Madagascar Minerals Gem Show

I started buying here online. I began purchasing and picking up because shipping and yes a handling fee is charged. Even though I pick up I have been charged delivery fees on jewelry. Forget a refund they won’t credit you. I am a tier buyer and tier is not given when they decide to not give to you. I was offered a tower during a sale for the price of $1050. I was told they would put it in an office with my name on it. This they did do. I went to pay and pick it up just like I promised to do. When I arrived I was told the owner would not honor the sale. Please note this specimen was offered for this price for everyone in many live shows. If I paid an extra $200 and purchased it right then I could have it otherwise I would not be allowed to purchase. This in my opinion is bad business . I overlooked the poor customer service because 2 of the sales team members I liked so much. I also purchased a stalagtite specimen and they did not disclose that all but 2 points were broken. Yet another bad business deal from them. $275 in the trash not worth that price broken like it was. The jewelry is very high priced. So many choices of businesses to go to in Tucson. Nor-cross has lost my trust and business. The owner did not even come out to speak with me about the tower I spent weeks saving for. Yes he was there at the time. He said he changed his policy and will not honor the hold I had on this specimen. Yes, I guess in Arizona he can do this one of the hosts said he is the owner and can charge what he wants. True but he should of charged what he wanted before I claimed it. I spend thousands of dollars each month collecting and reselling. I have honored and supported them in so many ways. For a small amount of $200 he would loose a loyal customer. The item was originally $2150 half off was $1075. Even though I am a tier buyer he would not sell it to me unless I paid $200 more. His response per Layton was he changed his policy and now thought the piece was worth more! They could of called me to let me know the policy was changing I could of placed it on a credit card. No notification found out when I went to pay in cash. Your purchases and your hard earned money means nothing to Richard or Robert ughh the owner. Find another place to buy. This man has no integrity. The shipping is so slow you could order from China and receive quicker. Most prices are very high. But I was a teir member so it was convenient to buy from him. So much for doing business locally. I will tell everyone who will listen. Support businesses who honor words and value you as a customer. Norcross Madagascar does not give a crap about you! Look at working conditions for employees and pay. Bad reviews all around. I don’t leave this review lightly I hate to talk bad about anyone at anytime. To sit and waste my time doing this means he went above and beyond to not give a crap about the very people who help support his lifestyle. While he is comfortable his employees are working in a no AC place of work not even a working swamp cooler. This should be against some working law in Arizona not to mention the awesome hosts that get eaten alive by bugs. I bet they had to purchase their own bug spray! I sincerely apologize to the people who make a living here. You already know what a jerk he can be. To the loyal customers who buy almost daily there is an entire world of awesome businesses that would love and honor your purchases. Tucson is full of greedy mineral sellers and some pretty awesome ones who can get you what you want and better quality. Please save a fortune and shop around. Tic Tok What Not Instagram Virgo gems superior minerals Nharo Africa Paul is awesome and he is honest. The Ryan Collection…….plus shipping is reasonable and fair.

I spent all day on Saturday at the 22nd Street Show and never found the selection or as good of prices as at this show. They didn;t have very many customers though and I think it was because of the parking fees. Worth the cost though.(Don’t get me wrong I also enjoyed the the 22nd St.)

I love many of the Madagascar minerals so this was one of my top choices for my first time at the Tucson gem and mineral show in 2023. First I want to mention their larger pieces. The first room had many LARGE and beautiful carvings which were amazing to see. I recommend going simply for that. I don’t recommend buying things from them simply because of the pricing. During my visit I picked out two rose Quartz spheres (that were one of the only things I found affordable) from a bin marked at a certain price. When I went to pay they told me the ones I chose were too high quality and the price would be much more expensive so I passed. I remember also seeing a clear Quartz turtle carving with a labradorite shell that was around the size of my hand for $500. I laughed out loud at that price. There’s so many vendors during the Tucson gem show and most can beat these prices by a long shot. So in short, fun to look at but very overpriced.

I was there last year. And they had huge carved pieces that are great display pieces. And there is a huge assortment of every kind spheres, odd shape. Definitely worth a visit. Look for signs on left side of main road if coming from Oro Vslley.

They handle small business and wholesale. I saw that one guy who came from New York purchased over a ton of the minerals! I think that their minerals are not bad. Some people misunderstand minerals from Madagascar are low quality.