For sale - Ruthenium 'sponge' - 2 x 1 oz

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    Hi all. Some years ago phrenzy (I think) was on here selling Ruthenium. He had bought a 50 oz lot and was selling off the excess from what he wanted. He package it in nice little bottles and I bought 2 of them. It is 'sponge' which is the product from electrolysis and which you would then melt and cast into bars. Apparently it is sold as sponge as extremely high temps are required for melting and therefore not commonly done. That's the background.

    I am looking to get a little money together to pay some health bills. Ruthenium is apparently at about $AU375 an ounce. Anyone interested in discussion? Happy for people to post publicly on this thread for ideas on price. I'm guessing circa $300 an ounce would be reasonable.

    My trading history is rather lost on the old site - I did have feedback of close to 100, once upon a time. Life has been very busy these last couple of years and I haven't been very active.
     
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    Thanks for the link. So it was phrenzy but apparently there is only 25 g in each little bottle and not an ounze like I thought. These are the same little bottles as in the link. When I got them there were little stickers on each that said Ruthenium and a weight. This posting was just an impulse when I was feeling a little bored at work (hundreds of pH measurements will do that to you), so I'll see about getting a photo tonight, but they are identical to the link provided.
     
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    There is a full ounce per bottle the 25 gram was a mistake.
     
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    Are you sure? As per the post i linked;

     
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    I'll weigh one tonight. It looks like the little bottle is supposed to weigh 7g, which is conceivable. If it weighs 32g total, then 25g contents, or 39g total, 32g contents. On the label attached to the bottle as supplied by phrenzy it is recorded as being 1 ozt, which I would assume is the contents. I'll get back with a photo :)
     
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    Yes I am quite sure seeing how I was the recipient of one and the further conversations that went along with Adze about him weighing already taking the tare off, otherwise I would not of made a comment to help out.
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    oh sweet. was only going off what was priorly posted :)
     
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    Ok, weighed up. I get 43g per bottle. If there is 31-32g contents then the bottle weighs 11g. Perhaps there was a test run with a smaller bottle, but it didn't hold an ounce, followed by a better run with a bigger bottle????


    Finally got an upload! Each bottle weighs the same
     
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