Ecology

Inside this translucent fossil resin, you can find the remains of animals that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

Amber part is used in making jewelry- bracelets, necklaces, pendants.

This is not a mineral, but the fossilized resin of some ancient trees that took root 38-120 million years ago. Its appearance was facilitated by a critical change in the vegetation cover of the Earth.

Due to the change in climate from dry and hot to temperate, many new plants have appeared, but other types of vegetation have disappeared, including cycads, sagos, ferns.

Where are the amber stores located?

2. The world's largest amber storages are in the Baltic region

According to a report by the Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Natural Knowledge, more than 105 tons of Baltic amber was mined in northern Europe, in places where there were forests in the Paleogene period.

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What is the largest amber?

3. The world's largest amber is locatedat the Amber Museumin Copenhagen. When it was found, the weight of amber was about 80 kg.

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A piece of amber believed to be 25 million years old was found in 2014 by miners from West Sumatra. Now its weight is 47.5 kg and its dimensions are 57.5 x 62 x 37 cm.

In second place is "Burmese amber", which weighs 15 kg 250 g. You can find this amber at the Natural History Museum in London. The second line in the list of the largest amber is occupied by a piece of amber weighing 12 kg, which was found in the second half of the 19th century in Prussia.

Other large pieces of fossilized resin were also found in the same place. Among them are amber weighing 9.7 kg and 7 kg.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a piece of amber weighing 6 kg 750 g was found near the city of Gusev. Its length is 37 cm, width - 21 cm and thickness - 14 cm.

And yet it is worth saying that such a large amber is extremely small - in the entire history, less than 10 specimens weighing more than 5 kg were found.

4. There are more than 300 colors in which amber is painted

The color of amber is not always yellow, red or orange. This gem can be white, green and blue.

And amber blue color can be found in only three countries on our planet - Mexico, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.

It will be interesting to note the fact that blue-colored tropical amber can phosphorescent, which means that jewelry made from it becomes even more original and unusual.

It is also worth noting that there are samples of several colors. For example, the so-called "sun stone", located in Central America, has about 30 shades.

This amber originated from the resin of the carob tree (whereas the Baltic amber was formed from the resin of conifers). But not everyone is able to process blue amber, as it is the hardest amber of all.

5. For amber to be formed, millions of years and certain conditions for the burial of resin in forest soils are needed.

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Most tree resin is chemically unstable and will eventually rot instead of hardening.

To make amber, the resin must be underground under certain conditions - the soil must be dry and saturated with oxygen, and in wetlands where there is no oxygen, the resin of the trees remains fragile.

Also, one of the stages of amber formation includes erosion, transfer and settling of resins into the water basin.

6. The word "electricity" comes from the Greek word for "amber"

According to the Swedish Amber Museum, more than 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus discovered that if an amber stick was rubbed against wool, it would be charged with static electricity, creating sparks, after which it would attract feathers and head hair (up close). This force was called "electricity", from the Greek "electron", which means "amber".

7. Many animals got stuck in amber, and even a "feather" of a dinosaur

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Insects can be seen inside the amber shards. Since amber resin tends to mummify, all the "victims" preserved in the resin millions of years ago have been preserved in their original form.

Also inside amber you can find frogs, lizards, bird feathers, snake skin, bones of mammals, as well as many plants. It is worth noting that all animals and plants stuck in amber are called inclusions. Such amber is much more expensive than ordinary amber - its cost can reach up to $ 20,000.

The most interesting amber is the one in which the feather of a theropod (carnivorous dinosaur) has been preserved.

What is the most expensive amber?

8. Among the most expensive amber, there are three: one with a whole frog, one with a 7 cm chameleon, and one with a 10 cm lizard. The cost of each is several tens of thousands of dollars.

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Only 30 lizard ambers and 50 butterfly ambers have been found worldwide.

9 Scientists Tried To Extract Animal DNA Stuck In Amber

Unlike the scientists in the Jurassic Park movie, real scientists have not yet been able to extract functional DNA from insects trapped in amber.

