Vintage rug advice - same exact ‘unique’ rug, using same photos, from multiple sellers?
Ok so hoping someone can provide some insight / advice. I’ve purchased three vintage middle eastern rugs through two sellers. All were shipped from Pakistan. The seller that I bought the last two rugs from is responsive to messages and previously negotiated price. He has a rug I want and I went back and forth with him but still think the price is too high. I just noticed there are two other sellers with the same rug, using the same photos and brief video; different description verbiage. One is priced *much* higher, one is priced lower. All the sellers have ratings / reviews, some more than others.
What is going on here? I want to just buy the rug from the seller offering the cheapest price. But I also kinda trusted the seller when he was like ‘this is a unique piece, I paid xx for it, xx is my best price.’ Am I being naive? Is this a scam? Is this just reselling / do these sellers in Pakistan all source from one central place?
Advice? Would you just buy the cheapest price and hope for the best / deal with Etsy if it’s a scam?