The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2635 (3)

Chapter 2417 (3)

According to the female shop manager, sterling silver is relatively soft, so many silver jewelry pieces are made of 925 silver, mixed with a small amount of white copper to increase the hardness of the jewelry.

The same applies to many silver jewelry items in other stores. Many metal jewelry items use the same basic material, but differ in style, price, and discounts offered by different stores.

Some shops used to refuse to accept non-pure silver jewelry. After the price of silver soared, the buyback price of 925 silver can reach ten yuan per gram, but it is still a few yuan lower than the buyback price of pure silver, and the buyback of pure silver is not as common.

The silver jewelry I bought has some value, but it's not very heavy and not worth much. Silver items only become valuable when they weigh a lot; new silver jewelry is much more expensive. Many retailers don't allow you to exchange old silver jewelry for new ones, unlike gold and platinum jewelry, where you can pay extra for a replacement.

I browsed the shop; they had a total of a hundred silver rings to choose from, quite a variety of styles. All were made of 925 sterling silver, some with settings in cubic zirconia, pearls, agate, etc., while others were entirely metal with patterns and designs. Many of the jewelry items in that shop were significantly more affordable than those in the two jewelry stores at the nearby supermarket.

Back then, the author bought three rings, all adjustable. Two were discounted items: a black lacquered ring for only thirty-nine yuan, and a counterfeit platinum ring for sixty or seventy yuan. The third ring cost a little over one hundred yuan; it was of relatively good quality, weighing four or five grams, and supposedly had a genuine oval amber setting. It stretched to its maximum size, allowing it to be worn on the index finger or thumb. At the time, when amber prices were high, that ring would have cost four or five hundred yuan, which wasn't considered expensive. Because the seller discounted it, it only cost a little over one hundred yuan, perhaps even close to cost price. A promotion is a promotion; there was a discount.