Beadman,
what has happened to you lately....?

You call this to be a fabulous group of beads? You have to explain. I see more of the opposite, to be frank! VERY EXPENSIVE....? This group of beads you have shown? You must be (!!!!) kidding!

I see three good "Dhar Verkrun" (cost just 80-100 Dollars apiece in Peshawar) and two so-so OK-Morfias - neither good not bad that means - but various truely low-quality Morfias (distorted designs, hardly any colors left, chips). Top row, second from left and right. All "morfias" in the lower row are low-lowest grade, with an US retail sales-price not higher than 80-100 $ apiece. Who would pay more. Can you tell? Actually I even find this quality to be unsellable - at any price, unless one wanted them as specimen to show the difference between good and low-grade beads. The "Verkruns" in that strand are way better, but also way cheaper (Pakistan).

The total price for the beads shown should not exeed 1600 Dollars, as I just have counted. It needs a cunning seller and a naive buyer to pay and get a higher price.

Tell us what this poor buyer had paid? Do not say more than 2000 oder more?

Pffffffff....!!!!

This quality of Morfias (except for the 2 mentioned, which would possibly sell at 125-150 $ in the Sahara) are those which cost 30-50 $ apiece, but are usually given as a present and for free, when the buyer makes some other choices. Generally they are considered being unsellbable!

And you call them "fabolous quality"....? If you were serious, there must be a reason behind it. Have you maybe advised to buy these...?

Unfortunately you might consider this to be a provocation, but I wait for those with knowledge on this beads to confirm any single word I just said. NOBODY (!!!!!) knowing them, can call them "fabulous" or even good or fair. They are actually no more than so-so at it´s best and that includes the two pieces (second from left and right, upper row) which I consider to be OK, but far away from good and lightyears from being fabulous.

I conclude, Beadman, you have not seen many of this beads. Or how can you explain that you were so far off of the Morfia-reality...?

I wait now for those to confirm what I just said. Or is this too much to ask for?

I am left stunned, truely! And you better believe me in this case, not your "personal Jesus". Why? Because "Morfias", together with "Kiffas", "Lauscha" and "Moroccan Jewelry" are my main topic and choice of collecting and research!

And now...? Will I be kicked again for unappropiate statements? Will I be "stomped" in a hollow and wrong one-sentence-statement? Where are those to agree with me - at least regarding the quality of "Morfias".

Ram-Ram - Namaste!
Dr. K. R. Ishna
Bhubaneshwar, January 31