[jshepherd]

I was browsing the web last night and I came upon an eBay-esque seller that has made the jump to the web! I recognized the photos immediately, of course, and as I browsed the site I found even some of our photos being used. The site is IvyPearl.com - the latest scam site.

Nearly all of the pictures on Ivy Pearl, except the poorly photographed pictures, are stolen from various Web sites around the Internet, most notably pearlsonly.com. In fact, almost all the pictures are stolen from Pearls Only.

What upsets me the most is this phrase used on every item page in the entire site!

All pictures are taken from the actual item. What you see is what you will receive.
In Stock. Leaves our warehouse in 1-4 business days.

How can they be more dishonest than that? Stealing photos and then assuring customers they will get the exact strand in the photo!

They have a stolen picture from us of a South Sea strand of pearls which they are calling akoya - small akoya!
This one is a beauty!
(ivypearl.com/multicolor-freshwater-pearl-necklace-bracelet-p-43.html)
One of the few photos they took themselves. This supposed 7-8 mm freshwater pearl set... the pearls are fake. It is a set of shell pearls.

Since this is a new site and clearly a bogus operation I thought it deserved an early mention on Pearl-Guide.com. Hopefully people will research Ivy Pearl and find this site before they get scammed and actually make a purchase.

Shop IvyPearl.com at your own risk!!!