selling silver bars

[2014sportsterguy]

Silly question but why are silver bars sold as 999.0 or .999 pure, I know same but why are the numbers not same?

[pierrelebel]

I do not know the answer to your question but I always wondered why some sellers would sell gold or silver bullion on eBay.

It never made sense to me.

I sold gold coins (Krugarrand) directly to precious metal dealers and realized - net in my pockets - much more than selling them on eBay with no risk of chargeback, no fees.

[mdf_jersey · Accepted solution]

999.0 is a  Purity mark of 999.0 stamped on the bar, where we say .999 pure.

[cumos55]

Pure silver is 99.9 % pure...

Sterling is 92.5 % pure......  and is marked 925

For more information

Link to 

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

[amethyst1415]

Why wouldn't you sell silver on eBay? I got one as a work reward but didn't care about it so I sold it on eBay. It was fine.

[73rhc]

"I do not know the answer to your question but I always wondered why some sellers would sell gold or silver bullion on eBay.

It never made sense to me."

Quite simple, really. Sellers are getting more per ounce than the market price. Silver is around $16.44 an ounce. And there are many recent sales above $23 plus shipping. As a seller this makes sense. But as a buyer???

[gifts_of_elegance]

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@2014sportsterguy wrote:
Silly question but why are silver bars sold as 999.0 or .999 pure, I know same but why are the numbers not same?

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I would say that if its marked 999.0, its a fake.  Silver is 99.9% pure which is .999 in decimals.

999.0 is just 999 whole units or 99900%

[2014sportsterguy]

AG 999.0 is not fake , just look at all the sales.