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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2018 11:50:20 GMT -5
So I went to my first rock swap a while back in Crawford, Ne and a guy that I go hounding with showed me a picture of a fairburn that sold for $1200. I asked him to send the picture so I could share it. Most of the fairburns that I've found ranged in price anywhere from $50-$500 at the show. I don't sell mine, but I would be hard pressed to turn down $1200. It's the one on the left that sold for that much. Go figure!  |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 12:19:16 GMT -5
Hard to believe, but awesome.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 29, 2018 12:21:22 GMT -5
I have seen bigger ones that have not even sold for that much
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Post by stephan on Oct 29, 2018 12:55:46 GMT -5
Must be rough, having that kind of money burning a hole in your pocket.
Very nice agates... but, still....
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 29, 2018 13:01:06 GMT -5
It's nice, but damn.....
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Post by jimaz on Oct 29, 2018 13:01:49 GMT -5
Crazy $
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Post by MsAli on Oct 29, 2018 13:03:33 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2018 14:02:22 GMT -5
I know, it's ridiculous. I found it hard to believe as well. Then again, you know what they say about a fool and their money... Like I said, most at the show varied from $50-$500 that I saw. Which to me seems very high for one rock. Whatever, I just like them I don't collect them for the money. |
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Post by MsAli on Oct 29, 2018 14:06:57 GMT -5
I think he may have exaggerated a bit
There was one on Ebay that sold for 720 that looked very similar to the one that you showed
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Post by fernwood on Oct 29, 2018 14:38:24 GMT -5
Nice FAirburn, but.....
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2018 15:13:54 GMT -5
I think he may have exaggerated a bit There was one on Ebay that sold for 720 that looked very similar to the one that you showed I suppose that's possible, but I've known him and worked with him for about 11 years. Again, anything is possible. |
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 29, 2018 17:01:25 GMT -5
Never seen a seam Fairburn before. Cool if that's what it is |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:13:55 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. |
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 29, 2018 17:38:02 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. That is what I was thinking |
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Post by MsAli on Oct 29, 2018 17:44:09 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. Would that affect her price? |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:53:18 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. Would that affect her price? Probably not. It is hard work to recover and so has also been a rare agate. Found in a bed of limestone, so you have to break out the limestone layers and then break it up to find chert nodules. Some of the chert nodules will have the agate inside. That is a fair price for a large one. Oftentimes rocks like that sell for more in the specimen state than you can make off slabbing it. Cabs you might exceed the value, but a lot of work also. |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:57:41 GMT -5
I am considering a trip to the tepee canyon site next year.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 29, 2018 17:59:16 GMT -5
Would that affect her price? Probably not. It is hard work to recover and so has also been a rare agate. Found in a bed of limestone, so you have to break out the limestone layers and then break it up to find chert nodules. Some of the chert nodules will have the agate inside. That is a fair price for a large one. Oftentimes rocks like that sell for more in the specimen state than you can make off slabbing it. Cabs you might exceed the value, but a lot of work also. I follow a guy on IG that digs a lot of it. It does look like hard work |
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Post by Mark K on Oct 29, 2018 19:34:40 GMT -5
Have you ever seen Mr Fairburne?
That one sold for lot more.
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2018 23:15:14 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. Would that affect her price? According to what I've read, fairburns are worth more than tee pee canyon agates. But I'm definitely no expert. |
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