What is the motivation for selling nice rings like this for almost nothing? I have been tempted to buy but like Dad always says, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is.
http://cgi.ebay.com/A1029-PLATINUM-PLATED-SILVER-RING-SIZE-7-N_W0QQitemZ320018449668QQihZ011QQcategoryZ58552QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
2006-08-20 08:34:32 · 9 answers · asked by John16 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Platinum plate means there is only a thin layer of platinum, that has been electroplated on to the ring. Most of it is cheap metal, and it will not take long for the platinum to wear through.
Part of the answer to your question is supply and demand. There are more rings for sale than there are people interested in buying them, so some are ignored completely.
People are often willing to sell them cheaply, because they obtained them cheaply. Many people go to estate sales, and buy jewelry, clothing, etc as a lot for next to nothing and then list the individual items on eBay.
2006-08-20 08:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jay S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, these "seemingly precious rings" betrayed their former owners to their financial ruin. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend, legend became myth, and for two and half thousand years these "seemingly precious rings passed out of all knowledge. Until when chance came, it ensnared a new bearer on eBay who didn't know that "if looks to good to be true, it probably is."
2006-08-20 08:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be very careful on Ebay that you are buying the real thing.You have watch out for anything that's described as plated.
2006-08-20 08:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by TB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't be fooled by most ebay sellers. I've bought on ebay and ended up with fakes that i had to dispute with paypal..don't take a chance on buying anything too expensive
2006-08-20 08:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by d s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered it yourself:
they are SEEMINGLY PRECIOUS!
2006-08-20 08:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by kichka_2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't worth anything.
2006-08-20 08:44:52 · answer #6 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds fake....it looks like the gem is not real
2006-08-20 08:41:59 · answer #7 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a Scam..
2006-08-20 08:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but I don't know why.
2006-08-20 10:49:11 · answer #9 · answered by Mo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