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-O-uknow
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they may have been cultured pearls
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My gf enjoyed the pearl necklace I gave her last week. BAM!. You walked right into that one. lol
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if you compare them to platinum, gold, silver, et al. or any precious stone, think about the millions of years necessary to create a diamond and the finitude and specificity of quantity of platinum. Pearls are to diamonds what trees are to petroleum.
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I know very little about pearls and precious stones, but I would assume the basic rules of supply and demand apply here. Pearls are historically considered precious because of their rarity, even more so depending on the color, symmetry, and size. Nowadays, pearls are cultured in oyster farms, basically mass-produced, and no longer anywhere near as rare or precious. I believe the situation also applies to diamonds, as there are now man-made diamonds. Most of the precious stone/gem industry (ESPECIALLY diamonds) attach artificially inflated values to their products.
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Cultured low quality pearls always been worthless. Today, high quality cultured or natural pealrs cost a fortune. Current market for the natural pearl ( pearls which are no cultured) is an exclusive market, marked by rare new discoveries, it is bolstered by the return to the market place of notable and sometimes historic privately held pearls. Best pearls sold at international auction houses with prices moving easily into the millions of dollars. Any natural gem quality pearl of any substantial size is truly the rarest of gems and collectors continue to realize their inherent and market value. 1) You can check prices for the loose natural ( not cultured) Abalone and Freshwater pearls at http://www.multicolour.com/ Or 2) Here is an example of the cultured pearl necklace which cost thousands of dollars: http://www.fameo.co.uk/jewellery/JW-118-00001/ or 3) Check desginer cultured pearl jewellery http://www.bobijou.com
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There are different grades of pearls etc ... You probably saw "Faux" pearls which means FAKE ... for a price like that ... or else they were a very low grade of pearl.
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NO, JUST TOO MANY OF THEM.+
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Artificial pearls are inexpensive
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NO, THEIR ARE REAL PEARLS AND FAKE GOOD LOOKING PEARLS.
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O UKNOW I’m a jeweler. Here is the truth about pearls. All pearls sold in stores today are cultured. Most come from pearl farms in Japan. A cultured pearl is produced by placing a round bead of shell inside the sex gland of a pearl oyster. The oyster deposits a layer of shiny material around the shell bead called Nacra. This takes 3 to 4 years, and 30 % of the oysters die. The pearls that are harvested are graded for value. Color Size Shape and Luster are what determine how much a pearl is worth. A half drilled pair of earring stud pearls, from the Mikimoto farms in Japan, 6mm Top slightly pink, perfectly round, excellent luster with thick nacra, AAA grade will sell in New York for over a grand any day of the week, they are that rare. A strand of South seas pearls graduating from18 to 22 mm Snow white AAA 20 inch long single strand sells wholesale for a million plus IF you can find it. The price of a $38 strand 16 to 18 inch could be good quality fresh waters from main land China, or a commercial grade of Japanese cultured. You get what you pay for; there are pearls available for every budget.
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It really just depends on how the pearl was found/made. Examine that pearl and compare it to a polishes one in a jewellery store and see the difference. Freshwater natural pearls are expensive, the larger the more expensive because large is difficult to make synthetically. and yes, they have gone down in value because of synthetic manufacturers and oyster farms
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