Blogs
12 Feb, 2024e-Rocks Listing Process Update Effective February 14th, 2024, e-Rocks will be implementing an update to the relisting process for auction items that do not sell in an auction. e-Rocks' listing rules and format has remained...
15 Nov, 2022We have opened a new Mobile browser version for e-Rocks - we hope you will like it. The first thing to say is that if you don't like it you can turn it off and on by the "View Desktop Site" option posted on every page....
30 Jun, 2021Hi Everyone As you will know the Import of Goods to EU Countries and VAT Sales between EU Countries changes at 00:01 on July 1st 2021. This will affect buying on e-Rocks in 2 areas. 1/ Buying from a VAT Registered EU...
22 Mar, 2021A shout-out to mobile and tablet users on e-Rocks! A while back we created the e-Rocks Mineral Database App to provide phone users a quick and easy mineral database. The app is fast and contains tons of useful information on...
10 Feb, 2021We now have new servers with much more processing, storage, security and up-to-date software. As we said previously hopefully you will not notice anything different - a few page caches may need to rebuild etc. Please let us...
09 Feb, 2021This week we have some big things to do on the e-Rocks service. We last went through this in September 2015 when we had much less traffic and data to store. If things are going well 5 years is quite a long life-span for a...- 31 Dec, 2020Please be aware of our updated TVM Terms & Conditions before bidding or buying anything TVM offers on e-Rocks. There is also a link showing the details below on each and every item listed. Our Terms and Conditions - 31...
15 May, 2020It has been very quiet on the blog front for a while, there has been a reason for this which will be explained at a later stage; but we are back with some great news (for a change). e-Rocks seller Jason Smith, better known...
26 Mar, 2020Hi Everyone, As the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect all our communities and day to day life wherever you live, we want to share our latest thoughts on how we are trying to adapt to this new reality. As you will have...
27 Nov, 2018As we have passed Thanksgiving and now moving into the Christmas festive period, you might want to indulge yourself in a box of chocolates to go along with the celebrations? If so you might be interested in this...
13 Nov, 2018We are having quite a golden time for new mineral species additions to e-Rocks. This short blog features news from from Jason Smith and Volker Betz regarding two new phosphate minerals from Foote Mine in North Carolina, USA...
09 Nov, 2018In the current YourSystemmaticCollection (YSC) auction closing tonight, as well as the usual range of rare minerals there is another mineral first seen here on e-Rocks. George was talking with Roberto Bracco of YSC at Munich...
