Continuing from my previous post in March 2020 with later updates, long term fake vintage reseller Goodtimesvtg is still stuffing her Etsy shop with items too new to be Vintage (at least 20 years old) and -- a new trend for her -- replica Rolex watches.
The shop's listings are now over fifty percent wrist watches, some vintage and some not. It's always entertaining for those of us who actually know something about dating Vintage items to see a wrist watch clearly marked QUARTZ dated to the 1950s by a clueless Etsy seller.
Just added to the shop is this brand new modern style wrist watch pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Priced at $37.50 -- on sale from $75. This listing jumps off the page because the shop owner has only fair photography skills, and the images in the listing are supplied by the manufacturer,
If you want one, you can do much better on price than $37.50. Get it on AliExpress for just $2.37 plus $1.62 shipping! Check out the various black and white designs available for this item. This eBay seller from China is asking less than $8.00 plus $2.99 shipping. One of the AliExpress listings dates the product to 2017. Which means it will be "vintage" according to Etsy's standards in 2037.
REPLICA ROLEX WRIST WATCHES FOR SALE BY Goodtimesvtg!
The listing for her first fake Rolex is now in the shop's Sold Items Gallery but clicking on the item says it is "unavailable". It briefly reappeared in the active listings, using the same images and text, and then disappeared. But it appears that this newer listing is selling the same fake Rolex watch or another one just like it. Priced at $199.50, on sale from $399.
IMAGE FROM OLDER FAKE ROLEX WATCH LISTING UPDATE SEPTEMBER 23: the replica Rolex is back listed using the same thumbnail photo shown below. Listing is HERE at the same link as the first listing of the piece. Price is now $239.60, discounted from regular price $599. Note that the watch listings (2) for this item that were in the sold items gallery, have been removed. Are all 3 listings for the same item? Looks that way.
IMAGE FROM NEW FAKE ROLEX WATCH LISTING Note that the mendacious seller claims the watch shown below is Rolex "homage", which is legal to sell because homage items do not copy logos or other marks belonging to the original brand. Note that the word "Rolex" is clearly visible on the item below, with other images owned by the brand. Not a legal "homage" but an illegal FAKE!
More replica Rolexes listed!
Listed as a "homage" Rolex wrist watch the item shown in the photos is a replica not a homage -- it has fake Rolex markings on it which means it is illegal to sell. Homage Rolex watches copy the design but are not marked as if they might have been made by the original brand. As usual, this seller is a mendaciously slippery faker. CAVEAT EMPTOR! Priced at the same half off original price $199.50.
Finally here's a assortment of 10 wrist watches including a fake Rolex Priced at $599.50, a half price reduction from $1100. The item's description says the one marked "Rolex" is a "homage" piece -- but it's not, since the name "Rolex" is clearly visible on face. It's a fake, and illegal to sell.
SEPTEMBER 12: another chance for you Etsygirls to pay the Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax!
Recently listed is this mega mass manufactured robot watch necklace imported from China. Was all over Etsy reseller shops as a "handmade" item during the past decade. The mendacious Goodtimesvtg claims it is "Vintage from before 2000" and "steam punk". It's not even 10 years old, and there actually were steam punk style versions of this necklace made by adding a cover to the watch face with a bunch of gears and stuff embellishing it. But this isn't that watch. Priced at $39.50 -- on sale from regular price of $79!
If you want one -- or enough of these necklaces to give as "swag" at a party -- you can do amazingly better on price. Try this merchant on AliExpress where the price is $2.72 per unit.
SEPTEMBER 17: more.
Listed yesterday is this Jules & James bracelet watch with red crystals It's pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000", but that isn't possible for an item market with a brand name first used in 2010 -- just a decade ago. The first image is a stock photo, used by sellers of this item worldwide. Priced at $71.60 -- on sale from regular (fantasy) price of $179.
Check out this contemporary glass ball modern style table lamp pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Seller's description dates it to the 1990s, but it's NEW! Priced at $199.60, on sale from regular price of $499.
Note that the image above has been digitally "snipped" to conceal text or graphics that reveal information about the piece. If you like it, you can do so much better on price, although I am sure an Etsygirl will want to pay the $499. (Not that I have any objection to paying that price for a lamp, as long as it's that kind of quality and design, which this one isn't!) Get it on eBay for under $90, shipping from China. Note other thumbnail photos selling the same lamp in the listing I linked, some selling it for just over $50. Get it on AliExpress for under $20.
SEPTEMBER 18: more!
Check out this factory fresh wire base desk lamp set of 2 with shades pretending to be "Vintage before 2000". Priced at $119.60, on sale from regular price $299. I can't wait to see a dumb bunny Etsy shopper pay the Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax on this item!
If you love these, you can do oh-so-much-better on price. Try Amazon where you'll pay less than $50 for the pair. Just $33.70 here on eBay Not vintage. Not even close.
SEPTEMBER 22: and more!
This traffic signal desk lamp is super cute, but is it vintage? The seller claims it is "Vintage from the 1970s" and made of "lucite". Priced at 119.60, reduced from regular price $299. A realistic price for a lamp made almost 50 years ago...maybe.
But it's not that old. Not even vintage -- at least 20 years old -- by Etsy's unenforced standards. It's from 2003 and was sold at Target.
SEPTEMBER 28: more!
This snake wrap bracelet is pretending to be "Vintage from the 1990s". Priced at $79.60 -- discounted from regular price of $199. OMG, am laughing so hard it's difficult to type!
Since the seller has "borrowed" her photos from the Chinese manufacturer, it's easy enough to find out that the bracelet is BRAND NEW. Currently listed by several merchants on Wish for the market price of under $3.50. Wholesale on DHGate priced from $2.51 to $1.95, depending on quantity ordered. This listing on AliExpress dates the bracelet to 2019, and prices it at $1.89.
This brand new red slimline landline phone is pretending to be "Vintage" (or at least 20 years old), Priced at $79.60 -- reduced from $199. I'm not joking -- visit the link, and see!
If you want one, you can buy it from the mendacious Goodtimesvtg and pay her Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax. Or you pay just $14.99 for it on Amazon Is that a big savings, or what? Oh, the Amazon listing says it's still in production, too. And read the reviews!!! Priced at $11.98 on eBay
This cheapie Chinese gold tone men's skeleton wrist watch is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". The seller uses the keyword "luxury" in her title twice! Priced at $59.60, on sale from the regular price of $149.
If you want one, it's on Ali Baba for just $2.49 per unit, if you purchase at least 2 watches. For a better idea of the true quality of the watch, it's listed for just 1 penny on Amazon (buyer pays $7 and change for shipping, though). First sold on Amazon in 2019. Gift merchant Mini In The Box has it for $24.14 retail.
OCTOBER 16: more fake vintage!
Check out this brand new fox face women's wrist watch pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Seller says it "is in working condition" -- why wouldn't it be, considering it is fresh from a Chinese factory? Priced at $44.50 -- half off the regular price of $89! Hopefully an Etsygirl will wait until the sale is over and pay the full price because both Goodtimesvtg and the buyer deserve it!
If you want one, and you're more intelligent than an Etsygirl, you can do so much better on price. Get it brand new for just $1.09 to $$2.32 on AliExpress where the buyer has a choice of 10 different colors for the wrist band.
Will add more listings from this shop that peg the mendacity meter!
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