Etsy fake vintage face covering seller uses deceptive listings to entice shoppers to purchase a fake Louis Vuitton mask off site

Dishonest sellers continue to open shop on Etsy at an amazing rate.

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:

1.   The item isn't vintage.
2.   The use of LV logo materials to make it is illegal.
3.   The seller is concealing their actual location by claiming to ship from the USA.
4.   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.

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!

Etsy fake vintage reseller Goodtimesvtg invites you to pay her FakeVintage Reseller Stupid Tax -- shoppers beware! Check out the replica ROLEX!

Most recently featured in my companion blog on March 11 for branching out into reselling contemporary products as her own "handmade", LTR Goodtimesvtg is still listing factory fresh Chinese import products as "vintage".

Check out this "1990s Contemporary Scandinavian Glass globe desk lamp on brass base" (actual listing title) pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Priced at $190.  Unless you want to pay the Etsy Reseller Stupid Tax (which this seller is an expert at collecting from dumb bunny Etsy buyers), you can get it elsewhere for much less.

A Chinese seller on Amazon has it listed for just $69.90.  Another Amazon seller has it for $136.99.  Beautiful Halo has it on sale for $71.18.  Of course none of these sellers are pretending that their items are "vintage".

More!  How about this "Mid century modern black desk lamp spotlight" pretending to be "Vintage from the 1970s"?  Priced at $175 -- which is more than twice the market price for this brand new Chinese import.

Get it on eBay for just under $53 -- a savings of more than $120!  Here's a contact page for a Chinese lamp manufacturer who will sell a lot as small as 5 units.  Not vintage -- but you knew that!  This mendacious reseller has backdated a contemporary product about 50 years.  CAVEAT EMPTOR!


March 25:  more!

Check out this green colored pencils wall clock pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980" and priced at $45.00

Once again this mendacious fake vintage reseller has back-dated a item -- this time 30+ years.  (And the 1980s isn't "mid century".)  Buy it for less than half the price on Houzz with FREE shipping, too.  Was recently sold on Overstock complete with 1 year warranty from the Chinese manufacturer.  Was priced at $36 with a 2 year warranty on Manhattan Home Design  An old Amazon listing dates the first listing of this clock to 2014; production has been discontinued.  Which obviously doesn't make a 6 year old product "vintage" outside of the mendacious Etsyverse.


March 29:  once again more!

Check out this wood wall clock with glow in the dark numerals pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Priced at $35.

Of course it's NEW, not Vintage -- glow in the dark numbers are a thing right now.  If you want it, don't pay Goodtimesvtg the Etsy Reseller Stupid Tax.  Was recently sold on eBay for $15.99 -- all 18 units have sold out.  Available on AliExpress for just $15.12, with free shipping.  Imall has it for just $13.80, ships from China.   Priced at $24 on Wish  UPDATE JUNE 21:  The wall clock with glow-in-the-dark numerals above sold, but -- no worries, Etsygirls -- Goodtimesvtg has listed another one!  The new listing is HERE  Note that it is still pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" and the price has been increased to $59.  

If you want one without paying the Etsy Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax, it's easy to find online for less.  I mean, it's factory fresh from China and nowhere even close to 20 year old Vintage.  This ebay seller has it listed for under $20.  Just $18.25 on Bang Good  Priced at $20 on cheapie merch site Wish  Remember:  Buyers Beware!  Etsy corporate is okay with mendacious resellers like Goodtimesvtg trying to deceive you.


APRIL 17:  More!

Check out this newish version of the 1940s Nelson "Kite Clock" pretending to be "Vintage from the 1990s".  The item's Description is a tangled mendacious tale about the original dating to the 1960s (wrong!), which the shop owner purchased in the 60s.  The title says the clock for sale dates from the 1990s, but is "Mid Century" --  both of which can't be true.  No information is given about the manufacturer of this reproduction, as is typical of this ultra-deceptive seller.  It's priced at $249.  If you want one, you can do much better elsewhere.  For example, the thumbnail photo used in this listing is this one

which appears in a listing on Death by Modernism for their reproduction of the clock, which is of course brand new and priced at just $155.  But there are other repros available from other makers, all new, and priced from under $60 to somewhere in the neighborhood of the high price asked by Goodtimesvtg.  Don't let a dishonest Etsy reseller rip you off.

