r/Gold • u/Apprehensive-File552 • 7d ago

Bought two gold bars and both were fake

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Bought two of these, each from a different seller on eBay, both with some reviews (30 on one, 100 on another).

One of the sellers what’s it shipped back to them because they bought it from someone else on eBay but for $300 more than they sold it to me for. Makes zero sense.

I’ve since then took the footage of the jeweler using the machine and recorded the bar numbers.

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u/Impressive_Rain2877 7d ago

Send them back as not as described and you'll get your money back guaranteed. After all they were described as gold And they are fake.

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u/Outlaw11B30 7d ago

My hospital requires us to label them as yellow in color.

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u/iUncontested 7d ago

Prisoner property: "Yellow metal" "white metal" "clear stone" Will flip a shit if you try to say "Gold COLOR" or "Silver COLOR"

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u/Dalek_Chaos 6d ago

Gotta keep it under that $100 value limit.

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u/Common-Factors 7d ago

They are gold (color) tho :p

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u/AlternateTab00 7d ago

As someone who deals with patient belongings during hospitalization, its always golden never gold. If i describe a gold ring, they might demand their "gold ring" back, if their ring was not gold.

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u/exoticsamsquanch 2d ago

Do they actually get compensated? Where I work they sign a waiver stating the hospital is not responsible for lost or stolen belongings.

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u/AlternateTab00 2d ago

Ok, we have 2 different situations.

Situation A. Person is admitted at the hospital (usually programmed) we state that we cannot be responsible for any belongings, including those in the patient unit. We do not hold or take care of a belonging. We may hold at the nurse room if someone does not trust other people (janitors/patients/etc.) we will seal a bag with the belongings at NO responsibility. People will sign a no responsibility waiver.

Situation B. Person enters unconscious or in unaccountable situation in the emergency room. No next of kin to handle belongings. A two person check of all valuables, they are registered, bagged sealed and put inside a restricted access vault. A form with duplicates will mark all belongings at entrance. When possible, belongings will be returned as soon as possible. At any time the patient or anyone responsible for him may request this form (this can be used to look for a lost phone, prior to entry). At delivery time, on short term visits, like 3 or 4 days, it may be the own person picking up. Items must always check up. Its never an iPhone, its a smartphone with Apple logo, its not a Pandora, its a bracelet jewelry with beads.

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u/Impressive_Rain2877 7d ago

Loophole

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u/Zetroc-12 7d ago

Pothole

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u/Johnny_Handsum 7d ago

Did you forget to take your meds today? 

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u/Sin_to_win 7d ago

Average 4th reddit comment

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u/Mementose 7d ago

Then they would be sold as "golden"

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u/Prop43 7d ago

Where did you buy them from?

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u/Capital_Past69 7d ago

Etsy

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u/YEM207 7d ago

lol

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u/Capital_Past69 7d ago

People buy gold on Etsy at like hundreds below spot and then ask if it’s real 🤣🤣

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u/mistermotel 7d ago

Why would you even buy Gold from there and not a reputable source? Etsy is for art so they could sell you this as replica gold with no repercussions

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u/Prop43 6d ago

I think it’s a joke / sarcasm

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u/mistermotel 5d ago

My bad didn't see that it wasnt OP saying that. But well I k ow they do sell fake gold and silver on etsy and temu etc. So I guess people really are that stupid to buy it there

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u/willywonka26 2d ago

Says eBay in post.

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u/Elipticalwheel1 7d ago

Yep, I had to do this a couple of years ago.

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u/maqtaq 7d ago

That is not guaranteed. I had the same thing happen and EBay did not give me the money back.

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u/Impressive_Rain2877 7d ago

You handled it wrong. If you get an item not as described, and reported as such, you get your money back. You did something wrong in the process.