Michael Davies in Oxfordshire, UK.
Most photos on eBay VERY dark. Maybe deliberate so you cant see well.
Sells many many fakes.
Many are same as from Saxby's-coins and ancient-artefacts-uk
Admin
seller changed the ID:
antiquiti 21.12.17 current
mikes-artefacts 21.04.15 21.12.17
mike_d456-uk 12.02.12 21.04.15
More from him.
and more ................................
more...
buyers question answered.
fake galore
This seller in the UK is as bad as Saxby's coins and should really be in the "top ten" !
Quote from: admin on April 25, 2016, 11:23:55 AM
This seller in the UK is as bad as Saxby's coins and should really be in the "top ten" !
.................... should really be in the "top ten" !
done......Chris
Hocus pocus - another multiple sold fake - was hexed miraculously from silvery metal in silver. From replica to genuine Roman
it's amazing how long one can sell unmolested almost entirely fakes on ebay. Seems no buyer noticed
sells either Islamic items as Roman or Greek or "old fashioned" Bulgaro fakes
Mike is still going strong.
A few times he sells as "style" or "replica" but not very often!
He either knows nothing about ancient things or he is a fraudster.
Look at the last pic!!
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry F on March 03, 2018, 01:33:46 PM
Mike is still going strong.
A few times he sells as "style" or "replica" but not very often!
He either knows nothing about ancient things or he is a fraudster.
Look at the last pic!!
Jerry
Hi Jerry ............both - a fraudster and zero knowledge -
Chris
Maybe someone should report him to.....
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/how-you-can-contact-trading-standards
Oxfordshire Trading Standards Service
Graham Hill House
Electric Avenue
Ferry Hinksey Road
Oxford
OX2 0BY
Telephone: 01865 815000
I have been on contact with Mr Davies by email. He protests very much that he sells only genuine artefacts.
Jerry.
Quote from: Jerry F on March 04, 2018, 03:57:17 PM
I have been on contact with Mr Davies by email. He protests very much that he sells only genuine artefacts.
Jerry.
one makes oneself unpopular with the crooks, if you show them their fakes :-)
He sells a lot of replicas as genuine artefacts
Most of the "genuine items" listed can be found in our replica section http://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/topic.773.0.html
Chris
Update on contact with Mr Davies.
See from emails below.
He says: "I will make an extra effort to avoid any items that i am dubious about, and if i am in doubt about anything, i will not sell it, and in return, you can put your attention on someone who is a real problem, how does that sound?"
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry F on March 05, 2018, 11:25:44 AM
Update on contact with Mr Davies.
See from emails below.
He says: "I will make an extra effort to avoid any items that i am dubious about, and if i am in doubt about anything, i will not sell it, and in return, you can put your attention on someone who is a real problem, how does that sound?"
Jerry
You could answer that you know the dealers he bought from (and then list the replica seller)
Chris
Quote from: Jerry F on March 05, 2018, 11:25:44 AM
Update on contact with Mr Davies.
See from emails below.
He says: "I will make an extra effort to avoid any items that i am dubious about, and if i am in doubt about anything, i will not sell it, and in return, you can put your attention on someone who is a real problem, how does that sound?"
Jerry
He must start soon!!!!!!
On 3.5.18 in just in the first 50 listed items!
All fakes, repros, tourist souvenirs
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100BC-100AD-GRAECO-ROMAN-EMPIRE-HIGH-CT-GOLD-OPENWORK-BEE-AMULET/152931350553?hash=item239b6b3819:g:2vUAAOSwAP1anACd
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANCIENT-EGYPT-PTOLEMAIC-PERIOD-FAIENCE-SCARAB-SEAL-RING/152931429202?hash=item239b6c6b52:g:zlMAAOSwpDpanBYa
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-IRIDESCENT-GLASS-BOTTLE-WITH-HANDLE-INTACT-VERY-RARE/152931301181?hash=item239b6a773d:g:60IAAOSwd-pam~Ny
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1600-1100BCE-ANCIENT-GREECE-MYCENAEAN-TERRACOTTA-ANTHROMORPHIC-JUG/152925926495?hash=item239b18745f:g:MWoAAOSw~89aksjU
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-IMPERIAL-BRONZE-STATUE-EAGLE-STOOD-ON-PIGS-HEAD/152926168676?hash=item239b1c2664:g:aYUAAOSwhC1alv09
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-GLADIATOR-STATUE-VERY-RARE/152926094426?hash=item239b1b045a:g:lPcAAOSweDJaluvF
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-PHALLUS-PENDANT-FERTILITY-SYMBOL-CIRCA-100-400AD/152925922859?hash=item239b18662b:g:NyAAAOSwKwVaWgsr
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-OIL-LAMP-WITH-HEAD-OF-MEDUSA-VERY-RARE/152925857672?hash=item239b176788:g:ZD8AAOSwluxalrTH
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1000-700BC-ANCIENT-LURISTAN-BRONZE-OBJECT-WITH-RAMS-HEAD-POMMEL-VERY-RARE/152926172273?hash=item239b1c3471:g:qcAAAOSwhBFalv3p
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-LARGE-BRONZE-BUST-OF-ASCLEPIUS-VERY-RARE/152931330847?hash=item239b6aeb1f:g:n1MAAOSw58Vam~tB
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300BC-ANCIENT-PERSIAN-EMPIRE-BRONZE-RING-WITH-ROCK-CRYSTAL-INSERT/152925829192?hash=item239b16f848:g:eW0AAOSwtEpalq7A
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-700-900AD-BYZANTINE-ERA-BRONZE-RELIGIOUS-AMULET-SAINT-DEPICTION/152926146373?hash=item239b1bcf45:g:zD0AAOSwL9talvex
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-3000-550BC-ANCIENT-MESOPOTAMIA-STONE-DIETY-VERY-RARE/152927656742?hash=item239b32db26:g:GMwAAOSwKIdaiJhl
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-320-5BC-ANCIENT-EGYPT-PTOLEMAIC-PERIOD-GLAZED-USHABTI-SHABTI-AMULET/152925837596?hash=item239b17191c:g:KcAAAOSwoFBalrCd
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-300AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-RING-WITH-JASPER-HORSE-INTAGLIO/152931296650?hash=item239b6a658a:g:D9UAAOSwbc9am~Gj
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300BC-ANCIENT-PERSIAN-BRONZE-RING-WITH-CARNELIAN-INSERT-MYTHICAL-BEAST/152925879818?hash=item239b17be0a:g:Y2IAAOSw-6talrrZ
Some of the above shown were bought from art*collection seller of reproductions on eBay.
