Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « on: October 12, 2020, 05:11:48 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Has anybody taken a look at etsy to find old light bulbs? When I have done my searches on etsy, I have been noticing some relatively modern HID lamps such as MH lamps being listed as “vintage” and being used for “decorative” purposes. When I type in “vintage light bulb”, “large light bulb”, “steampunk light bulb”, or “industrial light bulb”, modern HID lamps often show up. Take a look at this listing where modern 400w American probe start MH bulbs are listed as “vintage” and “for decoration”: https://www.etsy.com/listing/507464141/large-vintage-industrial-light-bulbs?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=steampunk+light+bulb&ref=sr_gallery-1-12&organic_search_click=1
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #1 on: October 12, 2020, 05:37:36 AM » Author: dor123
Looks like a fraudulence website.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #2 on: October 12, 2020, 05:39:23 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Quote from: dor123 on October 12, 2020, 05:37:36 AM Looks like a fraudulence website. I actually scored a Westinghouse lifeguard mercury lamp from that website about 2 years ago.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #3 on: October 12, 2020, 02:40:44 PM » Author: BT25
If you put in vintage mercury vapor, you'll get two results. One for a Norelco H39KB-175, and a used Westinghouse Lifeguard H33GL-400/DX.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #4 on: October 12, 2020, 02:44:00 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Quote from: WestinghouseCeramalux on October 12, 2020, 02:40:44 PM If you put in vintage mercury vapor, you'll get two results. One for a Norelco H39KB-175, and a used Westinghouse Lifeguard H33GL-400/DX. It is pretty interesting to see some of these HID lamps being listed as “decoration only” items since these sellers do mot have the ballasts to test these bulbs.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #5 on: October 12, 2020, 02:48:27 PM » Author: BT25
Quote from: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA on October 12, 2020, 02:44:00 PM It is pretty interesting to see some of these HID lamps being listed as “decoration only” items since these sellers do mot have the ballasts to test these bulbs. I've never bought anything off of Etsy. For me its local, or eBay.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #6 on: October 12, 2020, 02:50:18 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Quote from: WestinghouseCeramalux on October 12, 2020, 02:48:27 PM I've never bought anything off of Etsy. For me its local, or eBay. I have also seen a Sylvania H33CD-400 lamp listed as “vintage street light bulb” on eBay for about 75 USD if shipping is included.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #8 on: October 16, 2020, 10:29:24 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
The sellers are calling these lamps vintage because they don't know any better and the accepted definition of vintage is more than twenty-five years old.
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #9 on: October 16, 2020, 10:53:24 AM » Author: BT25
Quote from: Mandolin Girl on October 16, 2020, 10:29:24 AM The sellers are calling these lamps vintage because they don't know any better and the accepted definition of vintage is more than twenty-five years old.    Wow...I'm about double vintage!
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #10 on: October 17, 2020, 12:11:51 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
So am I ! I guess I'd rather be vintage than an ANTIQUE !
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #11 on: October 17, 2020, 10:15:26 AM » Author: BT25
Quote from: wide-lite 1000 on October 17, 2020, 12:11:51 AM So am I ! I guess I'd rather be vintage than an ANTIQUE ! So antique is vintage times three?
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	Re: Modern HID lamps showing up on Etsy as “vintage” light bulbs « Reply #12 on: October 17, 2020, 01:05:58 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
According to Sammi's definition, antique is vintage times 4 as they "officially" call an antique 100 or more years old.
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