Original Message:   Jatim and Reproductions in Thailand

Hi Russ, You must know this already. For around ten years now (if not longer), Indonesian jatim have been taken to Thailand, and sold from that location. Some people think they are "local" beads, and others know they are imported. Fakes are included too--and the same thing goes. Some know and admit the fakes are fake, and some don't. Some admit the fakes are not old, and some don't. However, a seller who says a bead is "coming from Thailand" is not lying, if it does. The mistake in in assuming this means such beads were MADE there—which we know they were not. But LOTS of people have simple ideas about beads. And many people accept the stories they have been handed along with the beads. When you say the prices are "reasonable," I assume you mean reasonable for reproductions (?). Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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