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Natural's posts have been moved to a new thread "Various Natural Pearls" as they are off the Nautilus topic and deserve their own page. https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8174

Letter from the Cultured Pearl Association of America Dear Members, It has come to our attention that a trademark has been filed to claim the name "Chocolate Pearls". (Please scroll down and read application) This could affect many of us in a very adverse way. Forward to our office your...

The Cultured Pearl Association of America announces major enhancement to the 2013-2014 International Pearl Design Contest (IPDC) Providence, RI ?July 17, 2013 Peter Bazar, President of the Cultured Pearl Association of America, Inc. proudly announces that this year's winner of the IPDC's...

It is false and complete made up, which is why that one website is the only place on the Internet that you will find that information. The "forum" there has no members and every post is written by the same person. Easy proof: http://www.mikimoto.com.hk/en/about_jewel/pearls/ Further reading...

Unfortunate. They stole from you and lied to you. Even your $200 replacement value is extraordinarily high retail for what you have. You really were dealing with crooks.

Joy de Mer = http://www.chinapearl-usa.com/ That's the only thing I know about them. Maybe someone has experience here?

There is no such thing. The sellers are simply trying to defraud the buyers.

That white you are seeing is not the nucleus. Sometimes you'll see light colors within a deeper blemish. If you were to get to the nucleus it would be a smooth porcelanic surface.

It happens because the first two posts get moderated and sometimes people think the post didn't go through.

Please try attaching the image once again. The only thing we could see was a broken link.

Dear Jeweler, Do you have an affinity for pearls? Do you custom-design jewelry? Are you an aspiring artist? Are you mentoring new talent? The Cultured Pearl Association International Pearl Design Competition 2012-2013 We invite you to enter our 3rd annual design contest, where your self...

It's on the About Us Page. https://www.pearl-guide.com/about-us.shtml

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Yes, shill does mean spammer. We recognize that your review wasn't unbiased and that you have a connection to this company. Simply the fact that you have the word "pearls" in your email address shows that you have a connection to the pearl business. This forum is a board of pearl experts, pearl...

This guy sounds like quite a character. Good job Caitlin. You were well within your rights to call his auction fraudulent. Selling Chinese freshwater pearls as South Sea pearls is fraudulent. No matter what the guy says, I believe the chances are close to ZERO that he did not know what he was...

No doubt. Look at the other auctions. It is loaded with fw described as natural color black akoya, South Sea, etc. The seller is a fraud. To your question, yes, too good to be true. It's not possible to buy the lowest commercial grade 7.5-8 mm akoya strand at even close to that price from...

Freshwater? Beautiful luster and orient. It looks like part of the french wire is sticking out by the clasp though. Either that or something is attached to it.

Jeremy is on his honeymoon right now, but I believe the link at the beginning of the thread is still working.

By real value, do you mean retail value? In a retail environment like a jewelry store, a three row akoya bracelet could easily sell for $2000, especially with a special clasp. But the pearls are likely either 6-6.5mm or 6.5-7mm, and that makes a significant difference in value. Akoya are rarely...

Pearl grading system Elenoa Baselala Saturday, April 28, 2012 http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=199718