Original Message:   My point, exactly!

Yes, that's why I posted them and told her story. I know a couple of the people who buy beads in Bali and resell them in Thailand. I don't know what stories they sell with the beads. Considering what Thai sellers say I doubt that the folks who bring them to Thailand tell that they are made currently in Indonesia. If I have a chance to go back to JOGS I'll ask the seller how old she claims for these jatim. I don't remember her saying they were particularly old. Except for African goods I rarely buy beads that are sold as "old." The price was more than I'd pay in Bali (for new beads) but not unreasonable for new jatim sold in the US. Similar to prices for new beads from, for example, Happy Mango Beads. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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