It would seem with the large increase in demand for silver there are fakes sneaking their way into inventory even at major online bullion dealers. I came across a post on Reddit where someone had purchased a one ounce silver Johnson Matthey bar from APMEX. Sometimes later they went to their local coin store to sell it. The owner tested it and it turned out to be fake. https://img.leopedia.io/DQmd6q1SxX2MQzbRqx43spNYM4JpVeP2xptJkThr9vhJGZF/1000020517.jpg (Created with Bing) There has been more than one report, and so far these incidents appear to be isolated just to the JM bars. https://img.leopedia.io/DQmaRZVwThzmGpXnb46FxR8KxGiQgftkTSxit4yzm6V1pbj/1000020516.jpg [(Source)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Silverbugs/s/yNahxnfyPD) This is not a sleight against APMEX, as I'm sure every major bullion dealer has had a very convincing fake slip through and end up sold to someone. APMEX has refunded, or is in the process of refunding, every customer who has reported buying one of these fake bars. The difference in the timeliness of this depends on how the customer paid. If they paid by check, they likely will not see that refund for another two weeks or more. If they paid by card, however, you're talking maybe a few business days. Sure, the person paying with a card is paying slightly more because of the credit card fee, but most people paying with their card are using a card that gives them points for their purchases. It's terrible when something like this happens, but it's always good to see a company refunding customers. Just remember that how soon you receive that refund depends on your payment method. With how volatile prices have been lately, that could mean price rises by the time you get that check/ACH refund back and now you can't afford to buy as much silver as you could have two weeks ago. ![1000017156.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/bulliontools/23uEyyyWCHidcDUBLiCySb4thnoMosshmypAS8GVUkhHC52LCiQqrB6L9Fom29shmtCMN.gif)

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