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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:04:59 AM EDT
[#1]
How much does one of those run?
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:05:42 AM EDT
[#2]
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:05:49 AM EDT
[#3]
How much, in US$, to have such a rug shipped stateside?
Or better yet, how much for larger sizes, such as 8'x11' or 10'x13'?  |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:06:51 AM EDT
[#4]
+1 ... that rug looks great. |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:07:21 AM EDT
[#5]
There are rules for dinner pics. What about carpet pics?
Thats nice! |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:07:25 AM EDT
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The one I was looking at in Qatar was $3k, so I decided they were too much for me. It was all silk.
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:10:20 AM EDT
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How much for one that can fly? Did you happen to check the price on magic lamps?
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:20:27 AM EDT
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I paid 300 Kuwaiti Dinars = about $1025 U.S. Dollars at the current exchange rate.
I'm sure it's worth more(maybe much more!) than what I gave for it over here. I'm going to be able to ship it home for probably about $50 - $60. I plan on picking up one or two more while I'm over here. Price depends on size, quality, level of detail, materials used, and where it was made...many variables. Nain's(what mine is...) are recognized as among some of the finest carpets in the world. |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:39:30 AM EDT
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That thing really ties the room together
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:41:14 AM EDT
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What amazed me when I was over there was the amount of trade between Iran and Kuwait. I guess money really does do all the talking while BS walks.
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:49:10 AM EDT
[#11]
they're even cheaper in Afghanistan... Well, they were when I was over there in '03. I just got back from Kandahar a few weeks ago and prices have gone up. which I knew they would. In '03 the Officers didn't seem to get the whole bargaining thing and would pay a higher price then the E's. We always gave then shit and said they were going to drive up prices!
 Sure enough, go back two years later and I can't buy half the shit I did two years earlier.~Dg84 EDT: Nice rug by the way! |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:56:55 AM EDT
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That's why the smart O's bring their smooth-talking E's, like I did. 
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:00:38 AM EDT
[#13]
Group Buy???
I'm in for at least 1 |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:01:46 AM EDT
[#14]
man, that rug'll bring a good penny back in conus!!!
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:09:52 AM EDT
[#15]
They shouldn't run at all if they're properly made. 
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:12:16 AM EDT
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I'll bet the rug is worth $3k in the US.
It's very sweet!!! 
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:14:59 AM EDT
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For God sakes, whatever you go... DON'T STARE INTO ITS EVIL EYES!! You'll be a
turban-toting Camel-Jockey before you know it. I'm sorry, my friend, but you're already dead. - The Kool-Aid (LCA ts1337) |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:17:06 AM EDT
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I worked a lot of deals for our pilots. When I was over in '03 I got to know one shop keeper and would drink tea with him and shoot the shit with him. Could not believe the dude remembered me when I went back this time. It was cool but kinda creepy. Anyway, I really enjoyed shopping over there. My car buy skills increased 10 fold upon my return. ~Dg84 |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:21:09 AM EDT
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is it legal to ship back to the states,due to being a iranian product?
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Posted: 12/22/2005 9:25:24 AM EDT
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Iranians dont have laws making them put a "made in persia" tag on it. It could be made anywhere in the eyes of customs. |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 11:37:28 AM EDT
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I also looked at a Kashan(again, named after the city/area where it's made in Iran...) of the same size.
It had less KPSI(knots per square inch)in the weaving so it didn't have as much detail to the designs(and fewer designs, too) on it, this meant less man-hours of labor to make it. It was also made with only wool, which is cheaper than silk. All this meant it was only half the price of the Nain I bought. Man these could REALLY become addictive... |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 11:45:07 AM EDT
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way too much money...
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Posted: 12/22/2005 2:09:45 PM EDT
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That is one georgous rug! Congrats!
 I've always admired Persian rugs. But I'm going to have to win Powerball before I can afford one. 
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Posted: 12/22/2005 2:35:24 PM EDT
[#24]
What's the inport tarrif/duty like on one of those things?
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Posted: 12/22/2005 4:37:20 PM EDT
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Last time I heard anything, if you declare it for under US$500, they'll let it through without import duties. But if they make an issue of it, you might lose it entirely.
Good luck, looks like a beautiful rug. |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:03:31 PM EDT
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Hmmm...buy several, keep the best one or two for myself, and sell the rest back state-side for a nice profit...(a friend picked up a couple in Afghanistan for $600 each...turned around and sold one for nearly $8000 when he got it home...    )Use the proceeds to set myself up with LASIK surgery and maybe a nice AR-10... Think outside the box, man... |
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Posted: 12/22/2005 8:11:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/23/2005 8:19:32 AM EDT
[#28]
bee-tee-tee
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Posted: 12/23/2005 8:21:33 AM EDT
[#29]
I sell those for about $800 - $1000. , everyday.
It is my business. www.amirrugexchange.com I also do free appraisals for our guys and gals in the service, who got the rugs while in the middle east. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 9:45:49 AM EDT
[#30]
 j/k |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:30:39 AM EDT
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Nice. Uneven/irregular knots in the back?
It is lawful to import Iranian carpets - law changed in 2000: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/iranian_embargo_regs.xml |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:34:27 AM EDT
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Nice, neat, even knots in back...
The folks who made this one knew what they were doing... 
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:54:55 AM EDT
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Their political dictators and their religion may be (are) awful, but some of the stuff that comes out of Iran is incredible. These Persian rugs are made by basically slave labor in that the weavers get barely any money for making one. The experienced ones can do this with their eyes closed. When you look at the patterns and detail in one of these rugs, even a small one, it's amazing to think about the skill it takes to make one.
Nice rug, and good idea about buying several and selling them for a profit here. My parents have two rugs about 4X7 that have a combined value of $6K+ and my brother has one about the same size that's worth $3K+ - his has lots of detail. Good investments but really if you have one or two it's better just to keep them (of course, don't spill anything on them). |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 12:36:04 PM EDT
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All the ones I saw over there cost as much as a Persian rug does here in the States.
Does it fly? |
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