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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

Thanks Barbara (x2) ;)

Wo Ming bai. Please discuss on the appropriate thread.

There are more articles today. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13444750/broome-diving-victim-was-a-great-bloke/ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13437812/mystery-over-broome-divers-death/

It appears as though you can see straight through it. That wouldn't be a pearl. It would be a piece of glass.

Oh, but there is! The site has been reported to The Jewelers Vigilance Committee. They might not be able to do too much about it, but Google acts quickly.

Looks like someone else was taken in The Philippines too ... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/jwl/2885124520.html It's sad. They probably really think that they have South Sea pearls when what they really have are low-grade Chinese freshwater:(...

Here is his his response to me - His akoya pearls are "almost" all saltwater??? So maybe he carries some freshwater akoya, lol. A big warning to anyone who finds Diamonds For A Buck (Diamondsforabuck.com) on Google or any of the other engines. This guy is a fraud. I would expect his diamonds...

This just in from a member of our faithful pearl police: I think it's pretty clear that the seller is knowingly ripping people off now. Everything he wrote is completely made up and 100% false. Some people will do anything to swindle.

Anybody else want to argue with them? ;) russiangems@yahoo.com

Wow. This is really sad. The person doesn't seem to know anything about pearls. Maybe the seller really doesn't know what akoya pearls are. Then again, everything the seller has are dyed Chinese freshwater pearls and he is calling them akoya, South Sea, Tahitians, and of course akoya pearls...

There is quite a bit here - http://www.ssef.ch/research-publications/presentations/pearls/

Try loading the images directly on the forum. The links you posted did not come though.

It looks like a Quahog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_clam). Are you certain the clam was freshwater?

Hi Rorz and welcome to the forum. I've removed the broken images from your post above. Would you mind using the Go Advanced tab in the reply so that you can upload the images directly? Your images were linked to a folder withing your hotmail account so they don't appear on the thread.

Dyed FWP. Not irradiated either. Dyed.

This would be something Peter Bazar could probably clear up. He is now president of Deltah (now Imperial). He discussed them on the earlier mentioned thread. https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3592&p=54289#post54289

Hi and welcome. We really need a close up shot of them with a macro setting (the little flower setting on a digital camera). Unfortunately, this photo doesn't give much information about the pearls.

Is that a necklace or a bracelet? If necklace, those are some nice, large pearls.