but not everyone has a $15,000 piece of equipment laying around.

Of course they fail the acid test or better and faster, the xlr analysis. Fact is, they are getting better at avoiding detection by using pot metal of zinc and aluminum that is non-magnetic, but still silver when cut in half. We do buy 'shorts' and samples on eBay as a search for new suppliers, but to be honest, have yet to obtain real 925 items from China or now India and worse, the same items are now being sold by US sellers. After 40 years, we can spot most imported fakes, most plated item across the room. Have too many legitimate returns and eBay will slap your hand or worse.įor us, the problem is time and time is money in a business. When 95 to 98% of ignorant buyers leave positive feedback, there is profit in fraud and the seller will call it whatever will sell.

Who goes to an auction to pay retail? You can buy name brand tools on eBay for less than half (or less) of retail, so should you expect junk? Sadly, with imported jewelry, you probably should. We will often hear you get what you pay for, but that is a relevance issue to the selling platform. In fact, the auction photo will often be of the original beautiful, shiny, smooth finish, etc. it will make 925 rings, but often using worn out dies not suitable for quality. Meanwhile, that ring machine does not care what metal is put into it and why you will see plated pot metal with a 925 stamp. And yes, with the reproductions there as well, you can compare side to side real from fake. sales, but without a doubt, there are dozens of factories that manufacture whatever you want or need, with most showing and selling at the major trade centers like in Yiwi. 'China' gets a bad name because of eBay, Alibaba, etc.

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