| Yes, but how many jewelers would you be able to fool with a strand of shell pearls? My guess is most. That is disheartening. We are constantly dealing with jewelers who tell our customers our freshwater pearls cannot be genuine because they are too round, or that our Tahitian strands could possibly be shell pearls if they are clean. Consumers just assume that their jewelers know, when most do not, and very, very few will ever admit it.
Was a fair price paid for the earrings? I do think so. But the seller told her that they were Tahitians - they were not. The seller knew this and lied. That is fraud. I do not care if she paid 50 cents for the earrings, it was still fraud. I personally feel she should file a complaint with eBay and her credit card because doing nothing just tells the seller that it is ok to lie and misrepresent. He made a 3-400% margin on the sale. He would not have been able to sell the earrings for a 1/3rd of that price if he disclosed the truth. So, what has he got to lose? It is all in a day's work for him. |