[Jewelry making - Article 00391] - [Orchid] How to get started importing beads?

[Peggy Pollak]

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Hi All,

    I've been wishing for an unlimited supply of high quality sugilite
    at a reasonable price and wondering how one gets started in the
    importing business.  Is this a huge trade secret?  I assume I would
    have to travel to the mine, purchase the rough, send some of it to
    China to get it processed into (in my case) beads (Gasp! The rest I
    can cab myself), and then get it to the U.S.  Any suggestions on how
    to get started? 

    Thanks for any help. 

Peg

Peggy E. Pollak, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640

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