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To avoid getting scammed on ebay, here are some types of bars to stay away from:

1. Any bar that is stamped "100 mills" on it. These are silver-plated.

2. Any bar that is stamped "clad" on it.

3. Any bar with a reverse that is stamped "In Clad We Trust" on it.

4. Any bar with a reverse that is says "American Royal Mint" on it. These are stamped "15 grains". 480 grains silver = 31.1 grams of silver = 1 troy oz of silver.

5. Any bar that is stamped "German Silver" anywhere on it. This is not real silver.

6. Any 1-gram silver bars. Those are too small IMO and they are grossly overpriced on ebay.


If you stay away from those above bars, then you will be ok in my opinion. DYODD.

 

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great advice. i'm printing out that list to keep on my desk

 

The buyers protection claim is what im talking about. I don't get how it is scamming to return a item that is not as described or implied by the seller. If you list a item under Bullion you are leading people to believe the the item has PM value. If your sale is based on the hope that a buyer wont read the fine print than i don't see a problem with people using a buyers protection claim.

 

Agreed.

 

Whenever I search for silver stuff on FeeBay, I usually add this string to the search:

-clad -plated -mill -mills -gram -grams -grain -grains -copper -nickel -"german silver"