QVC Complaint - 14kt gold or fake?

Posted by Venice09 on 2011-12-11:

Sounds like you received a white gold necklace.

Posted by lexophiliac on 2011-12-11:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5026356_tell-necklace-fake-gold.html

Posted by momsey on 2011-12-11:

Venice has a good point - is it white gold?

Posted by trmn8r on 2011-12-11:

Venice does make a good point - white gold is more like Imperial margarine than butter.

Posted by ok4now on 2011-12-11:

Let's do the math on this. You purchased a 24" 14kt. gold rope necklace. You have four payments at $60.00 a month. That's a total of $240.00. Gold is now selling for about $1700.00 an ounce. Do you really believe that you purchased 24" of solid 14kt. gold for $240.00? Dream on.

Listen to Venice. You purchased white gold that really has no value. QVC is slick marketing. They give the illusion that what they are selling is the real thing. In reality you just got ripped off. Do not buy from these people, it's a scam. Send it back and demand a refund. A valuable lesson learned.

Posted by Venice09 on 2011-12-11:

Ok4now, it's possible that the OP bought a 14kt gold rope necklace at that price. It depends on the weight. I wish she had posted the item number so we could look at it.

White gold has the same gold content as yellow gold. It just contains a different alloy, usually nickle, to give it the silvery color. White gold was sometimes more expensive than yellow because it was harder to find. Now that it's being mass produced, the prices are about the same.

I've seen a few reviews here about the authenticity of QVC's gold. I would not have guessed in a million years that QVC sold anything but the real thing. But those reviews were very convincing. In this case, I really think the OP received white gold by mistake. QVC's rope chains usually come in all three colors, yellow, white and rose.

Posted by ok4now on 2011-12-11:

Excellent point Venice. As you correctly said it depends on the weight. White, yellow or rose gold the OP only paid $240.00 for 24 inches. This is two feet of rope chain, that's huge. As I commented gold is $1700 an ounce. What percentage of gold is in this for $240.00? Very little. If the OP purchased 24 inches of solid 14kt gold the price would be well over $10K. QVC mislead the customer to make a sale.

Posted by Venice09 on 2011-12-11:

I checked QVC's website, and they have several 14kt gold 24" rope chains at around $200.00. They are hollow and the gram weight is nil. They're nothing like the solid, weighty chain you're thinking of. They are more like the chains that come with pendants. Here's one in white gold:

http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.J261885.desc.EternaGold-24-Shimmer-Rope-Necklace-14K-Gold-26g

Posted by madconsumer on 2011-12-11:

could be white gold. also, if it is stamped 14kt, then is has to be real gold and not an overlay.

Posted by ok4now on 2011-12-12:

Good info Venice. I checked out the link at what QVC is selling is a fashion "look at me" rope chain. Technically it's not false advertising because it does contain gold. For that price they have to be hollow with no gram weight. QVC does not disclose this.

Back in the 1980's when gold was cheap ($300 an ounce) the style everybody wore was the heavy solid robe chains, bracelets and medallions. I had a big collection of this but haven't worn it in years. It was collecting dust so I just sold it at a 500% profit. I wish my IRA and Stock Portfolio had this rate of return!!