Handmade Violin Italian Second-hand Fake Violin Scam_How to Prevent Fraud from Buying a Fake Violin?

Recently, I have seen a lot of scams about handmade violins and famous Italian violins on Xiaohongshu and Xianyu. Factory violins are passed off as handmade violins made by so-and-so, and violins are passed off as violins made by famous Italian luthiers, and fraud is committed in the name of these activities. Activity. Such people will claim to be professional violin makers, also known as "sudden luthiers". There is also a more direct way to sell fake pianos to students and customers in the name of knowing foreign violin makers and claiming to be a famous teacher. Using all kinds of rhetoric and sugar-coated shells, these scammers are very rampant.

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In fact, compared to pretending to be Italian famous violins to defraud money, what is even more disgusting is the violin dealers who use factory assembly line violins to pretend to be handmade violins, because the violin market is opaque to most ordinary people, and only a small number of experts can do it. If you can tell whether they are real or not, then it is a simple matter to convince some people to buy these violins.

Because of the appearance of factory violins and handmade violins, I have been a violin maker for many years and feel that there is no difference in appearance. You must ask what the difference is. I don’t know, because the patterns of many factory violins are indeed very beautiful. , but it is difficult to use really good wood on factory-made violins, so I can still tell the difference if I look carefully.

  A scam that pretends to be a violin made by a famous Italian luthier?

In fact, in China, it is very difficult to contact foreign violin makers, especially famous violin makers. Some people will pretend to be other people's violin making styles, and fake labels and certificates. Cheating, in fact, the styles of those famous luthiers are difficult to imitate. Low quality pretending to be high quality, this kind of chaos is really becoming more and more common. Because every violin looks different, it is recommended that everyone who buys a foreign handmade violin must consult the violin maker in person and ask whether it was made by him. This will avoid the consequences of being cheated.

  Leveraging fake reviews and word-of-mouth

Some scammers are even more cunning. They will post false reviews and recommendations online and forge word-of-mouth. They may open fake violin workshops to increase trust. They may not make violins at all, just to create the image of handmade violins. However, you still need to be careful when buying their pianos to avoid being deceived.

Is Xianyu second-hand violin trustworthy?

Some people think that because violins on Xianyu are cheap, there should be no risk of being defrauded. They are completely wrong. Xianyu violins are the most serious place for violin scams. Some people will use fancy words to describe their purchase of a violin. Experience, plus a sky-high price, and then sell it at such a cheap price. Once you buy these violins, there is no way to prove whether they are genuine or fake. You can only find professionals to evaluate them, which is also difficult. Once problems are found, it is difficult to protect your rights. After all, the violin you get is the same as the real thing. , so there is no way to complain.

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in conclusion

In short, when buying a handmade violin, don’t buy it second-hand if you can, and don’t buy it if you can’t buy a violin that has been resold by others. When buying a handmade violin, you must go to a regular handmade violin studio, otherwise you are likely to be the next one to suffer. You must carefully observe the violin to see whether the sound meets the requirements and whether the workmanship is decent. If a violin that you think is ordinary is sold at such a cheap price, then it is most likely a fake violin.