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Item no.:

F382

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

China

Size/shape:

4mm faceted bicones.  (Faceted bicones have more sides than smooth bicones.)

Colors/description:

Jet black.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated), or perhaps a little smaller.

Defects:

A significant number of the beads are chipped at one end, or are malformed, so I reduced the price from $2.80 to $2.50.  Also, the color is not consistent from one bead to the next.  Some beads are a lighter red (like Siam red) and some are darker.

How photographed:

The picture was taken by the supplier.  Important:  The supplier's picture above is actually a picture of their 6mm bicones.  The 4mm beads might be shaped a little differently but, to my eyes, look about the same.  Also, small beads tend to be less consistent in shape from one to the next than 6mm beads are.

Comments:

Those beads which are not defective (see above) are very nice.  Clearly, they aren't fire-polished because I don't see the kinds of malformed facets that I see on Czech faceted beads.  However, I don't know if the facets are cut or molded.

I am selling these beads in lots of 80+ because they come strung that way.  Most customers will get about 85 beads.