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Message:: [QUOTE="PepperAnna, post: 4552283, member: 17332"]FAKE ALERT! FAKE ALERT! I bought is cameo on Ebay because I liked the subject matter. When I got it, I put it in a tepid water bath to soak. It was very difficult to get the "dirt" off. It flaked off, rather than dissolved, when brushed with a soft toothbrush. I used a tip of a pin to pry it out of the crevices- again it flaked off like dirty plastic. The cameo sort of fit the frame, but not exactly. The back is appropriately curved like a shell.  I finally decided to heat up a metal skewer and test the back. Sure enough, it melted when touched. I also did the same to 2 real shell cameos- there was no mark. Whoever made this is going to the next level of fakery. The frame looks ok at first glance, but the clasp is wrong and the metal is definitely a base metal attempting to look like silver gilt. Since I spent less than $30, I don't see how this can be profitable. But just wanted to put it out there for everyone on this forum.[ATTACH=full]403576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403583[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]