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DNA has a half-life of 521 years. This means that after a given period of time, half of the bonds between the chains of nucleotides in DNA will be destroyed, after another 521 years, half of the remaining bonds will disappear, and so on.

10 Many Extinct Species Have Been Discovered Thanks To Amber

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Due to its ability to mummify insects and animals, paleontologists have been able to recreate life on Earth in its early stages. They also found over 1,000 extinct insect species.

Amber products

11. Baltic amber was found in Egyptian tombs.

The ancient Egyptians were very fond of amber. Many witness st in indicate that parts of amber were preserved in Egyptian tombs built around 3200 BC.

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Some believe that amber was used as a symbol of the tears of the god Ra. It is believed that this amber was formed on the Baltic coast, 2,400 km from the tombs.

Amber also adorned the crown of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

12. People used amber to create jewelry as early as 11,000 BC.

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Several thousand years ago, people could already process amber and make jewelry out of it. This is evidenced by archaeological excavations in England.

What is the oldest amber?

13. The oldest amber is 320 million years old

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Most of the amber on the planet is at least 90 million years old, but there are incredibly old examples as well. In 2009, in a coal mine in Illinois, scientists found a piece of amber that is 320 million years old. In terms of structure, it did not differ in any way from the "younger" amber.

This discovery made a significant contribution to the history of plant evolution. Scientists have learned that amber appeared much earlier than they thought. The ancient animals found in amber represented the Triassic period, which began 250 million years ago and ended 200 million years ago. Despite being about 230 million years old, they are very similar to modern gall mites.

14. There are several types of amber

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The most famous type of amber is succinite.

Waxy yellow amber - gedanite.

Opaque brown amber - glossite.

Opaque amber of a dark brown hue - bockerite.

The most fragile black amber is stantienite.

Extraction of amber with inclusions

15. Of particular value is amber mined in the mines of Mexico, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, because inclusions are much more common in it (insects, plants, fish or parts of mammals "stuck" in amber)

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16. Cherry amber was especially popular in China and Japan, especially among members of the imperial family.

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And in ancient Rome, they valued transparent amber of a reddish hue. In eastern countries, transparent yellow amber with green tint, as well as cloudy amber, which has a milky white hue.

17. A fragment was found in Haiti " sun stone", inside which an ancient spider was preserved

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According to scientists who studied this amber for 2 years, the found 4-centimeter insect lived in what is now Haiti 120 million years ago. Surprisingly, the age of amber was determined thanks to the blood of a spider.

18. To distinguish real amber from a fake, you needonlyimmerse an object in salt water

Natural amber, immersed in a glass of water and 2-3 tbsp. spoons of salt, it will float, and the fake will go to the bottom.

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raw amber

19. In places where amber is mined, you can purchase a large multi-colored uncut sample for $ 250

But in order to see any prehistoric detail inside amber, it will have to be polished.

The Amber Room was originally known as the Amber Cabinet. This world famous masterpiece of 19th century art disappeared during World War II. Before the war, he decorated the Catherine Palace Museum near St. Petersburg.

Authentic amber room

The creation of the room began with the fact that in 1701 the Prussian king Frederick I, after his coronation, gave the task to Gottfried Tussaud (a Danish amber carver) to make an amber cabinet in Potsdam. He finished his work on the office in 1709. Later, the room was presented to Peter I.

The office had mosaics and incredibly detailed carvings, and relief miniatures could be found on amber plates.

Coming soon parts of the room from Potsdam were transported to Berlin. In 1716, Peter I arrived there, who was delighted with the beauty of the room. Then Friedrich Wilhelm (son of Friedrich I) decided to give the Russian Tsar a room.

Recreated amber room

In 1717, Peter I ordered the amber room to be packed and transported to St. Petersburg. First, the room was installed in the Tsar's Winter Palace, and then moved to the small Winter Palace. There the room existed until the death of the king.