(sells them as reproductions , not as genuine)
M
As I say above look who Mr Davies buys from
https://www.ebay.com/sch/art*collection/m.html?_trksid=p3692
If link not work, try this one: https://tinyurl.com/yd4cydpj
............who sells ONLY reproductions!
Then they appear on Mr Davies listings as genuine!
And from ancientground
https://www.ebay.de/sch/ancientground/m.html?item=261685544121&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
...........who sells many fakes/reproductions as well as some genuine
M
Unfortunately not getting anywhere with Mr Davies.
Have been trying to give him the benefit of the doubt – that he is not deliberately selling fakes, just doesn't know anything about antiquities.
I wrote to him: (and then later explained briefly why these are not genuine)
But as you do not seem willing to look on the forum at what is there about you, (and I can understand your reluctance as it might be unsettling for you to read it all) we would like you to remove from sale at least the following items , which are all definitely not as you describe them: they are not ancient.
We would like to give you the benefit of the doubt and if you can behave sensibly we will make sure that that is reflected on the artifakes forum. It is even possible that your details there would be entirely removed. All depends on you. If you cannot respond as we feel is appropriate we will not contact you anymore but take other action we feel appropriate. This is not meant to be a threat but just simply a statement of how things are.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-320-5BC-ANCIENT-EGYPT-PTOLEMAIC-PERIOD-GLAZED-USHABTI-SHABTI-AMULET/152925837596?hash=item239b17191c:g:KcAAAOSwoFBalrCd
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-PHALLUS-PENDANT-FERTILITY-SYMBOL-CIRCA-100-400AD/152925922859?hash=item239b18662b:g:NyAAAOSwKwVaWgsr
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-ZOOMORPHIC-PEACOCK-BROOCH-INTACT-VERY-RARE/152925850538?hash=item239b174baa:g:y-cAAOSwdqRalrND
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-OIL-LAMP-WITH-HEAD-OF-MEDUSA-VERY-RARE/152925857672?hash=item239b176788:g:ZD8AAOSwluxalrTH
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-IMPERIAL-BRONZE-STATUE-EAGLE-STOOD-ON-PIGS-HEAD/152926168676?hash=item239b1c2664:g:aYUAAOSwhC1alv09
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300BC-ANCIENT-PERSIAN-BRONZE-RING-WITH-CARNELIAN-INSERT-MYTHICAL-BEAST/152925879818?hash=item239b17be0a:g:Y2IAAOSw-6talrrZ
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-GLADIATOR-STATUE-VERY-RARE/152926094426?hash=item239b1b045a:g:lPcAAOSweDJaluvF
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1000-700BC-ANCIENT-LURISTAN-BRONZE-OBJECT-WITH-RAMS-HEAD-POMMEL-VERY-RARE/152926172273?hash=item239b1c3471:g:qcAAAOSwhBFalv3p
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-IMPERIAL-BRONZE-EAGLE-FIBULA-BROOCH-LEGIONARY-ARTEFACT/152926105383?hash=item239b1b2f27:g:NL8AAOSw6o1alu5g
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-700-900AD-BYZANTINE-ERA-BRONZE-RELIGIOUS-AMULET-SAINT-DEPICTION/152926146373?hash=item239b1bcf45:g:zD0AAOSwL9talvex
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-300AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-RING-WITH-JASPER-HORSE-INTAGLIO/152931296650?hash=item239b6a658a:g:D9UAAOSwbc9am~Gj
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-LARGE-BRONZE-BUST-OF-ASCLEPIUS-VERY-RARE/152931330847?hash=item239b6aeb1f:g:n1MAAOSw58Vam~tB
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-OIL-LAMP-WITH-EAGLE-VERY-RARE/152931440398?hash=item239b6c970e:g:QygAAOSwTKBanBky
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-ZOOMORPHIC-PLATE-TYPE-BROOCH-RARE/152931449559?hash=item239b6cbad7:g:YowAAOSw2ilanBtG
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-900-1100AD-VIKING-ERA-BRONZE-RAVEN-AMULET-RARE-NORSE-ARTEFACT/152931335495?hash=item239b6afd47:g:vIIAAOSwK7pam~yu
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-IRIDESCENT-GLASS-BOTTLE-WITH-HANDLE-INTACT-VERY-RARE/152931301181?hash=item239b6a773d:g:60IAAOSwd-pam~Ny
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100BC-100AD-GRAECO-ROMAN-EMPIRE-HIGH-CT-GOLD-OPENWORK-BEE-AMULET/152931350553?hash=item239b6b3819:g:2vUAAOSwAP1anACd
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1600-1100BCE-ANCIENT-GREECE-MYCENAEAN-TERRACOTTA-ANTHROMORPHIC-JUG/152925926495?hash=item239b18745f:g:MWoAAOSw~89aksjU
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-3000-550BC-ANCIENT-MESOPOTAMIA-STONE-DIETY-VERY-RARE/152927656742?hash=item239b32db26:g:GMwAAOSwKIdaiJhl
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1000AD-VIKING-ERA-BRONZE-WARRIOR-RIDING-BEAST-MOUNT-RARE/152931451267?hash=item239b6cc183:g:GbUAAOSwMmRanBvj
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-300-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-WINGED-STATUE-OF-VENUS-RARE/152931378621?hash=item239b6ba5bd:g:S-4AAOSw68lanAjT
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-ZOOMORPHIC-HORSE-BROOCH-RARE/152931382936?hash=item239b6bb698:g:tu8AAOSw1WtanAoK
