[Raisondetre]

These look like freshwater bead-nukes to me ... not that it's expensive but still.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AAA-pink-white-R...QQcmdZViewItem

These look nice - good for beaders. If I had time/knew how to bead I'd probably buy them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/34CTS-NOflaw-ROS...QQcmdZViewItem

[salem]

Lol, couldn't help chuckling...did you notice the pearls in the first pic wee listed as AAAAA? How many A's will it go/ Makes AAA sound barely passable.

I like the rose keshis though. I thought the colors were wonderful. DIdn't notice th shipping though. I know it is always really high from China. Pretty, though.

[Raisondetre]

The shipping isn't too bad, about US$12 for registered mail. I wouldn't pay US$35 for Fedex.

I am going to China later this year anyways so if I find some I can get someone there to string it up for me. I just can't do anything with unstringed pearls though the color is mighty fine. I'm sure I'll be able to find some at the wholesale markets for cheap. There may not be top quality round freshwaters but I'm sure there will be keshis or other interesting commercial grades.

[boo]

Raisondetre, do I understand you correctly that since you do not bead, you are not interested in those keshi? If you aren't, I am probably going to bid on them, since they look like they would go nicely with some that I already have. (The downside of liking longer necklaces is that one strand isn't enough, unless you add filler beads of some sort)

[Raisondetre]

Go for it hun! I'm not sore about people bidding on stuff I post about at all. In fact it deters me from making impulse purchases. I would love to see the finished pieces if you do get them.

[Raisondetre]

http://cgi.ebay.com/SPICE-COLOR-FRES...QQcmdZViewItem

These look very interesting as well. The seller's got 100% positive feedback. What makes it so much more expensive than the rose keshi from above? Carolyn Ehret's got the 22K granulated gold that brings the value up, and these are probably thicker than the loose rose keshi, but they look quite similar.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRACELET-with-KE...QQcmdZViewItem

This one's very nice and thick. Love the smoothness.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRACELET-with-KE...QQcmdZViewItem

I like this one too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRACELET-with-KE...QQcmdZViewItem

Not keshi, but didn't want to start a new thread. The texture and color are very interesting on this one.

[Raisondetre]

http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Rare-Multicolo...QQcmdZViewItem

I think it's the same company as Monsoon collection. Great keshis!

[Casey.R]

Anyone ever buy from aloha pearls? I was just browsing and saw they had some large keshi type pearls.