Post by mikeyrocks on Feb 4, 2012 0:36:07 GMT -5
Quartzsite, Az shows are winding down and the Desert Gardens Show is reverting back to Deserted Gardens....about 45 dealers remain and that's dwindling daily. It has been a rather slow show season here with sales continuing to be rather poor. Occasional brightspots are scattered here and there. Great deals are being had on good materials that continue to come out of the woodwork. Tucson is in full swing and the first reports fall in line with Quartzsite. Chinese rough buying has dropped dramatically this past year and the lapidary factories are having trouble keeping workers who are leaving for cleaner, more lucrative work in other fields.