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juststuffisell · ‎11-12-2018

Thought I would share a message I received very early this morning.

"You claim this to be 14K white gold however the the description says ATR which suggests sterling silver. We have a SEVERE allergies in our family to anything less then gold. Please clarify."

From a new account - all the purchases have been in the last 30 days and I suspect within this month - just a guess. 9 purchases when I looked this morning that received feedback and two more additional purchases since then that they received feedback on. All the purchases are jewelry and I know some of the sellers they purchased from. A gold buying spree indeed. Due to eBay policy, I cannot disclose the user ID which is really to bad.

My response to them was

"Thanks for inquiring, given your concerns and reservations, this is probably not the ring for you. Have a great week."

The referenced item is:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/142946714976

I personally decided to block the buyer as my fraud-dar was going off this morning and I am really in no mood for dealing with a fraud transaction not to mention my "this customer sounds like they might be a Pain in the Bottom" alarm. Could be a rich Saudi prince/Princess Harem or some such thing...but... just did not pass the smell test for so much recent activity for a individual buying a piece of jewelry for themselves.

Yes...I gave up a potential sale and it was a painful decision.

Curious minds want to know, does this raise red flags for anyone with the above details?

Cheers

iart · ‎11-13-2018

I think you handled this very well.

We never shy away from adding a potential problem buyer to our block list.

ms.piercing · ‎11-13-2018

"Yes, my wife is allergic to all jewlery that isn't pure gold."

Sorry but that phrase do not make sence. Pure Gold is 24 Karat (100% gold). 14K or 18K is an alloy and always has some other metals in it. 14K gold has only 14/24=85.33% of gold. 18/24 = 75.00% of gold.

adkhighker · ‎11-13-2018

All gold is yellow to begin with, so the only way for white gold to get its color is by mixing a little bit of another white metal such as rhodium, palladium, nickel, or silver. Even if the person who inquired about it is allergic to silver, I have to wonder if they would be allergic to white gold just because a little silver is giving it its color. Nickel is usually the culprit for allergies, and in the case of ATR perhaps that's why they replaced nickel with silver.

monster-deals · ‎11-13-2018

Always trust your gut.

Personally I wouldn't use my own fingers to show case rings....of course sometimes you just have to use what you have depending on how finnicky your camera is being at any given time and how tired you are of trying to make a listing "perfect".

As much as I dislike to, I end up with my sausage fingers in a listing every now and then.

myboardid · ‎11-13-2018

As one who is allergic to most metals, I appreciate everyone's input in this thread. I don't wear jewelry because of this allergy, only my wedding & engagement rings which are platinum.

However, I sell costume jewelry that has some metal to it, have to handle it for my customers, and have to keep alcohol wipes to use when I do touch it for more than a few seconds at a time. One other interesting thing - silver & gold (probably 10 karat at best) bother me, but rhodium doesn't. Stainless steel is OK too. As to nickel - even nickel coins are a problem!

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sharingtheland · ‎11-13-2018

myboard, you sound as "overly" allergic to something as my son-in-law is. He can eat any kind of seafood, fish, whatever, except mahi mahi. Now, why would that be?

Of course, upon his first proclamation of this allergy, I thought, "yeah, right." But I've seen him puff up like a blowfish (pun intended) after eating something that was cooked in the same oil/next to mahi mahi.

Weird. Yes, he is. Not saying you are, myboard.

Sherry

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sharingtheland · ‎11-13-2018

Gurhan makes 24k gold jewelry; the company has perfected a process to be able to do this. Items are marked 990.

Gurhan pieces are, of course, uber expensive.

Sherry

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dirk12955 · ‎11-13-2018

My wife and I owned a B & M shop for many years buying and selling Jewelry. We also sold New Jewelry primarily 14KT Gold.

I've seen many people over the years (My wife included) who can't wear any base metal jewelry. Gold plated earrings would turn their ears green. !4KT jewelry where the gold was alloyed with copper might have the same reaction.

Some people are simply allergic to copper. Their skin will turn green or actually break out and begin to itch.

Here's a tip. If you have a piece of jewelry that your skin is having a reaction? Paint the piece with clear nail polish. That puts a protective layer between you and the metal.

24KT Gold jewelry has been around for many years. I handled what we called "Bhat" chain jewelry from the middle east. Very striking Orange-Red color and very delicate.

24KT gold is very soft and easily damaged. A 24KT wedding band will soften from your body heat and might bend very easily.

emerald_door · ‎11-13-2018

@ms.piercing wrote:
"Yes, my wife is allergic to all jewlery that isn't pure gold."

Sorry but that phrase do not make sence. Pure Gold is 24 Karat (100% gold). 14K or 18K is an alloy and always has some other metals in it. 14K gold has only 14/24=85.33% of gold. 18/24 = 75.00% of gold.

