rocket Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Troodon said: -Asked several high end Moroccan dealers about availability of product...none seemed to have an issue. One commented that the biggest issue was not the government but that the number of collecting areas are getting fewer, so that may have the biggest short term impact. oh, interesting..., we heard in Munich and Ste Marie that the government will be perhaps the problem and the prices in morocco directly. Never heard that its a problem of collecting areas. What´s about the number of visitors? Do you think it´s the normal amount like the time some years ago or less/more? Last faires we visited I had the impression that its "business as usual", same amount of visitors and good business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 minute ago, rocket said: What´s about the number of visitors? Do you think it´s the normal amount like the time some years ago or less/more? Last faires we visited I had the impression that its "business as usual", same amount of visitors and good business Looked busy and dealers seemed happy with business the first couple of days, appeared normal. Will that continue??? Prices are up quite a bit. Need to see what the dealers say at the end of next week. Weather has been cooperating, cool mornings, nice afternoons no rain. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Troodon said: Looked busy and dealers seemed happy with business the first couple of days, appeared normal. Will that continue??? Prices are up quite a bit. Need to see what the dealers say at the end of next week. Weather has been cooperating, cool mornings, nice afternoons no rain. we will see..., everything becomes more expensive and fossils are "luxury", fun. At the end (this is my opiniion) selling high-end and high-quality-fossils will not be a big problem if the prices go up, many people with lot of money. I assume the "medium segment" in quality and price will loose. But, we will see. Hope to go to Tucson again next year, cannot sleep well when looking on your fantastic pics and report. Some of the fossils make me nervous, and, the atmosphere on the show was always a pleasure! Edited January 29, 2023 by rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 9 hours ago, Welsh Wizard said: Great report. Did it say where in the U.K. the ichthyosaur was from. Thanks Somerset is what Chris indicated 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 6 hours ago, rocket said: assume the "medium segment" in quality and price will loose. I actually think lower quality fossils will benefit because most collectors cannot afford high priced/quality ones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 The RMGM venue is primarily a mineral show with one key Dinosaur and a Green River dealer. Quick shots for the mineral aficionados. They have some outstanding specimens. Big tent, no trinkets YEP Angels and they have larger ones 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 Here are some Spinosaurid hand claws and some others at the Marketplace Venue. Sorry for the bad photos, Under several layers of glass and lighting. I did not examine them but on the surface they looked real, no composite. Again collectors should deal with higher end sources, not auction houses. \ Yes phalanx is upside and the wrong one next to claw 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 Marketplace Mosasaurus and Croc 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 An indeterminate Theropod Leg from Uzbekistan Theropod Feet 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 The Co-op has a few year around residents and then fills up with this show. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Awesome chicken legs! Makes me feel hungry! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Why blank the prices? "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Troodon said: That's an awesome skull! So robust for a feline! Much more impressive looking to me than even the Smilodon sp.! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Ash said: Why blank the prices? We do not permit posting of prices on the forum. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Ash said: Why blank the prices? Because we're not supposed to appraise or give out price information on fossils on the forum as per TFF-rules. 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Just now, Kane said: We do not permit posting of prices on the forum. I thought that was evaluating that wasn’t allowed. Surely sitting for sale is fine? "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ash said: I thought that was evaluating that wasn’t allowed. Surely sitting for sale is fine? No, it is not. From the Forum Rules and Community Standards: Please understand, as a science-based forum, we do not permit requests for valuation, seller recommendations, or posting prices on the open Forums. 1 1 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Huge plate of copper Edmontosaurus bones 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Oh ok, just seemed odd because there’s also a for sale section of this forum. Im curious what some of these were going for. not being confrontational, just thought it was odd. Well there’s the answer "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Ash said: I thought that was evaluating that wasn’t allowed. Surely sitting for sale is fine? 1 minute ago, Kane said: No, it is not. Thing is, we're not supposed to appraise fossils. However, if we then go and post photographs of prices vendors are asking for specific types of photographs (and we're not supposed to mention specific vendors either, by the way, which contributes to this issue as well), then we're implicitly still providing a mechanism by which members would be able to appraise other specimens. That having been said, appraisal is rather senseless anyway, if you ask me, as fossils fall into the category of "art objects" in the sense that prices can vary greatly per vendor and targetted buyer audience - or even individual buyers! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ash said: Oh ok, just seemed odd because there’s also a for sale section of this forum. The sales section of the forum is for member-to-member sales only and therefore different pricing rules apply. Also, the selling member is supposed to come up with a suitable price themselves and, here too, pieces can't be appraised. So different purpose 2 minutes ago, Ash said: Im curious what some of these were going for. I'm sure that if you ask @Troodon nicely (in a PM), he'd be perfectly willing to share this information with you 2 minutes ago, Ash said: not being confrontational, just thought it was odd. Well there’s the answer That's okay. We all need clarification about certain things sometimes 1 2 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Co-op Fresh out of the ground theropod and sauropod teeth from the Morisson, Colorado. All have been sold Cast of a huge possibly Brachiosaurus Foot Claw 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 In them morisson teeth do I spot a stegosaurus tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Haravex said: In them morisson teeth do I spot a stegosaurus tooth! Sorry for a couple of blurry ones but no I don't see any. They are pretty rare and very small. If you have a specific tooth in mind point it out might have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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