Last year I bought a large, silver colored bracelet from John which was marked 925, which indicates sterling silver. I had some links taken out to make it fit. I felt it was basically a man's bracelet and took it back this year to have the links put back in so my son could wear it. John made a huge mess out of those 5 links and something "copper" was showing through. I took it to another jeweler hoping they could fix it and found out it was not silver but copper plated. It is basically worth nothing and I paid over $100 for it originally. Now I don't know what to do with it and am also wondering about the new bracelet I also bought from him a few weeks ago that is also marked 925 silver. Watch what you buy from this vendor, I think they do OK because most of their clients are visitors and they never see them again. They are located in Old Town Scottsdale, which is a tourist area!