UPDATE MAY 17:  More listings for inexpensive new products pretending to be more expensive "vintage"!


Listed yesterday is this new black asterisk style wall clock pretending to be "Vintage from the 1990s".  Sale priced at $206.25 (original price was supposedly $275).  Item's description says it's a "rare find".

If you like it, don't pay this deceptive seller's Stupid Tax.  It's new, and it's NOT rare.  Here's one on eBay for just $89.99.  It's listed as new, and the listing details include the brand, the manufacturer's part number, and the UPC (you can get this item wholesale from Alibaba).  Even lower on Houzz where the price is just $60.32 -- which is less than a third of Goodtimesvtg's "sale" price.


MAY 18:  More!


This new red pedestal alarm clock is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" -- and is described by the seller in the title as "Mid century modern".  Priced to guarantee a buyer will pay the Etsy FakeVintage Reseller Stupid Tax at $48.75, which is discounted from the regular price of $65.

Note the manufacturer's photo image above used in the Etsy listing.  If you like this clock, you can get it for much less.  Try Amazon where the price is just $16.99, available in 4 color choices.


JUNE 01:  still going, so buyers beware!

Listed yesterday is this men's Mickey Mouse 90th Anniversary wrist watch pretending to be "Vintage".  Photos used in this listing belong to the manufacturer, which is an obvious clue that this item is nowhere near 20 years old.  It commemorates the 90th birthday of Mickey, who was "born" in 1928.  So the release date for the watch was 2018 (less than 2 years ago as I type).  Priced specially for you Etsygirls longing to pay the Etsy Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax at $56.25 (currently reduced from $75).

If you want one, this newish item is easily purchased, well, NEW.  Here it is on Amazon for just $29.97 (2 units in stock).  This seller on eBay has sold over 30 units of this watch for $21.95 (free shipping) and has more than 10 still in stock.  Not "vintage" and priced at more than twice market.


JUNE 06:  More, more, and still more!

Check out this Ceitezin men's quartz watch that the seller claims is "Vintage from the 1990s".  It might be since the "Ceitezin" name is legally recorded as being first used in late Spring 1999 when the process was started to have it trademarked by a company from Hong Kong.  The process was abandoned in 2000.  So, yeah, this item might be 20 years old.  (Note that "Ceitezin" is NOT the same brand as Citizen; the names are just intentionally similar in the best style of Chinese copycatting).  Priced at $63.75, discounted from $85 -- which makes for an amazing margin for the seller when some dumb bunny decides to pay her the Etsy Stupid Tax.  See below photo for why.    Heh!

The image above belongs to this closed eBay listing where Goodtimesvtg purchased it for just 99 cents!  If you want to pay between $60 and $85 for a cheapie Chinese wrist watch manufactured to be confused with a major brand, then by all means do it!  Note that there are 2 other watches listed in the shop that were purchased from the same eBay seller.   

This Seiko mixed metal tank watch is pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" but it is much newer than that (see below image)  Priced at $56.25, on sale from $75.  

Was recently sold on WAL-MART dot com where product reviews were left in 2018 and 2020.  Here it is new with tags and packaging on eBay in a listing that has already sold over 50 units.  Also listed by Belk  Only on Etsy is a used contemporary watch magically backdated into "vintage".  

JUNE 13:  She's still at it!  Buyers beware, unless you enjoy overpaying for contemporary mass made products.

Listed a couple of days ago is this contemporary INVICTA men's 8935 Pro Diver Watch pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Priced at $69.30, on sale from $99.  Photos in the listing "borrowed" from the manufacturer.

If you want one, get it from WAL-MART for just $56.15.  Same price on Amazon where it was sold beginning in October 2005.  Or buy it from an INVICTA store for just $48.  NOT vintage outside of mendacious Etsy.

June 19:  morej brand new "vintage" listings!

Goodtimesvrg says this women's watch with long false eyelashes currently in production in China is "Vintage from before 2000".  This Etsy seller has been creating deceptive listings for so many years now, without consequences other than the negative reviews that closed her other shop, so she has no reason not to be extravagant in her mendacity.  Priced at $27.30, on sale from the original $39.

