Hey Jim,
While I have never seen any of Nationalpearl.com's product first hand one issue does come to mind that you may want to ask them personally about.
They claim to sell only AAA and AAA+ pearls - which is typically a sign of something fishy going on. Below is a quote from the pearl grading page found here on the Pearl Guide:
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Use of "AAAA" or "AAA+" is considered bad taste, or even dishonesty, by most reputable pearl dealers - simply a way to charge the customer more without providing a superior product.
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I suggest you read the complete article here:
Pearl Grading
My Gut instinct is that their AAA is equivalent to the average AA and their AAA+ is simply your average AAA and they are simply taking advantage of the lack of a standard grading system, sadly I have seen this trick time and time again with fly by night operations.
Also for a long time they claimed to sell the highest quality pearls on the Internet, a statement which they have rightfully removed from their website.
If you do wish to take a chance on them I and many other members would love to hear your experience.