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RHODIUM PLATINUM...WAS I RIPPED OFF?

June 16, 2008

I hope someone can answer my question..
I bought a bracelet off eBay , and the seller told me it was coated with Rhodium Platinum.
The bracelet has alot of shine almost looks like cheap silver.

It only cost less than one hundred dollars. I think it may be copper under the coating because it looks kind of yellow when I scratched off some of the Rhodium Platinum.
Do you think they lied about coating the bracelet with Rhodium Platinum?
I thought this method was expensive? So there for the bracelet can't be rhodium Platinum!
What could it be? I'd hate to give them a bad review if I was wrong!
Thanks so much Sarah.

Sarah Barber
buyer - florida

Hi, Sarah. Rhodium is incredibly expensive -- about ten thousand dollar an ounce. But rhodium plating is incredibly thin. So, yes, a bracelet could be rhodium plated and sell for a hundred dollars. Silver often has a plating of rhodium over it to deter tarnish.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
June 16, 2008

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