An open letter to fellow sellers and buyers of genuine, authentic, pure, natural, real
beach sea glass.
As one of several purveyors of genuine beach sea glass that is pure in nature and unaltered by
processing in a rock tumbler or an acid bath, it greatly distresses me that it is difficult
for consumers to weed out the genuine article from the machine tumbled that is often passed
off as the real thing.
Recently this problem has escalated, as customers shopping for genuine beach sea glass on eBay
fall victim to a number of sellers peddling artificial sea glass as if it's the real thing.
How do you tell the difference between sea glass naturally be tumbled by the surf and
fake glass that has been machine tumbled? I encourage you to read my eBay guides.
Genuine beach sea glass is a disappearing "natural" resource, and as a result will only
continue to go up in value. As it becomes more and more popular, people continue to attempt to
"cash in" on it's popularity. Since the genuine article can be hard to find, many simply make
their own "sea glass."
There is a certain mystique attached to genuine sea glass and to those who care, it is a big
deal to be sold "fake" sea glass as opposed to the genuine article.
What can be done?
Ask before you bid or buy. I will be glad to answer any questions.
Thank you,
Sharon
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