How perfect does it have to be?

Where did you scuff them? If it's in the hole area that does happen no matter how hard you try to keep them looking great.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:53:53 -0500, Bacchae wrote (in message ):

I wouldn't want them, but that's me. But if you etched the beads, would the scratches disappear? I love the matte look of etched beads.

Unless I got the beads at an enormous discount (like 75% off), I only want perfect beads. I bought some beads at full price once that were "off," and the seller told me that "handcrafted things are like that."

Um, no. Cracked is not a sign of handcrafting. I've never bought from her again. So, I guess I'm saying that I'd want big money off and full disclosure.

Thanks for asking. I'm glad that you're thinking about the purchaser and her point of view.

Kathy N-V

happen no

Nope, they are right on the central, belly of the bead. Right where you'd look at them and see it. :(

I can't tell you how sick I am about it. And unfortunately these are striking colours otherwise I'd think about finding a way to put them back in the kiln and heal the marks but it'd screw up the colours.

- Sandy

< How about tumbling them with a fine grit and then they would be frosted and perfect!. :)

Harry My Ebay Auctions are at

They're not, not for me, Sandy. Any chance of wire wrapping some of these beads? Did you scratch them all?

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Bacchae" :

] Nope, they are right on the central, belly of the bead. ]Right where you'd look at them and see it. :(

etch them?

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Like Sooz said -- not saleable unless it's disclosed and dirt cheap, WITH A CAP on the price. Or a BUY it now. If you disclosed the flaw, and specifically show the flaw, someone might still pay too much in an auction, and have good reason not to trust your beads in the future.

You can't put up a second rate auction without getting a reputation as a second rate vendor. Even if the beads you put up show that you have great skill, putting up something with such a visible flaw, that the artist couldn't really work around, would show you to have poor judement about the value of your beads.

If you have a way to split it nicely, however, you could sell it as a cab.

Tina

can you put some etching cream on them and "fix" them up?

I think as long as it's disclosed in the description, you'd be just fine. A lot of people can bead around little scratch marks like that, or might want the beads just for their collection. Do you have pics?

I would say etch them... or - there are polishing compounds that you might be able to use......

Unfortunately the beads in question are boro and as I understand it, boro doesn't etch.

I ended up making a bracelet out of them that I will keep for myself.

There's a picture at:

- Sandy

that you might

Etching is a good idea but they are boro. As mentioned elsewhere I ended up making a bracelet of them for myself to wear.

- Sandy

a possible

As mentioned a couple of other places on this thread I made a bracelet of these boro beads for myself to wear. I don't think my camera would be able to catch the scratches.

Pic at:

- Sandy

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I love it. I think it looks like a happy bracelet.

The camera doesn't catch the scratches. Pretty, though!

The chemical etch won't work on boro, but you can always etch them by sandblasting.