[Rockhounds] mineral trades

[betdav97 at aol.com]

Hi Ed,
  Flat rate boxes are much lower than $20, unless you
are adding in "handling" as part of the bill. In my neck
of the woods flat rate goes from $8 some thing to $10
some thing. Also now there are three sizes to chose
from, the two original ones and a larger one. I've been
taken also on trades, folks should send what is useful not
yard rocks or serious leaverite. After all, there is leaverite
that is good, but not useful to you and real leaverite
which is garbage. In WV much of the geology is leaverite
unless you include our fossils. But even here you can find
something in the most unlikely places, like the marcasite I
found this summer before my accident. Round spheres of
marcasite up to bowling ball size. I kept some of the small
ones and they are still shiny. Guess some breakdown of
marcasite is put off if they aren't exposed to the elements
too long. Oh well, I'm rambling,
dave


-----Original Message-----
From: edwardjwagner at bellsouth.net
To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
Sent: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 7:07 am
Subject: [Rockhounds] mineral trades



dear List:
I have been trading for a few years now, with list and non list 
members. The
exchanges have been mutually beneficial, for the most part, with the 
exception
of one or two persons who have not sent me anything back(!!!), which is 
rather
discouraging, and the subsequent subject of very uncharitable thoughts. 
However,
the exchanges have been on the basis of weight for weight, and 
comparable
quality for comparable quality. Axel Emmermann and I did an Outstanding
exchange, whereby both of us were extremely satisfied (if you do not 
mind my
speaking for you, Alex.)  The point is that the idea is to not just get 
rid of a
bunch of yard junk, or to foist off some  potential driveway cover  
onto someone
else's driveway, but to consider a fair trade. I am personally in the 
WNC mining
district, where within one hundred miles of my residence are many mine 
dumps and
National Forest sites open. Since we do not have the BLM regulations 
that is
present in the western part of the country, small collecting is 
allowed.
However, I would not send anyone a box of shattered beryl or feldspar, 
on the
basis of  their being inacessible to Europeans, for example. I would 
send good
samples, or if possible, whatever is requested. I have found, for the 
most part,
fellow collectors respect the degree of quality that they themselves 
would like
to have.    The next point is shipping: Here in the US, one can send a 
Flat Rate
Box (the size has diminished) for around $20.00. To Europe, it is 
$27.00 for up
to 20 lbs, and International is around $47.00, I beleive. However, 
rates are
going up. When Axel and I exchanged minerals, I sent around 60 lbs, 
which cost
Axel the equivalent in shipping for 20 kgs. So, for the cost. lets not 
send low
level pieces.   By the way, I'm open to any suggestions as to trade. 
Please
contact me at my e-mail address. Thanks, Ed Wagner

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