I acquired this strand of glass beads from a seller on Ebay from China yesterday (I should know better, but sometimes I can’t help myself). Actually they are quite pretty when washed but what of amazed me was the variety of them. They were dusted in a white powder which seems to be a common practice with reproduction ancient glass from China I really don’t know why they do this but it doesn’t enhance them. These were quite cheap and worth price if sold as new don’t really know why they bother to try and scam you.