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANCIENT-EGYPT-PTOLEMAIC-PERIOD-FAIENCE-SCARAB-SEAL-RING/152931429202?hash=item239b6c6b52:g:zlMAAOSwpDpanBYa
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100BC-100AD-ANCIENT-GRAECO-ROMAN-EMPIRE-GOLD-OPENWORK-FLY-AMULET/152902908325?hash=item2399b939a5:g:9LsAAOSwlpZaf1ab
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100BC-100AD-SCARCE-GRAECO-ROMAN-EMPIRE-GOLD-AMULET-CARNELIAN-STONE-RARE/152902949578?hash=item2399b9daca:g:tnAAAOSwG1Naf1-C
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-BOAR-FIBULA-BROOCH/152912042739?hash=item239a449af3:g:ko4AAOSw3wVaiI2n
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1180-700BC-ANCIENT-SYRO-HITTITE-HUGE-TERRACOTTA-DIETY-VERY-RARE-21-4CM/152912965805?hash=item239a52b0ad:g:JS8AAOSwbe5aiaCE
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1300-700BC-HITTITE-EMPIRE-ANCIENT-TERRACOTTA-DIETY-VERY-RARE/152912975080?hash=item239a52d4e8:g:dEkAAOSwXtNaiaJC
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-900-800BC-ANCIENT-AMLASH-TERRACOTTA-JUG-WITH-GOATS-HEAD-PICTORIAL-SCENES/152912985730?hash=item239a52fe82:g:NbYAAOSw-JJaiaUg
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-500-800AD-SYRO-PALESTINIAN-TERRACOTTA-RHYTON-WITH-RAMS-HEAD-RARE/152913000296?hash=item239a533768:g:eF4AAOSwnodaiag0
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ANCIENT-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-HORSE-PLATE-BROOCH-RARE/152915843913?hash=item239a7e9b49:g:TlQAAOSw86Jaib4P
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100BC-100AD-SCARCE-GRAECO-ROMAN-GOLD-AMULET-WITH-CARNELIAN-INSERT/152915853148?hash=item239a7ebf5c:g:YMkAAOSwXEdajFAF
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-500-800AD-BYZANTINE-NEAR-EASTERN-TERRACOTTA-FIGURE-OF-VIRGIN-MARY/152915857436?hash=item239a7ed01c:g:8rAAAOSwMfhaiYu4
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCARCE-ROMAN-EMPIRE-ZOOMORPHIC-BRONZE-HORSE-PLATE-TYPE-BROOCH-CIRCA-100-400AD/152921888092?hash=item239adad55c:g:SaEAAOSwjY1akqQl
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1180-700BC-SYRO-HITTITE-TERRACOTTA-PILLAR-IDOL-RARE-AND-IMPRESSIVE/152921914782?hash=item239adb3d9e:g:eFAAAOSw0BNakq3X
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-ANCIENT-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-OPENWORK-STAG-BROOCH-VERY-RARE/152921951085?hash=item239adbcb6d:g:VtsAAOSw5utaicC5
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-3000-2000BCE-LARGE-AND-IMPRESSIVE-NEAR-EASTERN-SEATED-TERRACOTTA-STATUE/152921999138?hash=item239adc8722:g:rSgAAOSwhMJaksSX
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-200BC-200AD-ANCIENT-CHINESE-HAN-DYNASTY-BRONZE-STATUETTE-MALE-FIGURE-RARE/152923182356?hash=item239aee9514:g:c4EAAOSwpVpalAR8
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-570-300BC-GREEK-ERA-BRONZE-RAM-STATUE-RELATING-TO-HERMES-KRIOPHOROS-RARE/152923200166?hash=item239aeedaa6:g:vI8AAOSwNBValAlW
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEAUTIFUL-ANTIQUE-CHINESE-QING-DYNASTY-HAND-MADE-JADE-RHYTON-WITH-ANIMAL-HEAD/152923206518?hash=item239aeef376:g:qoUAAOSwooRalAta
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-1180-700BC-SYRO-HITTITE-EMPIRE-TERRACOTTA-FERTILITY-IDOL-RARE/152923243866?hash=item239aef855a:g:w1MAAOSweBtalBQx
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-500-300BC-ANCIENT-PERSIAN-HAND-BEATEN-EWER-WITH-PICTORIAL-SCENES-RARE/152924458941?hash=item239b020fbd:g:br4AAOSwhBFalWKC
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-200BC-200AD-HAN-DYNASTY-BRONZE-STATUE-BEARDED-MALE-FIGURE-WITH-TWO-BIRDS/152924481113?hash=item239b026659:g:fwUAAOSwSS5alWjS
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCA-100-400AD-VERY-RARE-ROMAN-IRIDESCENT-GLASS-JUG-WITH-HANDLE/152930558881?hash=item239b5f23a1:g:WMsAAOSw-bdamw94
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GRAECO-ROMAN-EMPIRE-GOLD-AMULET-WITH-STONE-INSERT-DEPICTING-SERVANT-AND-MASTER/152891384594?hash=item2399096312:g:ixgAAOSwuShaW6II
He has replied:
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 at 6:51 PM
From: "MIKE DAVIES" <mike_d456@live.co.uk>
To: [redacted]
Subject: Re: Important message from Jerry
Hi Jerry
As i've said my items are genuine and it is impossible for you to tell me they are not, especially from a picture, i have looked on your forum and i don't see any evidence of anything..There is about five of you throwing accusations at me - Why do you want to push me away from ebay? Sending threatening messages is certainly not a way to get me to do anything if you continue to carry on like that i will block your email and we will have no further contact.
I don't think I have been "threatening" (look at my emails in previous posting)
Is it possible that he just doesn't know anything about antiquities?
The screenshots below show that he just has no idea!!
He is now a member here (he says so) so he should be able to see our evidence, but he is still in denial.
What to do?
Jerry
Hi,
I am new to here. It's an eye opener!!!!
