Fraudulent items from China listed as silver

[benmeats]

It really irks me that it is impossible to actually talk to someone from E-bay about Chinese sellers listing **bleep** and fraudulent items under the Sterling silver heading. They call it Miao, or Tibetan silver when we all know it isn't actual silver. Why does E-bay allow this fraudulent type of activity. If it keeps up and gets worse (as it is) I think it hurts E-bay's standing in the community and I will discontinue shopping there.

[femmefan1946]

Unfortunately it is an accepted term in jewelry making, along with German silver with is also a white metal alloy with little or no silver content. And 'gold-filled'  and 24K plated, while we're at it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_silver

Two things we should learn as we grow up:

Caveat Emptor-- let the buyer beware. This means that we should read not only the description but also the feedback received by the seller.

If it sounds too good to be true; it probably is too good to be true. This means that the price of silver is a global one. If a manufactured item something is selling for less than bullion value, what are the chances that it is really what it says it is?