In Reply to: pearl sellers - are they real? posted by yevisha on Saturday, 26. February 2005 at 22:41 Bali Time:
for the past 5 years and never had a fake one yet. I always buy from Ali Juhari just up from the Jayakarta Hotel - he had a good selection and will get more if you ask him for anything in particular. The way to test them is to GENTLY grind them with your teeth and they should have a sandy feel to them if they were fake they would feel smooth like plastic. If you want his contact details leave a posting and I will give them to you. I have bought pearls from him for $A50 and they have been valued at $500+ when I got back.