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    Shopping FWP i Beijing - pricing?

    Today I bought some 16" necklaces at Ling Ling from one of the floorsellers. The priciest I got for 430 RMB, starting price 1200 RMB. This one was between 6.7-7.5 mm and had very good lustre, almost clean surface and was round to the eye. I also bought 12 more necklaces of varying quality...
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    Shopping FWP i Beijing - pricing?

    I was shown one 16" necklace in the ling-ling store with to my eye round white pearls without noticeble humps or marks and good lustre, pearls ranging between 6.5-7.5 mm in diameter with the 6,5 mm pearls at the clasp and gradually increasing in size to 7,5 mm in the mid-section of the necklace...
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    Shopping FWP i Beijing - pricing?

    Mr Shepherd, thankyou for your very fast reply! However, new in the business I think I need a little clarification. Is it 100 USD before or after bargaining? I read in a previous thread that about 1/3 of the initial price is a good goal to bargain for, does that mean that the initial price for...
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    Shopping FWP i Beijing - pricing?

    Hello! This is my first post here in this excellent forum. I have searched the threads for information regarding buying freshwater pearls in Beijing at the Ling Ling store at the pearlmarket and I found some hints of what to pay in 2005. I now wonder whether these hints are still true 2007? I...
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