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Post by phil on May 27, 2018 15:09:14 GMT -5
I have boxes and boxes of slabs of all kinds. I'm thinking of just boxing them up in medium flat rate boxes, grab and box, mystery contents, etc.... for maybe $40 per box plus postage? OT will sell all to anyone interested that lives close by. There are probably a couple hundred pounds total.
Or would small flat rate boxes be better for $25 plus postage?
What do you all think?
Thanks!
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Post by phil on May 27, 2018 15:10:35 GMT -5
I also have several buckets of unslabbed rough that I bought over the years, but never got around to...
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Post by Jugglerguy on May 27, 2018 16:47:41 GMT -5
I’d pay $40 for a medium flat rate box of slabs. Any hints as to the possible contents?
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Post by orrum on May 27, 2018 17:11:31 GMT -5
I would go for a MFR box for $40 Phil. I like mystery!!!
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Post by phil on May 27, 2018 18:32:12 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on May 27, 2018 20:44:03 GMT -5
As I said I love a mystery so sign me up Phil!
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on May 27, 2018 20:47:37 GMT -5
I would be interested.
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Post by phil on May 27, 2018 20:47:42 GMT -5
will let you know. First I've got to get out there and set up a bunch of boxes so I can go down the line putting a slab in one by one to make sure all are equal in variety. Will be nice to get my garage space back... <grin>
Not having done this before very much, should I wrap each slab in newspaper or something to prevent breakage or just let er rip and buyer gets what the USPS delivers?
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Post by geostrong on May 27, 2018 23:38:45 GMT -5
Color me interested as well! I love boxes of slabs!
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Post by Rockoonz on May 28, 2018 0:37:01 GMT -5
will let you know. First I've got to get out there and set up a bunch of boxes so I can go down the line putting a slab in one by one to make sure all are equal in variety. Will be nice to get my garage space back... <grin> Not having done this before very much, should I wrap each slab in newspaper or something to prevent breakage or just let er rip and buyer gets what the USPS delivers? If it's nothing but slabs I wrap with newspaper, if mixed with rough or lots of more fragile stuff I tape them to pieces of cardboard that are cut to fit the box and stack them in. |
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Post by orrum on May 28, 2018 5:52:14 GMT -5
Fill The Box And Let Her rip!!! HEY the box will hold more slabs that way. I am greedy!
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Post by rockjunquie on May 28, 2018 7:11:04 GMT -5
I got a box once with no paper or cardboard. Not only would I not pay again for something like that, but I would complain until the last person on the planet heard me. All I got in the box was chips of what may have been nice. I would like to suggest that you tape them to cardboard and layer them. No need for paper.
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Post by Rockoonz on May 28, 2018 13:09:49 GMT -5
There is definitely no predicting whether someone will "go postal" on a heavy flat rate box, I have recieved a few that were pretty rounded out. The last slabs I got online came from Roy, each was in a padded mailer and the mailers were wrapped in bubble wrap inside of the usps padded mailer. Of course they were high end slabs.
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Post by phil on May 28, 2018 14:41:34 GMT -5
thanks. wrapped or packing of some sort required.. got it.
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Post by orrum on May 28, 2018 14:44:17 GMT -5
That's where you have to weigh the situation. Phil is offering a good price, not sure how much expenditure of packing labor and materials he wants to invest in it. Also if he were to carefully pack the MFR box with padding then the number of slabs would be significantly decreased. I just bought a bunch of flat rate boxes of slabs from Di/drocknut and she stuffed them gull with no padding and no real damage. A box of mystery slabs requires enough numbers to cover the unknown at a reasonable price. Ultimately it's up to Phil. Just my 2 cents.
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Post by phil on May 28, 2018 14:47:28 GMT -5
my mailman gets all pissy if I pack them tight so they weigh too much... I'm sure they abuse them as they make their way cross country. I'll pack lightly for best of both worlds.
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Post by arghvark on May 28, 2018 21:32:28 GMT -5
I'd take one. Do you want a pm or is this good?
Argh
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Post by phil on May 28, 2018 23:23:50 GMT -5
hang in there. need to pack up the boxes first...
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Post by Psycho on May 29, 2018 20:44:00 GMT -5
Phil when you are ready I'd be game on a mfrb full of mystery. If it helps you out I'm a rough material kinda guy, I can get my suprises when. Cut them up. Either way count me in.
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Post by napoleonrags on May 29, 2018 20:49:14 GMT -5
I'm in if you're in.
Colin
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? These pics are from just one box, and not at all representative of the other stuff. wonderstone, zebra rock, apache agate, rosetta stone, bumblebee, way more than I can remember. Don't want to get into picking and choosing, I'll try and put a good assortment into every box. That's why the mystery.
