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The pearls I bought were freshwater. One strand is not offered anymore - in color it was graduated from white to the spice colors, to a mauve. It was stunning enough that I turned right around the same day and bought their last strand of that one. I also bought some white freshwater buttons (for...

I chose to try them in part because their grading scale looked similar to what we have listed on this forum! :) My pearls absolutely shine - I can see my reflection in each pearl. Beautiful! (er, the pearls... not my reflection).

my favorite ebay seller my favorite ebay seller I should mention that the ebay seller who sold me the absolutely beautiful strand of pearls is Monsoon-Collections ( http://stores.ebay.com/MONSOON-Collection ). I bought several different strands, and every single strand was better than I could...

Ebay versus others Ebay versus others Today I received 2 orders of pearls, from 2 different people on ebay. Like most everything there, it's a gamble. One order was from a vendor in Asia, and I was worried - and they were absolutely stunning and probably worth twice what I paid. The other was...

Quahog pearl Quahog pearl Jerry, I don't pretend to know a lot about pearls, but now that you know the name of this (quahog pearl), I suggest you do some googling to find out more. From what I read, you absolutely cannot drill these, as the outer part is much too fragile. To see some...