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I have heard that VCA will pre-sell the malachite. Do you feel this is really necessary?
Since this will be part of the permanent collection do you feel that it will immediately sell out?
I am not inclined to pre-purchase because it would be nice to see it first......
For the VCA experts- is malachite a stone that can have variations such as color of green, the banding, etc....or is it more like tigers eye and fairly consistent?
 
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I've had my eye on the vintage malachite earrings since the announcement about the line.

But now that the prices are out, and because I am a bit bracelet-obsessed, I can't get it out of my head that a bracelet with 5 motifs is cheaper than a pair earrings. It seems silly to get the earrings.

Does anyone know why VCA prices their pieces like this?
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
I have heard that VCA will pre-sell the malachite. Do you feel this is really necessary?
Since this will be part of the permanent collection do you feel that it will immediately sell out?
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I don't believe it is necessary and I am not going to do it. I decided pretty late in the game on my 20 motif LE letterwood and didn't have trouble getting one.
 
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MY VCA SA told me that the malachite line is due for launch on 3/21 but she may get some of the items earlier than that. She said that they're not allowed to pre-sell malachite which I don't understand why because she pre-sold the xmas limited edition pendant to me. She hasn't heard anything about a price increase yet.
 
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I have the Lucky bracelet and it was a must have because of the malachite leaf. I have a Tiffany Schlumberger egg charm in Malachite and the VCA is so much better. This collection is going to be so hard to resist. That pendant, oh my it would be perfect for St Paddy day!
 
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OuiCestLaVie said:
MY VCA SA told me that the malachite line is due for launch on 3/21 but she may get some of the items earlier than that. She said that they're not allowed to pre-sell malachite which I don't understand why because she pre-sold the xmas limited edition pendant to me. She hasn't heard anything about a price increase yet.
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My DH just Pre-paid for a malachite bracelet yesterday......not sure why your SA said that. Even though the email he received said it would be a good idea to Pre-pay due to high demand, he only did because of a possible price increase. I agree with sbelle in that if it is part of the regular line, there should be plenty to go around.
 
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OuiCestLaVie said:
MY VCA SA told me that the malachite line is due for launch on 3/21 but she may get some of the items earlier than that.She said that they're not allowed to pre-sell malachite which I don't understand why because she pre-sold the xmas limited edition pendant to me. She hasn't heard anything about a price increase yet.
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My VCA SA said the same thing --they aren't supposed to pre-sell malachite-- but she was doing it anyway. That made no sense to me. You either can or can't!

I am not pre-ordering because I just don't want to be pushed into all the hype -- pre-order, limited initial supply, blah blah blah. Lol-- it would be better for me financially if I can't get my hands on one!!
 
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couturequeen said:
I've had my eye on the vintage malachite earrings since the announcement about the line.

But now that the prices are out, and because I am a bit bracelet-obsessed, I can't get it out of my head that a bracelet with 5 motifs is cheaper than a pair earrings. It seems silly to get the earrings.

Does anyone know why VCA prices their pieces like this?
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I've always wondered this too. This is exactly why I have 4 bracelets and no earclips.
 
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