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mopinko

(71,958 posts)
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:13 AM Dec 2020

well, here's some sketchy shit.

so, one seller on ebay has a bunch of what have to be phony wedgwood rings.
i mean, rly? they put the figure crossways?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-STORE-STOCK-STERLING-SILVER-JASPERWARE-HORSE-EQUESTRIAN-CAMEO-OVAL-RING/291725879939?hash=item43ec37aa83:g:KfMAAOSwnTJW~ftH
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seller has a bunch of other kitchy items like this of obvious low quality.
should i report them?

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well, here's some sketchy shit. (Original Post) mopinko Dec 2020 OP
I would. $45 for a subpar hunk of plastic disguised as a cameo? I realize it's caveat emptor, but catbyte Dec 2020 #1
The seller has lots of sales and top ratings, but if those rings were 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2020 #2
i know. mopinko Dec 2020 #3
i did report them. mopinko Dec 2020 #4
On the Ebay ad I don't see safeinOhio Dec 2020 #5
jasperware is a wedgwood trademark. mopinko Dec 2020 #6
Looks like all Wedgwood items are marked. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #7
just a funny story- mopinko Dec 2020 #8
He didn't say they were Wedgwood. Jasperware is a stretch since they look like cheap plastic, Vinca Dec 2020 #9

catbyte

(35,985 posts)
1. I would. $45 for a subpar hunk of plastic disguised as a cameo? I realize it's caveat emptor, but
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:21 AM
Dec 2020

sheesh!

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,907 posts)
2. The seller has lots of sales and top ratings, but if those rings were
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:24 AM
Dec 2020

genuine Jasperware, it seems as if there were would be a photo included of the mark or stamp indicating that.

That said, the 10-year-old girl in me wants one of those rings...

mopinko

(71,958 posts)
3. i know.
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:34 AM
Dec 2020

the dog ones had me tempted, but i'm not even sure that's a real dog.
but that sideways shit? how stupid do you have to be to believe wedgwood would put out something like that?

safeinOhio

(34,322 posts)
7. Looks like all Wedgwood items are marked.
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 12:31 PM
Dec 2020

from wikipedia

There are some simple guidelines to help you determine the authenticity of your piece:
Markings: Wedgwood is marked. ...
Icons: Sometimes there is an urn with the markings. ...
Spelling of Wedgwood: If the marking is “Wedgewood” it is not authentic. ...
Accents: The white accents are raised against the background.

I'd guess these items are not.

mopinko

(71,958 posts)
8. just a funny story-
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 12:41 PM
Dec 2020

so, i went to the school of the art institute. i was a clay major.
took a history of ceramics class. they had a different lecturer for each class.

one week it was a curator from the museum.
i got to embarrass that person TWICE.
1st was that they had no idea why ppl used 'paste china'. or rly, what it was. i gave her a little lesson in clay bodies and the economics of cone 6 v cone 10.

but the rly stupid thing was that she brought drawings from wedgwood.
one was a teapot. it had a line drawn to indicate the angle of the spout. she was so impressed at the aesthetics of that decision.
me- um, that's to make sure it pours properly.

sometimes i think the more time you spend in a classroom, the dumber you get.

Vinca

(51,235 posts)
9. He didn't say they were Wedgwood. Jasperware is a stretch since they look like cheap plastic,
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 07:54 AM
Dec 2020

Last edited Sun Dec 20, 2020, 08:14 AM - Edit history (1)

but companies other than Wedgwood made Jasperware items. If you start reporting people selling cheap crap on ebay you'll be occupied 24 hours a day. LOL. I bet this guy's best customers are Trump supporters. Tacky, tacky, tacky. Edited to add: I looked at the photos more closely and the sterling silver doesn't look like sterling silver either. Probably a bogus 925 mark and nice story of their origin.

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