Surplus Quartz Countertop - Is it marketable?

[email protected] wrote:
> In another post, I described how I made a design error, and I may be
> stuck with a large piece of premium Cambria countertop material.
>
> Should the stone shop accept it back for some sort of refund/
> exchange? What's the industry standard?
>
> Would a piece of stone countertop cut to my specific specifications be
> of interest to anyone to buy, say on Craigslist or eBay, or am I just
> stuck with an enormous high-end paperweight?

All depends on the particular shop--almost certainly they'll give you
some credit if it's a retail place; how much would depend on the size as
you surmise of either being usable as is or large enough to make usable
pieces from. What sort of discount against the price you paid could
range from 20% perhaps for a upper end to near nothing if it's a real
oddball.

I'd not expect to get more than 50-75% tops on a craig's list or similar
unless again, you just happened to find the exact match of individual
looking for what you have, specifically.

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On Jul 10, 2:58 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > In another post, I described how I made a design error, and I may be
> > stuck with a large piece of premium Cambria countertop material.
>
> > Should the stone shop accept it back for some sort of refund/
> > exchange?  What's the industry standard?
>
> > Would a piece of stone countertop cut to my specific specifications be
> > of interest to anyone to buy, say on Craigslist or eBay, or am I just
> > stuck with an enormous high-end paperweight?
>
> All depends on the particular shop--almost certainly they'll give you
> some credit if it's a retail place; how much would depend on the size as
> you surmise of either being usable as is or large enough to make usable
> pieces from.  What sort of discount against the price you paid could
> range from 20% perhaps for a upper end to near nothing if it's a real
> oddball.
>
> I'd not expect to get more than 50-75% tops on a craig's list or similar
> unless again, you just happened to find the exact match of individual
> looking for what you have, specifically.
>
> --

The material is quartz (engineered stone), so there's no variation in
the grade/color. It's all "best quality". It can be matched with
other pieces if someone down the road orders that same brand and
color. So that's another reason why they should give some credit!

[email protected] wrote:
...
> The material is quartz (engineered stone), so there's no variation in
> the grade/color.

Engineered isn't "quartz", but that's a quibble...

> ...It's all "best quality". It can be matched with
> other pieces if someone down the road orders that same brand and
> color. So that's another reason why they should give some credit!

As said, it's up to them--all you can do is ask and either accept/reject
their offer....they've no obligation afaict.

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The material is quartz (engineered stone), so there's no variation in
the grade/color. It's all "best quality". It can be matched with
other pieces if someone down the road orders that same brand and
color. So that's another reason why they should give some credit!

>>>>>>>Actually, anything man-made is subject to variations in batching
>>>>>>>tolerances and dye lots. Even the best manufacturing process will
>>>>>>>have these variations and will track batch numbers for best color
>>>>>>>matching. I have seen it in Formica where I had to return a sheet as
>>>>>>>it was a different color batch (same color number) and could not be
>>>>>>>mixed with other sheets without a noticeable shade difference. For
>>>>>>>this reason they may not want to accept a return if they do not have
>>>>>>>more material from that color batch to use with it.