Don't. Freaking. Lie
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This is probably my biggest complaint about sellers.
I have seen sellers blatantly lie about the materials they've used.
That is all.
If you do this, I hope it's because you truly believes those beads are Swarovski (for example), and YOU were lied to (again, for example). But don't BS people to make them pay you more.
*has a headache*
Posted at 2:12pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
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"I never tell the truth"or "I always lie" was that the logical paradox?
Sorry you meant real lies.You are safe with me I can barely make it my social life for telling what I really think.
I don't lie about materials and I take pictures of everything relevant.
Posted at 2:19pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
I think some are just ignorant of their materials...or were lied to previously.
I have the same complaint about people using 'silver' or trying to pawn things off as sterling silver when it's really a base metal or plated.
Posted at 2:19pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
I completly agree with you on this. My problem is that most times I dont know the name of a certain stone. If that happens and I just cant find the name anqwhere, I will leave it blank, or just say that it is a stone.
I sorry people are lying to you...
huggs,
mouse
Posted at 2:20pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
I've yet to experience anything of the sort. My personal Etsy pet peeve are people using someone elses work and trying to pass it off as their own craft or art.
Posted at 2:21pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
Here is a great site that I have found helpful.
www.bernardine.com/glossary/
Posted at 2:25pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
Well I don't know anything about swarovski crystals but how can you tell from photos if people are blatantly lying?
I do see stones often mislabelled but I don't think people are doing it intentionally to charge more money.
But if people are doing this that really sucks.
Posted at 2:32pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
There is no way to tell Swarovski from Czech or any other well-made crystal just by looking at a photo....you have to trust the seller, who has to trust their seller...etc., etc., etc. It's too bad you'e been ripped off'd...did they do it intentionally?
Posted at 2:40pm Feb 27, 2007 EST
It's often hard to tell from photos if things are genuine, but in person, you can tell fake Swarovskis by at least two things: if there are bubbles in the crystal, then it's not real, and if the points of a facet do not align, then it's not real. Also, when buying Swarovski crystals, if you buy them from a dealer who's advertising them with the Swarovski Swan logo, they may be fake. Swarovski only uses the Swan logo for their jewelry, not for their crystals. As for sterling silver, it should always be stamped 925 or .925. It's sometimes hard to see, but it should be there, however tiny.
Posted at 2:41pm Feb 27, 2007 EST