A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!
I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all my earrings were brassing too!
I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could sell them as a huge lot on ebay. I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. I must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.
Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it doesn't look like anything is selling.
So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a ton of worthless beads! :-(
-m.