are those pure gold or plated? Ball earrings

[natalia0128]

I am new on jewelry stuffs, I do not have much experiences on this area, I have eyes on these ball earrings. It comes in three colors yellow gold, rose gold and white gold. 14K gold

are those really 14K gold?
Can you trust Costco or Sam's club Jewelry ?



Description :
The perfect set for anyone with multiple piercings to fill, this clever collection of three pairs of 8mm size ball studs on post back gleams in 14K yellow gold.

Description
The perfect set for anyone with multiple piercings to fill, this clever collection of three pairs of 8mm size ball studs on post back gleams in 14K yellow gold. A style staple in classic design.
Specifications
14K Yellow, Rose and White Gold
3-Pair Set
8MM Ball Earrings

 

[erinrose]

24 k gold is pure gold anything else is mixed. If they are plated or solid gold is something else, plated means that there is only a coating of gold which is what these probably are. Solid gold is gold all the way through, and therefore much more expensive.

 

[Bag*Snob]

I would guess they are hollow 14k gold.

 

[natalia0128]

24 k gold is pure gold anything else is mixed. If they are plated or solid gold is something else, plated means that there is only a coating of gold which is what these probably are. Solid gold is gold all the way through, and therefore much more expensive.

Thank you so much
So those earrings are 14k (58.3 % gold) balls parts and post back are 14k gold , not plated right.
Something I looked online it said polished ball earrings. IS that the same as plated?



So
24 karat = 100% gold

Too soft for fine jewelry

22 karat = 91.7% gold

Too soft for fine jewelry

18 karat = 75.0% gold

Ideal for fine jewelry

14 karat = 58.3% gold

Ideal for fine jewelry

10 karat = 41.7% gold

Not acceptable for jewelry

 

[BigPurseSue]

Can you trust Costco or Sam's club Jewelry ?

Don't know about Sam's Club, but I've heard that Costco is good for jewelry, although sometimes it's a bit overpriced.


These days with the price of gold being so high it goes without saying that just about everything is hollow. But what you have to consider is how thin and lightweight the earring and its post is. You read reviews on some web sites in which customers complain that the gold earring posts are so thin they easily bend like straws or the earring backing is miniscule. I have no idea how substantial Costco's earrings are, but that is something you need to take into consideration.

 

[Thingofbeauty]

Thank you so much
So those earrings are 14k (58.3 % gold) balls parts and post back are 14k gold , not plated right.
Something I looked online it said polished ball earrings. IS that the same as plated?



So
24 karat = 100% gold

Too soft for fine jewelry

22 karat = 91.7% gold

Too soft for fine jewelry

18 karat = 75.0% gold

Ideal for fine jewelry

14 karat = 58.3% gold

Ideal for fine jewelry

10 karat = 41.7% gold

Not acceptable for jewelry

I've been to a number of countries where 10kt was the norm and in England 9kt is not uncommon.

 

[smashinstyle]

I'm pretty sure these earrings are not plated and are hollow 14k gold. You can trust Costco jewellery, though I am not familiar with Sam's Club jewellery.

 

[Jesssh]

If they are hollow and bigger, they are more likely to dent. Mine are 5mm, probably hollow and have held up nicely. However I do lose one from time to time, and they are my "go to" earrings, so I'll often get a backup pair so I have a spare. Of course, bigger ones would be less likely to be lost, although you may need to replace the posts, but it's easy to find those.

 

[laurineg1]

These are NOT plated. They are genuine 14k gold...although they are probably very light and you have to be careful because they do dent easily.

 

[BigPurseSue]

On the denting.... I bought a pair of hollow gold earrings years ago from one the cable shopping channels before the price of gold sky rocketed. They are so thin that when I grasped one while putting it in my ear one side flattened. I'm reluctant to buy any gold earrings these days for fear that they may be so thin they're fragile.