A Rock Swap is an informal way for Rockhounds, Lapidary (Jewelry) Artists, and sometimes Mineral Dealers to come together to show, sell and trade their stuff. As it suggests, sometimes people simply trade their items for those that another trader brings. Other times, things are bought and sold in a normal buyer seller exchange. Sometimes people come just to display things they are proud of. And anyone is welcome to participate.
What kinds of things can you find or bring to a Rock Swap? Well, you may have duplicate specimens in your rock collection. Maybe you are a jewelry maker who sells online and would like to have a fun afternoon selling at the Rock Swap. Have you been out collecting fossils? Bring your extras. I’ve seen people bring columnar basalt from Washington State that they have found at a landscape site. We had a person who had interesting local mineral specimens that he acquired while he lived in Kosovo. We have people who have slabbed rocks for use in lapidary and people who have purchased things in bulk from mines around the country. You can see, there are lots of different types of related items for sale/trade.
And, of course, there is no obligation whatsoever to bring things to trade or sell. You can just show up to see what treasures await.
As mentioned above, a Rock Swap is a pretty informal thing. You simply bring your stuff. There are two ways to participate. First, you can reserve a space to display your wares. There is a fee of $30.00 for a 10′ x 10′ space. If you are a member of the Cobb County Gem & Mineral Society, the fee is only $20.00. If you would rather, you can display your stuff from the trunk of your car. In that case, we request a 10% commission to the club for sponsoring the event.
Oh…and did I mention that you don’t have to be a member of the CCGMS to participate either as a trader or an interested buyer. We’d love to have you stop by.
Our last Annual Rock Swap Meet was held on April 20, 2024.
There were 24 dealers present. The dealers had lots of slabs, cabs, minerals, coins, jewelry and many more items! Thanks to Boyd Ashworth for all his help behind the scenes and to Boyd and Bob Hohn for marking off the booth spaces. Thanks to all the dealers who came out to share in our love of rocks! Thanks to Lynn Avery who was our Chief Rock Swap Chef who served hotdogs with all the fixings, chips and cookies! Thanks to Amanda Rollason helping Lynn and for serving as cashier for lunch. Thanks to Karla Roper for the creating the publicity and promoting the show. We had the biggest crowd ever come to shop at the show and even had 4 new members join! We were blessed with perfect weather and a good time was had by all! I’m looking forward to next year!Rock Swap ChairJanie Bailey
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