International Micro Super Swap!

Hi all. Thought it would be better to strip this one out,

Eddy Vervloet has come up with an excellent idea for getting an International trade going. See Mindat post [www.mindat.org]

As an extension to this, I have suggested a quarterly International Micro Super Swap, an idea similar to a watercolour painting swap that I participate in. The details are shown below.

Let me know if you think that you would be interested in participating. Email microswap AT crocoite DOT com

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I think that it would be good to have an "International Micro Super Swap" in addition to "Around the world in 8 micros". I think that the two can be complementary. I'll put some feelers out to other like-minded groups and individuals.

I'd suggest the rules be along the lines of:

• 8 micros in a swap
• A swap every 3 months
• Names drawn from two hats, first one drawn out of Hat A sends to first one drawn out of Hat B, 2nd to 2nd, etc.
• A redraw option if recipient for a sender is the same as the previous swap, or if name out of each hat is the same person
• Only the sender (and the swap manager) know who is the recipient of which package
• If there is an odd-number of swappers, the last name drawn sends to the first recipient (who effectively receives 2 packages)
• Swappers can leave or join any swap
• Swappers must confirm that they are IN any new swap before names are drawn
• Each sender bears the cost of postage and packing

I've set up a special email address for anyone interested - microswap AT crocoite DOT com

Regards
Steve

Hello Steve Put me down on your list for the "superswap" idea thanks Vic

Hi Vic. Which email address? I have three on file for you - aanet, gmail and bigpond.

Send an email to me at microswap AT crocoite DOT com

Regards
Steve

Hello Steve,

It's a really good idea and I had sent you my address.
I hope that a lot of micromounters will join your group.

Michel

OK. Getting set to start the first International Micro Mineral Super Swap.

If you have not already contacted me and you want to participate, please let me know in the next week.

I will be doing a draw in two weeks time.

Any questions, please ask.

Regards
Steve

The names have been drawn! 14 swappers will be participating in this first super swap. I am just waiting on the last couple of postal addresses and will be sending out swapper details then...

Regards
Steve



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2009 09:38AM by Steve Sorrell.

We're back down to 13 as one hasn't provided a postal address and will have to sit this one out (sorry Michel).

Swap details have been sent out and boxes should be flooding the world's postal systems within a week!

There are four in Australia (South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania), one from Europe (Italy), and the remainder from the US (Tennessee, New Jersey, Maine, New York (3), California and Indiana).

Regards
Steve

Boxes should just about all be in transit now. The first ones should be arriving any day!

Received my package today. New York to Tasmania in 7 days!

So far, four packages have arrived at their destinations. See [microminerals.ning.com]

I have uploaded photos of the ones that I received. See [microminerals.ning.com]

The next Super Swap will be coming up in early November.

Regards
Steve