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    First Attempt at Pearls on Chain

    So, not to long ago I was asking about jewelry soldering and got some great responses...and though I probably chose the worst material to start off with...0.8mm wide 18KT gold box chains...I was successful without too much trouble (though I did melt almost an inch of chain on my first soldering...
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    New to Jewelry Soldering

    Alright so I've decided to get into more metalwork with my pearl designs...more specifically (to start off with), threading a thin chain through pearls. Obviously this will mean that at some point, I'll need to add a rings and clasps to either end of the chain...and i decided this was a good...
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    My 1st Exotics

    So these are my 1st exotics - just arrived a few minutes ago from Beijing...still gotta get the hand of a clearer image though - the colour quality is also better when image is viewed on a Mac (in my opinion)
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    Looks Like a Good Buy - But Is It?

    Tahitian pearls - baroque - 9-11mm in size, unstrung and not drilled (which is no problem) - 18" length (if strung temporarily). Asking price is $240 USD...what do you think? I was thinking of buying, but is it a good price?
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    Freshwater Pearl + Sapphire & Gold Double-Strand Necklace

    So, it just occurred to me that I had not yet actually contributed anything to PG in terms of actual pearls. Thus, here is my contribution... The pearls are 6-6.5mm freshwater. The metal spacer beads are 14kt white gold, and the sapphires (13.4ct total weight), are genuine 'A' grade 3-4mm...
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    Tips for your online pearl business

    Just to add to what Mr. Shepherd said, there are no quick fixes to SEO and SEM. Until recently, I was the Director of IT Services at multi-million dollar-a-year company with a departmental budget of $750,000, for the last 5 years. For a business just starting out, I would not recommend using...
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    New Business Startup & Retail Industry

    I'll start by apologizing if this is the wrong place to ask this sort of question. I've spent almost the last two years "getting into" pearls and I believe I'm ready to take the next step by launching a business. However, in preparing my business plan (for the bank), I cannot seem to find any...
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