It is really hard to find nice drop pearls at a bargain price and these are okay for the price and perhaps acceptable, but only at the $15 and never at the $89 SRP or supposed appraised value. You could never resale these for $89. Even at $15, they are probably overpriced for the workmanship on these earrings. As other reviewers stated, they are flawed, yet not naturally flawed by the growth of the pearl inside the mollusk but by the handling of the jeweler or whosoever drilled the holes for the pins.  Whoever is doing this needs to be much more careful and conscientious in what they are doing and/or more training in how this is done without damaging the beauty of the pearl itself.  It is really uncalled for with the proper tools that this company should have if they are in the pearl jewelry business. In other words these earring would actually be very beautiful except for the way they were handled and that is a crying shame.  The pair I received are very round with very nice color & luster, so to see the cuts and chips into the nacre by the handling is very disappointing!  The irony of this is that you get a certificate of authenticity and appraisal for $89, like the company is trying to appear like pearl aficionados, yet they don't care about the handling and make of the jewelry itself--sad.  The elegant, velvet lined box is really cheap but the oriental, silk pouch is cute though.