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<p>[QUOTE="shamster, post: 9766500, member: 85821"]Hi all,</p><p><br /></p><p>seems that my misfortune with chains still lasts! I won this 9ct gold chain at ebay auction and today it arrived. When I applied acid to confirm, I noticed the inner side of link and soldered area bubbles. I see sometimes soldered part bubbles, but link? I messaged the seller and she told me this is normal, as these tiny links are usually metal cored for strength( very hard indeed), and assured me it's tested 9ct gold. There's indeed no reaction on the outer link, just slightly tanned. What do you think? Should I happily accect it into my collection?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]480805[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="shamster, post: 9766500, member: 85821"]Hi all, seems that my misfortune with chains still lasts! I won this 9ct gold chain at ebay auction and today it arrived. When I applied acid to confirm, I noticed the inner side of link and soldered area bubbles. I see sometimes soldered part bubbles, but link? I messaged the seller and she told me this is normal, as these tiny links are usually metal cored for strength( very hard indeed), and assured me it's tested 9ct gold. There's indeed no reaction on the outer link, just slightly tanned. What do you think? Should I happily accect it into my collection? [ATTACH=full]480805[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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