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Batch 2
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Batch 1
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Beads per lot:

50

Cost per bead:

8.8 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm (long) x 6mm (wide) ovals (football-shaped or rice-shaped).

Colors/description:

Translucent blue, amethyst purple and lime green in a loose mixture.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The picture revealed one bead that has a malformed end, and also a bead that looks cracked, so we know that the beads are not all perfect.  However, the percentage of defects appears to be low.  Please note that, since the beads are translucent, the holes can be seen running through the beads, and they have a rough or "frosty" appearance, something I've personally never liked.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

As you can see from the pictures, the new batch of these beads have more blue in them.  That blue, incidentally, can change its shade depending on the kind of light you are viewing the beads under (daylight, incandescent light or fluorescent light).

I first carried these beads in 2003 or a little later.  Since then, my price has come down.  I'm frequently surprised by how high my prices were when I first started out.  Also, back then I believed that these beads were coated, but they aren't (the colors are in the glass).  So not only have my prices come down, but I know more about beads now than I knew then.

Supplier:

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