I did myself buy something from this man which was told to me as Mycenaean pottery. It turns out genuine but not Mycenaean , but Cypriote Bronze Age. Well known antiquities dealer told me that Mycenaean pottery found in Cyprus and also sent me this link http://www.persee.fr/doc/mom_1955-4982_2004_act_41_1_2346
When I spent a few minutes "researching" this seller now I find this and place the photos below.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANCIENT-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-STATUETTE-DIANA-VERY-RARE-/152902569630
but see https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roman-Bronze-Figurine-of-Goddess-Diana/282870839239?hash=item41dc6a77c7:g:13UAAOSw4GVYIeSz
This is bad bad bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The colour can be changed easily. Can he explain that please!!!???
Cheerio,
Kelly,
The evidence mounts up.
It is not too late for him to remove all the fakes. He can do a nice business with the coins and other genuine things he sells.
Admin
Mr Davies can't go on claiming that he sincerely believes such as these are genuine!
Probably bought from a seller such as:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/vintage.intaglio/m.html?item=282883229792&hash=item41dd278860%3Ag%3AZzUAAOSw3jBaqAhQ&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
Jerry
From more "research" online I have found as below.
This man is not ignorant he is just a criminal!!!
Kelly
Some combination photos for everyone.
Fake coins too ....obviously!
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=105484.0
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANCIENT-VISIGOTHIC-RADIATE-HEAD-SILVER-FIBULA-PIN-MISSING/152940017214?hash=item239bef763e:g:ho0AAOSwADtapEnn
He seems not to much notice it has no patina. Is very new made of course!
This cheater knows exactly that he sells mostly fakes. He has been pointed out so many times that he can not ignore it anymore.
His only reaction was, he immediately blocked the ebay ID, which pointed him to the fakes.
More new made.
Mike Davies has set up a new account but selling same fakes
oldcollection99
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/oldcollection99/m.html?_trksid=p3692
Who buys something like that?
This man also sells on catawiki
https://auction.catawiki.com/lotsfrom/Oldwonders
But he is more careful there and shows few fakes. This gives me reason to b believe he knows for sure that he sells fakes on eBay.
(I notice he has more or less stopped buying repro "Roman " statues on eBay and then selling as genuine. But still offering many quite expensive fakes on eBay)
Brad
Quote from: Archaic on May 25, 2018, 09:42:13 PM
This man also sells on catawiki
https://auction.catawiki.com/lotsfrom/Oldwonders
But he is more careful there and shows few fakes. This gives me reason to b believe he knows for sure that he sells fakes on eBay.
(I notice he has more or less stopped buying repro "Roman " statues on eBay and then selling as genuine. But still offering many quite expensive fakes on eBay)
Brad
Brad wrote....
(I notice he has more or less stopped buying repro "Roman " statues on eBay and then selling as genuine. But still offering many quite expensive fakes on eBay)
No, he is still buying the repros and selling as genuine.
Admin
Continues to buy repros from art*collection and then sell as genuine
Brad
Revival of the classic Bulgarian fakes -more in his listing
This seller sells the worst fakes and no buyer notices. It's so easy to cheat people
more in his listing
He is now also selling his fakes as antiqueuk_2
https://www.ebay.com/sch/antiqueuk_2/m.html?item=273511122103&hash=item3fae8884b7%3Ag%3AmSIAAOSwKcRbxdKX%3Ark%3A70%3Apf%3A0&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
nice fake selection . Pay attentiion the second pic - except one ring all rings have the same mold
with some fakes he apparently goes into production
Quote from: Archaic on December 05, 2018, 09:56:31 PM
Interesting??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CIRCA-1250-1075-BC-ANCIENT-EGYPTIAN-BOX-W-HIEROGLYPHIC-STORY-BOX-SPHINX-INLAY/223226874597?hash=item33f95bcae5:g:KEAAAOSwQwRb1MUh:rk:1:pf:0
Seller says
THIS TRUELY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND PIECE OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW TRUELY UNIQUE THIS PIECE IS
and
Seller said has COA from Egyptologist!
But has lost the paper! hah hah
Reported to eBay. Listing ended by seller claiming surprise.
But he still sells fakes/tourist souvenirs in large numbers.
Brad
WE ARE SELLING ONLY AUTHENTIC ITEMS HERE UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
Look here!
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-Vintage-Box-of-Ramses-II-on-Chariot-PERFECT-CONDITION-Ancient-Egyptian-Box-/113243879750
Revival of Bulgarian fakes
Keep an eye on his business development.
Building a website so he can rip off even more gulible eBay buyers.
https://mdantiquities.co.uk/
OUR FREE GUIDE TO BUYING ANTIQUITIES
https://mdantiquities.co.uk/free-guide-to-buying-antiquities/
That should be interesting!
Leave a review!
https://www.192.com/atoz/business/didcot-ox11/e-commerce/md-antiquities-ltd/7885e0c51814acb056a461f316d945686882c10a/comp/
Give him a call!
Call 07948 616659
m.me/mdantiquities
info@mdantiquities.co.uk
mike_d456@live.co.uk
Look he is actually selling some genuine scarabs!
I wonder if he knows that they are genuine.
Today he has 30 pages of listings.
Below are just the first three pages!
And I have been very generous: unless I'm 100% certain I have not marked "FAKE".
That puts it in context.
Incredible. This fake, probably not even silver, has bids for GBP 300.00
The bidders could have bought this ring from the Replica seller komar_34 for $ 19.00.
It is worth to see his listing. Saves a lot of money because other untrustworthy sellers like ancientground etc. also offer these replicas as guaranteed genuine.
He makes it up as he goes....
Amazing.......
The seller knows the answer to the buyers question!
Brad
He knows!!!
He knows nothing about cuneiform tablets, but he knows these are fakes.
Because he pays very little for such.
Brad
Badly made repros.
Admin
quote from David:
Although made merely as a reproduction or tourist souvenir, an item becomes "fake" when deceptively offered as the real thing.
They complain about the wrong thing!
Admin
Michael Robert Davies = antiquiti
Also sell on catawiki = oldwonders
But is careful to sell mostly genuine things there.
