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It is a South Sea pearl strand, so if the price is unreasonably low, it's a good opportunity. The clasp is a popular high-end for silver, but it isn't knotted yet so it the clasp hasn't been chosen.

Yes, we edited it and added the Philippines. The original White House announcements and their annex documents were different on a few countries.

An old friend of mine just reached out to me last month and asked if this was real. The way it's presented, it's not obvious satire. There are several similar videos on YouTube.

There will be a big announcement on May 18th ;)

Yes, plenty! And give it a couple more months before a revisit! We are making some big changes - TBA on May 18th :cool:

We sent out a report to the CPAA membership today. Basically everything is going to be affected.

No, they are not a legitimate company. They operate under a myriad of different aliases and advertise on social media. It's a scam, unfortunately.

You may find good deals in the Philippines relative to some other markets around the world, but the pearls purchased there are not from the Philippines—especially not from Mindanao, as I was told countless times by pearl merchants.

Yes, it looks like one!

I just checked the Etsy seller page. If you're asking whether the pearl is a natural as described, it's not. It's a Chinese freshwater pearl. All the "natural" pearl pieces are farmed Chinese freshwater pearls. It's unfortunate because the seller is referencing astrological purposes and even...

Is the piece stamped Mikimoto? What about the size of the pearls? Pearls have no internationally recognized grading or valuation standards. An appraisal will always been subjective and they can vary widely. It really comes down to their best guess, which might not have any correlation between...

It has very little value, unfortunately. Pearls like this are worth a few dollars at most.

They are imitation pearls.

https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/psa-fake-giant-clam-pearls-tridacna-gigas.462343/