What are factory seconds?

[SquareOneBeads]

I saw some vetrofond glass rods listed on ebay as factory seconds. What is a factory second? Is there any reason a newbie should stay away from them?

Thanks,
Heather

[Megan]

Hi,

I just purchased some factory seconds from (Vetrofond) from Moretti-and-more on ebay.. I was just playing with them. I went through about 4 rods of them and had no problems. Occasionally there was a little extra little blob on the rod or the end of the rod was fractured a little but they all were fine and made really pretty beads.

[Venbead]

a factory second is a glass rod in which the saturation of color in the rod is irregular. It may be uneven or faded in spots. An odd is a first quality rod that is shaped funny, may have some knots or bends to it. Both seconds and odds are less expensive and for a newbie, cheap is better

[suzanne]

hmz... not all odds are less expensive, some are way more expensive than any kind of glass... wich is stupid since they where made by mistake to begin with;)

[dogsrlove]

Nothing like cheaper glass to PPP with! I even use the "crappy" clear moretti people don't want for PPP.

Vanessa