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    are these melo - i hope

    That would be one extremely valuable necklace if it were melo pearls. Such is the allure of melo pearls, I have often dreamed of taking a few weeks and chartering a fishing boat and go up and down Ha Long Bay Vietnam looking for just 1 melo pearl! I afraid that my adventure would turn into...
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    Pleasant surprise

    Did you set the pearl yet?
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    $350- odd for 3 nasty "Tahitian" (FW) pearls on a gold plated chain, anyone?

    the $6500 pendant has free shipping if you buy 40 or more items, otherwise it is only $4.25 via Canada Post Light Packet International...I know that is how I like to have my thousand dollar items shipped!
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    Southsea pearls or not?

    i agree with what Sven said.
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    Can this vintage tahitian ring be saved?

    Hi Adeline. Cool looking ring. What size is the pearl?
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/unusualpearls
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    yeah esty started as a venue for artisans to sell their handmade goods. and that is its charm. but there are others that are not as popular, like artfire. i liked artfire but it just doesn't have the eyeballs. etsy is still evolving which is a good thing. people are becoming more familiar with...
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    i think the customer on etsy is more normal. nowadays on ebay, they want everything for a low price with free shipping and they want it today. I may go back to selling on ebay one day, just to dump stock that I would otherwise have a hard time selling. You have to realize on ebay there are so...
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    Animal farm pearls

    My little penguins...
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    so far etsy is ok for me, but not like ebay of a few years ago. far from it actually. but ebay fees were really getting out of control. i had a 4 figure ebay bill a month when i stopped. etsy is still growing i think and the type of customer is different. adeline even bought our pearls on...
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    New pearl book by Robert Verspui - Tears of the Moon

    well seeing the price is only $59 thats a bargain! alot of pearls books like over $100.
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    New pearl book by Robert Verspui - Tears of the Moon

    another book i need to add to my library
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    Animal farm pearls

    sarah....you pearls remind me of the wooly mammoths in the movie ice age. i love them!
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    Fijian Pearl Grading System

    This is great news coming from Fiji. Pearl farmers voluntarily working together is wonderful.
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    But the most fun I have had is definitely selling in a jewellery show. As I stay in Singapore, I have only exhibited in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. But the people you meet is great, the connections you make is great and if the show is good, the money is also great. But everyone would...
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    Alternatives to eBay for selling pearls

    In my family. It was always like Jack and the Beanstalk, where I was Jack but instead of magic beans I bought pearls... You bought more pearls!!! :confused::confused::confused: My collecting got out of control that I had to start selling before I could buy again.
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    Help

    Needless to say it is a great conversation piece.
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    Help

    I need to eat more clams I guess. This sort of thing never happens to me. If I didn't have bad luck. I would have no luck at all.
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    Pearl-adorned mask on Lady Gaga

    i have always wondered if those are real pearls or fake plastic pearls.
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    Animal farm pearls

    my pelican south sea pearl...
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