Recent content by kenneth.thorman

Hi all. Here is a little update. I had for a long time completely forgotten about the pearl, until a few weeks ago when I was contacted on Skype (unsure of how they got the Skype address, but a bit of Googling can find the most amazing things today) by someone that apparently had read this...

Just to keep you updated. One of the 3 companies I have contacted has just replied back indicating that around ? of the suggested selling price would be more common in trading, meaning somewhere between 80.000$-100.000$ and that 200.000 probably is too high. I personally consider that a high...

Hi First of all I would like to thank everyone for your interest and your replies. When I initially was looking for a place to post this I had no idea where to post and just did a search on Google for "pearl expert". This site came up and it seemed like a good fit. I guess I got lucky :). I...

The seller is a Thai fisherman, well actually 3 thai finshermen that banded together their savings to buy this pearl from another fisherman. They are more than likely just putting a price. I do not know where they have this price from. Maybe from the place that checked the pearl. I am asking in...

What is a Melo pearl? And whats up with OMG? Is it that rare and special? Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. Regards Ken

The connection is playing up so attaching the images took longer than expected. Should be a 56K GRPS connection but here in the Phang Nga mangrove forest the connection rate is nowhere near that. Added response to Valeria101: #1. As my interest in this is rather minor I would prefer my effort...

Hi My Thai family have requested that I post this on the Internet. A Thai fisherman around Ranong in Thailand (close to the Burmeese border) have found a pearl which have been purchased by a Thai for 20.000 baht (~500USD). This Thai national have (apparently) had it brought to Bangkok and...