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Message:: [QUOTE="Yokozuna, post: 960326, member: 26087"]I have 2 problems with the seller other than the fact that he's trying to rip people off.  In his ad he uses a term that he shouldn't be able to use with this bar.  The "Troy Ounce" is used for precious metals, black powder and gemstones.  His title for the "Gold Bar" should not be allowed because it uses Troy Ounce.  He should be required to state the weight of the bar in avoirdupois weight because he KNOWS that the bar is plated BASE METAL.   The other statement that doesn't fly with me is "I believe the core metal is copper but it is hard for me to be sure without cutting deep past the gold layer."  DEEP?  Um, I don't think anything with 100 mills of plating would take more than a scratch to find out what the core of the bar was made of.  Yes, I know he states that it's not pure gold, but the use of Troy Ounce implies that it IS a precious metal.  That, in my opinion is a lie.  What do you think would happen if he was sued?  I know he would say "You didn't read the fine print," but could you then counter with the fact that using TROY is misleading and unacceptable? Just my 2 cents worth.  What do you think? Ben[/QUOTE]