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A. G. Maisey · 2nd October 2015, 01:35 AM

Yes, pretty obvious where most of these were mined from, isn't it?

I'd forgotten that thread.

The big stumbling block with acquisition is the "reasonable price " parameter, David. In Indonesia, decent old ones cost an arm and a couple of legs, and they are invariably very, very heavy, which makes the transport of them a considerable cost.

I reckon "buy local" is the only way to go with these things.

2nd October 2015, 01:35 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,697	Yes, pretty obvious where most of these were mined from, isn't it? I'd forgotten that thread. The big stumbling block with acquisition is the "reasonable price " parameter, David. In Indonesia, decent old ones cost an arm and a couple of legs, and they are invariably very, very heavy, which makes the transport of them a considerable cost. I reckon "buy local" is the only way to go with these things.