Originally Posted by
SteveLAO
The trading standards have the legal power to enforce the law, but no specialist knowledge of the subject, and the assay office is the other way round, so we work very closely together. Ebay is a real bugbear of mine as its full of stuff that's wrong in one way or another, and from what I can see ebay don't seem to be policing this. Everything from a Victorian sovereign dated 1918 (someone paid £300 for that), and then there were some 9ct sovereigns for sale!!! not to mention modern cast stuff sold as antique with cast hallmarks, stuff with fake marks and all sorts. I think the problem may be that TS departments are regional and ebay is on line so nobody appears to be taking responsibility. We've had some success by personally contacting the sellers of this junk and some have been withdrawn from sale, but i think that's just a drop in the ocean.
TeeDee: I've tried asking a question to the guy selling the silver bangle, but it's bounced back saying due to the number of questions he's being asked, he's not able to answer my question!!!! That says it all I think!! Have a look in his feedback and someone has sent some stuff back to him back saying it wasn't Sterling!
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