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And all our windows are bullet proof :) Before Charlton Heston it was a bank, so I imagine the windows were needed for that, not the NRA.

These appear to be shell pearls

This piece is just a momento. It's a decoration and doesn't really have any actual value. It's a sort "thank you for visiting our auction" gift for the participants. The pearl is a keshi, not a natural.

There are no freshwater pearl farms in the Philippines. The freshwater pearls you see in Greenhills have all come from China. All the stories about the farms in Mindanao you heard from the vendors are false. There are no pearl farms there.

This looks like it was used at one of ASBUMI organized auctions. This is the old cultured pearl organization of Indonesia. It's difficult to make out the piece, but it looks like it might be a keshi pearl. It wouldn't have much of any value. This looks like a paper weight or a decoration.

I remember Hisano matching these into a bracelet mockup! He's cute ;) I can get used to this!

Bunny Pearl! Oh no! I'm so sorry!

It is a South Sea pearl strand, so if the price is unreasonably low, it's a good opportunity. The clasp is a popular high-end for silver, but it isn't knotted yet so it the clasp hasn't been chosen.

Yes, we edited it and added the Philippines. The original White House announcements and their annex documents were different on a few countries.

An old friend of mine just reached out to me last month and asked if this was real. The way it's presented, it's not obvious satire. There are several similar videos on YouTube.

There will be a big announcement on May 18th ;)

Yes, plenty! And give it a couple more months before a revisit! We are making some big changes - TBA on May 18th :cool:

We sent out a report to the CPAA membership today. Basically everything is going to be affected.

No, they are not a legitimate company. They operate under a myriad of different aliases and advertise on social media. It's a scam, unfortunately.