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Price of Rods
I wanted to know if these sound about right. I can't find my catalogs (I
know I have one at least from Arrow Springs), so wanted to know if these are "okay" prices. I know they won't compare to the store, but I am hoping that they are within like a $1 a pound... one seller sells 1# of rods (by single color) for $7.35. He says $6.00 for shipping for the first pound, and $2.00 extra for each additional pound. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1 this one has 60 rods, 10" long. Postage calculator says approx $7.15 for postage. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1 this one has 60 rods, 13", "exact" shipping. On those 2...are those prices "good" or what is the max I should bid, if I did? I am assuming that 60 rods is around 3 lbs? And what is Vetrofond? Is it a different make of Moretti? Can it mix with "regular" or would I have to be careful (like the opalines?) I guess perhaps I should be asking what does glass go for about for 1 lb. Without the bulk buys or $100+ buys price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=47 70 seem okay? what about these dichroic? Moretti compatible? Should I try it yet, or wait a while, cuz I am assuming it's hard to work with? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=47 70 Sorry...I am a little freaky, since it's been almost a year since I have sat at the torch...:-) Mary Mary -- Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life. Drizzt Do'Urden (Exile - R.A. Salvatore) ================ MeijhanaDesigns - Unique Earrings and More! http://www.meijhanadesigns.com |
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Mary,
Those prices seem okay. $7 for shipping is about normal for up to or more than 3 pounds. If I am shopping for smaller amounts of glass I go to islandglass!!! on eBay. Bill is a great seller and ships super fast. He sells stock from 1/4 pound to 1 pound lots. I can't recommend him highly enough. Bill sells Moretti and Vetrofond (also called Murano) glass. Bill never has overcharged me on shipping either. One time he sent a pound of yellow to a friends house. It was broken in tiny pieces. He replaced it the next day and came two days later. His customer service is exceptional. He also lets me pester him about colors I'm looking for. I also order from Frantz, but I don't always need a pound of any one color unless it's black, white, or Lauscha clear. I think their shipping is too much for the little I order. That's why I usually order from Bill. Vetrofond is another company that split from Moretti. The glasses are compatible. The price on glass depends on colors. Some colors average $10 a pound and some go up to $50 a pound. Usually my favorite colors are in the $50 a pound range. I use the expensive glass sparingly or use Moretti clear as a base and build my bead with the expensive colors. If you are just starting out with beads, hold off on dichroic. Don't get those little Moretti rods because they will burn up in the flame and give you a mess. The price of 1/4" wide strips are too much in my opinion. I can send you some dichro to play with if you send me you address by email. Starlia -- Saucy Lampwork Beads http://stores.ebay.com/saucylampworkbeads http://www.justbeads.com/search/sear...rch_text=Saucy |
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I wanted to know if these sound about right. I can't find my catalogs (I know I have one at least from Arrow Springs), so wanted to know if these are "okay" prices. I know they won't compare to the store, but I am hoping that they are within like a $1 a pound... you can't tell - without knowing the WEIGHT of the total. REMEMBER 10 inch rods are SHORT... these are merely "samples" when it comes down to it. his other auction is 13 Inch rods well - I think you can compare them to the collection sets at Arrow Springs. http://www.arrowsprings.com/html/eff...sortments.html based on that - it appears his price is pretty reasonable... Cheryl last semester of lawschool! yipee! A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A Flameworked beads and glass http://www.dragonbeads.com/ |
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That shipping sounds high... but it really depends on how far it has to
travel. I generally expect to pay $6-8 per pound, if it's a "regular" color, and I order from Frantz, which is only a few hundred miles away so the shipping is CHEAP. (Like, five bucks to ship ten pounds... and it arrives no more than three working days after I place my order, unless there's a snowstorm!) Based on this, I think that you are probably best served, price-wise, by finding the vendor closest to you, so you can save on shipping and get your order fast. -Kalera meijhana wrote: I wanted to know if these sound about right. I can't find my catalogs (I know I have one at least from Arrow Springs), so wanted to know if these are "okay" prices. I know they won't compare to the store, but I am hoping that they are within like a $1 a pound... one seller sells 1# of rods (by single color) for $7.35. He says $6.00 for shipping for the first pound, and $2.00 extra for each additional pound. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1 this one has 60 rods, 10" long. Postage calculator says approx $7.15 for postage. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1 this one has 60 rods, 13", "exact" shipping. On those 2...are those prices "good" or what is the max I should bid, if I did? I am assuming that 60 rods is around 3 lbs? And what is Vetrofond? Is it a different make of Moretti? Can it mix with "regular" or would I have to be careful (like the opalines?) I guess perhaps I should be asking what does glass go for about for 1 lb. Without the bulk buys or $100+ buys price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=47 70 seem okay? what about these dichroic? Moretti compatible? Should I try it yet, or wait a while, cuz I am assuming it's hard to work with? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=47 70 Sorry...I am a little freaky, since it's been almost a year since I have sat at the torch...:-) Mary Mary |
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