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Posted by: ColoradoProspector Oct 29 2007, 01:01 PM

Hi all!

Tonight we will be trying out something new in the chat.
Live auctions for fund raising purposes as a new venue to help raise the continuely needed funds to keep the CP website rockin'!
Right now funds are desperately low and needed!
With Christmas just around the corner, it's a great time to get a great gift and great deal all in one swift move.

We would love to have all your feedback on this.....it should be alot of fun for all.
Not to mention what cool stuff you could get!!
Maybe CP placer dirts with gold in every bag!
Jewelry, cabochons, rare mineral specimens, prospecting equipment, or....who knows!

What might you like to see on the auction block?

Stop by tonight begining around 6 pm MST and join in.
All sales will be through paypal.

Hope to see you all there!
http://www.coloradoprospector.com/chat.html

Dan

Posted by: faaus Oct 29 2007, 01:45 PM

Hey CP (and Mrs CP),

That sounds like a great idea to me! I'll try to be onboard tonight.

Let the bidding begin!

faaus

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Oct 31 2007, 11:09 AM

WOW! What a great time that was!

Some really great folks and some pretty good deals!

We would like to thank everyone who came by and invite everyone to the continued "CP Live Auctions" again next week .....same time.

We are also considering this for another night of the week (Friday) in addition to monday night.
What's everyone's thoughts on that? Post your input here if you would be interested in an additional night of the week.

Also.....we would like to have some input here on what items of the CP products would you all like to see on the auction block?

Lets hear it folks......what will it be?

Cya'll soon!
CP

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 4 2007, 03:28 PM

Monday at 6 pm MST again.
One of the fantastic items on the auction block will be this amazing Boulder Opal necklace, handcrafted by Anita with a beaded wrap.

See you there.

More items on the auction block will be posted later.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 4 2007, 07:00 PM

That is one nice necklace! And just in time for the holidays....
Here is what else you will see on the auction block tomorrow night.

In addition to the killer neclace, we have this 4 piece lot of minerals....
"Specimen lot 1"
A nice blue amazonite button (top left), a thumbnail/micro goethite (top right), a pseudomorph hematite after siderite with combo quartz (lower left), and a nice cluster of sparkling albite.
All four from the Lake George area.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 4 2007, 07:13 PM

We also have "Specimen lot 2" ......Another lot of 4 pieces.

A very nice looking microcline or pale amazonite termination matrix with clevlendite (top left-tn size), a goethite combination with a micro citrine crystal at the lower tip (top right), a pseudomorph hematite after siderite combo with a small quartz crystal (lower left), and a microcline, albite matrix with smokey quartz crystals MM(lower right).

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 4 2007, 07:16 PM

This heavy yella' beauty weighs in at a nifty 1.4 grams!

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 4 2007, 07:19 PM

and this gold inlay cabachon will surely make a nice piece of jewelry or?

Eden valley Wyoming petrified wood with Colorado gold flake inlayed.
Measures about 1/2" square.

See ya'll at the auction barn!!

CP

Posted by: faaus Nov 4 2007, 07:47 PM

You folks are really offering some fine stuff! We'd all better get there early, before it's "Standing Room Only"!

See ya then!

faaus

Posted by: fanatic Nov 5 2007, 05:47 AM

I'm going to try to get to the auction tonight myself. Looks like lots of nice stuff! I'm jusy getting interested in rocks and rock tumbling.

Two possible suggestions: Selling lots of rocks to tumble is one. Second have you considered making any belly ring jewelry? maybe with matching earrings?

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 5 2007, 11:59 AM

Thanks Faaus and Fanatic! Will be good to see you both tonight.

Give us some time to get some together, and I bet we could come up with several batches of petrified wood, and agates for tumblers for future auctions.

Posted by: faaus Nov 5 2007, 03:45 PM

Hey Fanatic, ol Buddy,

You know you're gonna have to trim your beard for the earrings to show, and shaving that belly button area will be a delicate operation, so don't sneeze.

I hope you can make it. I've been reading about your tumbler activity. Isn't it amazing how our interests just keep blossoming? It really makes life worth living.

