DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS -

Know What You Are Buying

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BE CAREFUL!

~ SOME SO-CALLED ANTIQUE CAST IRON YARD and LAWN ART OFFERED on EBAY is NOT AUTHENTIC nor OLD ~

HOW TO IDENTIFY REPLICAS - NEW PIECES

An important warning to buyers:

Sadly, there are numerous sellers on eBay who claim their items are something they are not.  If you want new reproduction pieces of Metal Yard Decor (including birdbaths and planters and fountains and plaques and brackets and other items), you will find plenty of these items on eBay.

TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY FAKE ANTIQUE ITEMS ON EBAY, HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT CLUES AND CHARACTERISTICS TO LOOK FOR:

 ===> Most of the sellers offering these fake Antique items almost always include the word "ANTIQUE" or "VICTORIAN" or "OLD" or "EUROPEAN" in their Titles and/or Descriptions - trying to fool you.  These tactics are against eBay rules!

===> You will see some of these sellers offering multiples of the item - the same item over and over - with the exact same photographs.  Please note that multiples of the same piece will almost certainly be New Reproductions - not old rare Victorian items!  These cast iron pieces are mass produced in Asian countries.  They are not European, nor are they old. 

===> These new metal reproductions are readily available at Discount and Garden Shops all over the United States at lower prices without high shipping/handling costs.

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Be Careful --- Don't be duped by sellers who use highly questionable practices

A KNOWLEDGEABLE BUYER IS A SMART BUYER

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