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I just bought them today so they should arrive later this week. I will definitely post pics when I get them.

I was the lucky buyer of the second strand!! I know nothing about these pearls but they seemed pretty. I cant find much about ss keshis. Are they rare? I was trying to get a sense for how much a necklace goes for, but cant even find where they are offered for sale.

Thanks again to everyone! She went back and the dealer produced these fake certificates saying these were South Sea pearls. He refused the refund so she called me. I called him from work (I am an atty) and then he backed down. It is amazing the crooks out there.

I just got my first order of exotics from PP today!! I am waiting on my golden colored ones, but my pale lav/copper ones came today and they are gorgeous. New to the forum and new to serious collecting pearls (I describe myself as clueless but learning :) ) so these were a big surprise to me...

Thank you!! she is going to return them both tomorrow. If the dealer offers her a reduced price, what is a fair value on these? I figured they were freshwater, but I can't beleive they lied about them being vintage too.

here is the white strand:

Ok, I did the tooth test. They both feel gritty to me. So the question is if they sold her freshwater pearls as south seas. Below are pics. The strand I originally posted about is the black one. She has now told me she bought a second one that she was afraid to show me, the white strand...

Thanks so much for the quick replies. I will try to get close-up pictures. Since they are on a strand, it is difficult to photograph. The pearls are definitely not like any Akoyas I have seen. The mm size is about 10mm. They are a purply-grey-black color.

Hi everyone! I think my sister is being taken for a ride and need help. She purchased a strand of allegedly south sea pearls from this pawn broker and I think they are either fake or older dyed freshwater pearls. I examined the drill holes and there are little chips on some of them. Can...