Read the hilarious load of bilge pretending to be merchandising suggestions here: Etsy Insight: what's trending in vintage This is especially funny considering the way Etsy removed the link to Vintage from the top of its pages in June while the replacement link "Everyday Finds" has not a single mention of Vintage anywhere either in a link or text.
Let's have a look at some of the most relevant items listed as "Vintage" on Etsy today.
Reseller sarahkpool has just one item in her Vintage shop, a "NEW!" Coleman Vista Series 2 18 ft x 48 in above ground pool pretending to be "Vintage". Priced at $615, on sale from original price of $1280. One unit already sold!
Appearing daily on Page 1 of the most relevant "vintage" items listed on Etsy is this cast iron wall mount bottle opener mega mass manufactured in China during the past decade. Listed by BarnWoodIndustrial who has sold well over 1000 units, it's also available in other Etsy shops, mostly as handmade by sellers who will custom paint this item, purchased by them NEW. Listed in the Home & Living category, where items pretending to be 20+ year old "vintage" are more relevant than authentically old pieces because they are listed on Etsy in large quantities by resellers -- and they are more likely to be purchased by Etsy's very young target market. Priced at 99 cents.
Sold as new by Hobby Lobby Bar Products many sellers on eBay on Wish as "vintage style" Get quantity pricing when you purchase directly from China! Here on DHGate and on AliBaba
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 14: so many I have to find the time to feature some of them!
When fake vintage reseller WineBoxesEtc started listing wine boxes stamped with years after 2000 as "Vintage", a bunch of us started reported these listings to Etsy. As you can see, that was a waste of time because this mendacious seller is still in action.
As you can see in the first photo in this listing for French 6 bottle wine crates the image has been changed to show mostly boxes with the dates turned to rear, and a camera angle that is out of focus, in shadow, and at an odd angle. The original photos were bright, clear, and had the dates showing.
While it is possible that some of them date from 2000, or earlier, most of them are newer than that, and -- according to Etsy's rules -- shouldn't be listed as "Vintage" on the site. But the "Rule of 20" for vintage on Etsy says only that a listing costs 20 cents Vintage items can be any age on Etsy, including made-to-order to be crafted in the future after a customer purchase. Browse around the shop, and see the dates shown on the crates in all the listings. Not vintage.
SEPTEMBER 24: more.
Meet reseller JusNCaseTreasures who has a shop full of brand new imported from China jewelry listings pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000". Check out this layered chain necklace with coin pendants which is shown today on page 1 of the most relevant Vintage item listings on Etsy. Priced at $25. All necklace thumbnail images in the shop -- including the one below -- are stock photos "borrowed" from the manufacturer. 2 units in stock (a clue that the item in the listing is NEW, not Vintage),
If you love it, and want one, don't pay this mendacious reseller the Etsy Fake Vintage Stupid Tax. Get it direct from China from this merchant on AliExpress priced at just $3.98.
Meet reseller HaydayTreasures who has made over 7,500 sales of mostly mass made NEW face masks pretending to be "handmade" or "vintage" -- or both! Note that the shop name suggests the items sold are older collectibles, instead of brand new and factory fresh. Some of the masks have political slogans printed on them that clearly date them to this year, 2020. Every day these masks are shown by Etsy on either page 1 or page 2 of the most relevant items listed as Vintage on Etsy. Like this Biden Harris 2020 logo face mask pretending to be "vintage". Available for sale in quantities of 1, 5, 10, 25, 100, or 500 pieces. 497 "vintage" units in stock. A message from Etsy on the listing says over 20 Etsy shoppers have it in their carts now as I type. That's how #etsysellsvintage, baby!
SEPTEMBER 25: more today.
Just listed today as "vintage" in the Home and Living category discussed in the Etsy article linked above is this handmade to order autumn wreath Listed by NaturalEssentialSoap one of Etsy's mendacious crafters who pretend their items can be both made to order in the future as well "vintage" made at least 20 years ago. This kind of seller is what makes dishonEtsy so special!
This brand new copy of an Art Nouveau advertising poster is listed as "Vintage from before 2000" by faux vintage seller WishWoodPrints who ships from the UK. The poster shown below is offered in 5 sizes, with 997 "vintage" units in stock. Also listed in the Home and Living category that Etsy says is super trendy for "vintage". Uh huh. Priced at $17 to $50, depending on size, a fraction of the price that an authentically old poster with this image would fetch.
OCTOBER 02: Mass manufacturer lists brand new products in their Etsy shop as both "handmade" and "vintage" categorized as "Home and Living".
Mass manufacturer of inexpensive homewares Gifts4all Inc. has an Etsy shop where they have a few dozen products listed from their Bezrat brand As you can see at the link for the Bezrat trademark the brand dates from 2016. Yet this mendacious merchant lists some of their products on Etsy as both "handmade" and "vintage from before 2000". The shop opened this year (2020) on Etsy, and already made more than 1200 sales. More proof, if was needed, that reselling is allowed on Etsy and the way #etsysellsvintage means brand new products can be listed by manufacturer with a false claim they are 20+ years old. The typical load of blatant dishonEtsy.
Pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as "handmade" are these mass manufactured Bezrat tempered glass hot drink mugs listed in the Home and Living Category.
Check out this etched glass globe decanter and tumblers set pretending to be "handmade" as well as "Vintage from before 2000" -- which is impossible for a brand about 5 years old. Listed as Home and Living.
Another fake vintage item is this etched globe glass decanter on a USA map tray It's pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as handmade -- impossible for a brand that is 5 years old. Pants. On. Fire. Listed as Home and Living.
This set of 2 map etched whiskey glasses brand new with their Bezrat branded box (a brand that is about 5 years old) is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as handmade. Listed in Home and Living.
This set of 2 hand painted wine glasses is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as handmade. Not possible for a brand that dates from 2016 -- the description clearly states they are "Bezrat Wine Glasses Set of 2". Listed in Etsy's fav category for its "vintage", Home and Living.
This mass manufactured glass butter dish is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as handmade. Description clearly says it is a "Bezrat Glass Butter Dish with Lid", made by a brand that dates from about 2016. Only in the mendacious Etsyverse can a brand new product be 20+ years old. Listed exactly where Etsy loves to see its kind of "vintage", in Home and Living. 50 "vintage" AND "handmade" units in stock.
Because an Etsygirl can never have too much fake "vintage", here's ANOTHER glass butter dish with lid handle pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" as well as handmade. 50 mass manufactured, brand new, units in stock. Clearly identified in the Description as a "Bezrat Glass Butter Dish", which means it can't be older than the brand itself -- about 5 years old. Listed in Home and Living, where Etsy loves to see its favorite kind of "vintage": totally FAKE.
Will feature more items as time permits.
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