126 carat Conch pearl currently on eBay - opinions please!

[RoseHillFarm]

Hello - I'd really LOVE to hear opinions from the experts on the 126 carat Conch pearl currently listed on eBay - starting at $352,000 with the "buy it now" price of $750,000. There are currently 2 bids on it. The item number is 150015838637 and will end in 8 days. Jeremy - I'd love to get your take on this! Thank so much for a wonderfully informative forum!

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi,

That thing is a blister or half pearl. It furthermore has some mottling but no discernible flaming. Anybody bidding on this thing must have a pearl half-education or be out of their minds. Blister half concretions in conchs are about as rare as dandelion.

Zeide

[Kevin Canning]

If anybody is having trouble finding you action you can follow the link below:

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Also can any confirm what the seller wrote 70 carat conch pearl going for $10 million?

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi Kevin,

10 million? Sure. I just cannot remember whether that was 10 million Rupiahs, rubles, or fake pieces of eight. Anyway, 10 million of anything even toasted ants is a lot of it. I doubt that anybody ever paid 10 million toasted ants for a blister conch. At leat no sane person.

Zeide

[pearltime]

and these questions and answers,

: Hello, do you have a GIA certificate or equivalent lab of gemmology certifying it is a true natural one, not drilled from the shell ?Does it show traditionnal...more
Jul-27-06
A: Thank you, I do not have any certified papers at this time. It is 100% guaranteed natural pearl not cut from the shell. It does not have a flame pattern...more


Q: I will give you 150k for this today!
Jul-26-06
A: Thank you for your offer, Please email me your Ph# and address. I can be reached at 612 747-6999 8:00am central time

Q: Hello gameboyboy, I would prefer to have an associate pick this up if this is acceptable. regards, Timmy B,
Jul-26-06
A: Thank you for interest, Please use ebay guidelines and bid through ebay. Too many false buyery out there.

[Satine De La Courcel]

Sounds like they think sucker is stamped on peoples forheads Does that old junker car they want to sell you come with a discount too???? Sheesh...


Ash

[TraciB]

Hi, y'all! I happened on this site while searching for a source for quahog beads and pendants, and I've enjoyed reading the posts in another thread (quahog pearls) and this one.

Your comments piqued my curiosity, so I went to the auction in question and looked at the seller's feedback. If you only look at the 100% positive feedback, you may think he's trustworthy and the pearl is worth a bid. However, if you look further, you discover that his 30 positive comments are all on his record as a buyer. He hasn't sold anything at all on eBay until now.

Even if he had some sort of certificate of authenticity for this thing, I wouldn't trust it. Maybe I'm just cynical, but I can't help but wonder if he didn't buy those other items specifically to build up a good feedback record so that when he got ready to auction this pearl, people would trust him without looking too closely. Just a thought...