| If you are only going to be selling South Sea pearls, skip the GIA course. The 15-20 pages of general information can be learned from nearly any book or Website.
I am confused about your questions, however. Are you asking if customers want each pearl certified, or YOU certified?
The GIA will pass you and give you a certificate (and if you were able to graduate from 1st grade you will pass), and some customers really do like to see that, but the class will not really do you a lot of good. If you know anything about pearls don't waste your time on the grading class either. |