Hi all, I did a search on the board and couldn't find any reference to this, but if it's already been posted I do apologise... I occassionally follow silver bullion items on ebay to see what price they are selling for (just for my own info) and I noticed that someone has listed 10 oz bars of 100 mills 999 silver as silver bullion and are listed at a buy now price of $270.00 each. The same seller also has a number of individual auction listings for these items and unfortunately someone has already placed a bid of $199.00 for one of these bars. ***Be Warned: These ARE NOT silver bullion bars. They are copper bars that have been thinly plated with 999 silver *** Nowhere in the description does it mention that the bars are actully silver plated copper and as a result this is misleading and possibly fraudulent. I have contacted eBay about this, so hopefully they will address this and allow the bidder to remove his bid without any penalty. Here is a link that fully explains what these bars really are: http://www.targetrichenvironment.net/?p=2796 When buying from eBay always do your own research. It is highly recommended you buy from a reputable source, such as a well known silver bullion dealer. Cheers, SIM
http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-4718-all-german-silver-fake.html http://forums.silverstackers.com/to...ng-with-fraud-squad-over-scammer-on-ebay.html There's a number of threads here covering this topic. Your search fu is fine, the SS search engine is erratic.
Thanks guys. It's disappointing that eBay continues to allowing this stuff to be listed in a misleading way, even though they been told previously that it's a scam. With all the systems and security they have in place, wouldn't you think they would be continually scanning for this cr*p Cheers, SIM
