potassium metal

[rogerxd45]

ok so i have a chance to buy some potassium but in order to get a good deal i have to buy more then i need, so i was wondering if anyone here would be interested in buying some at $5 a gram, i have all the hazmat containers so that wont cost you extra just the actual cost to ship it

 

let me know and please only serious people so i dont buy it and get stuck with lots of extra K

 

im looking to sell about 20 grams. and if you buy all 20g i will pay shipping

[insane_alien]

$5 per GRAM????

 

whit?

 

i don't think you'll find many people to take you up on that.

 

yeah, just double checked that. most suppliers will supply for about half that price.

[rogerxd45]

$5 per GRAM????

 

whit?

 

i don't think you'll find many people to take you up on that.

 

yeah, just double checked that. most suppliers will supply for about half that price.

would you be willing to share?

 

pretty much all the cheap ones wont sell to individuals

 

united nuclear is $47 for 5 grams +$30 hazmat

[insane_alien]

well, no, all my lab funds for the next year are planned out.

[rogerxd45]

well, no, all my lab funds for the next year are planned outu

 

all i want is for you to backup you statement about it being much cheaper elsewhere

this would benifit everyone on this forum interested in alkali metals

 

the cheapest i could find was $1,200 for a thousand grams

 

with small amounts the shipping is what kills you, you have to pay the retailer for the meta paint type can, the inner bottle which must also be bagged and then just the actual extra cost of shipping a hazmat item.

 

....hell when i bought my cesium from alfa the shipping cost more then the actual 1 gram ampule

 

and BTW im not trying to start an ardment....im just curious

r

[insane_alien]

meh, i just looked up sigma aldrich. you can usually find hobby suppliers that will supply the chemicals at a similar price except on stuff that requires stuff like low temperature storage and what not.

[rogerxd45]

sigma (which i dont know if they ship to individuals)

 

has 1 gran for $108 plus shipping

5 grams for $151 plus shipping

[insane_alien]

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=244864|ALDRICH&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO|BRAND_KEY&F=SPEC

 

50 grams for £80

 

not sure what it's like i nthe states but here in th UK hobby suppliers will usually sell at only slightly higher prices than sigma aldrich(sigma only supplies organizations)

[rogerxd45]

i just clicked on the first link on the sigma search that was $108 for a gram

 

here is one for 20 grams for 62.xx but i bet after shipping and hazmat it would be clost to if not more then the $100 shipped i asked for

 

plus they dont sell to individuals.

Edited September 25, 2010 by rogerxd45