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A very important rule to remember when buying Murano glass, particularly the clowns, is that sellers will tell you ANYTHING if they think it will sell their item.

I have been collecting Murano glass clowns for over 20 years. A couple of years ago, some seller decided to come up with a "new" idea to help sell their Murano glass clown. They were touting what they call "scorpion marks". What rubbish this is!!!!!! These "scorpion marks" are nothing more than sloppy workmanship when the glass was removed from the rod leaving odd marks that were never polished off. These sellers are suggesting that these marks increase the value of the clown. I would bet that the old Master artisans who have died and left us with their wonderful artistry, would roll over in their graves at the deceipt which goes on today not only with the glass clowns but glass in general.

Browsing around the internet, I found a site that touts itself as selling GENUINE Murano glass. They have a whole page of glass clowns. When I saw the clowns I was a cross between snicker, because they are so absurd, and, angry, because of their false advertising. A few years ago, I worked for a store who bought merchandise cheap from countries like China, and then marked up the prices. The buyers for this store bought a whole shipment of glass clowns from China, complete with a sticker that said "made in China." These clowns were a step below junk compared to the Murano clowns, however, it was this junk that was being sold on this web site touting GENUINE Murano.

Over time, I have had a lot of contact with fellow glass clown collectors, especially the Murano collectors, and especially the newbies just starting to collect. These poor folks are so confused about what is genuine and what is fake due to the false advertising that goes on by sellers. Fortunately, there are those of us who are veterans and can help guide the new collectors, but, there are many out there that get deceived every day.

Of course, if one just collects glass clowns in general, then none of this matters. For the serious collector all these lies that sellers tell are deceitful.

I think the worst sellers are those who sell glass objects and occasionally find a glass clown, put it up for auction touting it as genuine Murano and then get incensed when it is suggested that the clown was made in China not Murano. They think that because they sell glass items, it make them the worlds leading authority on EVERYTHING. No matter that they are using false advertising.

We live in a buyer beware world! You have to be the one looking out. Do not hesitate to ask the seller questions. If the seller doesnt give you suitable answers, look elsewhere and don't wast your money.