NOTE regarding FRAUD by an Ebay seller

A North Carolina furniture dealer whose account was closed on Ebay still goes on. The dealer in question is now selling his garden items thru an alleged "live" auctions known as Goantiqueslive which a Google search will reveal the truth about (see below for samples) using goantiqueslive as a front to continue selling on Ebay. The items are very clearly being described as ANTIQUE, starting with the misleading title, and this one pops up periodically there with variations on this, but always by Goantiqueslive;

ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURAL ENGLISH LADY KEYSTONE #2042740

As you look further down the page you see this;

Estimate:	US $275.00 - US $400.00
Lot number:	2042740 (View all lots)
Auction Date:	Feb-27-08 17:00:00 PST  
A buyer's premium will be added to your bid.

As you read WAY down at the bottom in fine print this, bold added by me;

Item Description Our buyer has been fascinated with old world statuary for years and has collected American and European antique statuary from prominent places across the globe...
This LOVELY ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURAL ENGLISH LADY KEYSTONE PLAQUE has terrific antiqued patina that will surely bring back the olde world statuary look...

Then as you go further down the page, if you notice, you see THIS, bold is mine added again;

"...most extensive examples of old world reproductions in the cast stone market today...

Heres a partial screen shot as a warning to those who may be fooled by this fraud, not to mention the alleged live auctions "estimate" value of $275 to $400 PLUS a 17-1/2% buyers premium on top;

Buyer's Premium
Post-Auction Transaction Process 17.5 % - GoAntiques acts as an auction in aggregating merchandise for each auction from more than 1000 dealers around the world

Google search for search term "Goantiqueslive +fraud" shows;

(ARTICLE)

LiveAuctioneers Sees Growth in eBay Live Auctions
Goantiqueslive has no live auctions - and they aren't even licensed to hold ... I can only wonder how much more fraud is being done on the Live Auctions ...
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2008/1/1199761263.html

FraudOnEbay.net: Your one-stop resource site ... because FRAUD now ... Homepage of Lee Berkovits, who is actively fighting fraud on eBay together with the so-called ... 6616791565, goantiqueslive (6905, No), Royal Vienna, --- ... http://www.fraudonebay.net/reports/2006-04-06.php

eBay Forums: EBAY FRAUD POLICE ... Funny I've been writing ebay for 6 months about one big fraud, lisa stackpole, aka lisa lepaige, who sells on goantiqueslive and sells crap merchandise ... http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?messageID=2005716326&tstart=0&x

eBay Suspends GoAntiques Live Auctions Account for 14 Days Dec 23, 2005 ... Auctions under the GoAntiques Live Auctions name (User ID GoAntiquesLive). ... Fraud Resources Auction Site Fees Auction Management ... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y05/m12/i23/s01

eBay Forums: Live auction shill bidding scam! *** ... Live Auctions on eBay is an ABSOLUTE fraud. Shill bidding is just the worst of the ..... Look at the Important Info section from goantiqueslive, it states ... http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?threadID=1000113811&tstart=0&mod=1200124259906

e-bay fake art complete with fake expertise - artfakes.dk's front page The seller, goantiqueslive, USA: "On the back of this painting states, "A Christ by Da Vinci" added .... International fraud with Picasso graphic ... http://www.artfakes.dk/index06.htm

Now that I have that exposed for what it is, this page is for my sales of this sculpture which I have been making reproductions of since 1979 or 1980, the beautiful original piece of mine (above) is a hand made yellow terra cotta sculpture I salvaged from a circa 1895 building around 1979 The building was located at 208 Eldridge Street in New York City's Lower East Side.

The lady's face projects an expression of a life of hard work and long days, young and innocent, but resigned to her fate to continue in that vein, yet she is firm and strong with a slight look of hope in her eyes. Whomever the original artist used for his model or inspiration, the two are nameless and have long since passed on in obscurity.

The lady measure aproximately 12" wide x 13-1/2" tall and 4" deep.

My reproductions, and yes, these ARE reproductions not originals, in cast stone (INTERIOR or protected area such as covered porch) are $45.00 plus shipping every day. Exterior concrete is also available.

The photo shows one of the four originals I own which had some removal damage. There were only four originals made and I salvaged all four of them myself, the photos of the facade and the holes I left even show this.
In 1980 I restored the original's damaged areas to make the mold and subsequent reproductions.

I have more information and several photos of where the four original sculptures I salvaged from this building came from, including a photo of the obvious holes I risked life and limb to make in the brick wall to remove them, 3 of them shown removed, the last one over the window on the right can be seen

Misc info

1. All of these sculptures have a wire embedded on the back to hang them on the wall.
2. As I own the original and the mold, I can produce any quantity of these.
3. No, I will not ship out of the USA
4. Custom casting, YES, if you need a keystone or other piece I have to be installed in a brick wall or have some special configuration, just ASK!

Username: client
PW: mail

INTERIOR FINISHES

Old Limestone Grey $45.00 Buff Yellow $45.00 Red TerraCotta $45.00

CONCRETE

CONCRETE $54.00 CONCRETE ACID STAINED $54.00