[PearlGalNY]

Hi -

I am hunting for a single golden pearl about 15MM and saw this on EBay. I am a bit hesitant because I found that these ebayers "stole" their description almost word for word from Americanpearl.com. BUT, the pearl looks nice and I wonder if you can tell me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017

A) Is this real looking?
B) Is this pearl accurately priced?
C) Have you ever bought from these ebayers?

Thanks so much!

Ann

[Sheila]

Why don't you take a look at http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=184 ?
Pick the size you want from the list, and look at the price ($ 910 for a 15-16 mm golden south sea pearl).

And this is a seller you can really trust.

Sheila

[Kevin Canning]

Well Ann,

Do you really trust an Ebay seller that steals their description from another company? If that is a true picture of the pearl, it is a nice one for sure but $3600 is way more then you need to spend.

I really surprises me when I hear people are willing to risk 4 figure price tags on an ebay purchase.

As Sheila said, PP is good - but any pearl dealer that is a active member on the forum here is going to be trustworthy.

[Sueki]

Hi PearlGalNY,

I agree with Sheila that you would do much better going with PearlParadise, from whom I have made several purchases.
And totally agree with Kevin's remarks, too.
And, if he has loose pearls, I can thoroughly recommend Pearls Of Joy, whom I have also purchased from.

[PearlGalNY]

Hi,

Is there a list of active vendors on this website? I dont know where to find it.

Thanks!

[Admin]

Use the google search function on the forum. It searches the Web sites of members of this forum as well as this forum itself. It ignores Web sites that have received bad reviews as well (including eBay).

[Sheila]

Originally Posted by Kevin Canning

As Sheila said, PP is good - but any pearl dealer that is a active member on the forum here is going to be trustworthy.

Oops, I was just referring to PP because it was easy to compare their loose pearls with the pearl on the Ebay.
Next time I will name more of my favorite sellers, not just one.

Sheila

[Valeria101]

How can I know that picture if of the pearl you are going to receive, if the description isn't?

It doesn't take much to make something online feel bad.

If you line up the pictures of all loose golden pearls there, they look very, very similar. Size doesn't show in a picture unless there eis some reference object included (like a ruler or something). Which could be just because they use a super-sophisticated automated system or... if the pictures were somehow made to look alike. It seems that taking photos of pearls is hard. Many sellers do not... Just show sample images. The good ones recognize that. The others leave you wondering.

Besides, even if that was a wonderful picture and I knew it is of the right pearl, the thing is 3D and I can only see one side. Blemishes count.

So, if the pictures are questionable and the description taken from somewhere else. What should I be looking at?

It comes down to keeping fingers crossed for the return policy of the seller.

My 2c.