OK, hereʻs the story. I confess, I bought it from eBay, and it was listed as Tahitian. I saw it listed with starting bid 499. and when no one bid it was quickly relisted at 99. with a fast end time. I researched the seller, and he had never listed pearls before, and had no negatives as a seller, mostly of stamps (and a buyer as well). I read his description about 50 times -
Origin French Polynesia
Shape Round
Quality AAA
Size 8-10mm
Nacre Very Thick
Color Black Tahitian
Lustre Superior
This is certified Black tahitian pearls 48 count each hand strung and double knotted on a silk strand.
The magnifecent colors array in green/grey purple irradecent hues.
Each black pearl measuring 9mm hand picked from the tahitian waters with its own character and beauty. The clasp is 14k white gold locking piece. necklace length is 19".
This is easily market value $4,000 to $8,000. Starting bid is low for such breathtaking beauty.
The grade is AA with a letter of authenticity by an American gem society appraiser.
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I would like to add that it was very difficult to capture the actual color, sometimes thier a greenish black, or dark purple, or a hint of goldish black? i really dont know what the proper color name would be but they are very striking! So in regards to the pics shown, their not very good! not even close to the visual!!!!also on my camera i zoomed in and there is a very clear difference between each pearl, in the pictures of my ad i noted that they almost appear as duplicates which i would imagine might represent a fake.
I looked at his return policy that said if it werenʻt as listed, guarantee return. So I took a chance that this might be the real deal with a seller that doesnʻt know his stuff. I was right on one count. I was 95% sure they were FW when I saw the shape and color (I leaned that here!) Happy ending, I think. I wrote him, he immediately wrote back saying he would refund and pay half the shipping to him. He said they were his girlfriendʻs and they had taken them to a couple of jewelers in their town that were not pearl experts, and were told they were Tahitian (I donʻt know about the got them there part, unless she was ripped off in a tourist shop). He asked how to tell the difference and I suggested Internet research. Anyway, I payed with Paypal and credit card, so I feel covered. I know how mad everyone gets about fraudulent listings, but I want to give him the benefit of the doubt that he didnʻt know what he was doing, however, I am going to keep an eye on his listings and if he tries to do it again I will bust him BIG TIME. I love this site and want to post some of my other eBay purchases (Carolyn at Druzy) so I donʻt look like an idiot. I also hope my day ends better with the delivery of my Kamoka keishis!!!!! Thanks everyone.
