OhMsLucy
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posted on September 2, 2004 06:39:16 PM new
Darn! I didn't click to get emails... 
Lucy
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 2, 2004 06:44:32 PM new
Yup, classic's got lotsa 'splaining to do. Just kidding classicrock. Edit when you want. Just looks odd is all.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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Twelvepole
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posted on September 2, 2004 08:15:00 PM new
Seems like another bidder thinking they were getting a "bargin" and actually got what they paid for... go figure...
they weren't canadian by any chance were they?
AIN'T LIFE GRAND... 
Re-Elect President Bush... the only true choice.
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 2, 2004 08:45:25 PM new
I'm confused about something. If an item of jewelry is marked 14K, is it not okay to say it's 14K? Something in a previous post here seemed to indicate the contrary?
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jackswebb
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posted on September 2, 2004 09:00:54 PM new
I agree and disagree,,,,,,,
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neroter12
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posted on September 3, 2004 01:12:03 AM new
Roadsmith, I think the item in question is is 14kt gold plated? Not 14kt?
Cheryl, my guess is your buyer is not new or foreign but saw this as a chance to take you up on something. I think those types of buyers will always be out there, too.
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:06:08 AM new
I had started a thread a while back about being totally honest in the title. Well, it seems the majority think it's okay to stretch it a bit. So, I didn't add EP in the title. There wasn't space for another letter in the title and since it seems to be a common practice. . .if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Now, teach, in YOUR OWN WORDS (lest you forget):
"It is perfectly acceptable to use the word "peridot" in a title and then explain in the description that the peridots are synthetic. There is nothing misleading about it. Do note that in eBay item specifics you can specify "peridot" and then choose what kind of peridot (synthetic, genuine, etc.). So eBay acknowledges that using a gemstone name word alone does not confer gemstone authenticity."
So, IOW, it's perfectly okay to say 14k Gold in the title and 14k Gold Plated in the description. That is, unless you are fluffy and feel you can flip flop around any which way. There was no Item Specifics option in this case. So, which is it, fluffy? It's okay in some cases, but not others? You can choose to do it, but I cannot?
I have not yet heard back from the buyer and I have a feeling I will not. I offered to refund less fees as I was instructed to do. This is not my merchandise I'm selling so I don't set the rules on it. There was another bid so I could second chance it. This bidder bid twice on the item. They had recently bought an item that was Sterling Silver for over $200. What did they expect for $9.99?
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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classicrock000
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:39:21 AM new
LOL--NO I WAS JUST SSSSSSTUDDERING
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:41:58 AM new
classic
That's what I figured. You really need to take something for that. We may begin to start wondering. . .and you know where that will lead. LOL! 
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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classicrock000
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:45:18 AM new
yea Im afraid to ask..
acutally I was trying to get a damn pic up here and it wasnt working-do you have to upload a pic to vendio before posting on here?
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AintRichYet
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:55:40 AM new
MsLucy said, "Darn! I didn't click to get emails..."
MsLucy? where is that option to click?! ... i've never seen it on vendio forums before ..
classicrock, yes, you have to upload a pic to any ftp space you have on the internet, before you can link up to it here.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 3, 2004 04:58:09 AM new
stone-boy: NO! It's probably EASIER NOT to use VD for posting to boards!
[img*]THE-URL-OF-YER-PIC-GOES-HERE[/img*]
Remove dem pesky starry-things (*) & yer all set!
"I'm the master of low expectations." ~ GWBush
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classicrock000
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posted on September 3, 2004 05:31:09 AM new
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 3, 2004 05:31 AM ]
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 3, 2004 05:41:28 AM new
Hi Aint,
When you post a reply there's an option you can click for Email Notification: emails sent to you whenever someone replies.
You receive whatever's posted.
Lucy
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AintRichYet
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posted on September 3, 2004 05:45:41 AM new
Oh brother ... thanks msLucy ... I see it now ... been looking at that page so many hundred times, that I NEVER NOTICED IT. .... I'm as bad as my customers that "don't read" LOL ...
thanks
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 3, 2004 09:36:25 AM new
Again, knowing very little about good jewelry, I ask another question.
If an item is just 14K gold PLATED, will it say 14K gold PLATED? Otherwise, if it's marked 14K, how could one know which it is?
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Gtootie
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posted on September 3, 2004 10:15:08 AM new
This has all been very interesting.
IMO, the buyer thinks you are a new seller and can pull one on you. Maybe hoping you will compromise with a partial refund or something.
