Terms & Conditions
Our Policies:  This is an wholesale only website. You must provide us with your state sales tax ID number or EIN when you register. All Prices are posted and payable in USD. Our prices are subject to change as the market and shipping costs change. Our minimum order is $100.00.   Domestic Shipping:  Shipping charges are calculated manually, as every package is different. Our products are natural in origin and very rarely do any two items of the same type have the same weight, which makes it impossible to calculate shipping automatically. Shipping charges will be added to your invoice total when your order ships. We charge a $3.00 handling fee per package shipped. We pay the freight on all orders over $750.00 shipped to destinations in the Continental 48 United States. On orders over 500 pounds we will shop for the most cost effective manner to ship your order. We have very good discounts with several truck lines and we will contact you if your order will be best shipped this way.     International Shipping: United States Postal Service (USPS): For all international shipments, we will use United States Postal Service Priority Air Mail, using Flat Rate Boxes, as this allows us to process your order more efficiently. We can only get postage and customs information after submitting complete package data to the Postal Service so shipping charges will be added to your invoice total when your order ships. Please note that we also purchase insurance on all packages. United Parcel Service (UPS): You may request UPS for international shipments, but you must provide a UPS account number so that all freight charges (shipping, customs, etc.) are billed directly to you. UPS is not available on our order processing screen; you can provide your UPS account number, along with a note letting us know that you prefer UPS, in the order comments box during checkout or you can call or email us with your UPS account number after placing your order. Your account number will be verified before we use it to ship to you. All international shipments will incur a $10 USD per package international handling fee regardless of shipping method.     Payment Terms: Unless you have a pre-approved net terms account, payment must accompany each order. We accept all major credit cards. Open Net 30 accounts are available to museums, zoos, aquariums, state & national park concessions, and nature centers. Please fax or email a credit sheet with your resale tax number. We will set up your account and email you instructions. All credit card payments rejected due to improperly entered information will incur a $10 service fee to cover our expense in time, phone bills, etc. to obtain correct information. Payment is not processed at the instant of checkout; your credit card information is encrypted and securely stored until shipping charges have been added to your order and it is ready to ship.   Special Orders: We have access to a vast variety of mineral & fossil items, jewelry, displays, etc. We accept requests for items not in our regular inventory as Special Orders. All Special Orders require a deposit before we begin shopping for you. Deposit amount will be at least the estimated full value of the product(s) ordered and may be more to cover the costs of locating, shipping, importing, etc. Please consider this information before making special requests.   Returns: We work very hard to maintain consistent quality in our products but some variation in color, style, quality, etc. is inevitable. Most of our products are produced, in one way or another, from natural stone which contains natural flaws, fractures, and variations before it is ever dug out of the ground. Many people consider these imperfections to be part of the stone's natural beauty and part of what makes each piece unique. However, if you are dissatisfied with our products for any reason please notify us within 10 (ten) days. You may return merchandise in its original condition, carefully packaged for credit. We do not issue call tags or accept CODs. We will not accept returns more than 30 (thirty) days after the invoice date. We do not send 'Pick Boxes' to be highgraded, we expect that if you place an order you want the items ordered. We do not send merchandise on approval. You are welcome to visit our warehouse where you may sort til your heart is content.   Damaged Goods: We pack orders carefully and experience very little damage. If you receive merchandise damaged in transit please notify us immediately. Be advised that most carriers will want to pick up damaged goods and the package so don't throw anything away. Please note that (as stated above under "Returns") many of our products contain natural imperfections that may not be shipping damage at all. Please provide photos of damaged items via email.     Store Emails: By registering on our site, you agree to allow us to send emails to the address you give us during registration. We will NOT load your inbox with SPAM. We send occasional emails announcing sales, order confirmation, order shipped or changes to our website. We only use BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) fields so your email address is never shared with anyone else.