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Quote: Originally posted by Brain&Force  | Sure, that's understandable as well. It doesn't have to really be chemistry equipment, either: just general science equipment and reagents. Minerals
are fine - but it would be good to note whether they're gem quality or not.
What do you think of selling astronomy equipment?
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B&F!!!! What're we going to do with you... Well, you could make a header for the 'science related -- to be monitored harshly'. And another header
for minerals/ores.
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I like the idea of having minerals on there. Experimenting with minerals is one of my favorite things to do, and I also have a small mineral
collection of sorts.
Astronomy equipment would be cool too, as it seems like there are quite a few people on here interested in astronomy as well as chemistry, and it is
Sciencemadness after all: it is not limited solely to chemistry.
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| Quote: Originally posted by zts16 | I like the idea of having minerals on there. Experimenting with minerals is one of my favorite things to do, and I also have a small mineral
collection of sorts.
Astronomy equipment would be cool too, as it seems like there are quite a few people on here interested in astronomy as well as chemistry, and it is
Sciencemadness after all: it is not limited solely to chemistry. |
I'm interested in minerals also.
For astronomy equipment I would recommend joining up on CloudyNights.com - it is the top astronomy forum site, and has a very active classified
section. Best selection, best potential customer base.
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Minerals would be good.
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Yea, Definitely excited for minerals! It'll be fun to get the samples I cant find at my local rock shop. And Cheaper, I'll feel fine experimenting
with them. I guess I don't mind the astronomy stuff being there.
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I would also be interested in minerals. The nearest decent rock shop for me is a few miles out...
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My nearest rock shop is a pretty good distance away. Go there about once a year. They never seem to have beryl or tourmaline :/ (My two faves...)
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| Quote: Originally posted by careysub | | Quote: Originally posted by zts16 | I like the idea of having minerals on there. Experimenting with minerals is one of my favorite things to do, and I also have a small mineral
collection of sorts.
Astronomy equipment would be cool too, as it seems like there are quite a few people on here interested in astronomy as well as chemistry, and it is
Sciencemadness after all: it is not limited solely to chemistry. |
I'm interested in minerals also.
For astronomy equipment I would recommend joining up on CloudyNights.com - it is the top astronomy forum site, and has a very active classified
section. Best selection, best potential customer base. |
Love that site - can someone edit the Marketplace page to link to CN Classifieds? I won't be able to edit the wiki for at least a week.
At the end of the day, simulating atoms doesn't beat working with the real things...
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Last time I went to a rock shop I bought some galena, fluorite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and a chunk of mixed
malachite/azurite.
| Quote: Originally posted by Brain&Force | | Love that site - can someone edit the Marketplace page to link to CN Classifieds? I won't be able to edit the wiki for at least a week.
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Sure, I'll do that
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Oh I have quite a few minerals!
They're lovely and all.... But they are just sitting there.... Maybe I'd consider selling them...
But oh god the postage costs
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Yes, I have a very large collection. You're right, though, postage would be bad...
I have a good bit of apophylite, pretty stuff. What do you have, tdep?
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Why not post a notice in the Marketplace? 
I live in a place where minerology is a big thing - there are some big tourmaline mines where I live (there's also aquamarine and morganite, as well
as the occasional goshenite). The fees for getting in aren't exactly nominal, but from what I've heard it's worth it.
[Edited on 5.9.2014 by Brain&Force]
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I always seem to derail threads... Oh well.
Here are few of my favourites... A have a nice sample of apophylite at the front there too, bought from the Natural History museum in Washington DC
when I was there in a holiday a few years ago 
 
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Gorgeous!
I would B&F, but my parents are suspicious of anything bought/sold online, etc. No big deal, I'll be free of that in 3 years. (Not that I don't
love my parents )
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I didn't read every single reply, but just wanted to add to make sure that NOTHING is illegal to sell/buy, a chemical in one state might be legal in
one but illegal in another, and I am sure the powers that be would jump all over that to shut down this website, just because of the nature of things
that are discussed here. God forbid peasants get their hands on knowledge. I have seen this happen before, not on forums but at gun shows. An ATF
agent will go to a seller, and go, Hey, I really want to buy that rifle, but I don't have the money now! Could we meet after the show so I can buy it?
So they meet after the show, and the seller forgets to do a background check on him (Some states its mandatory for private sales as well) And bam
arrested on a felony charge. I could see something similar happening here, just a word to the wise.
A way you might be able to get around this is make this 'subforum' just link to a different domain that looks the same as this website, but is
technically different so if the shit does hit the fan, the main forums won't get taken down.
Edit: But that is mainly about chemicals. I would like to see some glassware and things of that nature here, maybe for cheaper than you could buy them
at a store.
[Edited on 8-9-2014 by goldenoranges]
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| Quote: Originally posted by goldenoranges | | A way you might be able to get around this is make this 'subforum' just link to a different domain that looks the same as this website, but is
technically different so if the shit does hit the fan, the main forums won't get taken down. |
Well, it
already is. The marketplace is on the wiki, which is a Wikia domain, and therefore a completely different website.
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Oh Ok! I have never been to the wiki, I will have to check it out.
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Indeed, do! It needs lots of contribution...
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This idea has become so popular that I decided to jump for it. I have created a free trading post for chemicals and glassware for the amateur
community. Feel free to help us tweak it and get it operational:
www.synthsource.org
This is meant in no way to undermine what we do here at ScienceMadness or to shift discussion elsewhere. In fact, there will be no area for chemical
discussion on the site. It is merely a "trading post."
Goals include:
- The ability to post classified ads for chemicals and apparatus
- The ability to rate sellers to establish reliability and legitimacy
- The ability for anyone to visit the site and purchase cheap chemicals for a hobby/educational laboratory
- To be a not-for-profit website
This will help budding amateurs not only acquire chemicals cheaply but also sell small amounts of them to earn spending money to enlarge their labs
and further their hobby.
This also has the potential to be ad-free if we can get companies like Elemental to donate to the board in exchange for sticky advertisements in the
classifieds section. No money will change hands though, since proboards allows users to "gift" ad-free money to the board at will.
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Very nice! Wasn't little-ghost working on something like this, though?
Looked it over. Not bad at all! Nice work. I'd love to use this in a year or so.
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Honestly, I wouldn't mind selling off my mineral collection. I have lots of unusual stuff just taking up space.
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Take some pix and post them. I might be interested in some.
If you have any antozonite, U2U me.
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Or berl or tourmaline (Besides schorl).
Looks fancy. Good work. One of the best project start-ups I've seen, mine were always crap
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