How to evaluate silver plate v solid silver

Thanks Chris I will try that later today.

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I'd have thought whether its magnetic or not really depends on what they put the plating onto. I've seen brass things silver plated. Brian

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Brian Gaff

Chris... came out with a reading of 8.63 so I guess I can safely assume silver plated.

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ss

Chris... came out with a reading of 8.63 so I guess I can safely assume silver plated.

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ss

Wa-hey, a result! Although perhaps not as financially rewarding as it might have been. To complete the process, you must now run naked down the street shouting 'eureka! eureka!', but do keep an eye open for men in white coats. :-)

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Chris Hogg

Its something I was given when I worked for the company and was going to bin it then thought a collector may buy it, its a silver pot noodle and will try and get £100 as only 200 ever produced in 1980, I know they had a solid gold version but only about 10 of those. No harm in trying.

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Someone trying to flog one on ebay atm, up for £95 but no bids.

Although noticed the spinning forks seem to sell well and I have a couple o f those in the boxes (somewhere).

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Road_Hog

Jesus. That's truly horrible. So bad that it's bound to sell well on eBay, with a suitably kitsch description and a bit of reflectoporn, just to ensure the listing goes suitably viral.

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Adrian

Vile beyond belief. Just advertise it as a 'gay silver pot noodle holder' and you will get a grand for it.

The more scathing I have been on product descriptions the more I have got for utter crap. "Suitable present for unwanted relative" did really well as did "appalling genre fantasy made worse by unnecessary gay relationship between the protagonists"

The only thing that sells higher, is Nazi stuff.

Also check the engraving. You normally engrave first and plate afterwards and that is distinctly different from engraved solid. that has sharp burred edges.

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The Natural Philosopher

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A splendiferous enormity!

I can raise you a mounted, chrome plated, two row, self aligning bearing fitted with an accurate clock:-)

SKF 75 years anniversary. Crumbs, I must have had that for 30 years! I wonder what they did for the 100th.

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Tim Lamb

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