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So, that's what the ones from the picture looks like in real life? The first picture did look overly processed. I like this picture better but there is a Big difference in real life.

Looking at online vendors in various countries is usually a good way to get an idea about the prices. You can search on Etsy.com too. We are probably not the right people to ask. Most of us would never buy pearls from a physical shop and most of us will shop across borders since there is a big...

Note to self: just never buy another pearl strand :-D

If in doubt, I always find something to ask about to see if I get a reply, how quickly, if the answer looks right. Like, will they send you additonal photos if you ask for it? Can they show you the strand worn? I'd also make sure my money could be returned if I am scammed. Never ever accept a...

Akoya are never that deep blue.

That totally works!

You are going to have a very hard time finding anything good and affordable locally. I am in Denmark and I never buy locally. The problem with almost all of the online vendors here, that I know and trust, is that you have to pay duty and VAT to get them to the Eu which makes it hard to return...

That's right! You are the member who says that about the head :D

As one of our members say - remember there is a head between the two pearls. You won't notice the difference when you wear them. And pearls are an organic gem so it's practically impossible to get them identical. The more you pay, the closer you can get, though.

Ehh... So, I have piled my 5 strands and a couple of wired pearls strands on two beautiful wooden trays on the counter in my bathroom. They look beautiful and it reminds me to wear, something I wouldn't get to doing otherwise. I am well aware that it is not optimal though at least there is no...

You could consider wearing mis-matched to still use them. Several of us have come to love the look of a pair of earrings not matching at all, especially in terms of color. In the this case it would be the setting too. Not pearls, but for a long time I have been wearing a marque diamond on a...

Holy smoke! What a find! Somebody probably cleaned out a house and dumped it all with Goodwill.

In the pictures they all seem so uniform in color, I would wonder too. It depends on the price and the source, of course.

There is also pearls from Cees (Instagram). He found me an untreated Akoya strand at a much lower price point than the untreated Hanadama. he also has many returning customers from Pearl Guide. But - I would try local Katbran first.

I have a 16" akoya (tiny teeny) keshi. I use it for layering instead of putting anything extra on it. I was a) afraid of adding anything too heavy that would break the thread, b) didn't want to limit myself.

I know I wouldn't be able to tell with single pearls from a photo. If you want to know their actual color (they look weirdly orang-y to me), try to adjust the color so the paper shows as white on your monitor. I would say it depends on if you trust the seller. If it sounds like you are getting...

There isn't such a thing as 'freshwater Tahitian' pearls. Tahiti pearls are saltwater pearls. If you post some photos it is likely we can tell you some more. A way to start your own reserach is to browse some of the website of the vendors that post here, like Pearl Paradise. They usually have...

Freshwater pearls are grown in very large quantities and do not have much value if you are thinking of reselling. But it doesn't make them any less beautiful to wear :)

Lovely stories! Thank you. The blue pearls are most likely dyed FW.

It seems to me the plastic coating has piled up around the drill holes. That doesn't look like regular drill holes in real pearls at all. A drill hole might hide a blemish but blemishes don't look like that and you certainly don't find two blemishes that seem identical. I bet the listing will...