OK, that makes sense.  He did say it was about 30 or 40 stones to choose from.  I just thought it was very low.  Home Depot out here sells it for $44/ sq. ft.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM, robert blenden <robert_blenden@hotmail.com> wrote:
There are probably 40 granites that the fabricator is able to buy for less than $10.00/SF which leaves $20/SF for fabrication and installation. In my market I would be taking $5-$10 a SF out of my pocket and giving it to the customer if I were to charge $30/SF installed
 
From: georgia@stonebuff.com
To: sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Sales person Q
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:59:56 -0400

Also...There is a fabricator/installer offering about 40 different granites for $30/sq ft including fabrication, installation and the stainless steel sink.  (Countertops) I was wondering why so cheap and thinking perhaps it was due to low quality stone...or some black market.
 
I know for instance that some travertine has more pores in it than others and I was told that this type of travertine is not good quality.  I can't remember for the life of me who told me this, but it stuck in my head.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Dr Fred <fhueston@stoneandtilepros.com> wrote:
there is no such thing as poor quality stone..this is the first thing I go over in the class in some detail. remember the stone is not poor quality, it is a rock and is made by nature.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Georgia Rivera <georgia@stonebuff.com> wrote:
Hi all,

I hope everyone had a great time in Las Vegas (who attended).  I think it would be important for me to know what characteristics to look for in good to poor quality stones.  I figure it makes a huge difference when it comes to working with it and I would like to know what I should look for to see if I am dealing with a good or poor quality stone.

Thank you :)
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