[Jewelry making - Article 00102] - Re: [Orchid] [Tucson 2003] General information

[Charleen Tyson Weigel]

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    Hi David - I've interspersed my answers with your questions below. 

>            1. I would like to get into the big, wholesale gem shows to
>     do a little buying and a lot of admiring.  I remember from last
>     year that I need my resale # and a bunch of invoices.... any
>     specifics on this?  Will my invoices from Rio and a few gem
>     wholesalers be enough?  If not, any tips on how to con my way in? 
>     :)  If the req's  vary from show to show a source for specific
>     would be much appreciated. 

    I've gotten into many of the wholesale shows with only my business
    card and a resale certificate issued by the Calif. Bd of
    Equalization.  Even the big AGTA show that requires all kinds of
    invoices let me in last year with just my business card and resale
    cert. Check out the website for Colored Stone magazine
    http://www.tucsonshowguide.com/tsg/ for all the info that's
    available before the shows open. 

>        2. Which shows are your favorites for seeing all kinds of
>     beautiful gems?  I seem to remember that most require
>     pre-registration so I'd like to know which shows are most
>     worthwhile. 

    Check out the Idar Oberstein Group in the GLDA Show.  You will see
    some amazing gems.  Also the Gem Galleria in the Manning House
    showed some incredible pieces,  You will see beautiful stones
    everywhere you go but these two stuck in my mind as exceptional last
    year. 

>        4. Can I bring my wife and a friend to the wholesale shows, or
>     is the registration only for me? 

    	Some shows allow you to bring in an "associate." 

>        5. Where can i get one of those handy Gem Show Guides?  I paid
>     to mail order one last year, then got to the show and they were
>     everywhere for free! 

    Check the Colored Stone website, they print the big free show guides
    you saw there. 

Charleen Tyson Weigel
West Point, CA  95255
charleen AT volcano.net 

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