Fake amber

Fake amber gallery
This guide should help you out recognize fakes from such large variety of products on the market. Remember this before making purchase - Baltic amber is not cheap! In auctions for .99c you possibly could buy a tiny piece of amber, something below 0.5gram probably. 95% same size beads on string, all looking perfect and below 10$ - fake.

I feel sorry for these tiny creatures that were berried in hot plastic resin. Such fake similar to Baltic amber, copal amber pieces are found in ebay run a search for " BALTIC AMBER DISPLAY GEMSTONE JEWELRY". Tell you honestly I am surprised how this becomes better and better every day.

Very popular currently in ebay, every new member from China has this specimen to sell in the beginning. Most of them use same picture. If you want to have a look at it yourself run a search in ebay for "dragonfly amber". Found many listings named as "Exquisite collectible amber dragonfly", "Fossil Insect In Baltic Amber ball dragonfly Fossil". These are absolutely 100% fake plastic beads.

Surprisingly good looking amber fossil stones imitations. Some are with artificially inserted insects.

Bracelet with insect inclusions in every piece. Genuine bee insect inclusion in authentic Baltic amber stone may cost starting from 1K$.

These bracelets are best imitations I've seen so far.

Most common fakes. Found in ebay, google as "Pressed amber", "Pressed Baltic amber", "Fossilized Amber", "Pressed Fossilized Amber Gemstone".

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