Get Wise to a Weiss Deception

Manufactured on Rhode Island, a Weiss deception is taking place and it's not just just Weiss Vintage Costume Jewelry. The company also manufacture counterfeit Eisenburg and Lisner costume jewelry.

Fake costume jewelry has been flooding the market over the past few years. An increase in the number of Vintage Costume Jewelry Questions we have been receiving asking about fake designer costume jewelry and how to identify costume jewelry from fake costume jewelry bears this fact out.

Let's find out the facts. Weiss closed down in 1971. Many collectors start out with vintage costume jewelry because it's usually more affordable jewelry to collect, but what many collectors new to costume jewelry may not know is that the market is flooded with fakes.

Now, it's not that it's wrong to buy a fake jewel if you're aware that it's fake costume jewelry you're buying, before the transaction process takes place.

It just really gets up my nose, when buyers hand over their their hard-earned money for what is falsely advertised to be vintage costume jewelry, when in reality, it's just a vintage counterfeit.

Why manufactures don't just leave their jewelry unsigned or sign their own names is a mystery. Without disclosure they are running down the vintage costume jewelry market.

It's getting more difficult for honest dealers to sell authentic vintage costume jewelry as a result.

It most likely won't come as any big surprise to hear that sellers on eBay are adverting fake designer costume jewelry, and it's not restricted to Weiss vintage costume.

On Antique Jewelry Investor Help Central we are getting flooded with questions about the amount of Schiaparelli fakes on the market.

Many of the good folks who buy from eBay simply do not know the difference between fake costume and a genuine piece of vintage costume jewelry.

How to Identify Costume Jewelry and spot a deception:

Note that Weiss did produce a great deal of unsigned pieces and from the late 1960's until 1971 when Weiss closed, the company produced some exceptional Weiss jewelry with finely textured backs. (see photo of genuine Weiss costume at top of this page)

There's a world of difference however in the quality, texture, and overall finish of Weiss post 60's piece of costume jewelry and the textured fake finishes of a Weiss deception.

The area of vintage costume jewelry is littered with fakes. Help-out vintage costume jewelry collectors from getting ripped off in the future. If you have been the victim of a vintage costume jewelry deception please let us know about it.

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