These days it is so hard to find natural turquoise round beads. I have been collecting beads for years and I did not know how rare they were until I began to sell them. Today the only thing that feels better than having warm turquoise beads around my neck is the feeling that I have something left in my wallet instead. If you find yourself dabbling in the bead trade as I have, you know this feeling all too well. Is it true that all the beads are on their way East? Can someone explain this to me?