Test for true silver plating?

I just won a "silver-plated" widget on eBay. How can
I test if it's really silver-plated when I get it? Can a
jewelry store tell? Can they do it for free for one
item? Is it an easy and reliable test?

Thanks!

"Limpy" wrote in message
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I just won a "silver-plated" widget on eBay. How can
I test if it's really silver-plated when I get it? Can a
jewelry store tell? Can they do it for free for one
item? Is it an easy and reliable test?

Thanks!

Sure, they can - but not for free. Are you worried that
someone's going to substitute one of those nasty
sterling silver pieces in its place?

Kris

Limpy wrote

I just won a "silver-plated" widget on eBay. How can
I test if it's really silver-plated when I get it? Can a
jewelry store tell? Can they do it for free for one
item? Is it an easy and reliable test?


Shoulda just gotten real silver in the first place--not plated crap, which
is prolly not even worth the worry, really--it's such a tiny amount of
silver it almost hardly matters*.



*When I say "hardly matters", that's me being nice--I think most plated
stuff is usually so cheap and crappy, it matters not at all.

:-p

That's just me, of course.


-- m3rma1d
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Limpy wrote:
I just won a "silver-plated" widget on eBay. How can
I test if it's really silver-plated when I get it? Can a
jewelry store tell? Can they do it for free for one
item? Is it an easy and reliable test?

Thanks!

Lightly sand a tiny, inconspicuous spot on the widget to remove any
clear lacquer that may be protecting the finish. Rub the spot with a
freshly cut piece of onion or garlic. If the spot turns brown in a few
seconds, you have silver. Remove the tarnish with baking soda.