Mostly amber was used in the work. The study had amber panels, decorations and panels. When the room became the property of Peter I, it was decorated with mirrored pilasters (the work was carried out under the direction of F. B. Rastrelli). This decision increased the size of the office (55 sq. m), which later became the main attraction of the summer residence of the Russian emperors.

By order of Elizabeth, in Tsarskoe Selo, the room was remade and supplemented with new decorations. For this, between 1760 and 1765. masters used more than 600 kg of selected amber. Since 1765, the room has become the pearl of the Catherine Palace.

Where is the amber room?

It is worth noting that over time, amber darkens, which means that all the details of the room had to be cleaned regularly.

One such restoration took place in 1940. First, pictures were taken of the panels and various areas of the room that needed to be replaced.

The work could not be completed before the start of the war, and soon the German soldiers dismantled the room and delivered its parts to Koenigsberg (now Kaliningrad). There it was mounted, and in 1943 the room was opened to the public.

When the Soviet troops began to advance, in 1945 the room was dismantled and hidden. To this day, the search for the Amber Room does not stop.

Already in 2003, on the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, specialists completely restored the Amber Room using Kaliningrad amber. Germany also sent funds to restore the room.

Almost every day I have to hear the same incorrect question: “What do you buy amber?”, after which there are explanations on my part that amber is different from amber and it costs from nothing to tens of dollars per gram and instead of verbal descriptions, it is better to see photos, etc. Most of those who want to sell their beads still ask to name the average price. And the dialogue is deadlocked. Question " why do you buy amber? is equivalent to the question “What do you buy cars for?”. There are rusty Cossacks and there are chic Mercedes. Factors affecting price of amber, a lot and it is simply impossible to name the average price without seeing the product.

So, in this publication, we will figure out what kind of amber costs money, what affects price of amber and how to sell yours for the highest price.

The most expensive amber is a spherical amber, large - beads from 2 cm in diameter (than larger size beads, the more expensive), natural (not melted or pressed, the exception is the old press of the Koenigsberg factory, which is also highly valued), old (beads over 50 years old (modern amber beads of the same shape, alas, do not compete) , opaque (the transparent part in amber is usually called “glass” in the jargon of antique dealers, so the less glass, the more expensive). And also natural or acquired defects, which include chips, cracks, inclusions of black dots or just dark spots. All this significantly reduces the price per gram of amber, especially if the defect is in the most visible place.

Photo number 1 shows amber beads, which are expensive. Price - from $20 per gram.

Photo 1. Expensive amber beads

Significantly less are the oval-shaped amber beads s, even if the quality is excellent. Photo 2

Amber beads will cost even less triangular shape or the shape of the knuckles (photo 3). Prices for the first - up to 8$ / gram, for the second - up to $ 2

Amber beads, which are very low valued, are beads made of melted amber (photo 4). There are a lot of offers to sell such beads. The cost of a gram of melted amber is up to 8 UAH.

And beads that can simply be given to someone, donated, thrown away - beads of irregular shape (popularly they are called healing). Photo 5. Do you have such beads - you know, they cost absolutely nothingand it makes no sense to send them for evaluation. Nothing will be offered for them.

We examined the main types of amber beads and their cost. And also figured out what factors affect the price.

If your beads are the same (or similar) as in photo1, photo2 and photo3, you need to take a good quality (unblurred) photo, in natural light and send it to a specialist for evaluation. It is advisable to take more photographs, from different angles, a photo on a sheet in a cage is very important for the appraiser, as it allows you to understand the dimensions of the product. It is also desirable to weigh the beads on an accurate kitchen scale.and write the weight to the appraiser.

And now, the most important thing is to sell any product as expensive as possible at the peak of its popularity. Now the prices for amber are quite high, but they are already slowly starting to fall.

So don't wait untilamber prices will start to fall rapidly, call now, send a photo, find out how much your beads cost now . Sell ​​your products at the best possible price. There will be no higher prices.

If you have any questions, you can discuss this article ON THE FORUM.

