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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 7, 2020 15:40:07 GMT -5
Thanks! Are the prices better there or is it just that there is so much to choose from?
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Post by mohs on Feb 7, 2020 19:06:52 GMT -5
fabulous photo display taylor ! Missed it this week hopefully I can cruise down to the old pueblo this coming Wednesday anyway your photos' do justice if I don't make it down... mohs
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Post by taylor on Feb 8, 2020 0:52:27 GMT -5
Thanks! Are the prices better there or is it just that there is so much to choose from? The very few rock shops that I have visited in other parts of the country have had better prices on their local material, but not usually on the materials imported from other countries. Perhaps ten years ago the little rock shop where I lived in Indiana shut down after Christmas and re-opened March 15th. The owners traveled to Tucson to restock their store every year. From the little bit I have seen it seems that Quartzsite and Tucson are the first large venue stops for the material that was mined the previous summer. So it would make sense that there is less transportation cost added here compared to the same material that has traveled on over months of shows and through several middlemen. There are also a number of wholesale only shows and frequently there are posted price drops based on poundage. Speaking of so much to choose from...the map has 50 separate show locations, 43 of which have shuttle stops. Keep in mind that one host hotel can have many vendors. Most of the pictures that I posted were taken outside because they looked better, but there was much more available indoors that I didn't take pictures of. Some shows are in very large tents that have permanent framework, but the walls and roof only go up for the shows.
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Post by taylor on Feb 8, 2020 1:01:05 GMT -5
I'm glad that pictures are enjoyed...thanks everyone! I just wanted give those who haven't had the opportunity to come here a sense of what February in Tucson is like, but my pictures are just a tiny smattering. Summed up in a sentence: The world comes to Tucson!
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