Last week ebay told me that Tiffany & Co has an issue with me concerning copy write infringement with my listings. So, I emailed Tiffany and asked them about this. I had a lovely call from their representative and have so much more information then ebay is willing to give. Tiffany has no issues with me at all. They are in litigation with ebay about sellers of fake Tiffany. He told me that they have no problems with my auctions. He can tell I am listing authentic pieces and he offered to help in any way possible. I have a long history with Tiffany. He says its the fake pieces that Tiffany objects to because they get hundreds of complaints, everyday, from people who are stuck with fakes they bought on ebay. Ebay won;t help these people and Tiffany isn’t liable either. They are demanding that ebay remove those sellers completely. He had not heard of the ridiculous listings limits and he actually found that funny. If a seller is listing fakes, what good is it if they can only list 7 fakes a week? They should not be allowed to list any fakes. Thats the whole point.

So, 3 emails to ebay later and I have heard nothing from them. I guess they don’t like being caught in a lie. Well, I don’t enjoy being lied to either! The wonderful and positive thing is that the website: www.Tiffanycollector.com is doing great! We are selling a lot of pieces and adding more everyday. Maybe this strange and unwelcome ebay event has been the best thing that could have happened…

Marc made it to Nanchang and its not as “sub-tropical” as he thought it would be. He bought a heavy coat and sounds ready to explore this new city. The house is very quiet and the pets miss him like crazy. Max patrols every room looking for Marc. Its so cold here. I have our avocado trees lined up in the kitchen.

Vitos dear mother, Anna, had her 80th birthday. Last year we had both of our birthdays in Italy. I’m looking forward to visiting later in the year when things warm up a little. It was fun to have Thanksgiving there with Michael and Catherine. I’m still not sure if Anna likes American food, but she went along with it. She refused to try the matzoh ball soup I made her when she had a cold. She thought I had invented white meatballs and she wanted no part of it. Of course, thats just what Vito translated for me.

Michael, Catherine and I went to San Francisco for the day. We took the train, which I find very exciting. We walked everywhere. Museums, Chinatown, up and down hills. It was a wonderful outing and I enjoyed their company very much. The shopping in the city is wonderful and interesting. We all found some very interesting things. Today we are working on Mikes guest cottage. I wear layers of Vitos heavy sweatshirts