Raw turquoise necklace, but no info other than a few photos. What think you, experts? Worth a bid, worth a risk?
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“Raw” turquoise? What does that even mean? Does it just mean unpolished?
If they mean natural, I can’t tell if that’s truly natural or not. I’m not even sure if it’s turquoise from that picture.
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Natural I’m guessing but this auction is always vague. I have found treasure there but also junk.
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From the photo the pieces look more like rejects that would not make decent cabs.
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That makes sense why they would be strung unpolished
I think of what I heard a great philosopher once say: “nail two things together that have never been nailed together before and some schmuck will buy it from you” (G. Carlin, 1974).
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Great quote. I read it to my husband to see if he could guess (he reads a LOT, and also likes Carlin); he guessed PT Barnum 
He said he was thinking of his Fiji mermaid hoax.
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