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S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 10:55 AM
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Some (most) of sellers from (or buying from) China are selling S80 jewelry items as .925 Sterling Silver and it's not at all. They might not even show S80 anywhere in the description. S80 (like heavy plated or layered) might even acid test as silver, but the most accurate way of testing is to melt it down and test the specific gravity of the bead that remains (what doesn't burn up). What's worse is, unwarry buyers who purchase these might resell them as .925 Sterling and never know the differance, so the S80 spreads through the nation and lowers the value of .925/Sterling Silver. Take the poll and maybe eBay will do something about this problem.
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(1 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 11:42 AM
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Fake silver, fake gold, fake gemstones. Precious metals are sold based on spot price with a little extra for profit. There are no bargains out there. You get what you pay for.
And returning it is not an option because shipping will cost more than the price, which these unscrupulous sellers count on.
People have been complaining since China started flooding ebay. Even if one name is removed, it is quickly replaced by another. For the most part ebay turns a deaf ear.
Rule of thumb- block everything coming from that country, as for the most part it is just cheap jewelry with very little value. And some of the mystery metals may even be dangerous to your health.
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(2 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 11:56 AM
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(3 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 11:59 AM
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Good grief, op, you are keeping those Chinese scammers in business..do you even bother checking their negative feedbacks and what they are for? Take any sellers id and go to toolhaus.org and look them up..and as Emerald says..dont buy from China and always check sellers feedback before buying!
DEE
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(4 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 12:09 PM
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Even if you NEVER buy from China, there's NO guarantee that the seller you buy from didn't buy S80 with his profit in mind.
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(5 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 12:20 PM
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No there is not, but reading the negative feedbacks would steer most experienced Ebayers away from those sellers who sell it. You must learn to protect yourself on Ebay, because Ebay is not going to protect you from scammers.
DEE
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(6 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 02:31 PM
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I do not know what S80 is supposed to mean but I bought some real cheap snake chains described as S80 from China-nothing about sterling or 925 was mentioned but when I got them the connecting tag on each one was stamped 925. Of course that was falsely stamped .
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(7 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:13 PM
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Did you resell them as .925/Sterling?
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(8 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:18 PM
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Good grief..snarky..newbies come in here and think they are saving the world at Ebay..not realizing they are preaching to the choir here..
DEE
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(9 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:37 PM
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OP has an auction up where he is selling a bad sellers' list.
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(10 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:41 PM
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Good grief..I missed that Emerald..hilarious..that ought to last about two more minutes..LOL...
DEE
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(11 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:44 PM
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She ought to be printing a list of all those sellers negative feedbacks for selling fake silver..but being gullible enough to buy from them anyway.
DEE
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(12 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:51 PM
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I can understand being taken once, but by the feedback the buyer knew in Janurary that there was a problem with sellers from China. Yet, he/she continued to buy from them over and over again for a month or more.
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(13 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 03:57 PM
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Yes its called refusing to take any responsibility for your own actions, its actually pretty common on Ebay.Just bid and buy willy nilly,without ever checking feedbacks,then blame Ebay for not protecting you from yourself.im sure im not the only seller reading this who has blocked the op.
DEE
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(14 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 04:01 PM
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For the poster who is being sarcastic.--------Of course not. I will use them for cheap pendants that I sell at my senior community flea market a couple times a year-in the $3.00 to $5.00 range.They like chains on things and have 1960's prices in mind and never look at stampings. Besides the lighting is not all that good to begin with. Very little sterling is ever sold.
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(15 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 04:03 PM
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Im sorry..I just find this hilarious..a new vigilante in town! LOL! From her auction; Feedback extortion anybody?
"When I started my campaign for "correctness in advertising" I sent the following note to 8 different sellers when I paid.
"Are you ready for negative feedback? I will test the item(s) you send when received and if I find their NOT sterling silver/.925 negative feedback WILL be posted for you. If your unsure of the purity, refund the amount I pay BEFORE you ship them and no further action will follow. If they are as listed, you will receive appropriate feedback."
It must be working, because 5 of the 8 have issued a full refund before shipment."
DEE
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(16 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 04:08 PM
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I guess it is the OP who asked me that silly question. Look- If I resold S80 chains as sterling, would I mention the fact here on this boarrd that I bought some?
Wonder what S80 means.
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(17 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 04:41 PM
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I was curious myself ,being a buyer and a re seller...I got hold of one of the dealers in China. The answer they gave me was that if you are buying from China, it's silver PLATED...NOT 80% silver. The term comes from the 80% solution of a chemical they use to plate it...not from actual silver content. If you buy from Mexico it is 80% silver or what is called "dirty" silver... It has to say 80 or 80.0 on it...NOT S80......Sorry guys..It was a let down to me as well. BUT 925 is still sterling..
Explanation from wiki of what S80 silver is.
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(18 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 09:03 PM
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(19 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 19, 2012 09:37 PM
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Emerald, I am new to eBay, but have buying silver for almost 20 years. I purchased my first lot of silver on eBay in January, recieved it 3 weeks later and tested it a few days later. Until I found the problem, I won other items. After I linked S80, to what I was bidding on, I sent that note to sellers I paid. Five of eight refunded my money, so they knew. I am trying to do something about this farce, so others don't make the same mistakes I did. What are you ACTIVLY doing?
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(20 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 20, 2012 06:33 AM
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What you are doing is pointless and against Ebay regulations, I see your 'auction' was pulled. As long as a seller meets Ebays criteria with their feedback ratings and dsr's(detailed sellers ratings) they will be allowed to sell here. Those sellers that refunded you simply found you to be a pia, and did not want to deal with you, so they refunded you, then blocked you.
Ebay does not allow one man vigilantes to remain members here, you are setting yourself up to be suspended.The best thing you can do is to stop buying from these sellers. If everybody did that, they would soon be out of business.
And stop being so snarky to regular members in here that help others on a daily basis, that is also not allowed, and you will find yourself reported,your posts will get pulled, and you will be suspended from this forum.This is a help forum,not a silly,useless, vigilante group.
DEE
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(21 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 20, 2012 08:10 AM
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P.S. And unless you are a metallugist with a degree, collecting sterling silver does not make you any kind of an 'expert'.
DEE
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(22 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 20, 2012 09:49 AM
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Thank you, Dee. I am never judgmental on here as we were all newbies once and made our share of mistakes. I just try and help people the best I can. But at a point, you do have to take responsibility for your own actions.
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(23 of 125)
Re: S80 Silver?
Feb 20, 2012 10:20 AM
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Absolutely, and you are always so helpful in here,you dont deserve to be challenged by a newbie with absolutely no Ebay experience.
DEE
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