• For the most part, any singular silver test is useless aside from the assay test or refining. In practice, rely on numerous cues which encompass several testing methods.
  
  
• Keep processes in-house if possible because you will lose some of it or the value of it: refinery charges, shipping, processing, handling. Other people know about your activities, too.
  
  
• Know your seller, which can be difficult under the best circumstances. Know what you're buying. Ask questions.
  
  
• A seller either knows what they have and accurately represents it or it's a scam (intentional or not). There is no middle ground.
  
  
• Never buy precious metals with an Asian theme or origin.
  
  
• A bad tester will think everything is silver. The validity of any single result is only as good as the one who uses it.
  
  
• Anytime someone uses the mother or grandmother card, it is fake. That usually holds true when they say it was confirmed by a jeweler, coin store, or pawn shop.
  
  
• Any test that rates below a 5 on the effectiveness scale is unreliable.
  
  
• Lastly, ignorance is no longer an excuse in the digital age. If you are reading this then you have the internet at your disposal. Search for a few seconds to find what you are selling.

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