A message from Vintage Sunglasses Shop founder and Managing Partner Bill Cline

While my career spanned periods as a professional musician, Wall Street trader, and senior technlogy executive I've also been running Vintage Sunglasses Shop with my team since 1998. Counterfeits and reproductions have always been widely sold elsewhere, especially on auction websites like eBay. But over time the fakes have gotten a lot better to the point that now very few consumers or sellers anywhere can tell the difference, and misrepresentations are made to deceive and make a sale or simply through ignorance. Counterfeits have expanded both in numbers and in the brands, styles, and production years the counterfeiters target. In fact we've stopped sales to 17 different individuals over the years that we dicovered were buying one authentic example from us to copy it overseas.

Every month we receive dozens of calls and emails asking us to authenticate vintage sunglasses people have purchased elsewhere, but as a long standing policy we never comment on any item not purchased here. We warn people all over the website how bad the counterfeit problem is especially on online markets like eBay and Etsy, but if you still buy vintage sunglasses there you're on your own and good luck getting a refund. We consider our unparalled ability to authenticate and protect your investment in real vintage sunglasses - and protect your eyes - the most important service we provide as the world's largest vintage sunglasses store. If you want to be assured of the quality and authenticity of your vintage eyewear you can have complete confidence in our abilities developed over 25 years of customer service around the world. Thank you!