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Jon Mommers
Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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Location: Melbourne. Victoria
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Posted: Jul 20, 2009 22:20 Post subject: Re: The specimens should be perfect or some minor dings could be acceptable? |
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For me, there is nothing better than a Cab Sav or Merlot, while looking at minerals with a friend, Glen Fiddich if alone and Dragons Blood on a frosty morning in the field before serious rock breaking
(Dragons Blood is a homemade Chilli cordial mixed with grappa)
In a big group, liquor muscat, around a table or camp fire. |
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Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
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Posted: Jul 21, 2009 00:53 Post subject: Re: The specimens should be perfect or some minor dings could be acceptable? |
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pppssssst Ed? Go look at our preparations for the East Coast Gem and Mineral show on FMF's forum, you can see our progress ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=657 ). We are on our second case of Smithsonites today, so moving along nicely.
Been making bases and printing photos all day.
Moving along......
we have no shortage of cases to put in, rather we suffer from too many choices for themes! _________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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jimB
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
Posts: 51
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Posted: Sep 07, 2009 20:35 Post subject: Re: The specimens should be perfect or some minor dings could be acceptable? |
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How about this Jordi...if the collector wants to use a loupe to find the ding the price becomes X 10 if the piece passes a 10X inspection, X 5 for a 5x inspection etc. The diamond folks have been doing this for years why not minerals? _________________ JimB |
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jimB
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Posted: Sep 09, 2009 22:36 Post subject: Re: The specimens should be perfect or some minor dings could be acceptable? |
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I'll apply the 3 P's rule. Perfect Prefered X Price. It is prefered to buy a perfect specimen and then you gagg on the price and reconsider. Shop harder! Remember if you can't live with it don't buy it. The ding, chip, Wilbur, scratch, cleavage bruise etc isnt going to go away. At least it won't do away by usual means. Try to buy the best specimen you can find for a price you are willing to pay. In some species this is nearly impossible. If a locality hasn't produced in a few generations ( Cornwall, Many European localitys, many eastern USA localities etc. and you are lucky to find a specimen that will fit into your scheme you pretty much have a choice of this one one or none. Quality sort of takes a back seat or at least the issue becomes fuzzy, emotionally speaking. A few years ago the Elmwood mine calcites were every where and you could insist on a PEREFECT one reasonably priced. Not today however. Do the best you can with the money you have to spend. Remember no one gets them all and the we allow for good fortune ( hard work) to increase our chance of landing a killer for a nominal price. GOOD HUNTING! _________________ JimB |
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garchin
Joined: 09 May 2009
Posts: 19
Location: Amsterdam
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Posted: Sep 22, 2009 07:10 Post subject: Re: The specimens should be perfect or some minor dings could be acceptable? |
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{ALL specimens are damaged. No exceptions.}
Cool oneliner Alfredo!. I like it and it could even be true. |
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