Photo above "borrowed" from the manufacturer.  If you want one, and you're not an Etsygirl who longs to pay Goodtimesvtg the Etsy Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax, you can get it all over the web for under $5.  This merchant on AliExpress has it priced under $3, available in more than a handful of band color choices.  Listed on Light In The Box for $9.89.  You can't beat the price from this Amazon seller who has it listed for just one cent!  

UPDATE JUNE 23:  even more!

Added yesterday is this brand new multi colored starburst wall clock pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Priced at $168.75, discounted from $225.  See below for market prices for this clock, which will make this listing an irresistible purchase for Etsygirls longing to pay the Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax.

If you like it, and don't want to overpay the mendacious Goodtimesvtg, here are merchants listing it for much less.  Get it on Amazon for $39.95 (read the reviews for info on quality) with FREE shipping.  $43.95 from Target  You can buy it from QVC priced at $46.99 (can use 3 installment interest-free payments to purchase).  Just $42.99 from HOUZZ  Priced at $48.49 today on Overstock  Priced under $45 from this eBay seller  And that, dear readers, is how #etsysellsvintage!

UPDATE JUNE 24:  Goodtimesvtg lists replica ROLEX watch, illegal to sell!

This listing for a ROLEX watch  appeared in the shop a week or so ago, and then quickly disappeared.  Now priced at $175 (on sale from $250), the watch was originally listed for about 10 times the current sale price -- which is still very low.  Now that it's been reactivated, the Description states "probably a replica".  Which means Goodtimesvtg is now in biggie trouble with the folks who own this brand -- selling counterfeit products is flat out illegal, whether or not you admit it's a fake or claim that it is "Vintage before 2000".  Sure, Etsy doesn't care; the site is always host to counterfeit products listings.  But the brand owners care, and some of their reps read this blog.   UPDATE JULY 2:  hours after adding this item, it was deactivated.  Now it's back, and the price has been increased to $450 from $250.  

JULY 02:  More fake vintage from this seller added!

Pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000", this Invicta Pro Diver men's 1774 wrist watch is clearly contemporary.  Goodtimesvtg uses photos "borrowed" from the manufacturer for her listing.  Listing claims the item is made from "gold" while other merchants selling it honestly state it is goldtone stainless steel.  Priced at $124.50 (discounted from $249), this is a discontinued product originally priced at $695.  Discontinued stock is what passes for "vintage" in Etsy shops like Goodtimesvtg.

If you want one -- and you're not an Etsygirl who wants to pay the Fake Vintage Reseller Stupid Tax to this mendacious seller -- you can do better on price.  Several merchants on WAL-MART have them in stock, starting as low as $72.74.  This eBay listing has sold over 3000 units of this watch, and it's still available for $68.99 with free shipping.  $69.50 from Zale's   More merchant listings if you look.

Will add more fake vintage from this seller as time permits.

These Etsy fake vintage resellers are competing for the title of Etsy's Most Extravagant Liar #etsysellsvintage

As all my faithful readers know, it has always been true that any item, of any age, can be listed on Etsy as "vintage".  But there are shop owners on Etsy that come close to exceeding the limits of credulity in their claims about the age of their items.  Let's meet some of Etsy's most extravagant liars!

Open on Etsy since 2013, reseller shop HechoDeCorazon has hundreds of active listings for contemporary products pretending to be "vintage", mixed in with new craft products, and actual vintage collectibles.  The shop was reported to Marketplace Integrity many times before summer 2015 for fraudulent listings, so this seller has been vetted and approved to deceive Etsy shoppers about the age of their "vintage" items.

This Baublebar resin plastic crystal statement necklace circa 2015 is listed as "Vintage from the 1980s".  Of course, the newer the brand, the easier it is to research.  Less than 10 seconds on Google confirms that Baublebar dates from 2010, so this mendacious reseller has added about 30 years to the item's actual age.  Priced at a hilarious $86, the necklace has been listed in the shop for well over a year now, with no takers.  Even an Etsygirl is rarely stoopid enough to fall for this blatant misrepresentation.  Tagged "Vintage Baublebar", so any AI Etsy had programmed to spot listings that violated its guidelines for "vintage" would have seen it -- but Etsy has no such AI.  No Baublebar jewelry will be vintage by Etsy's published standard until 2030.  UPDATE MARCH 08;  price for this item has been increased to $175.  Actual value is about $1.75.  This one's for you, Etsygirls!