You can always use our professional services to evaluate your amber beads. For this you need:

• take a photo on a sheet in a cage or next to a ruler and in good light to convey the color as realistically as possible
• send your photo to us on Viber 093-91-478-91
• or by mail [email protected]

The evaluation of the beads is completely free. We can also purchase your amber beads at a favorable price for you.

Why are they buying "grandmother's" amber from the Kostyukovites? "AT recent times often come across pasted advertisements for the purchase of amber beads. What is causing the demand for gem and how much you can earn on "grandmother's" jewelry. “With the money from the sale of one old necklace, you can make repairs in the apartment” Banners on the Web take us to the site of buyers from St. Petersburg, who work throughout Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. “You had no idea how much money you have!” - the website page greets visitors. Buyers claim that the price of good amber sometimes reaches $50 per gram. “1500 or even 3000 dollars in an old box. Or several thousand dollars lying around on the mezzanine. Think for yourself - with the money from the sale of one old necklace, you can make repairs in the apartment, pay for your studies, buy the latest iPhone model, go on vacation ... ”True, then immediately comes the reservation that the cost, of course, depends on the type of amber, the presence of chips, color , the size of beads, “but still - often we don’t even imagine what wealth is stored in our nightstands.” The authors of the site strongly suggest that users look for old amber and bring it to them: “A hundred thousand rubles in a box, between an old jumper and a collection of leftist socks! Therefore - go ahead, shake up the chests of drawers. Maybe your future money is just around the corner.” According to buyers, you will be doubly lucky if you find even beads made of opaque yellow or yellow-orange amber - “these are considered the most valuable, and you have almost become rich. We have been buying amber for a long time and we are well versed in its types. FINANCE.TUT.BY reference: Amber is a fossil resin, a mineral of the class of organic compounds. To be precise, amber is not a stone. Color can be white, orange, yellow, gold, green, brown, red, colorless, blue (rare), black (rare). The last two are the most expensive. And the cheapest one is brown. The mineral is characterized by various organic inclusions: small insects, plants. “It's plastic!” Having borrowed some old, very similar to amber beads from my grandmother, I called the phone number offered on the site. We managed to get through to Peter faster than by the Belarusian number. “We are only interested in certain beads,” answered the girl who answered the phone. - These are balls, ovals, barrels. By color - yellow, opaque, landscape. Send 3-4 photos. It is advisable to weigh them or attach at least a ruler to the photo. If they suit us, then a courier will come to you. You meet, draw up a contract of sale, and they give you the money.” I sent several photos via Viber and waited for a response. But in less than a minute, a message appeared: “It's plastic! You can see the spike on every bead.” They didn’t answer my messages anymore - apparently, as a potential client, I lost interest for them. “Among modern jewelry a lot with amber artificial stones, and everything is natural in old beads” An employee of one of the capital’s jewelry workshops, Valery, said that in the last 1-1.5 years there really was a great interest in amber. “Because now they make a lot of artificial, and natural amber is always in price was, - explains the expert. - Why they buy up old beads - then everything was made from natural raw materials. And now the production waste (amber crumbs, residues from processing) is pressed under high temperature and then often sold as real amber. And the technology is now so advanced that even a specialist cannot always distinguish good artificial amber from natural.” Thus, at the end of last year, the world's only industrial amber mining enterprise in Kaliningrad sharply raised prices for raw materials. For some items, the price tag has increased by more than 6 times. But among Belarusians there is no demand for amber jewelry. “They are not for everyone,” says Valery. They are interested in amber in last years Chinese. In their culture, this stone has a special meaning. It is the Chinese who are the most frequent visitors to amber exhibitions in Kaliningrad and Latvia. So it is to the Celestial Empire that "grandmother's beads" from resellers are most often sent. Read completely.

Only old amber beads produced before 1990 from opaque amber can be sold to an antique shop. It is obvious that jewelry from young (transparent) amber cannot be sold to antiques.

