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alfredo
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 Posted: Jan 16, 2018 03:23 Post subject: Re: Quartzite - 2018 |
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| There are prospectors (" deep fried desert rats", as I've heard them called, rather unkindly) who bring their field collected material to Quartzsite to sell. If you have studied minerals carefully, you can often find rare things in Quartzsite that were unidentified or misidentified by those prospectors. It pays to keep your eyes open, study, and be patient. If you lack study and patience, you can go to one of the high-end shows in Tucson and find the same rarities... with 2 extra zeros added to the price ;)) |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2018 15:41 Post subject: Re: Quartzite - 2018 |
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| Hey some folks around here live, work and play where the temps during the summer hit 110+ on most days. So yes we are deep fried desert rats. |
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Scott R.
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2018 12:12 Post subject: Re: Quartzite - 2018 |
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| Is it me or are the prices for those azurites quite ludicrous... I love Milpillas azurites but c'mon, those prices are extremely high... Maybe in 2030 those prices would be realistic!!! |
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Peter Lemkin
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Location: Prague
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2018 12:21 Post subject: Re: Quartzite - 2018 |
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| striker.svr wrote: | | Is it me or are the prices for those azurites quite ludicrous... I love Milpillas azurites but common, those prices are extremely high... Maybe in 2030 those prices would be realistic!!! |
That kind of heat effects the mind. Those prices are by the standards I know insane. Maybe it is a kind of AZ version of 'bargaining' as in middle-eastern countries. You first mention ten times what you think you must get and hope they won't fight you down half way. But a lot of those into crystals as healing stones will pay high prices and don't know that crystals that 'don't heal, only sit there and look nice' often cost much less. [no offense to those who might believe crystals can do things other than tell one a lot about atomic structure, structure of the Universe, and Natural beauty]. |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2018 12:21 Post subject: Re: Quartzite - 2018 |
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Speaking with that dealer in general and regarding shows he will be at in Tucson (two of them). I find those locations normally have dealers with comparatively inflated prices. Quite clearly that has impacted mindset. Whether it impacts sales is another story. The marketing of minerals is indeed a 'Wild West' environment.
That's the beauty of looking widely when we can - the minerals and the discussions. Yeah! |
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