# retail metals

When Copper Became a Commodity for the Shopping Cart: The Shuibei Copper-Bar Fad and Its Risks

Shuibei jewellery sellers and livestream channels have popularized 1kg copper bars as a quasi-investment, creating a gap between retail prices and industrial valuations. The craze has exposed severe liquidity problems for sellers and buyers alike, with many investors forced to accept scrap-copper prices on resale and regulators moving to tighten market practices.