Thursday, December 17, 2009

- Rough, rough, rough

Safety Harbor, FL - USA

Today I opened all the 55 gallon drums of rough and spread the goodies out. Tomorrow I'll be sorting and will be doing a few photos. I hope to post some photos here soon.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

- Rough Has Arrived

Palm Harbor, FL -USA

The ton and a half of beautiful rough Koroit boulder opal that I shipped home from Australia has arrived. Tomorrow I'll be getting up early and opening some of the drums.

Yes, yes, soon I'll have some of it ready to sell. If you're interested, please email me: gene at koroit dot com.

More later . . .

Sunday, December 13, 2009

- Closer and Closer . . .

Palm Harbor, FL - USA

Inch by inch the ton and a half of rough Koroit opal is getting closer . . . My customs broker called last week and told me that apparently the shipment had cleared US Customs and would be delivered soon . . . hmmm, soon, whenever that might be . . .

Dawn is very organized and has been a huge help. She wants to get our business paperwork in order and be careful to inventory and keep track of everything. This means it would simplify my life if I were to get rid of all the older rough I have on hand right now so I won't need to keep it segregated from the new rough.

Therefore, I'm going to be moving out the rough I have on hand, selling it quickly . . . if you'd like some, please let me know (email: gene at koroit dot com). I'll also be selling some of the new rough as soon as it arrives. We'll be putting together parcels of different sizes and different values - from just a few small pieces to a 55 gallon drum full.

If you're curious, drop me an email . . . nothing says Merry Christmas or Happy New Year like a box of rare and beautiful rocks!!

Monday, December 7, 2009

- Shipment is Getting Closer

Safety Harbor, FL - USA

The ton and a half of rough Koroit opal I shipped from Australia to the USA is scheduled to arrive here in Florida sometime this week.

As you can imagine the 2 month journey of these 55 gallon drums full of beautiful rocks from the other side of the planet is fraught with peril. I have had some unpleasant surprises before. I'll be excited and relieved when the treasure arrives.

I would like to generate a few dollars before the end of the month . . . If you'd be interested in acquiring any of this treasure for yourself, please feel free to contact me: koroit (at) gmail (dot) com.