What amber beads can be sold expensive

• Amber beads from old, landscape amber until 1991.
• Old pressed amber beads (German press)
• Beads made of opaque amber produced in the era of the CCCP
• Large, whole pieces of old amber weighing from 30 grams
• Real, natural inclusions (insect inside)

Evaluation of amber and amber beads

1. Amber evaluation online (by photo)

   • Take a picture of the amber beads with a camera or smartphone (at least from 2 angles). If amber beads need restoration (there are chips, cracks, abrasions), for the most accurate assessment of the beads, it is recommended to photograph these places close-up.
   • Send a photo of amber beads in any way convenient for you.
     • Email: to
     • Mobile applications for smartphone Viber WhatsApp to the number indicated in contacts.
   Specify: length, weight of amber beads, or diameter of the largest bead (ball) if you know this information. Based on this, we will be able to name a fairly accurate price of our interest in your copy. The response time of an expert gemologist during business hours is approximately 10 - 15 minutes.
   To get the fastest result of evaluating amber beads, enter your phone number or skype.

2. Rate amber beads by phone

   • Contact an antique shop expert at the number listed in the contacts section.
   • Use the callback service. The blue button is located on the right side of the screen.
   From the verbal description of the beads, we will try to give a preliminary assessment. In any case, we can answer in the affirmative whether your copy is of interest to us. If not, we'll tell you where to go.

3. Visit to an antique shop

   • For all our clients and guests of the antique shop, the evaluation of old amber beads is free of charge.
   • We work without lunch and weekends. Before visiting, check the opening hours in the contacts section.

4. Free appraiser call

   • You live in the Moscow region and you have neither the time nor the opportunity to get to the center of Moscow to sell old amber beads for the most expensive price.
   • You are a pensioner or are experiencing temporary health problems and moving around the city is associated with certain difficulties for you.
   • The preliminary estimated cost of amber beads exceeds 500,000 rubles and a trip to public transport not safe.
   Contact the antique store manager. By agreement, an expert gemologist from among the full-time employees of the store will be delegated to you. Time and place of the meeting (office, apartment, cafe) you appoint yourself.

How expensive can you sell amber beads with us

For the antiques market, the axiom is true: it is the most expensive to evaluate and purchase an antique item at the maximum cost only where they are truly professionally versed in this segment of the antique market. In the case of amber, this is gemology. Plus, an important factor is the accumulated audience of buyers over the years, which provides the antique shop with confidence, setting the maximum price on the amber beads buying market.

"Bring a friend" promotion

• If you are an advanced Internet user and are able to quickly and correctly find information on where you can evaluate and sell amber beads for the most expensive price.
• If familiar people turn to you for help with a request to find the address of a good purchase of amber beads or a pawnshop in Moscow, and your feedback and opinion are decisive for them.

The antique shop appreciates the desire to help people and is ready to generously thank you for your recommendation. Check with the store manager for details and conditions of the promotion.

You live far from Moscow

• You live in the Central, Western Federal Districts, the Urals, Siberia or the Far East.
• You intend to sell a certain number of amber beads at the buying price in antique shops in Moscow.

You just need to send a photo of amber beads to the e-mail address of the store.

Why buy amber and amber beads

Ethnic moods in jewelry are now in vogue. And jewelry made of amber perfectly accompanies women's jewelry. outerwear. On the market, mainly beads made of amber from the times of the USSR are in circulation. Why the era of the USSR? This is the conditional designation of amber produced before 1990. Beads from freshly mined, young amber have no value. Because of this, no one is particularly interested in transparent amber. The cost of buying beads from the era of developed Socialism can reach tens of thousands of rubles.
The cost of buying well-preserved beads of the 19th century reaches hundreds of thousands of rubles. Therefore, jewelry made of processed amber today has a steady demand and a keen interest on the part of antique dealers.

Privacy and non-disclosure policy

Question: how can I be sure that contact information (e-mail address, phone number) will not be available to third parties, and strangers will not call me?

Answer: the antique shop does not, under any circumstances, transfer the contact details of our customers and guests "to the side." Moreover, after 3 days, all information, including correspondence and personal contact details of guests, is deleted.

