On the fourth day we took a road trip to the market town of Ibity. Among many other people selling there wares, there are a number of people there selling minerals.
We met a well know mineral dealer on the road and pulled over to see what he had to offer.
This is a video taken in our vehicle of Doug and Mitchell bartering for some nice "stones".
The video is really funny because of the confusion of the exchange rates. Basically, $1 US = 2,030 Ariary. $5 = about 10,000 Ariary. Their highest value note is a $10,000 Ariary bill. In this video Doug is saying 75 meaning 75,000 Ariary and Mitchell is saying $50 US. Mitchell doesn't like the deal so Doug buys the "stone". The video also shows Mitchell making a deal on a $10 US mineral; it's fun watching him getting his money out of his wallet.
Be sure to watch this fun video.
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Here is a short video of our group trading with the people at the Ibity Market. We were swamped at first, but Girogio got the folks to line up. We felt much safer after that.
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More to come at the Ibity Market. You'll love these photos.
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