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Anyone as disgusted as I am with the made yesterday Chinese porcelain claiming to be antique armorial porcelain now flooding ebay?

About as disgusted as I am with my local auction house which keeps describing obvious Sampson ware pieces as Chinese Armorial. Cmon guys, the mark is so distinctive!!

I chided a seller on ebay for listing an obvious Samson tankard as authentic 18th century chinese armorial ware this week and was told essentially to mind my own business. What gives with people unwilling to admit the simple truth?

The fakes go where the money (demand) is. Unfortunately, armorial porcelain commands better prices.
I would say it is just funny that Ebay can get away allowing this over so many years, pretending they know nothing.

I wrote to Ebay regarding the above type complaints.They replied that they would look into it. Months have past and I am still waiting for a response.

There are only 66,914 results found for antique chinese on ebay. Had a pristine cloisonne vase from the 19th century listed for months and it would not sell; so I rolled in down the steps and dinged it all up and relisted it. Sold for three times what I originally wanted. Do not try to understand eBay buyers anymore?

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