Payment and transaction security

Payment is made in cash, or, for security reasons, by transfer to the client's payment card account.

You can learn more about all types of amber beads in our article. Prices are for amber beads without serious defects. Prices vary depending on the total weight of the product and the size of the beads. In order to find out the current price of your product, fill out the form for evaluating amber products, or send photos to Viber / Telegram or email. We will process your request for an estimate within one hour.

How much do old amber beads cost?

Expensive! The price can be as high as sixty dollars per gram, depending on the total weight of the beads, the size, the shape of the beads, and the quality of the amber. Having carried out not cunning mathematical calculations, we can come to the conclusion that amber beads weighing about 100 grams may well cost more than 100,000 hryvnias. A reasonable question arises:

WHY do amber beads cost SO MUCH???!

When writing this article, we looked through all the available information on the Internet, but there is no clear answer to this question. Well, it's nice to be first. Today we will tell you what is the real reason for such a sudden and very serious rise in price of old amber beads. However, since our colleagues have created such an intrigue around this issue, it would not be very interesting to simply voice the answer.

We offer you to choose one of the four options, which in your opinion sounds the most plausible, and in your opinion in a key way influenced the rise in prices for old amber beads.

1. The rapid rise in prices is caused by an increase in interest in alternative medicine, as you know, amber beads have medicinal properties, and help in the treatment of thyroid related problems.
2. The rapid rise in prices is caused by a shortage of raw materials associated with the ban on the export of raw amber in Kaliningrad in 2014.
3. The rapid growth in the price of antique amber beads is caused by the pace of economic development in China and some Muslim countries over the past 10 years.
4. The increase in the price of old amber beads is due to the fact that it was five years ago that all the buyers of antiques in the post-Soviet space agreed that the old amber beads had become quite old and it was time to start buying them. With the enthusiasm inherent in all resellers, they began to put up ads and knock on the closed doors of their potential customers, which drove the price of amber beads to unimaginable heights.

In order to understand the dynamics of price growth, it should be understood that beads that cost several thousand dollars today could easily be found four years ago at flea markets in Ukraine and the CIS with a price tag of 100-200 hryvnias ($8-15).

We will give you some time to think about choosing the correct answer. In the meantime, consider the main types of amber beads.

What amber beads are valued?

Beads made of natural amber, the price of which is 15-60 dollars per gram, depending on the size of the beads, the total weight of the beads. Among them, the most expensive are landscape amber beads (with pronounced patterns on the beads)

Old beads made of pressed amber, the price reaches 35 dollars per gram

Beads made of faturan or bakelite are a completely separate category of products, but they are often confused with amber. Bakelite is a common material, but cherry barrel beads cost a lot of money, the price of bakelite beads can reach $ 7 per gram. You can find out more about the cost and types of such products in ours, in which we described the origin, verification methods and prices.

Beads-tablets or beads-washers the price of opaque amber beads-tablets reaches 1 - 2 dollars per gram, while transparent tablets are quite inexpensive (up to 10 hryvnias per gram)

Beads made of melted or pressed amber are perhaps the most common beads, the price of which is not high, today you can get up to 14 hryvnias per gram for them.

Healing amber beads. Shapeless amber beads are usually used to support immunity and treat thyroid problems. Such beads do not cost much, and you can buy them in a store or in the markets of your city for 200-500 hryvnias. Those. 2-4 hryvnia per gram.

We will buy old amber beads

We constantly buy amber beads, and conduct a free photo assessment. In order to appreciate the amber beads, just send a photo to our Viber / Telegram / Whatsapp(contact details are at the end of this page) or fill out an assessment request by clicking the blue button "estimate". If you are unable to send a photo - call us! We are happy to advise on all issues related to the sale and evaluation of amber, and we will offer the best price! We invite you to watch a short video review of antique amber beads, which we purchased for $ 6,500

Sell ​​amber beads in Kyiv

There is an opinion that only residents of megacities can sell old amber beads at a market price. While residents of small cities have to be content with the offers of local buyers, and the offers are not very generous. Maybe it was like that 5-6 years ago. But today, in connection with the development of information technology, and the advent of huge amount delivery services, the situation has changed radically. Your location is no longer a pricing factor. Amber beads can be sold equally profitably by both residents of Kyiv and residents of small cities and towns.

