Bought a few items from China - ALL happy stories

[BWise]

After some careful research for reliable vendors, I bought quite a few pearl items from China recently and am very happy with them!

Here is a quick list:

17" strand of fresh water pearls 12-13mm, AA+
17" strand of multi-color Tahitian, 9-10mm, AA+
Customized earrings, 12.5mm + 9.5mm, AAA (best quality FW I've ever seen)
36" Silver blue akoya strand with adjustable clip, 7-8mm, AA
Blue akoya pendant with gold veneer leaf design
Blue baroque akoya dangle earrings, 10.5mm,

I know you want pictures of course. Will post them from my phone. Just want to share my over-excitement.

 

[BWise]

Phone pictures, wish I could do better than these

 

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Earrings and pendant

 

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Last batch of pictures for now

 

[Tucs]

Wow, that is quite a haul! I love your pieces, that 12-13mm (!) strand is quite something, the luster seems amazing! The Tahitians are very pretty, too. Well done

Did you shop online or in person in China?

 

[katbran]

Very nice purchases ! I'm sure you will get a lot of wear out of them..very pretty !

 

[Pearlescence]

Glad your shopping went so well. There are reputable sellers in every country.

 

[Siameseroo]

Absolutely gorgeous!

 

[ladyzee]

Very beautiful necklaces, enjoy wearing them! Can you share the name of the seller in China that you purchased these from and do they have a website? Thanks!

 

[YC]

Congrats on your purchases. They look very good on you!

 

[BWise]

Thanks everyone for your kind words!

I bought them online, through a selling site similar to eBay but no bidding was involved. All sellers have return policy and I did return some other pieces.

Ladyzee, I don't think the vendors I bought from have websites. Sorry.

 

[ladyzee]

Thanks for letting me know, enjoy your beautiful pearls!

 

[ckrickett]

these are all incredibly beautiful

 

[Lovinggems]

Very nice!

 

[4Ranch Girl]

Lovely, lovely pearls enjoy them all.

 

[thecat]

You got some lovely items I'd like to buy from such vendors too but I have no idea how to check for authenticity so have never try. Is it taobao? Is it possible to share the store name or id number? Did they ship direct to you?

 

[Kay]

Your new pieces are all lovely! I would love to see pictures of you wearing the blue akoya necklace - the adjustable clip is very pretty and I would like to see how it works.

 

[BWise]

You got some lovely items I'd like to buy from such vendors too but I have no idea how to check for authenticity so have never try. Is it taobao? Is it possible to share the store name or id number? Did they ship direct to you?

Yes it is Taobao. I had those shipped to my parents who were in Shanghai, then brought them back to the states. Shipping directly to the US will be very expensive.

I am not sure about forum policy if it is allowed to share store names. Can I PM you?

 

[raindrops on roses]

I've always wanted to purchase pearls from taobao! But the dizzying number of sellers made it hard to discern the reliable sellers from the rest. If you don't mind, could you also share with me the seller's name? Thank you!

 

[thecat]

You got some lovely items I'd like to buy from such vendors too but I have no idea how to check for authenticity so have never try. Is it taobao? Is it possible to share the store name or id number? Did they ship direct to you?

Yes it is Taobao. I had those shipped to my parents who were in Shanghai, then brought them back to the states. Shipping directly to the US will be very expensive.

I am not sure about forum policy if it is allowed to share store names. Can I PM you?

Hi Yingh, I've set up a listing in LT for you to contact me. Same username in LT too. Thanks

 

[BWise]

You got some lovely items I'd like to buy from such vendors too but I have no idea how to check for authenticity so have never try. Is it taobao? Is it possible to share the store name or id number? Did they ship direct to you?

Yes it is Taobao. I had those shipped to my parents who were in Shanghai, then brought them back to the states. Shipping directly to the US will be very expensive.

I am not sure about forum policy if it is allowed to share store names. Can I PM you?

Hi Yingh, I've set up a listing in LT for you to contact me. Same username in LT too. Thanks

But I don't know what is LT?

 

[Kay]

Yingh, if you are on the other pearl forum, please PM me the vendor's name. (I'm kaysd over there.)

 

[thecat]

You got some lovely items I'd like to buy from such vendors too but I have no idea how to check for authenticity so have never try. Is it taobao? Is it possible to share the store name or id number? Did they ship direct to you?

Yes it is Taobao. I had those shipped to my parents who were in Shanghai, then brought them back to the states. Shipping directly to the US will be very expensive.

I am not sure about forum policy if it is allowed to share store names. Can I PM you?

Hi Yingh, I've set up a listing in LT for you to contact me. Same username in LT too. Thanks

But I don't know what is LT?

That means you aren't on LT then. Let me go set up an account on the other pearl forum.

 

[kalmen22]

Hi Yingh, would appreciate if you would share the name of the vendor.
Thank you

 

[D2B]

Beautiful pieces - what is the pandora pendant called - i have searched online but can't seem to see it in their line up?
d2b

 

[icy_jade]

Hi Yingh, the pearls look great! If you don't mind can you pls pm me the Taobao vendors on the other forum? I'm also icy jade on the other forum. Thanks!

 

[BWise]

Sorry I don't visit any other pearl forum so I have no clue of what's being asked of me.

For those who are intersted, visit taobao store "Xin 1 Yuan 4 Zheng Zhu" - hope this does not violate the forum rule

 

[BWise]

Beautiful pieces - what is the pandora pendant called - i have searched online but can't seem to see it in their line up?
d2b

It is not a Pandora pendant, I happened to use a Pandora bag in the background

 

[kalmen22]

Thank you Yingh. Will go take a look.
If I do buy, will report back

 

[GreenBling]

Hi yingh, i tried to look for xin 1 yuan 4 zheng zhu and I just could not find it on taobao. Do they have like a company name may i ask?