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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tie.dye.cat, post: 291501, member: 152&quot;]A few more, sorry if already mentioned.&nbsp; These are not 100% reliable that the item is a good piece, but at least deserves a second chance:</p><p><br /></p><p>Open back rhinestones on pins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Safety chain clasps on bracelets to prevent loss (although I&#039;ve found some cheap bracelets that have these chains as well).</p><p><br /></p><p>Soldered links that hold the clasps to the bracelet.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a bracelet is strung with the clear plastic stretch magic string, it&#039;s probably not worth a lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anything with dark and missing rhinestones, broken clasp, etc. I save for a repair lot or a junk lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also look for sloppy construction - solder blobs, glue blobs, plastic findings (like spacer beads/disks).</p><p><br /></p><p>Bakelite can get pretty good prices...if you familiarize with what it looks like, it can be easily spotted.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more....though I know you said no gold pieces, I thought I&#039;d pass this along...someone once mentioned to me that if earrings are real gold, the post itself will be gold, not silver.&nbsp; So keep an eye out for posts on earrings that are gold.&nbsp; This is not a hard and fast rule, as I&#039;ve seen plenty of gold post earrings that were anything but gold, but at least it quickly rules out the silvertone posted earrings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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