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I will be doing a soft close of the website. My last day of trading will be 31March2024. My business model is no longer sustainable. I have been striving to place a new order for months now, but I kept delaying it because so many of my biggest sellers were either unavailable or only available in inferior quality. I hoped by waiting, I could fill in the gaps, but instead the only result was even steeper prices. The Chinese pearl market has changed permanently and I am unable, or maybe unwilling, to adapt. My customer base is home-based or smaller businesses as well as first time 'pearlers'. I did not feel they would be able to afford the price rises and I know I felt that I could not either. I have had many loyal customers for years - some from the start - for which I am so appreciative. I am sorry to be closing but I hope there are other sources for my customers, maybe with big companies with more buying power. I plan to keep operating the website until the end of March by selling the existing inventory. If there is anything that you use regularly and you can afford, I suggest you purchase it since the prices will never come down. Once I close this website I will offer my remaining stock on Etsy. Deepest gratitude |