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    Buying a strand of pearls in China - a report

    Yes, the bottom ones are from the market - but hey - but for $18.00US you just can't beat the price! If I was to give any advice, it would be to go and buy an inexpensive set - like the top ones. They are very nice and at around 100US could not be considered expensive. Once you have managed to...
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    Buying a strand of pearls in China - a report

    Total frustration with pictures Total frustration with pictures Thanks for your suggestion Caitlin - the pictures really do show the comparison. However, I am practically wailing with frustration at trying to post them - almost at the "I need a glass of wine" stage. Can I email them to you? Carol
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    Buying a strand of pearls in China - a report

    Greetings: (I tried to upload some pictures so you could compare the three strands - but I am having lots of trouble - maybe later:confused: ) My first experience in buying pearls at LingLing?s occurred this past August in her Shanghai store. My mission was to obtain a strand of 8mm, AAA...
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    Confused and need some pictures

    That picture is just fabulous. I sure would give my eye teeth and my first born child to have one of those strands. Do you suppose they are all the same size of pearl or do they go smaller to larger? Should one stay with a certain size of pearl in a colour graduated strand or is bigger always...
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    Confused and need some pictures

    Thanks to everyone for their input! From looking at the pictures Caitlin posted, it appears to me that lavender pearls truly can be pretty close to "purple." The lavender freshadama pearls look very dark in colour on the website - in actual fact, are they as dark as the center pearls in the...
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    Confused and need some pictures

    Does the shade of the pearl, lighter to deeper, affect the price? It would be interesting to see a picture of several pearls that all fell into the category of "pink" or "lavender" - showing the variations in colour. Is there such a picture out there? Thanks for all your help Jeremy - you have...
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    Confused and need some pictures

    Thanks for the picture Jeremy! I appreciate the picture. When I look at the strand - the three colours do indeed look like a white, a pink and a lavender (purple) pearl. So my next question is: when ordering pearls, does one specify that you want the deepest shade available of that colour? As...
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    Confused and need some pictures

    Greetings to all: I have a couple of questions regarding the colour of pearls. When you speak of lavender, do you mean lavender as in "white with a hint of lavender overtones" or do you mean "this isn't white - it is closer to purple"????? The same with pink. Does anyone have a picture...
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    Buying a freshwater pearl enhancer

    Hi Jeremy, Thanks for getting back to me. I will take that information with me and hopefully find something! However, being a shy Canadian with not very good barginning skills, this all might be a stretch. I do want to compliment you on this site. I have been following it for several...
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    Buying a freshwater pearl enhancer

    Greetings: This is also my first post to this forum, although I have been following and reading it for several months now. I will be visiting both Beijing and Shanghi this coming summer and I would like to purchase a pearl enhancer to go with a set of pearls that I already have. The pearl...
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    Shopping FWP i Beijing - pricing?

    Buying a pearl enhancer Buying a pearl enhancer Greetings: This is also my first post to this forum, although I have been following and reading it for several months now. I will be visiting both Beijing and Shanghi this coming summer and I would like to purchase a pearl enhancer to go with a...
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