On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
DerbyDad03 wrote:

Not true. Purposefully making something look older than it is to get
more money is not deceptive unless you also claim/imply that it is
older than it is.

I meant the case where tools are claimed to be vintage or older based
upon deceptive practices. The word "vintage" is already misused on
ebay, bonanza, ecrater, etc.


Remember what you said that I said "Nope" to:

"if someone's distressing a tool to make it look vintage that's
counterfeiting"

Distressing an object is nothing more than a finishing technique.
Granted, if someone distresses an new object and then *advertises* it
as vintage/antique/circa-1888, then yes, that is unscrupulous.
However, the mere distressing of an object to make it look old is
neither counterfeiting nor unscrupulous. It's nothing more than a
finishing technique. That was my point, and the reason for my "Nope".

not for tools, for furniture it's legit

but deception is the key and if that's the intent it's wrong