All the Best,
faaus

Posted by: jim Nov 5 2007, 05:14 PM

Very cool indeed.I see theres a bit of a stir about the auctions .Its really great to see the interest in such a good cause.The CP's really work hard to keep up with everything on the site. And do a great job I must add.
Another big plus about it all is if you end up with any of thier handiwork you can count on it being top notch.
GOOD LUCK D. AND D. Jim

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 10 2007, 01:03 PM

Hey everyone!

This weeks auctions are gonna' be fun!! We have come up with some different stuff for this week and we hope you like them.
As always we love to hear what you would like to see on the auction block.

For a little extra fun..........for 11/12/07
Monday night's auction bid winners will have their choice of one of the two items in this picture .....either the Colorado fishing cd or a recently found narrow gauge RR spike!
These will be added as you win and chose through the evening while they last.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 10 2007, 01:11 PM

First on the block will be.......
The gold prospectors grab bag!
Some used and some new but all will be new to you!

New piece is a 1 1/2" quick coupler, one pipe thread end and one hose end.

Used pieces are....
1 pair of 1 1/4" hose ends
1 roll of xtra deep v matting size 3' 6" x 11 3/4" approx.
1 piece non backed thick miners moss size 23" x 14" approx.
(wonder if CP got all the gold outta' that moss?)

Tune up some of your stuff with these pieces if ya' need em'!

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 10 2007, 01:14 PM

Next on the block will be......

A Falcon Pinpointing detector!
For all you beepers....this one you may want!
Pinpoint the one that got away from everyone else!
This unit is used but not very much. complete with the headset.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 10 2007, 01:35 PM

Next is another fun one.

Rather than us picking out the goodies.......we thought maybe shopping for your own pieces would be more fun for the winning bidder.
So here ya' go!

*$200 SHOPPING SPREE!!
Shop the CP miners market for your seasonal gifts right from home!
We will raise the shopping spree $100 if bids hit 90% of retail.
You must use your shopping vochure Monday night....so browse the market early!
http://coloradoprospector.com/MinersMarket/minersmarket.html

*Certain items are excluded from the shopping spree as follows...
Specimens over $500
Cafe press items (CP gear)
PLP memberships

Other than those items......HAVE FUN!

Cya'll on Monday
CP

Posted by: faaus Nov 12 2007, 06:02 PM

I glanced around and found a couple of tests of the Falcon Pinpointer. Here's what a site, specializing in Meteorite-detecting had to report:

Falcon MD-10 Pinpointer: Depth: 3/4". The Falcon MD-10 is a prospecting pinpointer, so it is sensitive to both minerals and metals. It has only two dials, sensitivity and ground balance, these were set for maximum response to the test targets. It read clearly and easily on all of the meteorites. This is a fine pinpointing detector for any purpose and it has proven to read meteorites of nearly all types well. Out of production for a time, I believe it is being offered once again, though it's a bit spendy for a pinpointer. One could travel very light using only this machine, relying on eye for discovery followed by air tests of a suspect rock.

My Buddy, Jim Simons, of NY prospecting renown, bought a Falcon and he seemed very pleased with it.

I guess all of us have experienced the frustration of trying to locate a target, once the surrounding soil has been disturbed.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 17 2007, 12:55 PM

Its going to be fun this week also!

Here is one of the items thats going on the Auction block Monday...
The concentrates from these 12 buckets that Dans (CP) out sluicing right now.
All virgin dirt from Fairplay.

More items coming soon so check back.........

Posted by: faaus Nov 17 2007, 02:32 PM

WOAH!!

That sure stirs the old corpuscles!

I'll be there for this one! You bidders had better come strong and come early!

Just THINK how this will chase away the off-season fever!

Way to go CP's!

Thanks,
faaus

Posted by: russau Nov 17 2007, 03:33 PM

im going to have to ask my wife if she would give me a advance on my allowance this week!:) those ought tobe good cons! ill try to be there!

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 18 2007, 10:31 AM

Advance on the allowance...HEHE!
We got our fingers crossed for ya' Russ!

See you there Faaus, and everyone else too.......Monday night 6pm MST
The black matting held a bit o' the yellar' stuff!
Here's a sneak peak at one side of the mat. Hey is that a garnet with that gold?

