[Rockhounds] Tucson '08

[Tom Bowers]

I'd have to agree that the fossil end of the show was a real disappointment this year.  

gene at fossilnut.com wrote:  I usually go out early and cannot spend several weeks there as I still have 
a day job in addition to the fossil business. I go to buy. Unfortunately 
this was not the year to miss the main show. It was a chance to see many of 
the most spectacular US mineral specimens, all under one roof. I really 
hated to miss it. Check out some of the reports from Trinity Minerals, 
particualrly the reports entitled 'Displays".

http://www.mineralshows.com/tucson2008/report1.shtml

As for my adventures, this year was a lot less interesting from a fossil 
buying perspective. I saw very little new stuff and the prices of some old 
favorites were ridiculously high, not proportional to the change in the 
value of the US dollar, but in some cases 3 and 4 times the price of 2 years 
ago. Still with some looking, one could find some decent items for resale.It 
was much more work than in the past.

In addition, the I-10 exits to many show locations were closed for a 3 year 
construciton program, which made driving interesting at times. Fortunately, 
I brought my GPS. On the other hand there seemed to be a lot of decent 
mineral specimens around as my buddy blew $8,000 in 48 hours and had to 
really tighten his budget for the remaining days.

Gene Hartstein
Newark, DE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Holly & Darryl" 
To: "Rockhounds List" 
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Tucson '08


Dear Rockhounds,
At the risk of starting a deluge, I'd love to hear some "When I went to 
Tucson..." stories. Getting there in person remains a dream. So, I'll live 
vicariously through you all. The good, the bad, the outstanding, the 
disappointing, the people, the pets, anything that could add color and 
insight for those of us who can't get there.

Thanks!

Darryl Powell
Manchester, New York

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