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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Looking for a great gem cutter to cut 200 gems
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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 508973" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>The real issue when you have a bucket of stone is defining where your interests are</p><p></p><p>You could maximise profit, maximise turnover, maximise quality, maximise uniqueness, minimise disposal time, minimise capital investment</p><p></p><p>How do you optimise these factors.......not sure you can</p><p></p><p>The photo of the eBay zircon is a good example of attempting to minimise capital investment and maximise profit ..... will he minimise disposal time ? Quality has certainly been minimised, but some buyers may not give a rats, to them it represents an opportunity to secure uniqueness</p><p></p><p>I would class this stone as shaped not cut and it is essentially worthless to me other than being a wasted natural resource that could be re-cut into something grossly overcapitalised and much smaller.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1566896624_5d33096d-c006-43a5-bb40-6ecd81abd519.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In saying that, I have a bucket of stones that would take me 10 lifetimes to cut, the value proposition I am currently contemplating leads me down the commercial overseas cutting exercise with an eBay dump at wishful prices with best offers considered, or investing significant capital into transforming a few of them into precious Australiana and marketing the rest as rough stones with the option to emulate their uniquely transformed cousins.</p><p></p><p>Either way the choice is mine, the risk is mine and the financial rewards are completely uncertain. So ATM I just look at my bucket of stones and surf the forum. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />layful:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 508973, member: 1916"] The real issue when you have a bucket of stone is defining where your interests are You could maximise profit, maximise turnover, maximise quality, maximise uniqueness, minimise disposal time, minimise capital investment How do you optimise these factors.......not sure you can The photo of the eBay zircon is a good example of attempting to minimise capital investment and maximise profit ..... will he minimise disposal time ? Quality has certainly been minimised, but some buyers may not give a rats, to them it represents an opportunity to secure uniqueness I would class this stone as shaped not cut and it is essentially worthless to me other than being a wasted natural resource that could be re-cut into something grossly overcapitalised and much smaller. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1566896624_5d33096d-c006-43a5-bb40-6ecd81abd519.jpg[/img] In saying that, I have a bucket of stones that would take me 10 lifetimes to cut, the value proposition I am currently contemplating leads me down the commercial overseas cutting exercise with an eBay dump at wishful prices with best offers considered, or investing significant capital into transforming a few of them into precious Australiana and marketing the rest as rough stones with the option to emulate their uniquely transformed cousins. Either way the choice is mine, the risk is mine and the financial rewards are completely uncertain. So ATM I just look at my bucket of stones and surf the forum. :playful: [/QUOTE]
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