Etsy fake vintage reseller 20thcenturydesignsny has a second undisclosed Etsy shop Goodtimesvtg that also resells new items as vintage #etsysellsvintage

Etsy long term reseller 20thcenturydesignsny has another -- undisclosed -- Etsy shop Goodtimesvtg  Etsy sellers are supposed to include links to ALL the shops they own on their Etsy user Profile -- which this deceptive seller does not.

I discovered the two shops were the same seller because they have some of the same (supposedly) vintage items listed in both shops, and the two shops have favorited many of each other's items.  Oh, and I recognized this pair of Chinese import earrings from this decade as having been listed originally by 20thcenturydesignsny.  Recognized, because who could forget these photos?

Seller claims these are "Vintage from before 2000" but they are contemporary, and you can still purchase them new on AliExpress for a dollar and change


Let's have a look at some of the items Goodtimesvtg lists as "vintage", along with sources to buy for less in case you really want any of these items.  Remember:  don't let a mendacious Etsy reseller rip you off!


Goodtimesvtg says this resin family sculpture on a wooden base is both "Mid century" and "Vintage from the 1980s".  Since the 1980s are not the "mid" of any Century, one of these claims can't be true.  Actually, both of them are deceptive:  this is a contemporary product, from the early 21st Century.

Buy the same item on Amazon for less than $15, compared to the $35 price in Goodtimesvtg's shop.


This Chinese knock-off of a Scandinavian Modern ceiling lamp is priced at $249, and is pretending to be "Vintage from the 1970s".

The same lamp was featured in this blog on April 18, 2019 as sold by her other shop 20thcenturydesignsny  It's still for sale in both shops, but the price in the 20thcenturydesignsny listing has been increased to $273!  Current price on Amazon is $85.99; many listings on eBay under $100.


With the discovery of the second shop, following the mendacious antics of this long time reseller has become twice as amusing.

Etsy long term fake vintage reseller 20thcenturydesignsny is still at it: back dating new products and misrepresenting them to shoppers as "vintage" #etsysellsvintage

Last featured here in July 2018 Etsy long term reseller of fake vintage (that is, contemporary mass made products) 20thcenturydesignsny is still at it.  Her gimmick is to list all of the brand new products as "mid century" and then apply fake dates to the items -- sometimes attributing the same item to more than one decade.  The shop is an amazing display of Etsyverse mendacity in action, and is one more reason why friends don't encourage friends to shop for vintage on Etsy.

Let's have a look at some of the brand new "vintage" currently listed in the shop.


Listed as "Vintage from before 2000" this "melting" shelf clock inspired by Dali has been sold multiple times (I counted 8 in the shop's Sold Items Gallery) by 20thcenturydesignny.  It is a 21st Century product, and easily found for sale NEW online.  Seller says it's "in perfect condition" (and why should a brand new product not be?), and it's priced at $35.

One of the dumbuns who purchased, and then reviewed, this product says it is "average priced".  But if you shop around you can find it easily for under $20  on Amazon on DHGate and of course on eBay  Take a look online, and be amazed at all the merchants selling it -- another glowing example of "unique" "vintage" listed on Etsy.


Another piece of "AliExpress Vintage" is this multi color ball coatrack which is, again, widely sold all over the web.  The seller titled it "mid century modern", and backdated it into "Vintage from the 1980s".  Priced at $65.

You can buy one for $40 and change on Amazon or Home Depot   Wholesale from a Chinese manufacturer here  Note that deceptive seller 20thcenturydesignsny borrowed the photo above from her wholesale source.  Not from the 1980s!


Another listing in the shop using a thumbnail photo from the manufactured is this Sterling and Noble pink neon wall clock that the seller (again) calls "mid century" and deceptively attributes to the 1980s (which was way after the "mid" 20th Century, just sayin') as well as being a "reproduction from the 1970s".  Remember that Etsy resellers don't simply lie -- they lie extravagantly.  Priced at $85.

Available from multiple eBay listings at less than half the price.  Similarly priced from multiple sellers on Amazon  But do feel free to pay the Etsy "stupid tax" and buy it from 20thcenturydesignsny.


More!  Here's another product listed with photos "borrowed" from the Chinese manufacturer:  a cheapie contemporary copy of a Scandinavian Modern hanging lamp back dated by this lying sack of a reseller to the 1980s.  Priced at $249!

