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Originally Posted by jshepherd ... South Sea pearls are in a totally different league when buying and selling wholesale. Because producers sell them at auction, you are not going to find a "special place" to get them cheaper than the other guy. The best possible price will always be right around yearly market value. And to get that good price you have to be willing and able to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, and have a producer willing to sell to you. ... | Once again, I'm confused. Is this an attempt to regulate how Tahitians are sold in a fashion similar what you described above? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Valeria101 There's an entire library out there about the sight-holder system in the diamond industry. Not much about pearls... Is there anything similar? | What is a sight-holder system? Thanks!
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