FrenchPearl
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This is a strand of pearls that I've followed for a couple of months. I followed it because everything seems "off" in this listing hence interesting for my pearl continuing education.
I had start forgetting about it, but this morning, the listing has disappeared, there was a weird flashing message "this listing has been blocked per country regulation blabla..." before a screen saying the item was not available anymore.
Here is a little background:
The strand was initially listed as a unique saltwater natural necklace of the highest quality (beginning of the century), by an Italian vendor with less than 20 ratings and selling mostly computer electronics. price around $1200. Size of the pearls are not mentioned. clasp is 18K white gold with small emerald brilliant.
It seems to me like an overpriced old akoya used necklace sold by a seller who knew nothing about pearls.
Still, I asked a few questions challenging naturals, and wondering about the transparent pearls near the clasps, and ask for better pics. No answer for 3 weeks. Then an answer came, with a link with the item relisted as "cultured" , same price and better close up pictures and a new title in English
I saved a few pictures.
2 days later (yesterday), the listing had disappeared with the weird flashing screen mentioned above, and the vendor has no more items to sell....
Do I smell a mystery or is it just my fertile imagination ?
What do you all think of this necklace ???
I had start forgetting about it, but this morning, the listing has disappeared, there was a weird flashing message "this listing has been blocked per country regulation blabla..." before a screen saying the item was not available anymore.
Here is a little background:
The strand was initially listed as a unique saltwater natural necklace of the highest quality (beginning of the century), by an Italian vendor with less than 20 ratings and selling mostly computer electronics. price around $1200. Size of the pearls are not mentioned. clasp is 18K white gold with small emerald brilliant.
It seems to me like an overpriced old akoya used necklace sold by a seller who knew nothing about pearls.
Still, I asked a few questions challenging naturals, and wondering about the transparent pearls near the clasps, and ask for better pics. No answer for 3 weeks. Then an answer came, with a link with the item relisted as "cultured" , same price and better close up pictures and a new title in English
I saved a few pictures. 2 days later (yesterday), the listing had disappeared with the weird flashing screen mentioned above, and the vendor has no more items to sell....
Do I smell a mystery or is it just my fertile imagination ?
What do you all think of this necklace ???
