Attentive seller who wrote back very quickly to offer me a partial refund. Be sure to ask questions before purchasing items. My earrings sit on metal discs that are silver-colored, but not sterling silver. Seller was apologetic and offered me a 50% refund. I would have liked to return the earrings for a full refund, except the postage was going to cost a lot more. I wonder though why he is still selling these and saying they are sterling when he has got to know that clearly they are not!!