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Old September 8th 04, 10:13 PM
Barbara Forbes-Lyons
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Well, to give the seller some credit, in some of the auctions she says the
jewelry is made by her and some of the components *may* be made by her, but
she does say she uses some imported beads.

" All jewelry is handmade by me in my studio in Northern Florida. My designs
are made using Moretti-Effetre Lampwork beads, Precious and Semi-precious
gemstones, Sterling Silver, genuine Swarovski Crystals, Czech and German
glass. I use only Sterling Silver components , Gold, or Gold plated brass
and/or findings. "


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Old September 8th 04, 10:21 PM
lgreene
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hmmmm...i think she is on another of my groups. but she has good
taste...she's bought beads from this character named "saucybeads".

we at least know she BUYS U.S. made lampwork...what she does after that,
who knows??


"starlia" wrote in message
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It does look suspicious but like Lori said it's hard to tell.

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Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kaytee" wrote in message
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There is somebody on eBay selling beads in this catagory, and

"confirming"
the
listing by saying it is made by her with any of three premium glass

brands,
with a specific mandrel size (but also as "large holed"-- larger than

that
mandrel) and kiln annealed.

They look like somewhat "selected" and cleaned up Indian lampwork to me.

Couldn't get the URL to cut & paste (AOL "helpfulness" thing...), but

one
of
her auction titles is: ARTEMIS (14) Lampwork FRIT & FLAIR Blues & Reds

Lg
Bead

Comments? Does eBay even care, as long as it's not an auction winner
complaining?

Kaytee
"Simplexities" on
www.eclecticbeadery.com






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Old September 8th 04, 11:59 PM
Stephanie
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she has good
taste...she's bought beads from this character named "saucybeads".


I saw that! You've got to find a way to pay for your fix of Saucybeads. Don't I
know that!


...Stephanie..

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Old September 9th 04, 01:14 AM
JavaGirlBT
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I like the way she calls it "Effetre and Moretti" lampwork. If she were a
real lampworker and bead person, she'd know that those are the same thing.
Also in another auction she refers to the beads as "lamps".
-Ellen


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Old September 9th 04, 01:27 AM
Tinkster
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On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:10:42 -0400, Kathy N-V
wrote:

Take a look at this other item, being sold by the same "lampworker."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...4070&item=4924
500896

Uh, okay. Unless the photo is of something else entirely, then the
person is either misinformed or lying. Considering that (s)he knows
all the jargon, I suspect it's the latter.


On September 3, she got a negative feedback that points to the fact
that silver wasn't used. Her response is that she never said it was
sterling.

Sheesh.

Tink
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Old September 9th 04, 01:43 AM
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Wonder how she'd reply to a potential customer, asking about it???....


Hmmm...

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Old September 9th 04, 02:05 AM
Cheri2Star
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Nevertheless, the bracelet is a jumbled mess. It might have a pretty saucybead
in there somewhere but it's covered in a lot of crap. I'm shocked she got a
bidder, unless they're just planning to take it apart and make something a
little more pleasing to the eye.


Cheri
(Bubbee to Emily and Nathan)
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Old September 9th 04, 02:16 AM
Kandice Seeber
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Yeah. There are some handmade lampwork beads in that bracelet - at least I
am pretty sure. There might also be a few sterling beads. But there are
also a lot of base metal, pewter, pressed czech glass, imported lampwork and
such in there, too. A bit misleading to say the least. And the pics are
screwed up - there are pics of parts of two different bracelets, and there
are no pics of the whole bracelet, even though they say there are.
Several of this person's auctions contain imported lampwork I have seen
elsewhere - especially the wedding cake and encased florals. Some of the
beads look like they might be handmade, but it's hard to tell. Claiming you
have made something when you have not is fraudulent. I am wondering how
long their auctions will be allowed. I am not sure I am brave enough to
report it - especially if we are all wrong! But I don't think we are.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net



I agree - it's hard to tell. No matter what, hopefully the low selling
prices will force this seller to either stop misrepresenting beads, or

to
get better at making them.


Take a look at this other item, being sold by the same "lampworker."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...4070&item=4924
500896

Uh, okay. Unless the photo is of something else entirely, then the
person is either misinformed or lying. Considering that (s)he knows
all the jargon, I suspect it's the latter.

Kathy N-V



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Old September 9th 04, 02:20 AM
Kandice Seeber
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Yes, and it's against ebay policy to state "silver" without specifying
whether or not it's the real thing. People are supposed to clarify.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Take a look at this other item, being sold by the same "lampworker."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...4070&item=4924
500896

Uh, okay. Unless the photo is of something else entirely, then the
person is either misinformed or lying. Considering that (s)he knows
all the jargon, I suspect it's the latter.


On September 3, she got a negative feedback that points to the fact
that silver wasn't used. Her response is that she never said it was
sterling.

Sheesh.

Tink
Check here for available work:
http://blackswampglassworks.com/latest.htm



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Old September 9th 04, 02:46 AM
Barbara Forbes-Lyons
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Oh, I agree completely - and I think she should be specific when listing
components each particular auction - otherwise buyers may feel misled.

B.


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:13:38 -0400, Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote
(in message ):

" All jewelry is handmade by me in my studio in Northern Florida. My

designs
are made using Moretti-Effetre Lampwork beads, Precious and

Semi-precious
gemstones, Sterling Silver, genuine Swarovski Crystals, Czech and German
glass. I use only Sterling Silver components , Gold, or Gold plated

brass
and/or findings. "


A lot of the things I saw were base metal or pewter, not sterling.
She might make the jewelry, but she's not being honest about the
origin of her components. A lot of that stuff is Indian pressed
glass and lampwork. The only stuff that looked like US-made lampwork
was priced a lot higher than anything else.

Kathy N-V



 




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