New Member, New Inherited Pear Necklace!

[InheritedPearl]

Thanks Bacca! I just wanted to join this forum...and share what i had, and to try and find out as much information as i could about these pearls. This forum seems really great, and all though i am not a pearl collector, i will probably stick around, i like the environment here and there are lots of knowledgeable, helpful members. I really did learn a lot this past week from this forum regarding pearls. I think i will bring the pearl pieces i have, and get them appraised just to see what their current value is, mainly out of curiosity. I don't plan on selling them but if there is a collector here that would really like to have them...i would be ok with that and i know someone here would care for them well. All the other gold pieces i inherited (lots) i will also keep.

[Alex]

This has been quite a thread, and really good to see it continue (often similar posts seem to fade-out quite quickly)

hope you eventually get a satisfactory ending IP

I noticed that the earrings don't have cups holding them, but rather small stud-posts. Is that because of their age?

on that subject, I've noticed that earrings today (of approxiamtely the same size) can have either very small or quite large cups holding them. Does anyone know if that's just a fashion/taste/cost thing, or does the size of the cup change how the earring sits on the ear?

[InheritedPearl]

That's an interesting point Alex...it doesn't have any cups holding the pearls, but i think it's nice like this...you get to see ALL pearl!

[lisa c]

Hi InheritedPearl, it's nice to see you're still here! I was just going to look up your thread and post and here you are- wonderful!

I'm dying to know if you cleaned your pearls, and if you'd post a pic if you had?

[InheritedPearl]

Actually, i haven't gotten around to cleaning the pearls...i will have to order a good/safe cleaning product first!

[Alison]

I recommend either Hagerty Pearl Clean, or go to www.pearldoctor.com (I have no association with either company). You might be able to find the Hagerty products at an Ace Hardware, or similar store. The Pearl Doctor product costs more but lasts a lot longer, as it is in concentrated form. Both products are also good for other types of jewelry -- including coral, opal, jade, etc. -- which, like pearls, should not be cleaned with products designed for diamonds and hard gemstones.

[barbara]

Hello everyone, ive just been browsing your topic , i just felt i needed to say what a lovely and helpful of bunch people you are. hopefully if i need your help you will be just as kind and lovely as you have been to your newcomer with her question of her pearl necklace. Barbara

[barbara]

Hello ive just joined after nosing through your thread, what a lovely helpful bunch of people you are keep up the good work. i think you have helped
inherited pearl quite a lot well done Barbara

[Admin]

Thanks Barbara (x2)

[Mary Montpezat]

Inherited Pearl - whatever you do, don't sell them for the $2,000 that has been bandied around. They are likely to be worth more like $6,000 - $8.000 if they have good lustre & nacre and are indeed the age you think. Do get two valuations and sit on them for a while and ponder. Do you have family members you could bequeath them to if you don't think you will use them yourself? I'm a great believer in keeping precious heirlooms in the family!

[barbara]

oops i didn't realize my first reply had gone on board hence the reason i replied again lol . on the subject of pearls i have a few necklaces with silver clasp but as none of them feel gritty on the teeth then i can assume they are not real pearls.

[GemGeek]

Pearls that have had a lot of wear can sometimes lose their grittiness. Post some close-up photos on the macro setting and we'll try to help.

[barbara]

Hello GemGeek, thank you for your offer of help. i have pics of my pearls but i dont know how to send them to this topic. i have inspected my pearls to see if there is any peeling though my eye sight isn't that great they seem to look in not bad condition , but i really suspect they are faux pearls. on one clasp it has s.c.p england. which has gone black, with a flower design stones. on another set of pearls it has a 925 clasp. on another one it is just a brass clasp with white stones but the pearls have lost lustre which i think is due to perfume use. many thanks Barbara

[InheritedPearl]

Hey everyone! Been busy with work, the pearl necklace is still in my possession. I'm not sure what to do with it. I would like to pass it on to someone that will enjoy them and care for them, if there is any member here interested in buying them i am ready to let them go...if you look back at the pics you can see they are nice, the clasp is also really nice! Thanks.

[Caitlin]

Moderator Mode: Pearl-Guide.com is not responsible if anyone sholuld take Inherited Pearl up on her offer, which is in itself illegal to do on this forum.

IP, I know you didn't understand this rule and meant well, but I want you and any potential buyer from you to look at it look at it this way:
How would you decide on a price? You have no idea what it is worth.
How would you carry out the sale? How would you exchange for cash? guarantee the goods?
What if something went wrong with the sale if someone took up your very nebulous offer through the above post?

It can't be through this site. We are are not casual resellers at all! Advertising a direct sale is considered spamming and is not permitted.

However:

If you wish to sell it through a legal channel, such as eBay, let us know when you put it up for sale and come back and give us the link to it.

If you do not want to get it appraised for resale value (considerably less than replacement value) then put it on eBay as an auction starting with good pictures. (we told you NOT to take them in direct daylight, so go find the instructions for taking good photos.) Ask for the minimum amount you will take for it and see if anyone will buy it.