Would You...??

[pastafreak]

...correct a seller as to the brand/manufacture, age, material of an item they are selling?
This is on Etsy...a site that specialises in vintage and modern crafts, jewellery, etc. Sellers are worldwide.
I came across a pendant necklace described by its Florida seller as silver, renaissance revival from the 1910s. I'm quite certain it's base metal/pewter, 1960s....made by a Scottish company. ( I have a brooch that is exactly the same as the pendant ) It would sell on eBay for around £25-45. It's being offered at £245...eeek!
Do I contact them?

[EcclesCake]

There can be no harm done I doing so. Ask them for markings etc to verify their assertion?

[Mamyalynne]

If it's easy to contact them then yes I would - if only to prevent someone paying over the odds for it.

[mikey4444]

Its either silver or its not.

But not everywhere shares Britain's sense of fair play. We have 3 categories of silver, Sterling, 92.5%, Britannia, 95.8% and Fine Silver, 99.99%.

The seller ought to make it perfectly clear what percentage silver the item is, and produce proof by a photo of the Hallmark, if it has one.

[pastafreak]

There are photos of the pendant...the area that usually contains the makers stamp is a bit worn. I can supply a photo of my brooch...exactly the same...with clear makers mark. And...there are always 2-3 on eBay. The necklace is less common. I've seen one several times in the past 2-3 years. These items were never silver.

[mikey4444]

Pasta...it would depend on what the seller is saying. If he is labelling this as silver, then he needs to be challenged.

I have never hear of Etsy. On Ebay, they are very hot on misrepresentation.

[Mamyalynne]

Pasta says in her OP, seller is describing it as Silver.

Tell them Pasta.

[pastafreak]

I'll contact them later. Since they are in Florida, they may still be sleepy. ;-0

[pastafreak]

She describes it as "antique silver", and says she's not sure of the exact silver content, "but it's heavy and not plate".

[Mamyalynne]

Still worth a mention.

[mikey4444]

Pasta....I have collected small silver boxes in the past. I have a couple that do not have a Hallmark, being from India. I bought them because I thought they were pretty but they don't polish up as bright as 92.5% silver.

So, if you like this item, and you are not buying it for its intrinsic value, then go ahead !

[EcclesCake]

I think you are missing the point Mikey.

[Mamyalynne]

Go ahead and tell them they are wrong, or go ahead and pay an inflated price?


I'm not even sure Pasta wants to buy it.

[pastafreak]

Mikey...mamya is correct. I don't particularly want to buy it.
The point is that they...probably unknowingly...are representing it as something it isn't....and there for over pricing it. But that's something American sellers frequently do with UK items.
I just want to correct their mistake. ;-)

[-Talbot-]

Yes I would and I have.