(Because he can tell the difference!)
Look at some feedback on catawiki.
Buyer mentions thing came from Cyprus!
Look who antiquiti buys so much from.
ancientground who is in Cyprus. (Was before called coinauction12)
So a business deal here? These criminals are partners??
You do not need much knowledge to recognize these "artifacts" as fakes
I embarrassingly bought over £7,000 worth of "Tell Brak" idols from Antiquiti (Mike Davis). These were recently listed on eBay and I was promised provenance for them before I purchased.
The provenance was just made up, unverifiable rubbish and on closer inspection, the idols had flat backs as if they had been made from marble tiles (the backs should have been of a similar finish to the fronts).
Mike Davis did accept my returns and refunded all of my money (as eBay would have made him do anyway), although I am still out of pocket (return shipping) and very stressed out at being so stupid.
As soon as the idols were returned, he relisted them on eBay as genuine.
I am happy to send you copies of emails and any communication that I had with him.
Hello,
I hope you will leave him suitable neg feedback!
Kelly.
My feedback has disappeared (15 negatives), I have called eBay directly and complained regarding its removal, which they say they will look into.
I have also given them this website and Bron's website details.
Its glaringly apparent that the powers that be at ebay are complicit (read: ACTIVELY INVOLVED) in the ongoing scam to make money by ripping people off. As long as the deception puts money in their greedy coffers, they could care less about any annoying ethical or legal considerations. How could they allow a reported FIFTEEN reports of "this merchant is a crook" to disappear, and for the swindler to remain in business?
Amassing profits through chicanery, illicit imports/exports and grave robbing are inherent components of their business model. Ebay is as much a criminal enterprise as any on the international market. Best get used to it folks. What you gonna do to make them change?
Gauis
Although he has never crooked me, I take much offense at his behaviour because he coud have crooked me if I had not been warned.
But eBay's bad behavior makes it realy difficult to do anything. No point buying some cheap trinket and to leave negative feedback as they will remove it!
It is very disgraceful!!!
His website is now active.
A website so he can rip off even more gulible eBay buyers!
https://mdantiquities.co.uk/
OUR FREE GUIDE TO BUYING ANTIQUITIES
https://mdantiquities.co.uk/free-guide-to-buying-antiquities/
see screenshots
Kelly
Verily, an inimitable emporium of counterfeit garbage ................... virtual quicksand for the unwary
Leon Culley
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FANTASTIC-ANCIENT-ROMAN-BRONZE-STATUETTE-OF-GOD-MINERVA-WISDOM-CIRCA-100-300-AD/323995334047?hash=item4b6fa0759f:g:FpwAAOSwBIVd3-OL
Mike Davies
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCARCE-CIRCA-200-300AD-ROMAN-ERA-BRONZE-STATUETTE-OF-MINERVA-SUPERB/153737145452?hash=item23cb72ac6c:g:nXgAAOSwihtd2qRm
Jerry
He does this often. Buys reproductions on eBay and resells as ancient.
Sellers are so trusting! And why don't they simply search and see if they can find others sold as modern???
Brad
From strength to strength....
Kelly
All forgeries!
Pat
Probably the most prolific seller of fake on the antiquities section on eBay EVER!!
I just fell victim to antiquiti and found this forum after the fact >:( I am guessing this is a complete fake judging by his infamous track record....I went by his ebay reviews which are surprisingly positive. I should have done my due diligence.
The only reason I thought this could be real is it is unlike any Ubaid figurine I have seen. So it's not a replica of something existing. He got me for $1000. I am hoping to return and file a complaint.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-ANCIENT-NEAR-EASTERN-UBAIDIAN-CULTURE-TERRACOTTA-LIZARDMAN-STATUE-/154355943564?nma=true&si=INKb3vtgsiC306u4NSoiGVwVLF4%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-ANCIENT-NEAR-EASTERN-UBAIDIAN-CULTURE-TERRACOTTA-LIZARDMAN-STATUE-/154355943564?nma=true&si=INKb3vtgsiC306u4NSoiGVwVLF4%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)
Is there any chance this could be real? Or is that a pipe dream. Thanks guys
Quote from: anunnaki333 on April 20, 2021, 05:32:14 PM
I just fell victim to antiquiti and found this forum after the fact >:( I am guessing this is a complete fake judging by his infamous track record....I went by his ebay reviews which are surprisingly positive. I should have done my due diligence.
The only reason I thought this could be real is it is unlike any Ubaid figurine I have seen. So it's not a replica of something existing. He got me for $1000. I am hoping to return and file a complaint.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-ANCIENT-NEAR-EASTERN-UBAIDIAN-CULTURE-TERRACOTTA-LIZARDMAN-STATUE-/154355943564?nma=true&si=INKb3vtgsiC306u4NSoiGVwVLF4%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-ANCIENT-NEAR-EASTERN-UBAIDIAN-CULTURE-TERRACOTTA-LIZARDMAN-STATUE-/154355943564?nma=true&si=INKb3vtgsiC306u4NSoiGVwVLF4%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)
Is there any chance this could be real? Or is that a pipe dream. Thanks guys
Hello,
I dont know why you say "it is unlike any Ubaid figurine I have seen" as to my eyes it is either genuine or an excellent copy.
But what chance this outrageous seller of fakes would be selling a genuine one???!!
VERY unlikely I think.
I would never buy something like this without a thermoluminescence test. But Mr Davies isnot going to give you the opportunity to do this with an option to return it if it fails testing.
He will claim it is genuine of course. But he knows absolutely nothing about ancient artefacts!
This man should be investigated. The police should call on him. He has ripped off thousands and thousands of gullible eBayers.
Simon.
Who says crime doen't pay? Se images below about Mr Davies ill gotten gains. This is the sort of money eBay helps such criminals to make. Disgraceful!
All from
Mike Davies of "antiquiti"
So how rare can they be!!!??
ALL FAKE of course
Such unbridled evil in the hearts of men
Mr Davies is getting into some serious fraud....look at the prices of some of his junk!
