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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1602938, member: 37498"]At least this guy does a better job of disclosing what it in his bars than some sellers do. I've seen a few auctions where the seller buried the composition in a mess of fine print. I've even seen one where the seller included a link to view the "specifications" of the bar on an external site. ALWAYS steer clear of auctions that have content on external sites, because those can be modified without changing the auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite was the old Genuine<font size="1"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000">®</span></font></font> Diamonds scam. They weren't "Genuine Diamonds", they were "Genuine<font size="1"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000">®</span></font></font> Diamonds". The word "Genuine" was a registered trademark and didn't refer to the nature of the diamonds themselves. Of course when a person bought these, they didn't receive natural diamonds, they got manufactured diamonds.</p><p><br /></p><p>The people selling German Silver on FeeBay are total amateurs compared to the marketing people that came up with the Genuine<font size="1"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000">®</span></font></font> Diamonds scam.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1602938, member: 37498"]At least this guy does a better job of disclosing what it in his bars than some sellers do. I've seen a few auctions where the seller buried the composition in a mess of fine print. I've even seen one where the seller included a link to view the "specifications" of the bar on an external site. ALWAYS steer clear of auctions that have content on external sites, because those can be modified without changing the auction. My favorite was the old Genuine[SIZE=1][FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR=#000000]®[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] Diamonds scam. They weren't "Genuine Diamonds", they were "Genuine[SIZE=1][FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR=#000000]®[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] Diamonds". The word "Genuine" was a registered trademark and didn't refer to the nature of the diamonds themselves. Of course when a person bought these, they didn't receive natural diamonds, they got manufactured diamonds. The people selling German Silver on FeeBay are total amateurs compared to the marketing people that came up with the Genuine[SIZE=1][FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR=#000000]®[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] Diamonds scam.[/QUOTE]
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