Black Marble Cubes - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Cindy (CINDYM)	20 Apr 2007
To:	ALL	1 of 8

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Hi all - I have been purchasing black marble paperweights (item #J-20) for years from Jon-Ko. I carry this item in stock and sell them regularly. However, I just ordered some from Jon-Ko for a yearly order for one of my clients and am dismayed to find out this product is discontinued!!

Does anyone have a source for just basic black marble cubes - no holes needed? I even have special black velvet pouches set aside just for these, so I am really bummed.

If anyone has 25 of these in stock and wants to sell them to me, I'd be up for a conversation about that too.

And to make it worse, Jon-Ko has also discontinued their clear plaque bags with the gold award imprint on them. This just is a very bad day for me....:(

Cindy M

EDITED: 20 Apr 2007 by CINDYM

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Cindy (CINDYM)	2 of 8

6705.2 In reply to 6705.1
Cindy, Have you ever ordered back marble from Onyx Art? David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Cindy (CINDYM)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	3 of 8

6705.3 In reply to 6705.2

No, I haven't used them. Being in OR, ordering from Jon-Ko has been the best I can do for marble - straight up I-5.

I'll contact Onyx Art and see if they have something similar. This discontinueation puts me in something of a bind, as I have 1/2 of the product here in stock and will have to probably order all new stock if I can't find the same elsewhere.

I think I'm more bummed about them discontinuing my award bags though. I really like those bags and use them daily for all our awards except the higher end styles. Back to the drawing board...

Cindy

From:	Cindy (CINDYM)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	4 of 8

6705.4 In reply to 6705.2

I don't see Onyx Art in my supplier catalog listings, although I've heard of them. Do you have contact info on them handy?

Thanks - Cindy

From:	PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Cindy (CINDYM)	5 of 8

6705.5 In reply to 6705.4

You can send them to school, teach them, test them, but you have to let them go on their own...... but they keep coming back for more..

Internet is a great invention........ http://www.onyxartinc.com/

Just funnin ya Cindy!

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Mark
In the Great Northwest!

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Cindy (CINDYM)	6 of 8

6705.6 In reply to 6705.4
Cindy, Looks like Mark beat me to it. I believe Jon-Ko and Onyx Art are both located in the San Diego, CA area, so if you were comfortable with Jon-Ko's location, you should be fine with Onyx Art. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	20 Apr 2007
To:	Cindy (CINDYM)	7 of 8

6705.7 In reply to 6705.1
Cindy, There is a division of Topline Awards called Bases 4 All. They may have what you need. Here is a LINK.

From:	Cindy (CINDYM)	23 Apr 2007
To:	ALL	8 of 8

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Thanks guys. My info was out of date and didn't have the website or e-mail address listed. I did find a phone number for Onyx Art. They do have the piece, but price is double what I was paying at Jon-Ko, which will kill me on 25 pieces - $7.00 to $13.00 each.

I'll check with the other company and see what price they have. Next year I can reprice for client, but this year I've already given them their price based on what I thought I would be buying them from Jon-Ko for.

Thanks again,
Cindy