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Thanks. I didn’t go spending an outrageous amount on the pearls or anything, and they were purchased 5 years ago, so likely doesn’t apply to me. I have looked, some biwa pearls go for $500-$1k or even more. Some are like $20.

I appreciate that… and I’m certainly no professional. Maybe it was $7135, not $7500. I wish I had the time to string them… I did check the value for biwa pearls and I think it depends on the quality. Some go for next to nothing, others $5k+. Here’s a few more of some of the potential earrings…...

One necklace has a price tag of $7500 and it’s gorgeous, Stylish, not out-dated….. I would wear it myself. Just needs a clasp. There are multiple already strung, these are ready to go to make jewelry…. Earrings say $975/pair and I have countless sets of them, And they’re not damaged…. They’re...

And some in the black box (with open top drawers). The caboodles was open on my closet (I made sure they weren’t in air-tight) containers. There are probably 50k pearls or more, so plenty to make jewelry from the lot alone. I wanna say the weight was 6-8 lbs when I bought them. They’re worth...

They have not been stored in air-tight bags. I did do some research on pearls…. Most were loose in the caboodles, others in plastic bags (unzipped) with several holes poked in them.

I see what you mean about old pearls not being valuable (advances in technology since then, etc). Well, not exactly the answer I was hoping for, I’m glad at least I know…. Thank you for that. I suppose they’re not worth spending the money to have them appraised. Still…. Feels like such a waste...

Wow, they’re that old? So even the Akoya’s aren’t valuable? Some earrings say $935/$975 a pair. Some full strand necklaces say $7500, etc…. I would think If that were the price 30 years ago, the value would be higher now, unless the pearls are damaged. I’m going to post some additional pics this...

Large pearl lot bought at auction years ago…. Thousands of dollars to appraise…. I believe they’re Akoya, Is it worth spending $3k+ to get them appraised? I’ve been trying for years (since 2019) to determine if what I have is of any substantial value or if appraising them will basically be what...

Meisfa? champ? What does this stuff mean? I’ve tried googling it…. Nada…. Some are labeled “AA quality” “B quality” “damaged”, etc… they are really quite stunning in person. They came from New York, I’ve tried googling that as well “intl cultured pearl” + address, etc… the previous owner was...

More…I’ll take more out of the bags this weekend and post them….. this isn’t even half of them…. I think they are somewhat valuable, just by how beautiful they are and the care that was taken of them before. I’m certainly no expert, so I could be wrong…. Any advice or opinions would be a big...

I have a lot…. Can post more this weekend.

More…

Here’s more

Here’s some that were pre-strung

Insurance…. I’d just like to know if I have something of real value or if they’re not worth much.

The colored strung pearls below and all the additional photos came from the same lot, but not the black ones. Thanks for your help.

Let me know what you guys think…. Greatly appreciate any help. :)

No way I can get through all of them tonight, but here’s a few additional photos. I can upload more this weekend. It will only allow 20 at a time.