These Etsy sellers are making massively deceptive claims about the ages of their non-vintage items: Etsy's boldest vintage fraudsters for Aril 2020

This month I am going to feature some amazingly extravagant deceptive claims about the ages of items listed for sale.  If you want to virtually meet some of the biggest liars on Etsy, this post is for you!

Meet UKGE  Open on Etsy since 2016, this shop has made over 7800 sales as I type.  The shop has a variety of products listed:  mineral and fossil specimens, jewelry, incense, Tibetan singing bowls, tarot card sets, "spirit" boards, and more -- all sold as either "Vintage from before 1700" or as "Handmade" by the shop.  None of the these attributions are true.  All are contemporary products, purchased wholesale by the shop, and resold retail on Etsy.  No production partners are cited.  Another shop that proves, once again, that reselling is allowed on Etsy!

Appearing today as one of the most relevant Vintage listings on Etsy is this contemporary meteorite pendant necklace complete with box marked with the manufacturer The Space Collective.  Their About Page states that the company was founded in 2010, but the Etsy listing claims their branded necklace is "Vintage from before 1700".  982 fake dated units in stock.

April 15:  One of the top 50 most relevant "vintage" items for sale on Etsy today is this pair of factory fresh "vintage style" saddle shoes for women pretending to be "Vintage from the 1950s".  Why they are listed on Etsy at all is the question, since they are not handmade, vintage, or crafting supplies.  Priced at $44.99, available in 11 women's size options with 10 units in stock (per size?).  Listed by retro reseller shop Nostalgiaville whose shop seems to be nothing by contemporary nostalgic products, all backdated 60+ years to the 1950s.  Demonstrating once again that Etsy is all about deceptive listing practices.  If you want a pair, look around the web.  eBay has dozens of pairs for about $20 less than this mendacious reseller is asking.

Check it out:  a Toshiba SD-V296 DVD VCR player recorder pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Of course it's not vintage, dating from 2008 -- a fact that the mendacious seller intentionally leaves out of the listing completely.  Listed by JubileeResaleStore  Welcome to Flea-tsy!

Priced at $149.99, you can still purchase this item NEW.  Read the very mixed reviews for it on Amazon.  Won't be "vintage" by Etsy's published standard until 2028.




More featured items added during April!