01/18/2026
Please take a moment to read. Also, the attached photo is a screenshot of an order in placed in March of 2025, so only 10 months ago and next to it is what the EXACT SAME amount of sterling silver wire would cost me to order today.
I'm going to be raising my prices for sterling silver, but only slightly. They'll be going up by $15-20 per pendant depending on the design and size of the piece. I've been waiting to do this for the last 6 months as I watch the prices keep going up, and now it's simply unavoidable.
I'm also exploring sterling silver filled wire as a possible option for silver that's more affordable.
If you haven't already heard, the price of silver is on its way past $100 an ounce and further, and here is an excellent explanation as to why that is by Tonya Davidson in the Jewelry Makers Guild on fb.
"Let’s pretend silver is a special kind of LEGO.
For a long time:
• There were plenty of LEGOs
• Not many people were fighting over them
• So the price stayed low
But now:
• More people want the LEGO
• There aren’t enough to go around
• And some people promised to deliver LEGOs they don’t actually have
That makes the price go up.
Demand = how many people want it.
People want silver for:
• Electronics (phones, computers, solar panels)
• Medicine & water purification
• Electric cars
• Jewelry
• Investing (people buying silver to protect their money)
So silver is not just “pretty metal.”
It is used up in real products every day.
Unlike gold, a lot of silver:
• Gets thrown away in electronics
• Can’t be easily recycled
So the world is using more silver than it’s making.
That alone pushes the price up.
🚨What Are “Shorts”? (The Big Trick)
This is the part that confuses people.
A short is when someone says:
“I’ll sell you silver today… even though I don’t actually own it yet.
I’ll just buy it later at a cheaper price and give it to you then.”
It’s like promising to sell a bike you don’t own, hoping you can buy one cheaper later.
For years:
• Big banks and traders have sold huge amounts of “paper silver”
• Way more silver than actually exists in real bars and coins
So on paper it looks like there is lots of silver…
But in real life, there isn’t.
Now people are saying:
• “We don’t want paper promises.”
• “We want real silver in our hands.”
When lots of people ask for the real thing at the same time:
➡️ The people who sold silver they didn’t have are forced to buy it at any price.
That makes the price jump fast.
This is called a “short squeeze.”
Why Is Money Itself Part of This?
Here’s the simple version.
Most money today is:
• Not backed by gold or silver
• Just numbers in a computer
Governments keep:
• Printing more money
• Creating more debt
When more money exists but the same amount of real things exist (like silver, food, land, energy), then:
➡️ Each dollar buys less
So people move their money into:
• Things that can’t be printed
• Things that exist in the real world
Like silver.
This is why people talk about a “currency reset.”
It doesn’t mean overnight collapse—it means:
• Trust in paper money is weakening
• Real assets are being re-valued higher
Silver is one of the smallest, most undervalued real assets in the world.
Why Silver Is Special Compared to Gold
Gold:
• Mostly sits in vaults
• Hardly gets used up
Silver:
• Gets used every day in technology
• Gets consumed and lost
• Is cheaper, so regular people can buy it
So:
• There is less and less silver
• While more and more people need it
That’s a perfect recipe for higher prices.
🚨Why Many Believe It Will Keep Going Up
Because:
✔ Demand keeps increasing (tech, energy, medicine)
✔ Supply is limited (mines take years to open)
✔ Short positions are still huge
✔ People are losing trust in paper money
✔ Silver is still cheap compared to gold historically
In simple terms:
“More people want it. There isn’t enough. And money is getting weaker. That pushes silver higher.”
Permission to share and copy with credit - Tonya Davidson
