Informal poll - pricing on a MFRB of rock tumbling rough
Mar 28, 2018 12:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Mar 28, 2018 12:02:54 GMT -5
Greetings all - as part of an upcoming RTH benefit fund raiser in April I am preparing to sell off some tumbling rough I've been accumulating and creating in medium flat rate boxes.
The rock is all lapidary grade - it remains to be seen if it's tumble grade - and it is all generally hard jasper and agate but some softer stuff is probably present. When rockhounding I tend to collect smaller pieces searching for one-off cabochons so this material is a lot of that - it's also a lot of manually broken end cuts and other pieces that I know I will never get around to cutting, cabbing, or selling as regular rough.
This photo is a general representation of sizes, small, medium, and large. Large (and some medium) might be considered small cutters by many.
I'm just trying to get a general feel for what price folks would feel good about acting quickly to purchase a MFRB stuffed full of material knowing that it's going to a good cause benefiting the forum and helping to cover our monthly and yearly expenses including photo attachment storage, 'ad free' subscriptions, domain and hosting.
I know that auctions would bring the most money and I might still decide to go in that direction, but I do want everyone to have a chance to participate and know they got a good deal without leaving an excessive amount of money on the table.
The rock is all lapidary grade - it remains to be seen if it's tumble grade - and it is all generally hard jasper and agate but some softer stuff is probably present. When rockhounding I tend to collect smaller pieces searching for one-off cabochons so this material is a lot of that - it's also a lot of manually broken end cuts and other pieces that I know I will never get around to cutting, cabbing, or selling as regular rough.
This photo is a general representation of sizes, small, medium, and large. Large (and some medium) might be considered small cutters by many.
I'm just trying to get a general feel for what price folks would feel good about acting quickly to purchase a MFRB stuffed full of material knowing that it's going to a good cause benefiting the forum and helping to cover our monthly and yearly expenses including photo attachment storage, 'ad free' subscriptions, domain and hosting.
I know that auctions would bring the most money and I might still decide to go in that direction, but I do want everyone to have a chance to participate and know they got a good deal without leaving an excessive amount of money on the table.
