erose Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'm looking to restock myself with small magnifier boxes. You know the little 1"x1"x1" ones with a 3 or 4 power lens molded in. So far Fire Mountain Gems & Beads appears to have the best price at $6.77/dozen (=$0.56/ea). Do any of you have suggestions for other sources? Normally I stock up when we(Paleo. Soc. of Austin) have Fossil Fest in December. I buy from one of the dealers and his price is also right around 50 cents a piece. But I have a backlog of tiny specimens in need of proper storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 check ebay Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 check ebay Eric. Hate to say it but E-bay is a joke for these. Most folks are asking more than the normal price. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 In large quantities, UKGE has a great price, but the VAT and shipping eat into the savings: LINK "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I bought about a few hundred of these "bug boxes" a couple of years ago from a company in Massachusetts, close to where I live. They make lots of plastic optical products. They were great to do business with, good people. Here's a link: http://www.jpmfg.com/bugboxes.html I don't remember what the price was, and it's not listed on their site, but they are definitely worth contacting if you could use a gross of the boxes. Good luck. Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tatter Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I found 25 in a display box at DeerField Detectors, for $17.95 Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thanks folks those were all some good suggestions. Fire Mountain still seems to be the best straight up retail price at ~56 cents bought in dozens. I don't need hundreds so I am not going for the deep discounts. Again it was kinda typical of e-bay that the prices were often more than retail. I find e-bay is the ultimate example of buyer beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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