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Post by stardiamond on Dec 1, 2019 12:50:04 GMT -5
I see lapidary rough and slabs called old stock and I have an Etsy customer who asks for old stock. Lapidary material from the ground is thousands of years old. I understand 'new dig' because new material is dug up all the time and someone gives it a name like 'Dead Camel'.
I list the Morgan Hill that I got years ago as old stock. It is different than the Morgan Hill I bought recently which is lighter and has larger poppies. It isn't any newer and I bought the same 15 years ago. I don't call it new dig.
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herb
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Post by herb on Dec 2, 2019 11:59:43 GMT -5
"Old stock" is any material that has been dug up years ago. How many years ago depends on the sellers marketing skills and honesty. It generally is assumed to mean material that is either no longer available because it was mined out or the location is no longer accessible or it is of better quality than what can be dug up today from what remains at the locality.
Old Stock material can usually command a price premium. Sometimes because the material has become truly rare or it is of superior quality, but sometimes it is just a marketing gimmick.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 2, 2019 12:49:30 GMT -5
"Old stock" is any material that has been dug up years ago. How many years ago depends on the sellers marketing skills and honesty. It generally is assumed to mean material that is either no longer available because it was mined out or the location is no longer accessible or it is of better quality than what can be dug up today from what remains at the locality. Old Stock material can usually command a price premium. Sometimes because the material has become truly rare or it is of superior quality, but sometimes it is just a marketing gimmick. You just won for best answer.
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Dec 2, 2019 18:40:50 GMT -5
Rocks are rocks and mostly ancient to begin with. "Old stock" is marketing at best.
People pay more for perceived rarity and urgency. It's crap.
It's entirely possible that a recent dig of an old school site may yield better material.
If you like it, buy it. If not, names are meaningless.
If you are selling it, and it's dug a long time ago, then market it as "old stock". Or "recently dig material" is blah blah blah....
I know you know this already.
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dmitryseliv
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Post by dmitryseliv on Dec 6, 2019 12:40:44 GMT -5
OLD STOCK label mostly misused this days and basically marketing trick for the most part. the true meaning of the OLD STOCK is material that was mined out long time ago and no longer available.
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Post by parfive on Dec 6, 2019 13:01:12 GMT -5
Half the rockhounds around here, no?
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Post by fernwood on Dec 7, 2019 4:57:06 GMT -5
OLD STOCK label mostly misused this days and basically marketing trick for the most part. the true meaning of the OLD STOCK is material that was mined out long time ago and no longer available. I would agree. A good example is materials from well known Turquoise mines that have shut down. Such as Sleeping Beauty.
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