Beaded jewelry prices go from ten to thousands of dollars. Sometimes it is difficult to understand why a beaded jewelry piece is priced at $20 or $2000.
I have seen beaded jewelry made with low quality mass-produced fake gemstone or fake, Chinese-made Murano beads and priced at a very high value. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to recognize genuine and quality materials.
We only use top quality Italian Murano beads and source our AA-AAA quality gemstones from the best gemstone dealers.
However, you can purchase "Murano bead" earrings from Amazon at $25. Anyone who knows the cost of genuine Italian Murano beads and the cost of real gold-filled ear-wires, will know right away that it is not possible to sell genuine Murano bead earrings with gold-filled or sterling silver ear-wires at $25. Why? Because the materials would cost twice that.
It is possible to make them in China with fake Murano beads, non-gold-filled and not-silver ear-wires and if they are mass produced and bad working conditions.
Genuine Italian Murano Beads
Italian Murano bead and Venetian bead makers make each bead individually. The cost of each genuine Italian bead cost as much as a semi-precious gemstone bead, or, depending on the size, it may cost even more. Some Italian beads cost $10+ for each bead.
Chinese Mass-Produced Glass Beads
Chinese-made mass-produced beads are sold by the strand or by the kg and usually cost less than 1/10th of what genuine Italian-made glass beads cost.
Italian Knock-Off Beads
Italian manufacturers have been fighting against Chinese knock-offs. Many Chinese companies have set up factories in Italy, filled them with Chinese workers and offer their "Italian-made" products as genuine at a lower cost.
The Sad Reality
Unfortunately, there isn't much Italian manufacturers can do, other than make top quality products every time and compete on quality. Some people will always prefer the price over quality, but people who prefer quality and genuine Italian Murano beads in their jewelry, must understand, that just because it says "from Italy" or "Genuine Italian", it doesn't actually says the truth. The price of the product should give an idea, whether the beads are truly made of Italian bead-makers or just imitation.
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