Get it for about $100 on Amazon where various sellers have it listed in several color options.  Lots of listings on eBay


Finally, here's a contemporary bib necklace manufactured in China in this decade, but pretending to be "vintage from the 1980s".  Priced at $29.  Photo below belongs to the manufacturer.

Available from this merchant on DHGate in a choice of 5 colors, priced at less than $7.  Was first listed for sale on Amazon in 2014; get it for under $10 (lots of less than glowing reviews -- it's cheapie junque).  Available in 3 color options, priced at less than $5 on AliExpress

Many more contemporary products listed in the shop with fake dating.

Etsy buyers who don't comparison shop get ripped off by mendacious reseller of fake vintage 20thcenturydesignsny #etsysellsvintage

Yes, it's true!  An Etsy buyer paid the "reseller stupid tax", purchasing a lamp

• listed as "vintage" which is actually brand new
• priced at more than twice the market price
• that was mailed to the buyer missing its shade that comes with the base as sold everywhere else, and was listed by the deceptive seller as a lamp and shade

Instead of doing what a sensible buyer would do outside the Etsyverse -- demand the shade or a complete refund -- the buyer in this case left a 4 (out of 5) stars review, and says they might buy from this long term reseller's shop again if the description was more accurate.  Seriously?  A long term Etsy reseller's business model is creating deceptive listings to snare buyers who seem somehow unable to comparison shop online.

Let's meet the long term reseller who has been passing off brand new products as "vintage" literally for years.  20thcenturydesignsny was last featured in my companion blog during April 2018 and one of the fake vintage items I called out was this

Modern Geometric Table Lamp Fabric Drum Shade Diamond Shape Base

Note that the listing title (copy and pasted above) clearly mentions both the lamp AND the shade.  This is how it is sold by the manufacturer, as shown in the photo from 20thcenturydesignsny's listing -- which belongs to the manufacturer and is NOT an image of the actual product mailed to the customer.  Listed by 20thcenturydesignsny as a "vintage" item, it's actually new and easily found for sale online -- complete with the shade.  This eBay listing shows the brand (Lighting EVER), the manufacturer's product number, and the UPC -- showing that 20thcenturydesignsny deceived her buyer about this item being "vintage".  The eBay seller at the link is selling the lamp + shade for $32.99, including shipping.  20thcenturydesignsny originally priced the item at $75 (!) and then reduced the price to $55 (maybe when something happened to the shade?), and there was a shipping charge.  As I type you can buy this product directly from Lighting EVER on sale for just $20.32.

Okay.  I've shown that the buyer was ripped off in 3 ways (not vintage, comes with shade which was not shipped, and was massively overcharged by the greedy and mendacious seller).  Here's the review left by this so-not-savvy buyer:

The base itself has a great shape, but it is smaller than the picture/description suggests. HOWEVER, there is no lamp shade that came with the base, which was not specified in the description of the product. This should be explicitly mentioned next time an item like this is sold.
Bottom line: I'd buy this item again but I would want a clearer description telling you that it is just the lamp base, NOT the lamp shade and the base.

If the buyer who wrote the review above had read the review just below it, they would have realized that 20thcenturydesignsny is dishonest.  Check it out:

Product is NOT vintage—cheap little replica—going in a back guest room, so not worth fighting over

 The item purchased was this brand new, vintage style, starburst wall clock that the seller listed as a "vintage" item, and has sold 2 units (including the one reviewed above), with 1 unit still available for sale priced at $139 -- another brand new, easy to find, item priced at more than twice the market price.

How nice for the buyer that they consider paying $139 to a dishonest merchant "cheap" and getting ripped off "not worth fighting over".  Because if this buyer had comparison shopped simply by copying the photo (belongs to the manufacturer) from 20thcenturydesignsny's listing into Google Images, they would have discovered how much less you need to pay for the very same item!  Available for just $57.90 (free shipping, too) on Amazon  Just $70.99 on Wayfair  And $62.99 on Houzz

This, dear readers, is what makes Etsy "unique" and "special" (as described by CEO Josh Silverman):  the buyers on the site are happy to over-pay deceptive sellers for merchandise "not as described", and rarely demand a refund.  It's called the Etsy Reseller Stupid Tax for a reason.