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To go back to the original title of this thread... I noticed this strand from the same seller that imanit got the roundish pearls from: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110121384776&rd=1&rd=1 Is this color natural? The same seller...

Okay, here's my update. I received the pearls from China (eBay seller jewellerywork). They were listed as AAA 7-8mm round. They are really pretty, very smooth surfaces without any noticeable flaws. The two strands I received were graduated from smaller at the ends to larger in the center...

They do look nice. I have a question about the roundness. If they are "round to the eye," does that mean that you can not detect any off-round shape, even by looking at them closely? Or does it mean that they would appear to be round if you were to view them on another person, but if you look...

nlerner- What is that pearl in post #42? It's so pretty; is it really that pinky-lavender color? So so pretty! Nicole

Update on my search for high quality strands: Integrity Pearls never responded to my email. Maybe I was accidentally spam-blocked. Monsoon (the eBay seller) wanted $275 per strand, which seemed too expensive (maybe I'm wrong about this?) I finally ordered from eBay seller Jewelrywork. They...

Thanks everyone for so many great leads! I will keep you all updated in case anyone else is searching for high quality round FW pearl strands in the future. I checked out the Monsoon eBay store; they do have some unique pearls. I emailed them, another eBay store called Jewelrywork, and...

Thanks for the leads, knotty. I checked out the Stachura website, but the pearls are not graded in the familiar (A,AA,AAA, etc.) way, so I emailed them and am waiting for a response. Integrity Pearls seems to sell only up to AA quality. I know that the grading systems are somewhat...

Hi all, first post! I've been reading the forum for a few weeks, and I think it's saved me from making some big mistakes. I am trying to find loose strands of CFWP, white, round, 7-8mm, AA+ or AAA quality. There are a few Chinese websites online that I was about to order from, until I read in...