Fossil Claw Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) On another thread someone mentioned they regularly leave behind a type of trilobite out west because they find so many of them. My first thought was, heck lots of us would love to have that discard pile. It made me think what if we all keep the discard pile from a September hunt then put them up for trade with each other. Since what is common in one place is hard to come by somewhere else we often leave behind fossils others would love to have. Thoughts? Edited September 11, 2015 by Fossil Claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Another thought would be to auction them off for the benefit of the forum. Say a $5 all you can put in it box. Just a thought... :-) The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Bev. That is an even better idea. Edited September 11, 2015 by Fossil Claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dead things Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 This is my discard pile from the fish quarry after just three days and I dug for two weeks. We know thousands of fish go over the edge of the quarry every year, but saving the discards is not practical. After trimming them up at home, the discards then go to the driveway.......watch for that picture in another thread. I do sell my fish discards at the shows I do and call them "barrel fish." Usually just heads and tails. Jim Old Dead Things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I am liking Bev's idea, especially because some of us don't have a discard pile to trade, because we don't have the opportunity to collect things ourselves. (In quantity large enough for a discard pile at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaforth Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 This is my discard pile from the fish quarry after just three days and I dug for two weeks. We know thousands of fish go over the edge of the quarry every year, but saving the discards is not practical. After trimming them up at home, the discards then go to the driveway.......watch for that picture in another thread. I do sell my fish discards at the shows I do and call them "barrel fish." Usually just heads and tails. Jim Old Dead Things Dig site 2015 quarry.jpg I'd love to buy some of your "Barrel Fish" discards.....is that a possibility? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otodusobliquus Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have thousands of discard pile (broken/worn/damaged) shark's teeth from the Cretaceous to Pliocene if anyone is interested. Not that I expect anyone to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I'd be interested but I still haven't collected enough to have anything to trade (unless someone wants Colorado rocks and minerals), but if anyone is willing, I'll take their broken stuff The only thing I care is having ID or a chart for identifying them, so I can at least try. Edited September 27, 2015 by IonRocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaforth Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 That reminds me IonRocks! Still got your stuff to send.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 No rush, just let me know when you do send it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I think Bev's Idea is brilliant. Too bad this idea didn't come up years ago. I do have lots of ammo material that im gunna toss someday. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 ...I do have lots of ammo material that im gunna toss someday. Let's make that day tomorrow! You need more room anyway. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yeah RJB why not share your trash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ok,, Just give me some time. Plus I have to learn how the Auction thing works. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Ok,, Just give me some time. Plus I have to learn how the Auction thing works. RB It seems simple... you post pics of the thing(s) you want to sell, state an end date and time, say a week later a la ebay, and a starting price. Then people post their bids, and winning bidder pays TFF by Paypal or whatever, then when they tell you they have received payment you ship the winning bidder the package. The hardest part is probably figuring out postage costs to any given location so you can include it in your starting bid price or at least state that winning bidder has to pay it to you separately from the final bid price that goes to the Forum (unless you're willing to offer to cover that cost yourself - maybe only domestic shipping). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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