Mike Davies the biggest seller of terrible fakes on eBay has changed his ID.
Now is: antiques-and-artefacts-uk
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/antiques-and-artefacts-uk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
He's doing quite well out of his crookery!
see returns forb 2022.
Admin
Un-f'ing-believable
Mike Davies doing a lot of business with rather badly faked cuneiform tablets!
What Mike Davies writes....
PROVENANCE
FROM AN OLD INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
ITS IMPORTANT TO READ THE DESCRIPTION. GUARANTEES OF AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE AND FURTHER ITEM INFORMATION. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH REGARDS TO A GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY. ALL OF OUR ITEMS FOR SALE ARE AUTHENTIC AND DESCRIBED TO THE VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY. WE PROVIDE GUARANTEES OF AUTHENTICITY AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON PROVENANCE. PLEASE NOTE SOME ITEMS HAVE MINOR RESTORATION/REPAIRS AND THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN MAKING A PURCHASE. PLEASE ASK IF UNSURE, SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION BETWEEN US. OUR ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED VINTAGE/ANTIQUE/ANCIENT/OLD AS DESCRIBED. 100%.
OUR ITEMS ARE SOURCED FROM BRITISH, EUROPEAN, AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION.
BREXIT
SINCE BREXIT EUROPEAN CUSTOMERS ARE NOW SUBJECT TO VAT. THIS IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND IF IT IS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY. WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO ASSIST YOU WITH THESE SITUATIONS AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP. BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THESE CUSTOMS FEES ARE TO BE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER AND NOT US. WE CAN ATTACH A OFFICIAL COMPANY INVOICE TO YOUR PACKAGE TO AVOID DELAYS IN CUSTOMS, AGAIN, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BEFORE PURCHASING TO CLARIFY ANYTHING WITH US. WE CAN ASSIST.
AUTHENTICITY
IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU NEED HELP IDENTIFYING, OR ANY ITEMS YOU WISH TO SELL, YOU CAN CONTACT US. WE WILL CONSIDER IT.
OUR ITEMS ARE ALL GENUINE AS DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY BY OUR IN HOUSE TEAM THAT HAS MANY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. IF YOU BELIEVE ANY MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE, PLEASE CONTACT US SO WE COULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE.
COMBINED POSTAGE
IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED MORE THAN ONE ITEM AND REQUIRE COMBINED POSTAGE, PLEASE SEND US A MESSAGE AND REQUEST THE INVOICE AND IT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU
PAYMENTS
PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS OTHERWISE IT WILL RESULT IN A CANCELLATION AND A EXCLUSION FROM OUR STORE.
SHIPPING
ALL ORDERS ARE SENT TRACKED, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR ITEM NOT ARRIVING PLEASE CONTACT US WE WILL ASSIST YOU
WE USE DHL FOR MOST SHIPMENTS AS IT IS THE FASTEST AND MOST PROFESSIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY BY FAR.
RETURNS
IF YOU HAVE A ISSUE WITH ANY ORDER FOR ANY REASON YOU CAN RETURN IT WITHIN 30 DAYS
IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WE ALLOW UP TO 60 DAYS OR LONGER.
IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH AN ORDER PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A RESOLUTION WE WILL RESOLVE IT FOR YOU SWIFTLY
IN CERTAIN CASES IF THERE IS ANY ISSUE YOU CAN STILL CONTACT US 12-24MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO ASSIST YOU AND RESOLVE THE MATTER.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE HAPPY. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY FOR ANY REASON AT ALL, PLEASE CONTACT US WE WILL FIND A SUITABLE RESOLUTION FOR YOU.
This is the funniest bit
OUR ITEMS ARE ALL GENUINE AS DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY BY OUR IN HOUSE TEAM THAT HAS MANY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD.
Harvey
Wow, I wish I only knew about this site. I got almost $3K worth of stuff. And got suspicious when he started selling many zebu bulls saying they were form Indus valley harrapan era. I guess what these would be fake. As he had over 30+ listed in a span of 1 month. He still have a few listed currently. When asked his response was wired and focused on the fact that he knew more than me and that he did not have time to answer question so he said it is a registered Canadian collection. I have a question for you all.
Are all his Indus valley items pottery and figurines fake?
Are all his pottery fake, including greek pottery and parthian.
Any help appreciated. Can post pictures if needed. Thanks.
Hi,
What a cynical, unpleasant crook Mike Davies is! I really wish some duped buyer would talke some action against him!
Why don't you? He stole $3K from you!
"he said it is a registered Canadian collection"
Registered? With whom? Utter nonsense!
Are all his Indus valley items pottery and figurines fake?
Actually, its possible that some of the Indus bull figurines are genuine!
However the vast majority of the other Indus figurines are definitely fakes.
Are all his pottery fake, including greek pottery and parthian.
Yes, all of it, fake, fake, fake!
Do let us know if you takke some serious action against him.
Jerry,
One of the premier problems with ebay and similar online vendors is how easily crooks like Mr. Davies can continue to rip people off ad infinitum with absolutely no meaningful recourse. BFD Ebay gives you your money back! Sells it to the next benighted dupe. If you're in the UK too suggest determining if some civil action can be initiated to hold this unconscionable fiend accountable. In the USA the monetary amount alone would get the crook in court.
I do want to take action and will. But before that I need to have evidence that they are fake. The only ones I know right now that it could be the possibility are the zebu bulls due to the number itself. The rest I am not sure.
Trying to figure how to post pictures here .. thanks for your help in advance.
Sujit
Hi Sujit
,
Yes, upload the photos and you wil get some comments/opinions.
See image below...
Right now I will add these two to start. Will add more soon. Are these real or fake. Both were indicated as from Indus valley harrapan era 2500bce.
Thanks.
