Original Message:   Hello Pascal

Hi Pascal, I am sure the dealer is convinced they are real as they have been represented this way for years. Up until recently, almost all of the African Bead Traders I have dealt with over the years still believed they (the phenolic resin beads) were real amber. Thanks in part to this forum, those who read it discovered the differences. Basically all of the beads shown in these two photos, sold to me thirty (or forty) years ago as "amber" are phenolic resin. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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