The water was dang cold but the sluice didn't seem to mind much.
Using the "pan a ton" figures .........12 buckets approx 3/4 full would figure out to just over 1/4 yard of material through the box.
Classified off dry at 1/2" minus first so all in all including rocks classified this was over 1/3 yard of material worth of work.
Now that Denise and I have done all the hard work in the cold water........You can pan out the smiles at home! Well that is if you are the winning bidder.

CP

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 18 2007, 10:55 AM

Ok, now that we have stoked the gold fever fires.....

What else is coming to the auction block?
Second on the block for Monday 11/19 will be a Miners Market shopping voucher.
Last week we tried that out and folks seemed to like that......then you can pick what ya' want.
This week we will have a voucher valued at $150.00. What a great way to get some gifts for the holidays!

* At anytime the bidding tops 90% retail value we add another $50.00

Excluded items from the voucher shopping sprees......
Specimens over $500
Cafe press items (CP gear)
PLP memberships

Third on the block Monday will be.......
A CP Placer Dirt 6pak with a nugget! Ok Ok........So I guess we will assist someone else with another fever fixer, or make it alot worse!
Average weight of the nugget in the 6'ers is 1/2 gram! These will make great items at fund raisers for your local groups too.......split the pak and no one knows which bag the nugget will be in.

We will Cya'll Monday!!

CP

Posted by: faaus Nov 18 2007, 12:30 PM

Well, you folks have done ANOTHER great job of tantalizing the marketplace!

Looks like Coloradoprospector will CONTINUE to be the place to be on Monday evenings.

Posted by: russau Nov 19 2007, 06:17 AM

Dan im assuming that your going to classify off all the material and condese these buckets down to a managable amount to put into the mail?? i hope nobdy got my seat that i picked out in the front??haha

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 19 2007, 10:34 AM

hehe Russ..... Definately! Like I said in my first post, it will be the concentrates from the 12 buckets!

It should be alot of fun!
See you all at 6 PM MST tonight in the http://www.coloradoprospector.com/chat.html.

Posted by: russau Nov 20 2007, 05:05 AM

D&D i want to say thankyou for the good time we had last night! heck i didnt think Faaus was ever going to stop bidding!haha, but helping to support CP is a good thing!

Posted by: tlcarrig Nov 24 2007, 07:09 PM

Mrs. CP. Hi. I'm new to this forum and I want to get in on the auction for Monday the 26th. I am also new to prospecting and have been reading everything I can find about it. I must say that I have been on many prospecting sites and the way this one is laid out and the ease of using it it tops. Many others would be proud to have a site this well planned out. Like I said, I want to get in on the auctions and would like to find out how it works. Is it held here or in the chat room? What method(s) of payment do you use? Any info you could send me would be great. I'll be looking for a reply. Thanks.

Posted by: jmann Nov 24 2007, 08:07 PM

TL this is one of the best sites around. D&D are tops in my book for sure. Joe

Posted by: Gold Seeker Nov 25 2007, 10:29 AM

tlcarrig,

The auction is in the chat room, @ 6:00 Pm Mountain time, all payments are thru PayPal!

Don't miss it!!

Where are you located?

Skip

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 25 2007, 10:46 AM

Thank you all for the very kind compliments and welcome to the CP website tlcarrig. Make yourself right at home and browse around.
I'll be posting some general info on auction how to's here in just a few minutes in this same section of the forum.

We would love to have your participation in the auctions, and feel free to pass the word around to other mineral nuts you may know. This weeks items are sure to be fun for all and are to be posted here shortly as well.

The auctions will be held in the http://www.coloradoprospector.com/chat.html and we have paypal payment options for secure payment transactions as Skip just posted ahead of me......ty Skip

Bring your bidding gloves......these folks get rough sometimes.....

See everyone there tomorrow night.

CP

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 25 2007, 03:01 PM

Hello everyone,

On the block this week we will have some really fun items.

First on the block will be a couple bags of rough material with a whole grip o' slabs.........
Want to do some cabbing or tumbling soon?