March 30, 2020:  more from the same seller.  Listed a few days ago is this prescription pill bottle cocktail shaker pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000" and priced at $25.

Using the power of the internet to precisely date 21st Century products, it took only seconds to locate this announcement in INDEPENDENT RETAILER news, dated May 1, 2010, for the introduction of the "RX Cocktail Shaker" by Kheper Games.  For you math fans out there, this means the shaker is less than 10 years old as I type this post.  Pants.  On,  Fire.  If you want one, try eBay, where there are easily a dozen for sale including at least one new in its shrink wrap packaging -- priced from $6.99 to around $15.  Don't let Etsy's mendacious resellers rip you off!



Etsy seller AvaAnouk is one of thousands of reseller shops on the site that specialize in woowoo -- all sorts of items supposedly providing metaphysical instruction, psychic prediction, or mystical powers.  The shop's tagline claims it is a "frequency shop".  Oh, the spookiness!  Check out this listing for an "Enchanting Himalayan Candleholder" pretending to be "Vintage from the 18th Century".  The item's Description cautions that this candle holder shouldn't be placed in a damp room because the Himalayan salt (from which it's made) dissolves in water -- and who would dissolve a 300+ year old item?  No one -- because these candle holders are NEW.  Do a Google search for the product, which will turn up dozens of online merchants honestly selling these contemporary new age products retail for a lower price than this Etsy shop.

Etsy shops continue to create deceptive listings, pretending their items are Vintage -- you can do this, too! #etsysellsvintage

By all means, feel free to list your newish flea market finds on Etsy as 20+ year old vintage.  All you have to do is lie about the age when you go through the process of listing the item.  On Etsy, mendacity is expected by the owners of the site -- and even welcomed.  Etsy's target market of young women ages 14-24 aren't old enough to feel nostalgic for items 20 years old, and older.

Let's have a look at some boldly mendacious Etsy shops who offer great examples of deceptive listing practices!


Meet Etsy shop TheMiracleMile who created this clearly deceptive listing for this Miss Rice Krspie bowl and plate set  Listed as "Vintage from before 2000", the seller discloses in the item's Description that "these items are from 2005".  And, sure enough, the date is factory stamped on the bottom of the each piece.  If you are willing to lie, these can be Etsyverse instant vintage by declaration.

UPDATE APRIL 2:  Listed on February 2, 2020 is this Royal Fantasy Princess Tea Set pretending to be "Vintage from before 2000".  Which means Etsy shop TheMiracleMile continues their deceptive listing practices (no surprise).  The set, manufactured for Brass Key Keepsakes, part of The Brass Key, Inc., dates from 2007.  Neither the brand of the item, nor the date, is mentioned in the listing.  And the seller is careful not to include any images of the tea set pieces or the box that might give her scam away.  The trademark info for Brass Key Keepsakes is here  Not vintage!









Last featured in this blog in July 2018 for pretending items for sale in her shop are "vintage", fauxtiques reseller AttiCuties is still at it!  Proving once again that reselling is allowed on Etsy.  Check out this Christmas stockings themed toss pillow the seller mendaciously listed as "vintage".  The description features intentionally deceptive statements, like "long ago gift to yours truly", "newly cleaned" and "in top condition".  Priced at $42.50.

This pillow is definitely contemporary, and you can buy it retail as I type from Bed Bath and Beyond at the regular price of $59.99, or wait for coupons or sales.  The Country Porch identifies the wholesale source as C&F Enterprises.  In stock, priced at $49.99.  Without knowing the name (which is "Dancing Christmas Stockings") I was able to find out that it wasn't vintage in less than 30 seconds using Google search.  Duh?