It's time to return to the main question of our article:

Why did amber beads rise in price so much?

Option“ AND” - The rapid rise in prices is caused by an increase in interest in alternative medicine, as you know, amber beads have healing properties, and help in the treatment of problems associated with the thyroid gland.

Of course, this answer has nothing to do with reality. If someone decides to feel the healing effect of amber beads, then it is easier to buy healing beads from unprocessed amber for 300 hryvnias, and not pay several thousand dollars for such a course of treatment. Although many buyers use this technique, indicating in their ads that they buy beads specifically for medicinal purposes.

Option“ B” . The rapid rise in prices is caused by a shortage of raw materials associated with the ban on the export of raw amber in Kaliningrad in 2014.

Most people choose this option. Since the causal relationship is obvious. However, this answer is not correct either. In 2014, products made from modern amber rose in price by one and a half to two times due to a shortage of raw materials, while ancient amber beads rose in price hundreds of times a year earlier. The conclusion suggests itself - the true reason lies in something else. And this reason is the pace of economic development in China and some Muslim countries in the last 10 years (answer option "C").

Where is the connection?

China has always been the main consumer of sun stone, but the super demand for antique amber beads only started in 2010-2011. The incredible pace of economic growth over the past 10 years has created a huge number of very wealthy people. And if you have a high status, then there is a desire to emphasize it. Such is the nature of man.

But what accessories can emphasize your individuality and position in society, if in your social circle there are people whose wealth allows them to acquire any excesses available to you? The question is difficult, and the only solution is exclusivity. The structure of expensive landscape amber is unique. The patterns that you see on the beads cannot be faked or imitated.

The shade that amber products acquire over many years of aging cannot be obtained artificially either. Today, amber is aged in autoclaves, but the difference between old and aged amber is obvious.

In China, these exclusive accessories are bracelets made of old amber beads, which are the most popular among wealthy men.

In Muslim countries such as Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, where the issue of excess money is also open, preference is given to rosaries from old Baltic amber, including pressed ones.

Thanks to the exclusivity created by nature itself, you get the opportunity to have a thing that will be unique. And despite the great desire of your friend/partner/competitor to have the same bracelet or rosary as yours, he will only be able to buy similar ones.

As you know, what is an indicator of special status among wealthy people becomes the object of desire for the middle class, and soon turns into a trend.

A wave of excess demand for old amber beads reached Ukraine in late 2012, early 2013. And in 2014, every post in any major city was pasted over with ads for the purchase of amber and, in particular, beads.

Now you know real reasons such high prices, they are justified, and they are marketable.

We hope that this article was useful for you. You can also find out how much they cost and how their price is formed by going to the page of our website dedicated to corals. And if on the streets of your city you have come across advertisements for buying deer and elk antlers, you will probably be interested to know how much buyers earn in this not a simple matter. You can find out by reading ourWe also recommend visiting the dedicated page. You will find out what little thing can cost more than 30,000 hryvnia. You can watch a video review of fake coins with cut years, which, through carelessness, our friend purchased at a Kharkov flea market for several thousand hryvnias. And you can save yourself a compact table of expensive coins of the USSR with prices.

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• amber beads and amber products
• Bakelite, Faturan, in any form
• vintage coral beads and coral products
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• sabers, swords, daggers
• sperm whale teeth, saiga horns, mammoth tusks
• orders, awards, signs on the screw
• USSR toys (car models, old tin trucks, railways, dolls)
• Palekh/Fedoskino boxes
• Christmas decorations on clothespins
• porcelain figurines

What photos are needed for an expert assessment of amber beads, bakelite beads and other amber products?

• photos of beads next to the ruler
• Photos of the main defects, chips, cracks
• in the message, indicate the weight of your beads or products, if you managed to find it out