bouldergal
freely admits to licking rocks
Glacier Meadow
Member since July 2007
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Post by bouldergal on Oct 20, 2009 22:23:08 GMT -5
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Oct 20, 2009 22:28:02 GMT -5
It's pretty, but that's a lot of money for a rock...
Chuck
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 20, 2009 23:04:23 GMT -5
It is a huge chunk of very nice OJ, but good golly - you could buy a used car for that much! Or a couple of new cabbing machines. Or a slab saw. Or maybe even all the above!
Tom
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pebblepup
has rocks in the head
Succor Creek Thunder Egg
Member since July 2008
Posts: 515
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Post by pebblepup on Oct 20, 2009 23:24:57 GMT -5
Wow! Beautiful rock but......choke!
I see this a lot with stamps. "Rare German Hitler stamp starting bid at only $500.00" It catalogs at $0.20. Real sad part is sometimes they get bids.
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Post by Toad on Oct 20, 2009 23:48:40 GMT -5
Only $120 bucks a pound. Wonder how many slabs you could get out of it? WOW!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 21, 2009 5:33:46 GMT -5
Must be a typo, he's practically giving it away. Anyone what to go in half with me? ;D
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Post by Toad on Oct 21, 2009 7:18:51 GMT -5
Half of $320? Sure.
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Post by catmandewe on Oct 21, 2009 9:25:51 GMT -5
That is an extremely nice piece of OJ. The seller is Dale Huett, he is the owner of West Coast Mining. He owns several mines including Polka dot agate, Rocky Butte, Opal Butte, Amythest Sage, and Paiute. That piece is probably worth what he is asking, and you notice he didn't put the or best offer option on it. There is another seller that has a 20.6 lb chunk for $2949 or best offer. All my offers have been rejected so far, have been putting in offers every month or two for the past year. cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250296085738&ssPageName=ADME:B:BOEO:US:1Have a great day................Tony
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Post by akansan on Oct 21, 2009 9:42:23 GMT -5
I'm guessing part of what you're paying for is the fact that it's now fracture free and polished. Would *I* pay $3200 for it? Nope, but I'm not an OJ specimen collector. For collectors, there's not too many chunks like that available these days on the open market. There's not too many chunks like that for cutters these days either!
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lparker
fully equipped rock polisher
Still doing too much for being retired!
Member since March 2008
Posts: 1,202
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Post by lparker on Oct 21, 2009 9:46:02 GMT -5
Only $120 bucks a pound. Wonder how many slabs you could get out of it? WOW! Well, lets see...4.5/.25= 18 less saw kerf...maybe 16 slabs. With careful cutting each slab could yield perhaps 70% of its area in cabs - 10x13=130x.70=91 sq in = well, 91 1x1 cabs 91 x 16=1456x$8 per cab= $11,648 Not bad for a lot of work ;D
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 21, 2009 9:58:30 GMT -5
? For $20.00 A Lb = $520.00, Our $ 15.00 would be 390.00
Dream on the site is about dug out at the high tide mark, Time to cap the island and go inland and deep.
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 21, 2009 10:43:41 GMT -5
Only $120 bucks a pound. Wonder how many slabs you could get out of it? WOW! Well, lets see...4.5/.25= 18 less saw kerf...maybe 16 slabs. With careful cutting each slab could yield perhaps 70% of its area in cabs - 10x13=130x.70=91 sq in = well, 91 1x1 cabs 91 x 16=1456x$8 per cab= $11,648 Not bad for a lot of work ;D And three Lbs. of mud in the saw tank
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lparker
fully equipped rock polisher
Still doing too much for being retired!
Member since March 2008
Posts: 1,202
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Post by lparker on Oct 21, 2009 12:05:19 GMT -5
I think that IF I had some one lined up to buy 1456+/- cabs at $8 each...I won't worry about 3 lbs of mud
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Post by Toad on Oct 21, 2009 12:15:52 GMT -5
I'm guessing part of what you're paying for is the fact that it's now fracture free and polished. Would *I* pay $3200 for it? Nope, but I'm not an OJ specimen collector. For collectors, there's not too many chunks like that available these days on the open market. There's not too many chunks like that for cutters these days either! I wouldn't call it fracture free, but fracture fixed. Wouldn't the stone be more valuable if it had never been fractured?
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Post by Toad on Oct 21, 2009 12:21:43 GMT -5
Only $120 bucks a pound. Wonder how many slabs you could get out of it? WOW! Well, lets see...4.5/.25= 18 less saw kerf...maybe 16 slabs. With careful cutting each slab could yield perhaps 70% of its area in cabs - 10x13=130x.70=91 sq in = well, 91 1x1 cabs 91 x 16=1456x$8 per cab= $11,648 Not bad for a lot of work ;D Minus $3,253.55 for the rock and shipping brings us down to about $8,400. So how long would it take to slab and cab as you outlined above? So we can see how much the hourly rate would be. Then you have to factor wear and tear on saw, saw blade, cabbing unit, cabbing wheels, trim saw and blade... Is it still worth it? Might be, I'll let one of you cabbing folks figure it out. Some fun ;D
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 21, 2009 12:57:31 GMT -5
The 40 pound boulder down the road in Brooks Oregon for $1400.00, Come`s out to about $32.00 a Lb. And their is two of them that size`s.
Dan R. Has them, And may have the two for a long time.
Though they put the E-bay OJ to Shame, Nicer tube agate / mix with agateized mud.
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kentuckyrocker
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2008
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Post by kentuckyrocker on Oct 21, 2009 13:56:34 GMT -5
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 21, 2009 14:20:53 GMT -5
At that price you would think their would be more then a fuzzy photo of a Stone in setting.
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Post by Toad on Oct 21, 2009 14:32:42 GMT -5
LOL, already has a 92% rating since starting in August of this year. I'd ask if she was kidding, but she'd probably report me.
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Wolfden
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2007
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Post by Wolfden on Oct 21, 2009 14:45:43 GMT -5
ok i asked if it was a typo lol i couldnt resist 1 million for a plain jade ring ? thats just stupid lol
Wolf
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