IowaCamper
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I have been doing some shopping around for akoya pearls. Someone said I should check out American Pearls in New York and I was all set to purchase one of their collection grade necklaces but wanted to price it out. So I found another company that also has a internet website and the company is premiumpearl.com in San Francisco. So they have collection grade that is cheaper so I sent an email to American Pearls and asked them about the difference.
The guy at American Pearls told me that collection grade was their grade and that Premium Pearl more or less copied it from them and that they were not the same. This is part of the email that I received from American Pearls.
My question is this. Is collection a grade and would there really be that much a difference from the two? Premium Pearl states that their collection grade is the best in the world just like American Pearls. Anybody have experience in both?
This is for Christmas so I am not in a hurry but I cannot seem to find an answer to this anywhere in the internet.
The guy at American Pearls told me that collection grade was their grade and that Premium Pearl more or less copied it from them and that they were not the same. This is part of the email that I received from American Pearls.
premiumpearl is successful in ripping off American Pearl concept and strategy and branding but failed to deliver a pearl that is truly higher luster and thicker nacre. Not only do I question their business tactics, I question their pearl quality.
My question is this. Is collection a grade and would there really be that much a difference from the two? Premium Pearl states that their collection grade is the best in the world just like American Pearls. Anybody have experience in both?
This is for Christmas so I am not in a hurry but I cannot seem to find an answer to this anywhere in the internet.
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