Rough material lot contains.......
(2) Bags rough for cutting and or tumbling, 1 bag of Az. petrified wood and 1 bag of Del Norte, Co. agate. Both bags weighing over 2lbs each.
Also included in this lot of material are 25 small slabs out of the CP shop.....
7 Dino bone, 6 Az. petrified wood, 8 Del Norte, Co. agates, 2 very rare- dark colorado agate with white druzy pockets, 1 green moss agate, 1 red "candy" agate. Total weight of all slabs is about 1.5 lbs.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 25 2007, 03:06 PM

Second on the block will be.........Specimens (2 lots)

Winning bidders choice of one of the following specimen lots.
Then the second lot left will be available at the winning bid to anyone who would also like one.

Lot # 1 .........
The largest piece being a hand sized microcline with damged smokies. Untrimmed but could make a very nice piece with little work, excellent sheen with pale blue hue in hand. Also included in the lot is a small geothite (micromount), a nice blue amazonite crystal, smokey quartz crystal, a pseudomorph hematite after siderite, and another microcline piece (light tan).

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 25 2007, 03:08 PM

Specimen lot #2 ..........
A beautifully white and sparkly clean microcline/albite in combination with smokey quartz crystals (many top and bottom) is the center of this lot. Size of the center piece is a miniature at just under 2.5" and is a micromount delight!
Also included for this lot, another smokey quartz crystal that at first glance appears to be broken which it was.....but mother nature has tried to fix the broken end over time and the broken end now has been "mended" naturally with many small terminations. The other pieces are, geothite (micromount), a nice pale amazonite crystal with good form, a pseudomorph hematite after siderite (awesome sheen and form), and another light tan colored microcline/albite formation with awesome shape and sheen too!

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 25 2007, 03:12 PM

Third on the block will be another fun filled CP Miners Market Shopping voucher valued at $150.00 retail!

With all the new stuff in the market everyone is sure to find somethings they like.

Cya'll tomorrow night in chat!
http://www.coloradoprospector.com/chat.html

CP

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Dec 2 2007, 02:44 PM

Hi folks,

This weeks auction will have some cool stuff and a new shopping "discount" voucher.
Holiday season is here.......shopping lists are long and dollars never enough it seems.......take advantage of this one and $AVE $$!! Previously we have done a specified dollar amount so the new "% discount" really puts the savings in the shoppers hands!

First we will start off Monday night's auction with the new "discount" shopping spree voucher. The discounted spree is for a one time 25% discounted shopping spree in the http://coloradoprospector.com/MinersMarket/minersmarket.html. How much you save with that discount depends on how many items you buy. In the Miners Market one can find many thing such as stone guitar picks, placer dirt for panning gold, unique mineral specimens, semi-precious stone jewelry, gold inlayed cabochons, and other loose cabochons to design your own pieces.......and much much more!

The normally excluded items apply to the "discount" sprees as well.......as follows.

Specimens over $500
CP club memberships
Cafe press items (CP gear)
PLP memberships

Second on the auction block will be...
A CP placer dirt sampler 3 pak.....1 bag from Alma, 1 from Blackhawk, and 1 from Fairplay.
Try a pan from each area and see what turns up in the cons!
The fall special is about to end so this may be your last chance to get a 3 pak sampler this easy.

Third on the block for the evening will be......
Announced at the auction......
Suprise! Ya' are all just gonna have to show up and find out Monday night!

Cya'll in the http://www.coloradoprospector.com/chat.html ..... 6pm MST.

CP

Posted by: faaus Dec 2 2007, 03:06 PM

I'll be there! Same bat time, same bat channel. Hmmm... bat reminds me of GAT! GAT, you stay away until I have won all the items, THEN come in. LOL

faaus

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Dec 7 2007, 04:17 PM

Hey everyone,

Hope to see ya'll there Monday.....

Since last week we had a server snafu at the murphy time........ 5 mins before. And.......I think there were several at the mall shopping.
This week, we will have these auction items and the server better be hiccup free! I'm editing the date in the title now too.
Cya' there......link to chat is in first post.

CP

Posted by: faaus Dec 9 2007, 03:15 PM

We've got to beat GAT and Russ to the block!

See you then,

faaus