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Post by Michael John on Jun 23, 2009 16:13:21 GMT -5
Well ... I have NO clue why this hasn't sold. It's gorgeous material and I'm practically giving it away. If you've been thinking about buying it, now's the time to do it. I'm going to leave it up for sale for a few more hours, then if it's still not sold I'm going to end the offer. I was going to lower the price, but it's already ridiculously cheap, so ...
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Post by Michael John on Jun 23, 2009 15:09:52 GMT -5
Nope, it's still down, but I know how I can fix it now. Just have to come-up with the money to do it.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 22, 2009 8:03:00 GMT -5
Happy Birthday, Phil! Hope all is well with you.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 22, 2009 2:58:07 GMT -5
I think you're going to have to load the truck up with camping gear without him seeing it, insist on driving, get "lost" on a desert road, stop to get out and stretch, and "accidentally lose" the keys for a couple days. "Tough love" LOL.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 22, 2009 2:49:00 GMT -5
Really? You wanna go out there??? Hehehe well, you never have to twist my arm to go to my favorite place to hound. I'll be looking forward to it!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 22, 2009 2:06:44 GMT -5
Ooooo, that's a COOL shape! Me likey!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 20:59:24 GMT -5
Hard to say for sure (without cutting into it), but it looks like some sort of jasper. You'll quickly learn that a lot of what you find doesn't have an actual name, but can at least be classified.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 12:45:34 GMT -5
Seems to me that you've hounded stuff that belongs in that museum. Your in-depth prospecting of your area has turned-up some truly phenomenal finds.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 12:36:28 GMT -5
Welcome! You have quite an impessive "resume" LOL. Looking forward to your participation!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 12:30:37 GMT -5
I loved the original blade that came on the WF. I totally abused it and it lasted a LONG time. IMO, it's unfortunate that the exact replacement isn't available.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 12:14:12 GMT -5
Mel, I've heard about that "little" Mariposa area. If memory serves me right, there was private land near there where there was some heavenly material, and somehow the government got possession of it when the old man died.
My first "hounding" experience was when I was a little boy. A man named Ross Tilton had a gold mine on his land in Mariposa, and I went through it with my mom and dad. I think his sons worked the claim a bit after Ross passed.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 11:53:52 GMT -5
SHEESH! The bib didn't help much ... I need to get me a plastic tarp. Every one of those is phenomenal!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 11:49:00 GMT -5
I agree with the others ... your cabs look top notch! If they're not what YOU consider good enough, then that just means that you know you have more potential, so you need to do it more to hone your skills! Me-thinks you have plenty of nice material to keep you cabbing for a while LOL.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 11:37:19 GMT -5
Once you get a photobucket account set-up and learn how to use it to post pics on the web (very easy), we'd all love to see pics of the stones you've described. Sounds like like you have many unusual, pretty stones nearby!
FYI, Steve DROVE from Minnesota a few months ago to come out here and rockhound with me. He really knows his stuff, and he's one heck of a nice guy who I'm proud to call my friend. He's been finding all sorts of great stuff up there in the UP. Apparently, most hounds up by you folks are obsessed with hunting Lakers, and pretty much consider everything else to be "Leaverites", so there's a LOT of great stuff up there for the taking. Steve's also big on hitting the quarries right after it rains.
As Randy mentioned, the WorkForce saw from Home Depot is definately one of the main tools that every rockhound should add to their tool arsenal. When you can afford it, seriously consider getting your hands on one. Over 100 people on this forum have bought them (probably over 150 by now), and everyone loves them.
It's great to hear your excitement as a "noobie" to all of this! I can definately understand that these first stones that you've found have some sentimental value, so you're not willing to part with them unless "the price is right". However, you're going to find that you'll become more and more addicted to this "hobby", and you'll be spending an increasing amount of time hounding. Before you know it, your house and yard will start to be over-run by your collected goodies. You probably can't visualize that yet, but trust me, it IS going to happen. You'll also quickly realize that there are expenses involved, and you'll see that selling a bit of your rock is the best and easiest way to fund "the addiction". At that point, you'll realize the wisdom of selling at low prices rather than high.
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Post by Michael John on Jun 21, 2009 10:54:03 GMT -5
Yes, Jo, those are all agate from Agate Road. That cab is astounding!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 20, 2009 0:15:06 GMT -5
I like the art deco face that's laid-out in the Indian Paint Stone. That's COOL!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 19, 2009 23:47:45 GMT -5
Happy birthday! Hope it was the best ever!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 19, 2009 23:46:40 GMT -5
Happy Birthday! And many, many more! I hope Bill got you some good rockin stuff!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 19, 2009 23:43:07 GMT -5
Happy Birthday! Hope it's been a great one!
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Post by Michael John on Jun 19, 2009 23:24:32 GMT -5
You need to put the weight of the stones in your ads, to give buyers a better idea of what they're looking at.
I hate to say this, but your prices are very high. If you do a "superior agate" ebay search, you'll find nicer agates for much less money. Unfortunately, the world-wide influence of eBay pretty much sets the pricing standards. Yes, you will find web sites that have much higher prices, but a lot of them are hoping to find suckers who don't know better. With your current pricies, I don't think you'll have much luck on auction sites.
You'll find that, although free auctions are enticing to join, they get very little traffic. Sellers are often reduced to joining and spamming forums in order to attempt to lure people to their auctions, but that's not usually well received. You said you're new to all of this, and this is a nice group of folks here, so people didn't come down on you for it, but normally when people join and start advertising right off the bat, they aren't welcomed with open arms. The same holds true with a lot of forums. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm only trying to help you to understand since you're new at all of this.
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