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About Me: tribal_dreams( 1475Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) About MeTop 100 Reviewer


Who is Tribal Dreams?

My name is Nancy and I'm a transplanted Arizona woman from Flagstaff, now living on the Canadian prairies. My passions are aboriginal jewelry and art, and I'm a lifetime collector. At the moment, I'm specializing in the southwestern tribes because that's the area I know best. Eventually I'd like to be able to trade in examples of aboriginal work from around the world.




What you'll find in my listings

What I bring to this effort, in addition to my passion, is a strong belief in ethical dealings and honest representation. This means that I'll describe each offering to the best of my ability, price it fairly and respond fully to all questions. Some of the items I offer may be "eBay mistakes" -- a "sterling" necklace that's actually pot metal, those "19th century turquoise beads" that were really made of chalk. If they are, I'll say so and price accordingly.

All items in my listings represented as "Sterling" are either marked as such or have been tested. Types and grades of the turquoise are labeled. Other stones will be accurately labeled to the best of my ability. If I'm not sure about a stone, I'll say so. If I make a mistake in the description and you are not satisfied, I'll gladly refund your money, plus shipping.

eBay mistakes and successes

Here's an example of an eBay mistake that I won't be offering for sale (grin): The pretty little necklace below was sold to me as containing turquoise and amber, when it actually contains plastic and chalk. I figure, though, that I got my money's worth just because of the experience.

An eBay Mistake


Here are some of my eBay successes. (I've met some great folk along the way, as well.)

Some eBay Successes


For your information

Here's where I'll post articles I've written, additional pictures and other information about native american jewelry that is too long to fit into the fields on the eBay template. After reading or printing the article, just click the back button on your browser to return. Articles currently available are:

Common Terms Used with Native American Jewelry

Types & Grades of Turquoise

Zuni Fetish Symbolism

Other items available

From time to time, I also plan to list books I'd like to share or worthy items I've come across in my perennial bargain hunting.


Reference links

The links below are to sites that contain useful reference material about Native American jewelry, turquoise and about other topics that may arise.

Turquoise

When you're buying turquoise jewelry on eBay, it's important to know a bit about turquoise. Here are some links that I've found to be good resources.

Turquoise The Fallen Skystone

Index of Turquoise Resources (About.com)

All about Turquoise Mines

Silver

To verify an item's silver content, I test my unmarked "silver" using an acid solution. I got the kit I use right here on eBay.


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