Gentlemen, I couldn't agree more. 99 44/100% of the stuff on sale today is way, way too shiny. And, like the half-life of radium, it stays that way pretty much forever. The option, if indeed it is an option, is to either buy only silver (and that might not be an option for everyone), or send the stuff out for silver plating (still not inexpensive) and then wait for it to tarnish.