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For a while, ProVintageGear (at Etsy) was doing the right thing and verifying authenticity of his purchases however, he seems to either not care any more, think he's expert enough to self-authenticate or he thinks we forgot about him.
I think Etsy seller ProVintageGear was only interested in damage control once he realized people could do an Internet search of his shop name, land here, and see he has sold fakes. I remember he responded to my post, indicating he had removed the fake. I get the distinct feeling he was looking for a pat on the back. And my take was , dude, how did a newbie amateur buyer like me spot the fake while he advertises that he utilizes multiple steps to ensure authenticity. Now that I think of that, he never addressed that .
Damage control? Possibly, but in this post, I even commented that ending a listing because he was caught isn't enough! A reputable seller LEARNS from his mistakes, realizes that his expertise isn't as good as he thinks it is and takes the bit of extra effort to prove his integrity.
thecoachexpress has a recent name change to: mybagvault (9185)
That kind of defeats the purpose of the mannequin. Presumably, the mannequin is used to give a buyer a feel for the scale of the bag. I wonder if ebay would consider it SNAD if a buyer wanted to return because it's not as large as in the pictures. And better yet, the size 16 buyer would send a side by side comp of the listing picture vs. her own picture with the bag on her hip!
After several days of reports, the fake Willis-wannabe posted by STATION_85 was removed.