S
There's fakes and then there's damn fakes. Guess which?! Davies seems to use the same fabricator as those ripoff artists in Cyprus & Thailand. Nothing they sell is real - excluding of course the standard obfuscations inserted as decoys. Ask him where in the Indian Subcontinent, as an example, he illegally exported these from. Any paper trail for any of this junk? Of course not. He would have paid dearly for all the museum pieces he posts. Wouldn't be seeing them at such bargain basement prices. Exasperating to see crooks like him get away with thievery ad nauseum without seemingly breaking civil and/or criminal laws. The international online venues they use evidently provides a loophole for malfeasance.
Hello Sujit,
The plain Indus Zebu figurine might be genuine. It's really very very difficult to tell from only photos uless the thing is very obviously wrong.
The other thing is not Indus Valley at all!
It is sort of copying this Cypriot piece :
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/240388
But I can't say whether it is a fake or genuine. The fact that the horns are preserved is against it being genuine,unless they are obviously repaired.
Kelly
Kelly and others thanks for the information. I realized the other may not be indus valley but the detail made it stand out. Hence difficult to say if it is fake or not. The zebu bull I got three. Will oist those as well.
Here are more that I got. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.
S
Hello again,
I am unable to comment on the supposed Pre-Columbian piece as that's way outside my expertise.
The other dreadful things are fakes: no doubt in my mind at all.
I think you are going to need more opinions before you deman d a refund.
Join thisd large forum
https://groups.io/g/AncientArtifacts/
You can upload images there and you are likely to get many opinions
There are lots of collectors and dealers on that forum.
Good luck with this!
Kelly.
Allow me to wax repetitious by pointing out ALL his terracotta/plastic arts offerings are phony. More business savvy crooks in the UK would at least try to coordinate their postings around Cypriot & Thai merchants so everyone's not offering identical (or nearly identical) reproductions around the same time. But of course they don't. Suggest taking note of Mr. Davie's prices & wait a bit to possibly get the same thing cheaper elsewhere.
Thank kelly. Will join the other group as well.
Here are the three zebu bulls.
As well as other harrapan figurines that I got will post the pottery later. Thanks.
S
Here are the remaining few harrapan pottery as well.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks S
Here are the 6 more zebu's listed by mike in his site currently.. with mine and the others listed before there are more than 30... I have not seen these outside of his site now ater an extensive search. Even on the official harrapan website. Hence I feel they may be fakes. One aspect is no two are alike which was interesting.
Again experts please help.
Imagine if you will a merchant who is a well known, documented shyster from Hades. Then imagine him suddenly auctioning off his amazing collection of genuine, pristine artifacts, in a royal fire sale - for pennies on the dollar!! Is this clear to you? Don't know if/how you wish to pursue the matter, nor or how to best legally document his malfeasance in selling modern reproductions as genuine artifacts. All I can do is tell you in my estimation most everything this unconscionable crook sells is what's known in the vernacular as phony s**t
These simple pottery vessels are, whether genuine or fake, definitely not Harappan! They are from the Nal Culture of Balochistan in Pakistan.(These various cultures in Pakistan are often referred to as Indus Vally Civilisation but they are quite distinct from Harappan )
These terracotta pots are rather inferior specimens. One wonders why they would make such rather ordinary fakes of these as so many such (looted!) pottery is on the market already. The same goes for the figurines, both the Zebu bulls and the others: they are either reasonably well made fakes or genuine. Most on the market. are definitely fakes however.
Given that Mr Davies sells 99% fakes I think one can assume the same here ! As you have acquired several other things from him which are very definitely fakes I think you are entitled to assume all are!
But do get more opinions on the other group.
Jerry
He's also having a field day marketing genuine pristine "SYRO-HITTITE" artifacts that look like they just rolled out of some ancient Syro-Hittite workshop. Swindlers from Thailand & Cyprus also in on this latest lucrative scam du jour
And some innocent buyer has been paying on average 200gbp for each. I know that person has bought almost most of them.
Not to mention his cuniforms and number of detector finds that look the same.
Why dont we have a clear list of the worst ebay sellers.
And also one that is for genuine ebay sellers on this forum.
I could not find either one with easy.
Also we need to incorporate this site somehow into ebay forums.
It is the view of the collectors who established this forum that we only feature the fakers: we don't wan't to get into recommending individual dealers.
The worst ones are at the top of the list called "top ten" though there are more than ten!
Many sellers shown here need removing or archiving because many of them no longer exist.
You are welcome to create a link to this forum from the eBay forums!
eBay makes life easier for these crooks by helping them remove bad feedback!
Cheers,
Admin.
Spotfake if it's any consolation I once got taken for a four-figure ride by some shyster in Portugal selling bogus Neolithic Iberian artifacts. Chalk it up to baptism by fire. These thieves thrive because of the black hole sized loophole in legality that is ebay. Mr. Davies and like minded minions are why God created wine & weed.
First I want to thank you all. GA especially for his sentiments, Jerry thanks for the information on the nal or also called Amri nal ware.
So far based on the responses,
I feel I have two arguments:
1) the listing is not accurately described not harrapan etc.
2) I feel there cant be so many zebu's for sale or even excavated intact from these locations. But I have two here who feel they may be genuine.
Any other that you all feel would be helpful. Yes I will use this forum and the fact he was list as a top ten fake seller.
One last request if any one can help. These are the last set of pottery I got and I am not sure now either. Any help appreciated. Thanks
S
PS kelly I joined that other forum .. now I get emails from there of conversation between members which I am not sure how to stop.
Hi,
To change your preferences on the other forum:
Click on ID top right hand corner
Open Account
On left menu select Preferences
At bottom uncheck email for "my messages"
:o)
Spotty (if I may) think you're setting the bar too high by adding six more potential fakes to an already overflowing docket. Focus on the FEW that are most demonstrably phony & do your necessary documentation/due diligence. If you're in the UK (as is P.T. Barnum Nouveau) you have a better chance with a civil case, à la the Sadigh affair in NYC. If outside UK jurisdiction your options are limited as to my knowledge no international agency is empowered to sanction crooks like this. If there were this wouldn't still be such an issue after all the times he's gotten snagged.
