Shuibei requests all merchants to ban the sale of copper bars.

On January 22nd, it was learned from a merchant at the Shuibei Jinzhan Jewelry Plaza in Shenzhen that the mall had issued a notice to all merchants today explicitly prohibiting the sale of copper bars. The notice stated: "In order to regulate the market operation order, clarify the business scope of the mall, according to relevant management regulations and the demands of the mall's business format planning, we hereby notify the strict prohibition of selling copper bars as follows: from today, all merchants are strictly prohibited from selling any type of copper bars. Copper bars do not belong to the category of precious metals, and do not conform to the business scope and product positioning defined by the current mall. All merchants are requested to complete self-inspection and rectification from the date of receiving the notice. If there is any situation involving the sale of copper bars, it must be immediately removed from shelves and sales must be stopped. The mall management will organize special inspections and impose strict measures on merchants who fail to rectify within the deadline." On the evening of January 21st, the reporter called the person in charge of the Shuibei Jinzuo market and learned that Jinzuo had not yet issued an official notice prohibiting the sale of copper bars, only reminding individual merchants who sold investment copper bars. "Copper bars are not within the range of sales agreed with the merchants, so we made appropriate reminders. The number of merchants selling investment copper bars inside Shuibei Jinzuo is very small, and we are currently conducting visits and investigations." The person in charge responded earlier, stating that the mall does not recommend merchants to sell copper bars because buying investment copper bars is speculative in nature, poses certain risks to consumers, and could potentially disrupt market order. Does copper have the same investment value as gold and silver? According to industry professionals and experts, investing in copper bars is like a "farce".