Remember all the beads I have posted here are new production currently to be found around the globe...these types are all being sold as ancient, antique or vintage....if a seller is pushing these as something they are not, there are at least two explanations: first the seller is ignorant and is the victim of an unscrupulous wholesaler/dealer himself and in turn is passing this misinformation on to the next buyer in line.....or the seller is a greedy thief who knowingly misrepresents in order to increase his $$$ at the expense of an uninformed buyer.....either way we should let these sellers know that there is a website trying to curb this fraud......Thomas