LV mask still pretending to be "handmade" AND "Vintage from the 1980s". This is a persistent scam, and Etsy is helpless in terms of keeping them off of the site. So funny.
April 16: New shops open. Meet bestshopeus who opened early today with one listing for the same fake LV face mask that is dated to 2020 in the item title but listed as "Vintage from the 1980s" as well as "Handmade" -- both of which are blatant lies. Priced at $99.99. 8 units in stock, 2 have already been sold. This is another scam shop that requires an off-Etsy purchase.
Meet eetsybestch who also opened this morning. Claims to ship from the USA, but the description states shipments to US buyers will be made by DHL taking 7-10 days. 2 active listings in the shop. One for a pair of "Chanel" sunglasses, and one for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Of course neither is true. Priced at $99.99 with 10 units in stock. Once again, this is a scam shop requiring an off-Etsy purchase.
UPDATE APRIL 16: all the shops linked above have now been closed by Etsy...but more have since opened!
Meet reseller Colorcrafty who opened earlier today (April 16) with a single listing for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $157.46. 5 units in stock, with 5 units already sold. Claims to ship from the USA, but that's a scam. The Description asks buyers to contact them for off-Etsy payment, and specifies DHL delivery to buyers in the US. Everything about this is fake.
More: meet UsEtssyBest who also opened earlier today with just one listing for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980s" as well as "Handmade". Priced at $99.99. 9 units in stock, with 1 unit already sold. Claims to ship from the US, but the item's Description specifies DHL shipping to US buyers, along with a requirement of off-Etsy payments.
UPDATE APRIL 17: UsEtssyBest has been closed, but Colorcrafty is still open, although empty of listings after making 6 sales. Meanwhile, more shops have opened!
Meet etsstbest who just started listing today. Shop has just one listing, for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" -- both of which are untrue. Priced at $99.99 with 3 units in stock, 7 units already sold. Item Description instructs buyers that they need to make an off-Etsy payment for their purchase.
Meet etzyby who just started listing today. Shop has just one listing, for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but items will be sent to buyers via DHL arriving in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $99.99. 7 units in stock, with 3 units already sold. This is another scam shop that requires buyers to make payment off-Etsy.
UPDATE: returned from the supermarket and found that all the shops featured above have now been deleted. But...more are still opening!
Just opened is etyssbest who ships from the USA. And etyssbest is gone!
APRIL 18: new shops have opened.
Meet eetsybestUssc who claims to ship from the US, but says in the item Description that US buyers will receive their purchase via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Just one listing in the shop for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $149.99. 6 units in stock, with 4 units already sold. Transactions require off-Etsy payment.
Meet ettsybestUS Everything about this shop is the same as eetsybestUssc above, except this one has made just 1 sale, with 9 units in stock. Same price, same Description text, same product.
Meet shopbest2020 Has just one listing active in the shop for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $120.99. 9 units in stock, with 1 already sold. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
UPDATE APRIL 20: all the shops linked above have been closed, but more shops continue to open!
Meet ljouihghkjd who claims to ship from the US, but buyers in the US will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Just opened today with a single listing in the shop for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $49.99. 10 units in stock. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
Meet efmask who pretends to ship from the US while the item's Description states US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Their inventory of the same fake Louis Vuitton face masks pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" are already sold out: all 8 units originally in stock. The price was $49.99, and the transaction required an off-Etsy payment.
APRIL 21: all the shops linked above have been closed, but more shops are opening.
Meet DVSVF who just opened, and has already made a sale. The shop has just one listing for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but the item's Description states US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $99.99. 9 units in stock with 1 already sold. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
UPDATE APRIL 21: DVSVF has been closed, but new shops are opening.
Meet LvmaskShop who just opened, but has already made 2 sales. Just one listing in the shop for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Priced at $59. 5 units in stock.
UPDATE APRIL 22: once again all the shops linked above have been closed, with more shops slowly opening on Etsy every day.
Meet Lvvmask20 who just opened, and has already made a sale! There is just one listing in the shop for the same faux Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Priced at $59. 5 units in stock.
UPDATE APRIL 24: All the shops linked above have been closed, but -- guess what? -- new shops are still opening!
Meet revedepatch who has been selling fabric supplies from France since 2016. Today they listed the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" -- shipping from the USA. Priced at $112.66. 10 units in stock. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment, while other items for sale in the shop do not.
More shops added here as they open!
UPDATE APRIL 16: all the shops linked above have now been closed by Etsy...but more have since opened!
Meet reseller Colorcrafty who opened earlier today (April 16) with a single listing for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $157.46. 5 units in stock, with 5 units already sold. Claims to ship from the USA, but that's a scam. The Description asks buyers to contact them for off-Etsy payment, and specifies DHL delivery to buyers in the US. Everything about this is fake.
More: meet UsEtssyBest who also opened earlier today with just one listing for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980s" as well as "Handmade". Priced at $99.99. 9 units in stock, with 1 unit already sold. Claims to ship from the US, but the item's Description specifies DHL shipping to US buyers, along with a requirement of off-Etsy payments.
UPDATE APRIL 17: UsEtssyBest has been closed, but Colorcrafty is still open, although empty of listings after making 6 sales. Meanwhile, more shops have opened!
Meet etsstbest who just started listing today. Shop has just one listing, for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" -- both of which are untrue. Priced at $99.99 with 3 units in stock, 7 units already sold. Item Description instructs buyers that they need to make an off-Etsy payment for their purchase.
Meet etzyby who just started listing today. Shop has just one listing, for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but items will be sent to buyers via DHL arriving in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $99.99. 7 units in stock, with 3 units already sold. This is another scam shop that requires buyers to make payment off-Etsy.
Just opened is etyssbest who ships from the USA. And etyssbest is gone!
APRIL 18: new shops have opened.
Meet eetsybestUssc who claims to ship from the US, but says in the item Description that US buyers will receive their purchase via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Just one listing in the shop for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $149.99. 6 units in stock, with 4 units already sold. Transactions require off-Etsy payment.
Meet ettsybestUS Everything about this shop is the same as eetsybestUssc above, except this one has made just 1 sale, with 9 units in stock. Same price, same Description text, same product.
Meet shopbest2020 Has just one listing active in the shop for the same fake LV face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $120.99. 9 units in stock, with 1 already sold. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
Meet ljouihghkjd who claims to ship from the US, but buyers in the US will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Just opened today with a single listing in the shop for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Priced at $49.99. 10 units in stock. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
Meet efmask who pretends to ship from the US while the item's Description states US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Their inventory of the same fake Louis Vuitton face masks pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" are already sold out: all 8 units originally in stock. The price was $49.99, and the transaction required an off-Etsy payment.
Meet DVSVF who just opened, and has already made a sale. The shop has just one listing for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be both "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade". Claims to ship from the US, but the item's Description states US buyers will receive their item via DHL in 7 to 10 days. Priced at $99.99. 9 units in stock with 1 already sold. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment.
Meet LvmaskShop who just opened, but has already made 2 sales. Just one listing in the shop for the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Priced at $59. 5 units in stock.
Meet Lvvmask20 who just opened, and has already made a sale! There is just one listing in the shop for the same faux Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Priced at $59. 5 units in stock.
UPDATE APRIL 24: All the shops linked above have been closed, but -- guess what? -- new shops are still opening!
Meet revedepatch who has been selling fabric supplies from France since 2016. Today they listed the same fake Louis Vuitton face mask pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980s" and "Handmade" -- shipping from the USA. Priced at $112.66. 10 units in stock. Transaction requires off-Etsy payment, while other items for sale in the shop do not.
More shops added here as they open!
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