And something I have suspected about Teach for a long time has been confirmed.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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neglus
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posted on September 3, 2004 10:16:08 AM new
If it were me (and this is one reason why I wouldn't touch selling jewelry with a ten foot pole), I would find a way to fit "EP" in the title - perhaps dump some of the extraneous words..."14K Gold Genuine.." could make one think that the necklace is genuine 14K gold...you might want to make sure that your second chance buyer understands this as well.
Using a stone/color name is one thing - especially when the category describes whether the stone is natural, lab created etc...representing jewelry as 14K gold when it isn't is another thing altogether.
I know I have been surprised when ordering jewelry just how SMALL 2.75 carats is (a big diamond but not so big otherwise!) I wouldn't think of asking for a refund on those grounds though!!
I think you did the right thing by offering a refund.
Forgot to add - I don't the buyer was taking advantage of a new seller - the "me" page says you aren't. I always check "me" pages on new sellers if they have them.
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japerton
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posted on September 3, 2004 10:25:50 AM new
Hmmm
I wish I could see the auction.
BUT
(Everyone has a big but, Simone...)
Diamonds, gold, silver and other constructs of fine jewelry should be clearly marked, explained and measured.
Beads or glass can use the colors.
Synthetic stones are lab/man made. Fake versions are imitation, not synthetic.
Put plate in the title if it's plated.
We've established that bidders don't read.
One seller in another catagory includes a few paragraphs of educational info with his auctions. Guess what? he has bids all the time.
He loves his stuff, and knows it and it shows.
You can guerilla market your wares as gifts all you want, but if you know your shiite, you are up on the competition, too.
On this one, I agree with FWC aka IRT aka WTF
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parklane64
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posted on September 4, 2004 11:31:26 AM new
It's not rocket science. Just do a search of completed items with '14k', 'gold', 'garnet', and 'necklace' as the search words. Hint: you have the picture in the OP. I tried to be fancy and used the image URL as the search parameter, but, surprise, you can't search descriptions on completed items.
Is ya positive, as to FWC = IRT, Cheryl? Is it just grammatical usage and elocution style or do you have hard evidence?
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Hebrews 13:8
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 4, 2004 12:01:28 PM new
I heard back from the buyer. She's decided to keep the necklace because it is exacly what the description said it was after having had someone look at the stones. So, I am assuming it cost her money to have that done. John will do it for me for nothing, but he charges quite a lot to do it for anyone else. Her complaint was that the stones didn't look large enough in person. She knew the chain was plated and that wasn't her complaint. Her other complaint was that she thought there were also garnets in the chain going up the chain. I misunderstood her original email thinking she didn't know it was plated. It was her lack of proper punctuation that caused part of the confusion.
Go do a check on 14k necklace and see exactly how many that are under $25 are actually plated. Excluding plain chains. There are many and I'm sure some of you here have done the same thing with other items. So, let's not all put halos over our heads. Not all of us can be angels.
Can we please put this matter to bed now? My buyer and I have.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Sep 4, 2004 12:02 PM ]
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:21:28 PM new
parklane
To answer your question: more than circumstantial evidence!
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:22:59 PM new
I'm 100% positive that FWC = IRT and have solid proof. But I ain't telling ....
Diane
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:25:35 PM new
Diane
Same here. I'll let others figure it out. But, the two of us are not the only ones who know. Real nice job of deception.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:26:38 PM new
Ditto to what Bizzy just said.
Hi Diane - WONDERFUL to see you here! I've been thinking about you all day.
Lucy
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:29:43 PM new
ROTFL! My boyfriend just told me that we should have been hired by the Bush Admin. bin Laden would have been found by now if they had! LOL!
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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tomwiii
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:30:59 PM new
Yeah, Cheryl, ye must be careful!
About 6 mos ago, Ralphie became convinced that someone was firetrucking with our auctions & threw a HOUND-HISSY on the kitchen floor!
Pretty sad when folks have nothing better to do with their time than make trouble for others!
That's ONE thing you'd NEVER catch a Boston Terrier doing -- beneath their DIGNITY!
"I'm the master of low expectations." ~ GWBush
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[ edited by tomwiii on Sep 4, 2004 05:31 PM ]
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Gtootie
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:34:51 PM new
Diane...it is good to see you safe and posting.
I'm with you, Cheryl and Lucy. I have thought it for a while and got my proof about a week ago.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:35:45 PM new
Tom
I just love BT's. However, the old ball and chain won't allow me to have anything around here, but a cockateil. Everytime I see a commercial with a BT in it, I whine. Still it does no good.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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Gtootie
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posted on September 4, 2004 05:44:09 PM new
Hey Tom
I bid on one of your auctions. Had to stop because I ran out of money. If the buyer doesn't come through, remember I love Ralphie.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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