These terracotta vessels are not typically Mycenaean. While Mycenaean pottery is notable for its decoration early Common Wares are plain and undecorated. They are however very rarely on the antiquities market and are not easy to distinguish from very similar Common Wares found across the Mediterranean area. They are made from a red coarse and porous clay and often contain grit. Later on in the Helladic period even common wares became decorated. Plain wares with simple darker color banding have a typically glossy glaze.
I don't think these pots are Mycenaean at all. They are really very difficult to identify. They might be late Hellenistic Greek common wares or even Roman.
If the seller is certain with his attribution he should be able to explain why and give you references in books or links online to parallel pieces.
But of course we all know that Michael Davies knows zilch about ancient artefacts and anything he says in to be taken with a pinch of salt, as they say.
Look, he has without any doubt crooked you on the large more elaborate pieces and has misattributed the supposed "Harrappan" pots. You are surely entitled to send everything back and demand a full refund.
He does after all write: "In the rare case that you are not satisfied with a purchase, returns of an item are welcome within 30 days of receiving the item. You must ship the item insured and registered. Within 48hours of receiving the item back we will process the refund for you. If you do intend to return a item please contact us via EMAIL to arrange it".
Contact eBay right away if he does not agree to this. Good luck !
PS: Some useful information about Mycenaean pottery.
https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/35074/1/340275.pdf
https://www.ceramicstudies.me.uk/histx105.html
https://dor.huji.ac.il/Download/Article/QedemReports2_Ch6.pdf
Thank you everyone for your information.
Do let us klnow what you do and the result.
Hope he takes these things back and refunds you.
Admin.
Five more bits of phony baloney from the ever industrious fabricators at ANTIQUES AND ARTEFACTS UK. Note that in 2nd row Mr. Thai Shyster remains in the game with his latest hilarious Harappan flowerpot.
This message copied from elsewhere on the forum:
RobertAussie
Newbie
April 08, 2024, 03:27:10 AM
Is this new? vendor on abay related to Mike Davis of ANTIQUES AND ARTEFACTS UK fame. I note that his shop went empty around the end of March with 2500+/- objects and he just reopened on the 6th of April with 53 objects all at very low prices, this new shop 'ancientantiques92, is full of objects that look like the expensive ones that were on the antiques and artifacts uk
I stil see him with his usual name there, but as you say, far fewer things on offer.
All his usual rubbish.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_ssn=antiques-and-artefacts-uk&store_name=antiquitishop&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211
Has now sold over 20,000 items on eBay!!!!!
There is no justice in the world!
Harvey
20,000 sales with a 20 to 1 Fake Sh** ratio by standard measures. Mixing in a lot of lower end finger rings which evidently purchased in lot(s) from the Near East. Few decent medieval Islamic mislabeled with standard "Roman" bullcrap. But still verboten because he uses proceeds to purchase and sell more fake sh** (pardon my French)
FYI, I have made an official complaint to the ACCC, the Australian Govt Commission which handles all things to do with consumers' rights under their "Misleading and Deceptive Conduct" Reg. As I understand it the same applies in the U.K.,
I bought three tablets from him and had them T.L. tested with the result "Modern" The same with an Egyptian Bird figure.
At least I have learned a lesson. [I hope] What bugs me is that eBay has no interest in stopping such endors despite their terms and conditions stating descriptions must be accurate etc.
Hi there,
Be very interested to know if anything comes of this.
Many of us here have reported Mr Davies (and others) to eBay but they have done absolutely nothing about it.
In fact eBay assists sellers in removing negative feedback! There are examples of this all over this forum.
Some info here https://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/board,365.0.html
And look at this seller of fake coins!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/fdbk/feedback_profile/ancientearth2006?filter=feedback_page%3ARECEIVED_AS_SELLER&sort=RELEVANCE
Click on his feedback page to see his negative feedback!
How can eBay simply let this continue???
Cheers,
Brad.
For everybody: A quick test for Bronze Artifacts.
Place a small drop of rainwater or as pure as you can get on the surface. let it stand for as long as possible and then place a strip of litmus paper if it turns any shade of 'red' it has been treated [aged] with acid most fake patineas have been created using an acid of some type. Another tip the genuine article should have blue/green flakes which indicate copper present as part of the manufacturing process if genuine it will present with small faded patches of red. A third tip, under the microscope, see if there is any evidence of microburst bubbles on the surface as this is conclusive evidence of modern fakery. and finally if any area can be scratched with your fingernail it is a fake.
Thank you so much for memorializing much needed info. Problem is of course when testing one's own stuff best be sitting down and well tranquilized.
Quote from: RobertAussie on June 17, 2024, 01:52:19 AMFor everybody: A quick test for Bronze Artifacts.
Place a small drop of rainwater or as pure as you can get on the surface. let it stand for as long as possible and then place a strip of litmus paper if it turns any shade of 'red' it has been treated [aged] with acid most fake patineas have been created using an acid of some type. Another tip the genuine article should have blue/green flakes which indicate copper present as part of the manufacturing process if genuine it will present with small faded patches of red. A third tip, under the microscope, see if there is any evidence of microburst bubbles on the surface as this is conclusive evidence of modern fakery. and finally if any area can be scratched with your fingernail it is a fake.
thanks a lot!
Re the pottery and others, If you spent a good amount of money it might pay you to get a T.L date, as I did, this is accepted by just about all authorities as a definite result and then you can make a complaint to your local consumer body such as the ACCC in Australia,as I have done, EBAY states, in the case of EBAY.Au, that everything must abide by Aust Law. This is one pathway in obtaining justice [what ever that is when it comes to ebay]
This is sadly quite funny.
Part of his official business registration.
See image.
Brad
Amazing..... not a single genuine antiquity here!
Harvey
All crap all the time. Another untouchable Teflon Don, like John Gotti and Adolph Drumpf. Posted something similar to a private forum but will try to post it here via a back door method:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122218888820165094&set=a.122112642350165094
Still on eBay after al this time.
Seems to have new suppliers.
ALL fake or cheap tourist souvenirs.
Mr Michael Davies is now the biggest seller of this sort of junk in the world!
Jerry.