GibsonGirl
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Before I even get into this thread, I'd like to point out to any mods that I'm well aware advertising is forbidden at Interference. This isn't really an advertisement anyway. More sort of a general inquiry.
My grandmother is currently visiting us from South Africa. She brought with her some necklaces that my great aunt made. I was stunned by the quality, and asked why she wasn't selling them. Apparently, she would like to sell them, but hasn't made a final decision yet. I think these necklaces could go over well with people living in North America and Europe, simply because they're so unique. I'd love to find out whether or not there would be any demand for them, and hopefully persuade my aunt to start up a business.
A little background information on the necklaces: they are completely fossilised shark teeth, found along the beaches of Cape Town, South Africa. We're unsure exactly how old they are, but know that they're definitely a few million years old, dating back to approximately the middle / late Pliocene, perhaps even the Miocene. I'm fairly certain that they are ancestors of the Great Whites, as they lack the heavy duty serration that is common to present day Carcharodon carcharias. Here is an article on Great White evolutionhttp://www.fossilguy.com/topics/megshark/megshark.htm with some pictures for comparison, if anyone is interested. My aunt collects them from a recently discovered site lying between Milnerton and Bloubergstrand, and polishes them with a professional kit. They are all completely unique, varying in size and colour. Some of the ones she finds are absolutely HUGE. She has even found a few Megalodon teeth. Those are about the size of your hand, if not larger. The ones she uses for necklaces are much smaller, ranging between about 4cm to 5cm in height. After they're polished down, she mounts them to a necklace.
Here are some pictures of the teeth and necklaces she sent us:
Me wearing one of the necklaces.
You can't really see the serration here. So...
...A close up of the very slight serration along the side of the teeth.
Comparison of sizes. These have yet to be turned into necklaces.
Here you can see the detail of the fossilisation.
The same one I'm wearing in the first picture. I love the colour!
Map of the area (extreme north) in which they are located.
So please, let me know if you would be interested in buying these if you saw them on an online shop. Absolutely no obligation or anything, I just want to find out if there would be any demand for them. I'd really love to help my aunt out with this! I think she has done a brilliant job with them and that she could be successful if she did decide to go into business with these. I repeat, they are extremely unique. It's not every day you find a million year old shark tooth! You'd be wearing a piece of evolutionary history...
My grandmother is currently visiting us from South Africa. She brought with her some necklaces that my great aunt made. I was stunned by the quality, and asked why she wasn't selling them. Apparently, she would like to sell them, but hasn't made a final decision yet. I think these necklaces could go over well with people living in North America and Europe, simply because they're so unique. I'd love to find out whether or not there would be any demand for them, and hopefully persuade my aunt to start up a business.
A little background information on the necklaces: they are completely fossilised shark teeth, found along the beaches of Cape Town, South Africa. We're unsure exactly how old they are, but know that they're definitely a few million years old, dating back to approximately the middle / late Pliocene, perhaps even the Miocene. I'm fairly certain that they are ancestors of the Great Whites, as they lack the heavy duty serration that is common to present day Carcharodon carcharias. Here is an article on Great White evolutionhttp://www.fossilguy.com/topics/megshark/megshark.htm with some pictures for comparison, if anyone is interested. My aunt collects them from a recently discovered site lying between Milnerton and Bloubergstrand, and polishes them with a professional kit. They are all completely unique, varying in size and colour. Some of the ones she finds are absolutely HUGE. She has even found a few Megalodon teeth. Those are about the size of your hand, if not larger. The ones she uses for necklaces are much smaller, ranging between about 4cm to 5cm in height. After they're polished down, she mounts them to a necklace.
Here are some pictures of the teeth and necklaces she sent us:
Me wearing one of the necklaces.
You can't really see the serration here. So...
...A close up of the very slight serration along the side of the teeth.
Comparison of sizes. These have yet to be turned into necklaces.
Here you can see the detail of the fossilisation.
The same one I'm wearing in the first picture. I love the colour!
Map of the area (extreme north) in which they are located.
So please, let me know if you would be interested in buying these if you saw them on an online shop. Absolutely no obligation or anything, I just want to find out if there would be any demand for them. I'd really love to help my aunt out with this! I think she has done a brilliant job with them and that she could be successful if she did decide to go into business with these. I repeat, they are extremely unique. It's not every day you find a million year old shark tooth! You'd be wearing a piece of evolutionary history...
I had no idea they'd be so huge!
Good call on bass...though I think a good female guitarist is always sexy. 
