Quote Originally Posted by NKrader View Post
would buy a full nickelplated one if i could get it with no bent pins.. bah. "acceptable defects" shame on everyone saying this.. i do know it is kinda unreasonable but.. i got HK instead of xt because of this reason..
Actually that's the issue as well...there is no full nickel-plated version. They all have exposed copper base, unless you go .925 silver, which is incredibly overpriced. I can get .9999 silver 1oz ingots for ~$20 CAD here and I cannot see machining and all costing approx. €100 (~$150 CAD) extra.