At least one seller on eBay is offering a line of fake pre-pro shot glasses with descriptions that appear designed to trick unwary collectors into placing a bid.  The auctions all originate in Indianapolis but under different id's: mtn.girl16 (aka carolynfike), grannys47 (aka yesterdays1960), and mygrassisblue79 (aka peacechick420, aka angmataus2002).  All keep their feedback secret, which should tell you they have something MAJOR to hide, plus they keep bidder id's private so that the poor suckers can't be educated.

The latest (as of October 10, 2005) is a glass bearing the label "Old Crow".  The description reads " OLD CROW SHOT GLASS, VERY THICK GLASS, A LITTLE OVER 2", MINT NO CHIPS OR CRACKS!!!! ".  Note there is no suggestion of age or that the seller applied the label, but this omission is a sure sign that it is meant to deceive.  See below for more on fraudster.

The first to show up was a "Stony Ridge Kentucky Bourbon" glass and it's already made several appearances.  The second was an "Old Crow".  The latest addition is purported to be from Louis Taussig & Co. of San Francisco, CA.  Clearly it's not.  All three are heavy, modern shots with crudely-rendered labels which would never fool a seasoned collector, but they might well persuade a beginner to cough up $10-15.  

Initially they were offered without any qualifiers, but then a listing paired a fake "Old Crow" with a common embossed Calvert under the title "Two Old Whiskey Shot Glasses".  They opened at $20.  Note that one should reasonably expect to be able to pick up a bushel of Calverts like this for under $3 a piece and the "Old Crow" has much the same value.