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coolio, budget strands? coolio, budget strands? Thanks you guys and gals. Wow, a big differance from the LA jewelry district to florida. I am an ex-Californian and was having my strands done there in LA at these prices, but now I am in the mountains of Colorado, and decided to fill my days...

hey all, I am doing in store pearl stringing now. Can you tell me some average retail charges for silk strands with knotting in between. I am told something like .50 cents per knot. etc. clasp fee? Any real world feedback? thanks again Michael

Hello again my friends. more basics questions. I keep thinking I am getting better at telling fresh from south sea, but unless side by side, I still can get fooled easy. Can you guys give me some of your tested tips to identify a true Sea pearl from a freshwater. Drilled and undrilled. Seems...

thumb size, the new rating system? thumb size, the new rating system? yeah funny, I have a friend in asia looking into it and the vendor too is a bit silly. First it was 30mm, than went to 20mm, and now thumb. The seller is not a pearl dealer just a pawn shop type of store. Soon I will get...

I am surprised I am surprised I have been searching villages and outlying areas, and must admit that finding the "deal" is a difficult process. i find these people try to get a higher price than if I were to go to LA. Not sure where they get their ideas. I recently landed in Palawan and...

3 pearls 3 pearls This is an image of the 3 goldens, 2 are AAA, 1 is AA-AAA

As allways, I am scouring the planet in my quest for SS pearls. I have located 3 matched goldens in what looks like AAA in the range of about the size of an asian thumb. I am told between 12mm-14mm. nice color as well. Any general idea of value? Thanks michael

I was recently told that traditionally farmed south sea pearls only reach a maximum size of about 10mm. larger must be grown at much deeper depths, and are farmed by free deep divers. Any truth to this? i have also been trying to locate the deep divers in philippines, but no solid luck so far...

Off to Zhuji Off to Zhuji Thanks Jeremey for the info. My store is very specialty and I sell my pearls mostly with a story behind it. Somewhat like selling art. I am a fine art photographer and also use my world travels for producing new images for my gallery. Yes a mix of Pearls and Fine art...

Hello all, I am trying to get some real world feedback on the goldens. I own a jewelry store and am getting more into pearls. I travel to asia every year to search for the south sea pearls and other products as well. I have many contacts in indo, and personally go there as well myself. Many I...