More, from the same reseller:  a a set of 6 Arcoroc Matys orange glass dessert plates is pretending to be "Vintage from the 1980s" -- even though this pattern was produced from 2002 to 2006, so isn't actually vintage yet let alone 40 years old!  This pattern is easily dated on the Replacements site page, which the seller admits she visited in her item Description:

Measuring approx. 7-3/4" round, it is described as transparent by the manufacturer who no longer produces this stunning design. As the close-up shows, it is French made. If you look at www.replacements.com you'll see that they are selling these plates for $19.95 each. My price is much less than that.

The above paragraph is simply chock full of deception.  AttiCuties is asking $145.50 for 6 plates, which she says are listed for $19.95 on Replacements.  The Replacements price is actually $19.99, multiplied by 6 = 119.94.  That's a savings of $25.56 if you could buy the plates from Replacements (there is only 1 in stock).  AttiCuties is asking $24.25 per plate, easily the highest price you will find online.

So, even though the age and price for these plates is clearly displayed on the page at Replacements, AttiCuties got the price per plate WRONG, the dating WRONG, and the comparison of her price to the Replacements price WRONG.  Right now the going price for these on eBay is $10 - 20 dollars, so buying from this deceptive reseller is no bargain!

Etsy sellers fabricate impossible ages for contemporary products, pretending they are 20+ year old vintage. Watch the pants catch fire and burn. #etsysellsvintage

I dunno if a picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes.

But these hilarious Etsy listings for products pretending to be "vintage" (at least 20 years old) prove that a picture can disclose the dishonesty of a seller.

I found these items while I was browsing through the "vintage" items at the Vintage link in the upper right corner of Etsy's pages.  Items are displayed in order of relevancy, so out of 10 million or so listings the sellers claim are "vintage" the 12,000 items shown at the link are what Etsy corporate wants shoppers to see.

LythaStudios sells supplies for making jewelry, but it seems that the shop owner is one of those Etsygirls who can't resist seizing a Tag-o-rama Moment.  (Tag-o-rama was a suggestion made by Etsy's management and staff that sellers should list their items in categories other than those that are the best, common sense, match for them.)  LythaStudios rammed her Kumi Loom Kumihimo disk into Vintageville even though it's a perfect fit for Crafting Supplies and Tools.  Dated by this mendacious seller as "Vintage from before 2000", the smell of combusting pants (on fire) becomes unmistakable as soon as you view the main photo:  the item has a date stamped right on it, and it says 2008!  UPDATE JUNE29:  the mendacious LythaStudios has revised the item, stating NOW that it is simply "vintage", which it will be according to Etsy's 20+ year old standard in 2028.  Why do Etsygirls get so obsessed with lying?  This item is clearly a tool for crafting, and would be listed by an honest seller as a (non vintage) Supply.  3 units in stock.

How would you like one of Etsy's "vintage" sellers to create a custom item for you, traveling back in time 20 years after she receives your order?  That's what FiregypsyVintage is selling in her listing for an embroidered patch with up to 17 custom characters -- and it's listed as "Vintage from before 2000".  Only in the Etsyverse can you order an item to be created for you in the future that is already 20 years old.  Except, of course, it's not vintage.  It's brand new.

Etsy has done it again:  on June 20 a handmade to order listing was featured as "vintage" as part of the "throwback Thursday" promotional email.  Just to remind you, Etsy shop owners can list anything handmade as "vintage" as part of the site's "tag-o-rama" concept of categorizing items in irrelevant ways to make them visible to more shoppers.  And doing this with Vintage has two additional benefits from corporate's point-of-view:  1) it increases the count of items listed AS vintage without adding additional authentic Vintage items to the site and 2) it discourages shoppers knowledgeable about authentic Vintage from shopping on Etsy (see too many fakes, and you click away) which, in turn, encourages Vintage sellers with declining sales to close up shop and leave.  Win, win.


The email, titled "Vintage summer staples" included these silver earrings with turquoise and blue topaz which the mendacious sack of a seller JanPalomboDesign listed as both "vintage from before 2000" and "handmade".  The seller's Description clearly states "Handmade to order", but the listing says there are 16 pairs of the earrings in stock.  There are so many contradiction here that Etsy's promotional curators found the listing impossible to resist!

Currently the link to the online version of the June 20, 2019 email has been disabled, and half of the images originally visible in the email version are gone.  If the link becomes available again, I'll post it here.

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.