Buying Wholesale Freshwater Pearls
In the United States, 49% of all pearls purchased by retailers are freshwater pearls
. Ninety eight percent of all pearls sold in the markets are Japanese akoya. We purchase fresh-water pearls from domestic dealers in their own countries; however, "Aloha Pearls" go directly to the source, which is China, the leader in freshwater pearl production. We buy hanks (strands), as well as loose cultured pearls in mixed and sorted lots. Because we are knowledgeable and buy in volumes, we can get lower prices, keeping our retail prices affordable.
"Aloha Pearls" occasionally buys cultured
freshwater pearls directly from the wholesalers. Buying directly from pearl farms is not always the best way to go for the best deal. At the pearl farms many of the best quality pearls have already been accounted for by certain dealers and wholesalers, therefore it is best to go to the pearl wholesaler. Trade shows are the best places to buy pearls. It is easy to meet people in the business and develop clients. There are quite a few pearl trade shows going on around the world and in the United States. Good business connections and buying and trading pearls are much more economical through this venue. We also sell a lot of pearls at auctions, sometimes rare natural pearls can be purchased at these events.
Once the buyer has purchased however many pearls he or she wants, they go through each lot and sort out the pearls in categories, looking for perfectly round and high luster pearls. Size and shape are other features that are categorized. Generally when buying wholesale freshwater pearls, or most pearls, the percentage of AA quality freshwater pearls are about 10% the second grade pearls are around 20% and the third grade pearls are roughly 30% and the rest are 40%. From this you can see that it takes a lot of pearl purchasing to acquire enough high-end pearls to make a good profit.
Within an assortment of
wholesale freshwater pearls will be baroque pearls, teardrops, oval, spherical and many more shapes. All these shapes are sorted and matched for orient, body color, clarity and inclusions. This process is then repeated until you have matched and grouped all the freshwater pearls for drilling, stringing and setting.
Buying Wholesale Freshwater Pearls
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