How to trash your
feedback rating on eBay in one easy step.
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Ebay, as of late, seems to have a lot of misrepresented
bottles being offered.
Case in point is listing #131499202873.
Described as; "Antique Sulfolk Bitters Bottle"
The pictures
clearly depict one of the 1970's fakes (not even a decent reproduction).
The listing description reads as
follows; "ANTIQUE BITTERS MEDICINE BOTTLE. NOT A REPRODUCTION. "
Huh? Ray Charles could see this one for what it is from down the block!
Several days ago a short courtesy email was sent to the
seller. It reads as follows;
"Good morning;
I thought that I'd drop you a line so that you can correct the listing in
order to protect your feedback.
The item that you are offering is indeed a repro; and a fairly late one at that. They
were produced in both Taiwan
and Italy.
It's one of the repro's dating to the 1970's and is easy to spot from across a
room.
The "America's
Life Preserver" embossed on the side opposite Suffolk Bitters is the
easiest way to spot it. Production techniques employed on this repro are also
significantly different than the originals, which date ca. 1870's. Another
identifier is that the originals were embossed with the proprietors names,
"Philbrook & Tucker / Boston",
whereas the repros are not. The repros were produced in several colors ranging
from straight amber to shades of yellow, on into greens and teal. A few are
also documented to exist in cobalt blue.
The repros, such
as yours, are an inexpensive decorative item, and generally sell on the retail
market in the $25~ - $50~ range, depending on condition and color.
Best of luck."
And still the listing runs. Maybe a few more equally
informative emails to the seller are in order~
One can only wonder. Ignorance or ....? This listing would do
P.T. Barnum proud.
