There are low quality purchased in China - They look great in a variety of colors but are a "very cheap version" of the Swarovski glass pearls w/ occasional chips, peeling of color at the hole site and fading color hence the discounted prices - good for craft and play but not recommended for serious / selling use of jewelry. - Also note that these are 'pearlized" and tricky to capture the true color therefore we've noticed that our photos do appear either brighter, lighter or a tad darker than real, so if your purchase is contingent on the color on the photo to be 100% accurate, please do not buy as you may feel the color on our shop is a tad brighter, lighter or darker and we do no want our buyers to be disappointed

All metal, including Sterling silver, plated or colored will naturally darken, tarnish or fade at some point to some degree depending on environment.

24KT gold plated is very slow tarnishing. Electroplated is much slower tarnishing than regular plating. Double plating is even better.

To retard tarnishing, treat with anti tarnish products - We've noticed that regular Gold beads and clasp or findings tend to discolor faster - However, if tarnishing happens, using the same liquid cleaner used for Sterling helps revive the color.

We offer several tarnish resistant items listed in the shop.

All "Antiqued silver" beads already appear darken or vintage discolored like, some more than others and may, at some point discolor as well.

They are all enlarged to show details so not reflective of actual size - Color may vary according to monitor - Also, as I am not a professional photographer, the images may not reflect all the details or such, and colors are often brighter or darker than real - so in doubt, please do not buy as we don't want you to be disappointed.

We do not receive continuous spools of any cords therefore we cannot offer continuous length of cords on 5+ yards - We always do our best to send you continuous length without a FACTORY knot, tapes or glued joints however if you were to order 10-20 yards, you may have 1 or 2 sections of cord - Please feel free to send us a message to ask us if it is possible to find 10 or 15 yards continuous depending on the color and we'll let you know before you place your order

Our leather cords are genuine leather free of Lead, AZO’s, PCP, Mercury dye. Made in India - Usually continuous, may have a factory glue or tape on 1+ yards - May vary in size and color along cord, spool received - Photos do not accurately capture the true color and my be a bit darker, brighter or lighter than real - If you absolutely need the cord to be like the photo, please do not by the listing as you may (or not) be disappointed

Genuine leather free of Lead, AZO’s, PCP, Mercury dye. Made in India - The base is a natural / brown cord dyed. Softness, texture & color vary among colors, same strand strand, sizes & spools. Note: all flat leather, 2,3,4x1mm & 5x1mm have a factory "soldered glue" to make the cord continuous; at this spot the cord may be thinner or thicker to the touch and may appear cracked or may crack if twisted, knotted or pulled. These cords are strong yet thin, so pulling or knotting them with enough force will crack the cord specially the dainty 1m round cord may break easily - for a sturdier cord get the 2mm thick IE 4x2mm - If you absolutely need the cord to be like the photo, please do not buy the listing as photos are darker / brighter than real

It means we are "destashing / ending inventory" from the items and (often) discounting the price because of tarnishing or other flaws & we will not continue to carry the item also either because distributor no longer carries it or we received a different color/size cord for the same item or the size / color is a bit thicker or thinner or the metal is discoloring or the likes ...

Genuine suede leather free of Lead, AZO’s, PCP, Mercury dye. Made in India - The base is a natural / brown cord dyed. Softness, texture & color vary among colors, same strand strand, sizes & spools. Note: Lengths over 3 or 5 yards and specially all length over 10 yards are not be not continuous and may have 1 or more "soldered glue" or taped pieces to make the cord continuous. The "glued or soldered part may vary in color and texture (sometimes as shown on photo); may also have some manufacturing lints, removable with tape

If we do not state in title & description that the cord is made in India or Europe, it means the cords are made in CHINA - Depending on the length and type of cord ordered, we often spool the cord of 25-40+ yards on a spool.

ELASTIC Nylon coated rubber: Sizes are within +/- 0.25mm - Softness and elasticity vary among colors, sizes and spool received, some more elastic than others or softer than other color or sizes

SATIN NYLON, Polyester & faux suede: Note that each size may not be precise and varies +/- 0.2mm - also, these cords are really soft (feels like silk or satin) and smooth and when spooled may take a twisted shape an appear a bit wrinkled; You can smooth it out by gently (low heat) ironing the cord if necessary and then smooth it out by running your fingers throat the cord. The same factory occurrence is also present, at times on flat Faux Suede