Expert Advice

How to Buy:

We appreciate your taking the time and trouble to browse www.marblemarket.net
We have developed marketplace for the marble industry in Greece with more then 400 supplier members to enable you to effortlessly get the best possible cost - quality - delivery - payment combination. In any case, the information will save you costs and time and will improve decision-making and increase satisfaction.

The first step in buying is to specify properly.

We will deliver your inquiry on the site FREE and suppliers' responses will be sent to you but for that we need:
- your name, company name, location (city/country)
- your phone number - this will not be posted
- all specifications e.g. quantity, size range, application if buying stone
- from which geographical areas are you willing to buy?
- at what stage of the buying process are you?
- what steps need to be completed before you can finalize a supplier?
- by which date do you expect to finalize / place an order?
Best is to answer the full list of questions given below. If you do not have the requisite information at this stage, give as much information as you can, and ask whatever questions or doubts you have. BUT DO IT NOW. The silliest mistake is to wait to gather more info but if you are at a planning stage and need any type of help, send detailed questions.

If you want SAMPLES, read at the bottom.

If you are a RETAIL buyer, inform :
- your location & phone number
- quantity estimate
- price range or budget
- stone name or type
- image in www.marblemarket.net/gallery or on any website
- needed by when
- reason why you can not source through yellow pages

To request a quote for COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES of stone, inform:
- your city, state and phone number
- zip code to calculate delivery costs
- at what price delivered will you definitely place an order? else give price range
- how soon can you order?
- who has to approve the order?
- approximate quantity?
- want to import or buy domestic?
- what is the application? any drawing?
- stone type e.g. marble?
- product e.g. tiles?
- size range? do you want offers in metric or in ft/in.
- surface? e.g. polished, honed, sawn, natural i.e. cleft, flamed, bush-hammered, sand-blasted, chiselled?
- shade variation e.g. standard, minimum, doesn't matter?
- quality? e.g. first / best, commercial, rejects?
- stone trade name?
- country of origin?
- image e.g. on any website?
- date needed by?
- who will inspect?
- will you pay for postage cost of samples?
- your profile

To buy TILES, give additional info e.g.
- Sizes? standard sizes are 30x30x1 cm, 30.5x30.5x1 cm i.e. 12"x12"x1/8",
40x40x1 cm, 45x45x1.2cm or 16"x16"x1/8", 60x60x2cm, 61x61x2cm i.e.
2'x2'x1/4". Other sizes are 60x30x1 / 30x15x1 / 15x15x1cm
- free lengths or strips are defined as e.g. 30x1xfree length, etc.
- to get best prices, state that size is irrelevant but inform if you want offers in inches or cm.
- calibrated or not? If glueing, then needed. If fixing with cement, then not necessary.
- chamfered or not?

To buy BLOCKS, also state:
- minimum size
- unacceptable shape types
- unacceptable defects
- how will inspection be done

To specify SANDSTONES, also inform:
- length, width and thickness
- surface finish e.g. cleft, honed or polished
- edges e.g. quarry cut, fine hand cut or machine cut
- thickness i.e. natural split thickness or calibrated thickness

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