I know that was a typo, but I thought we should clarify that 14K is 58.33% gold.

v7bbn_0 · ‎11-13-2018

@dirk12955 wrote:
My wife and I owned a B & M shop for many years buying and selling Jewelry. We also sold New Jewelry primarily 14KT Gold.

I've seen many people over the years (My wife included) who can't wear any base metal jewelry. Gold plated earrings would turn their ears green. !4KT jewelry where the gold was alloyed with copper might have the same reaction.

Some people are simply allergic to copper. Their skin will turn green or actually break out and begin to itch.

Here's a tip. If you have a piece of jewelry that your skin is having a reaction? Paint the piece with clear nail polish. That puts a protective layer between you and the metal.

24KT Gold jewelry has been around for many years. I handled what we called "Bhat" chain jewelry from the middle east. Very striking Orange-Red color and very delicate.

24KT gold is very soft and easily damaged. A 24KT wedding band will soften from your body heat and might bend very easily.

Just to get things straight an allergy is not just any reaction, it is an abnormal reaction.

The skin's turning green because of wearing copper is a normal reaction caused by perspiration interacting with the metal, the green is actual corrosion (aka rust) that results from the salt contained in the sweat reacting with the copper. As a normal reaction it is most certainly not an allergy.

That is the root of the problem, some of these ill informed buyers purchase copper jewelry and then freak out and cause the seller all sorts of headache because they think green skin means they're going to die!!! Worse still is they'll place the blame squarely on the seller!

This is where it really pays to sell what you own, and own what you sell.

lacemaker3 · ‎11-13-2018

@sharingtheland wrote:
Gurhan makes 24k gold jewelry; the company has perfected a process to be able to do this. Items are marked 990.

Gurhan pieces are, of course, uber expensive.

990 would mean the pieces are 0.99 gold, which would be 23.76 K. Not really 24K, but could be rounded up. If the metal that makes up the rest of the alloy is something very stiff and strong (like one of the platinum-group metals) that might make the resulting alloy strong enough to be practical. I would expect this gold would always be yellow, because there isn't enough other metal in the alloy to change the natural color of gold.

adkhighker · ‎11-13-2018

@lacemaker3 wrote:
@sharingtheland wrote:
Gurhan makes 24k gold jewelry; the company has perfected a process to be able to do this. Items are marked 990.

Gurhan pieces are, of course, uber expensive.
990 would mean the pieces are 0.99 gold, which would be 23.76 K. Not really 24K, but could be rounded up. If the metal that makes up the rest of the alloy is something very stiff and strong (like one of the platinum-group metals) that might make the resulting alloy strong enough to be practical. I would expect this gold would always be yellow, because there isn't enough other metal in the alloy to change the natural color of gold.

A couple years ago someone contacted me about a gold bracelet they said was marked 666. I told them I never heard of such a marking but went to look at it our of curiosity. When I got there I check it out, and long story short, it wasn't marked 666. It was marked 999 and the guy had been reading it upside down. I tested it for him and although the highest test acid I had with me was for 22k, the bracelet passed it with flying colors. That was the first piece of gold jewerly I had seen that was 999 fine. It seemed plenty durable enough even though for all intents and purposes it was just a hair shy of being pure gold.

juststuffisell · ‎11-13-2018

I agree. I have a large collection of tools but have gotten tired of swapping this and that when taking photographs and just decided it was easier to use my ugly fingers. I try to keep my nails trimmed, but some days are better than others....lmbo

sharingtheland · ‎11-14-2018

@lacemaker3 wrote:
@sharingtheland wrote:
Gurhan makes 24k gold jewelry; the company has perfected a process to be able to do this. Items are marked 990.

Gurhan pieces are, of course, uber expensive.
990 would mean the pieces are 0.99 gold, which would be 23.76 K. Not really 24K, but could be rounded up. If the metal that makes up the rest of the alloy is something very stiff and strong (like one of the platinum-group metals) that might make the resulting alloy strong enough to be practical. I would expect this gold would always be yellow, because there isn't enough other metal in the alloy to change the natural color of gold.

Gurhan has a method of heating the gold to a zillion degrees and then forming the pieces (beyond my level of understanding). Of course it's not 100% gold; something has to hold it together. I do not know why my photos are so large and I didn't get the color right; it's gorgeous "less-bright" gold. (My personal Gurhan pieces; earring with sapphires is 2" long, which gives you an idea of the delicacy of results if working in 24k.)

Sherry

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*madison · ‎11-14-2018

@ms.piercing wrote:
"Yes, my wife is allergic to all jewlery that isn't pure gold."

Sorry but that phrase do not make sence. Pure Gold is 24 Karat (100% gold). 14K or 18K is an alloy and always has some other metals in it. 14K gold has only 14/24=85.33% of gold. 18/24 = 75.00% of gold.

Why doesn't it make sense ? It makes sense to me.

When I said pure gold, I meant pure gold, 24K.

It is soft, so my wife doesn't have much of it because most jewelry items are not made from pure gold.

Got it now ?

@ms.piercing