Illustrative file photo of a gold bar belonging to the National Bank of Poland, Sept. 27, 2009. It does not depict gold offered for sale in Syria or any product covered by the consumer warning. Photo: Szaaman/Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, released worldwide by author. Photo source · License.
Syria’s precious-metals regulator urged gold buyers to obtain detailed invoices and testing certificates after identifying manipulation of purity and weight in the market, SANA reported Tuesday.
Musab al-Aswad, head of the General Authority for Precious Metals Management, said buyers of used jewelry, heavy pieces, coins and ounces should be particularly careful to obtain testing documentation.
Invoices should identify the seller, item weight and karat, price per gram and workmanship charges, he said. Testing should be carried out with licensed equipment.
The authority said inspection teams monitor markets and receive complaints through its branches. The report also advised buyers to use licensed sellers and seek an independent examination when an item’s authenticity is in doubt.
Source: SANA
