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Post by puppie96 on Dec 2, 2005 4:00:15 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 2, 2005 5:07:03 GMT -5
Hmmm, link didn't work but I found it, that thing is awesome!!!  |
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Post by tmorris6654 on Dec 2, 2005 6:37:30 GMT -5
that rock is awesome
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Post by rockds on Dec 2, 2005 10:22:53 GMT -5
very nice, how much?
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Post by Cher on Dec 2, 2005 10:24:50 GMT -5
WOW, I'd be jumping up and down and screaming, which is what we do if we find a Lake Superior Agate that's bigger than an inch. That thing is awesome.
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Post by gaetzchamp on Dec 2, 2005 11:40:02 GMT -5
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Dec 2, 2005 11:43:51 GMT -5
$605- RESERVE NOT MET!!!!!!!! Holy Freakin crude- I mean yea it is beautiful- but I guess I a practicalist- I would want to slice that sucka up!but not for that kinda money!
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Post by Cher on Dec 2, 2005 12:04:51 GMT -5
That's a darn small agate too. Only 2.3 ounces, 2 inch x 1 1/2 or so.
I am totally amazed but it's got really cool banding. Did you notice
the banding is different on the other side? It doesn't follow all the
way through the rock.
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Pebbles
has rocks in the head
Member since November 2005
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Post by Pebbles on Dec 2, 2005 13:19:30 GMT -5
I guess yer paying for uniqueness/rarity. Still much cheaper than a diamond (and more colorful, too)! Forget buying any more lottery tickets. Guess I'll be walking with my eyes focused on the ground from now on (not that I don't do that already!). What a find something like that would be!
Pebbles
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Post by parfive on Dec 2, 2005 14:09:10 GMT -5
Looks like Bikerrandy cleaned it up a little with his skil saw before chuckin' it in the vibe.
Don't let the 23 bids fool ya. There's only five people tried to bid on it so far.
Looks like in South Dakota, it's . . . . . . . . . . priccccccccceless.
Elsewhere, I dunno.
Rich
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Post by joe on Dec 2, 2005 22:30:02 GMT -5
Well, he does describe it as "museum quality". I wonder which museum??
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Post by parfive on Dec 2, 2005 22:34:49 GMT -5
Reserve met - $800 - by 'carrotneck'
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Dec 3, 2005 2:25:34 GMT -5
It's certainly a beautiful agate, but at almost $400 per ounce it is almost as expensive as gold. Way out of my league, but obviously some folks are willing to pony up that much cash for a great (but small) Fairburn. Wonder what they plan on doing with it?
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Post by puppie96 on Dec 3, 2005 6:28:52 GMT -5
I've been out there and talked Fairburns with locals, basically Shawn and a couple of his employees. Fairburns are a passion. They really are incredibly beautiful rocks. I suspect the premium on this one is because the pattern is so vivid and apparently unbroken on all faces. When they go out looking for these, they seriously are looking to find the one to retire on. These sell for outrageous amounts. This is why I was so excited when I found one, even though its quality is nothing compared with this one. As far as what they do with them, it appears to me that they just collect them. The preferred method is to leave them in their natural state.
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Post by Noosh9057 on Dec 3, 2005 13:17:22 GMT -5
Very very nice!!!!!
Noosh
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