New hoot

[Satine De La Courcel]

Wow Pearl-Guides Version of The Darwin awards... This ought to be fun! What will you find next??????

Cheers
ASh

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi Ash,

I found another contender that may actually be a winner on all scores of ingobility. How about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Collar-of-White-...QQcmdZViewItem

Zeide

[Satine De La Courcel]

Hi Zeide,

Wow things are getting deep... My stomach turned just readinj gall that info stuff... ther really have a good marketing team! and teh picture is no that pretty either..

Ash

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi Ash,

Don't be too harsh on the picture, it's Jeremy's.

Zeide

[mikehrz]

Well, the pic's probably been recompressed several times over the course of its lifespan, so I doubt it's in exactly the same condition it was in when it was on Jeremy's site.

You should add a criterion, Zeide, of worst grammar and/or spelling. Surely anyone who's serious about selling a piece worth tens of thousands of dollars would go through the minimum effort of proofreading or get a qualified person to do it if the seller isn't fluent; often, the listings seem like the results of an automatic translator.

And though I'm still partial, so to speak, to the $90k porcelain tumors, I guess this one does satisfy the criteria across the board. What is "East," aside from one of those letters on the compass?

The roundnesses, the East, the thickness of the nâcre are very often different.

The sea water pearls Akoya are among the most beautiful pearls of the world. They have the East among most beautiful.

[Satine De La Courcel]

Hi Ash,

Don't be too harsh on the picture, it's Jeremy's.

Zeide

Hi Zeide!

What made me ill was the super sugar coating on the Blurb before I looked at the pictue! I hate sales pitches like that!

All I said was the pictue was not to good. NOting more nothing less nothing else.. It looks really washed out and dull like chalky dull.... on my monitor.... So It could just be that! I feel I was NOT harsh at all on the picture..

Really????? I would have never recognized it as one of Jeremys! Sorry Jeremy! You have me spoiled now I am a snob.... LOL!!!!
(not really I still have MUCH to learn!!!!!)

Padawan learner in Perals forever I am affraid!

Cheers
Ash

[Pearls_by_Angela_Carol]

Well, I know that this piece also has diamonds but it is still work a look

http://cgi.ebay.com/EXCLUSIVE-15CT-L...em180033463116

Be sure to read all the copy

[TheOyster'sAutobiography]

A good Ebay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-Sterling...QQcmdZViewItem

[Valeria101]

Well, I know that this piece also has diamonds but it is still work a look

Rare enough to have a whole shop full ... Wouldn't that be rather trivia pearls to go with modern kundan? Wonder if those are diamonds, but with as much as the pictures show and the price, they could well be. Too bad the literary description is so strange.

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi All,

I finally found a positive example. It is not really all that great a deal and I have not actually bought from this seller yet but if the description is accurate, it is a decent deal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/South-Sea-golden...QQcmdZViewItem

Zeide

[mikehrz]

This pair of dangle earrings is set with two natural South-Sea golden pearls

I'm guessing he's trying to say the color is natural, not that these aren't cultured pearls. He uses "natural" in the descriptions for some of his other auctions, but "natural" doesn't appear in any of the item titles, so I do think he's describing the color, not the origin.

[effisk]

Hi Ash,

I found another contender that may actually be a winner on all scores of ingobility. How about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Collar-of-White-...QQcmdZViewItem

Zeide

Hi all,

I just noticed some of the pics on that eBay page are hotlinked from netperles.com.

That makes me realise we could play a little trick to that dishonest seller.
I'll check with the webmaster of netperles.com and I will post the results here. We might have a good laugh at the seller's expense...

[Rosomane]

I like those - they look like cherry tomatoes - Sun Gold or Sun Sugar. But how is it that something everywhere else costs $600 or more is only asking less than half that and in Hawaii of all places where everything costs double?

[jshepherd]

With golden South Sea pearls there are some very important value aspects that need to be considered when determining actual value. The wholesale value of the pearls in the picture is actually quite low.

First, color is extremely important when dealing in Golden South Sea. If the pearls are yellow instead of gold, the value drops substantially. Many times yellows are color enhanced to attain the coveted gold coloration, but this should be disclosed.

The shape of the pearls is also important. The pearls pictured are off-round, likely drop, as the setting is designed to cover the ends of the pearls. Drops cost significantly less than rounds, if other factors such as luster, color, and surface are equal.

Lastly, the pearls have blemishing, as noted in the description. Although the setting does a good job in hiding the inclusions, this spotting will significantly reduce the cost of the pearls, regardless of color.

That being said, the pearls still likely cost the manufacturer $40-$50 each, and the setting another $50-$60. So overall, the price really is not bad, and it is likely lower than you would be able to find in a brick and mortar jewelry store.

[jshepherd]

PS
I would agree with Zeide that this auction is a pretty good deal when all things considered. I think the wording should not insinuate that the pearls are natural, but it is likely that they are attempting to express that the color is natural. You might give them the benefit of the doubt on that. I do not think the color is enhanced, because it is yellow, not gold. Enhanced colors typically have a deep, golden color. If that pair did, and were priced like that, I would certainly assume they were enhanced.