Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Label Switching

Perhaps my most important blog post ever. If you are a buyer of vintage clothing, read this information! If you are a fellow seller, please help me get the word out by Tweeting, Blogging, or linking to my blog post this morning. Thank you!

Beware of Fraudulent Label Switching

 

You've struck a chord. Great post, Jody!

 

Great article Jody. I've sent a link to all my Facebook fans and will blog about it later.

 

wonderful article. it's a pity it's become so important to have this info out there, but it is. great job.

 

Excellent - I have twittered and linked!!!!

 

Thank you for posting this, Jody!

People need to be aware of the fraudulent practices of unscrupulous vintage sellers.:soapbox:

Janine

 

I'm really grateful for that warning, Jody. That was a very clear and well-presented post.

Not that I'm in the market for high-end designer vintage, but its really helpful information just in case (I think) I strike lucky!

Who knows - perhaps they'll be churning out repro designer labels by the yard before long? Or are they already??!

Sarah

 

Just written a quick blog with several links back to your article (and website). Great work Jody. It must have taken some time to put all that together.

 

Thanks everyone! I appreciate your support!

 

Excellent post, Jody--a important and much needed reference resource indeed! thanks so much for making it available to all of us...

 

GREAT post Jody! Something that we can all use! I will forward it on.

 

EXCELLENT!

Thanks for posting that.

chris

 

Excellent blog with very helpful information, Jody! It is a shame that buyers must be on constant alert for fraud in vintage.

I have designer pieces on which the labels are stitched on with thread the color of the garment and not the label. And I know they're not faked; I hope people understand, and I think you alluded to this, that a single out-of-the-ordinary thing is not enough to determine that an item is a definite fake--they need to look for the other tell-tale signs of label switching, especially old stitch lines, sloppy restitching, etc.

 

Yes! Truly Great blog, Jody.

I'm posting a link to it on my facebook today.

Thank you so much. I do look for labels, but I can't say I've ever seen such blatant displays of
"pirated" ones. Just the nudge I needed to make me pay closer attention & to know those details about how they <U>should</U> be sewn in.

Thanks again.

 

Jody, thank you! I covered this a little bit back in June, but your post is ever so much more in depth.

I linked to your blog in my blog today, too

Hollis