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Those are just gorgeous! Love the strand and the dangles! Can't wait to see the SoC earrings! Diane

Hi there and welcome! I am going to vote for the Pearl Paradise pearl. While Mikimoto has a valued reputation, you pay a very high price for the name (and a rather small pearl). Pearl Paradise's quality is excellent and I don't think you would be disappointed. The Tiffany pendant is a lovely...

Thanks for that! I am learning more all the time. I agree that the Paspaley pearls (whatever grade) are beautiful! Gorgeous photo Gem Geek!

But that is one of the reasons I posted! People happily pay top dollar for 'Miki's' on the basis of a clasp or a box! If they are not Mikis, what do we rely upon? Feedback, which is not all that it is cracked up to be! The sellers were deliberately chosen as a random cross section as best...

Thanks for numbering them! I should have thought of that! And thank you for responding. I am very interested how others view them as well. I won't tell you yet what my thoughts are, but do you really think #5 is Paspaley? The clasp alone (ie one pearl) runs $750 on the Paspaley website...

Wendy, if you aren't able to secure some of those beauties before they are gone, I found some vivid blue 'tahitians' which are much rounder and larger (that must mean better value at only $24.99 U.S. right??) :p...

I have spent so much time on this forum and have learned such a great deal. I particularly like the threads in which people ask what type of pearls they have! I have become so much better at spotting CFWP trying to pass as Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian (died of course), and it is a really...

Thanks Pattye. I did wonder about the lack of 'tail'. I did not think the price on that strand was in the right range, and if they are nucleated freshwater, then forget it. the lack of source is one of the reasons I posted here. Some of her designs are quite lovely, but the source and type...

thank you for the response! I saw that many people viewed the posting, but no one commented! I do think her items look lovely and genuine but I am not an expert by any means. I appreciate the help.

I came across some of her listings today and they are quite interesting. For example" http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-WHITE-RAINBOW-FRESHWATER-NUCLEATED-PEARLS-10-13mm-UNIQUE-BAROQUE-HIGH-LUSTER-/200793620762?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec03b811a She also had a lovely 16 inch flameball...

Thank you both for your quick and informative responses! I have seen photos of better quality natural pearls, so I am glad that Caitlin confirmed my suspicions. I will be in the area of the auction house tomorrow, so I will drop in and take a look. I have learned so much from the members of...

This forum is such a wealth of information! I have spent several evenings recently just reading through various threads and have already learned so much! A thread I read recently was looking at pearls on auction, which made me wonder what was available in my city (Toronto). Here is a link to...