kaldorlon
spending too much on rocks
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Post by kaldorlon on Mar 15, 2014 20:18:04 GMT -5
Went to the Gem/Mineral show in Rome, GA today...had a good time and picked up a few slabs. Will post pics tomorrow in daylight. Anyway 18 total vendors and about 4 that had slabs. One vendor was charging a flat rate of .25/gram for all slabs. Some ruby in fuschite, nice flame agate, various jaspers...but not real high end. I had one 93 gram slab about 4 x 3 inches would have been $23. So he is getting $113.50 lb for slabbed material. WOW! Don't think he will sell much.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 16, 2014 0:25:09 GMT -5
Some think they have gold-LOL!!!
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Post by kap on Mar 16, 2014 8:21:48 GMT -5
I hate to buy from venders that sell common slabs and rough by the gram. Opals and Rubys and other like that OK but not cutting rough.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 16, 2014 8:41:13 GMT -5
Went to a show in Commiefornia with pricing like that one time. Little slab of Morgan Hill poppy was like $25 at 454 grams per pound and per gram pricing. Ridiculous!....Mel
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Mar 17, 2014 13:48:06 GMT -5
Yeah that's ridiculous for sure! He won't be selling too much.
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 20, 2014 16:39:32 GMT -5
I saw the same at a show i went also...I say put the price you want on it and quit dicking folks around ...I hate math..LOL....JOhn
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Don
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Post by Don on Mar 20, 2014 16:52:41 GMT -5
You see these guys around at various shows. I remember seeing one fella selling picasso marble by the gram, I couldn't help but laugh. If I'm going to pay a per gram price, it better be exceptional material.
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