[meteorite-list] CR2s a temporary bargain
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:49 2004 Message-ID: <00c401c1a173$8d204da0$f8d00140_at_computer> Steve et al. I dont have any thin sections of this one, but we can arrange it I am sure. I have seen them in Germany and they are out of this world, they look like a picture from Hubble of the galaxy! Mike Farmer PS I just posted some of it on my new website, at a fair price, not Deans "firesale" I dont have a fire here. http://www.meteoriteguy.com/index ----- Original Message ----- From: <meteorites_at_space.com> To: <thebigcollector_at_msn.com> Cc: <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] CR2s a temporary bargain > Not interested in jumping on this bandwagon, but if I > get a sample of this one would like a thin section. > > My focus in meteorites is changing to thin sections > rather than large pieces. Thin sections are by far > more interesting, than a big expensive piece sitting on > a shelf. > > Anyone offering thin sections of this CR2? > > Steve Schoner. > > > On Sat, 19 January 2002, "MARK BOSTICK" wrote > > > > > <HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" STYLE="font:10pt > verdana; border:none;background-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>I > was thinking more towards the fact that here we have an > important meteorite and a good portion is being donated > for science and a good portion was made available to > collectors without wads of money to spend and during a > down time in our economy at that. Here in the > Airplane Capitol of the World, > Wichita, Kansas...3,500 airplane jobs have been > laid off. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Someone > asked if Dean made any money and you can be sure he > did. Just not near the money others made. > And guess where he is right now, if you are wondering > why he has been silent through all are NWA talk?</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the CR2 strewfield. > Lets hope he is able to find more and be able to bring > it ont he market at a fair price. </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It will be interesting to see > what the price of this meteorite stables at. You > will note that most meteorite all come on the market > originally at once sorce. This meteorite was sold > to several dealers....probley at different prices as > well. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would also > like to see this meteorite, the DAG CO3, the SAH L6's, > and others like it get one name. This is > something I do not think we will ever see but would > seem o make sence to me. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE > style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; > MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; > MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- > Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: > #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> > Michael Farmer</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt > Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 19, 2002 1:30 > PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> MARK > BOSTICK; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com</DIV> <DIV > style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: > [meteorite-list] CR2s a temporary bargain</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" > name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Well said, except > the part about controlling it, that is not true. > </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: > 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: > #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV > style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- > </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt > arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A > title=thebigcollector_at_msn.com > href="mailto:thebigcollector_at_msn.com">MARK BOSTICK</A> > </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A > title=meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > href="mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritece ntral.com</A> </DIV> <DIV > style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January > 19, 2002 1:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt > arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] CR2s a > temporary bargain</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Well > Said!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: > 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: > #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV > style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message > -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt > Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> David Gregory</DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, > January 19, 2002 12:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt > Arial"><B>To:</B> <A > href="mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritece ntral.com</A></DIV> <DIV > style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> > [meteorite-list] CR2s a temporary bargain</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" > name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial > size=2>Dear List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial > size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial > size=2> I am one of about 4 > dealers who bought up CR2s in Morroco.We all shared our > good fortune with friends, collectors and Ebay > buyers.This however was a very temporary opportunity > which will never be seen again. Dean Bessy allowed > collectors for a once in a lifetime chance at letting > them have CR2s at $23 a gram. People who would never > have dreamed one year ago at such an opportunity, now > proudly display their CR2s and are expanding their > collections.He will sell out at Tucson leaving only > three of us with the lion's share of this find. The > strewn field is small and totally worked over.Those of > us left will never after Tucson let this rare material > sell for under $100 a gram.I probably control half of > the fall and will personally keep or donate it to the > Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto , Canada. [ about4,000+ > grams]. Thus supply and demand kick in and those that > have it are in no hurry to sell it at low prices after > Feb. 2002. For those that bought CR2s from Dean, > Congratulations on the great deal. For those who didn't > it's highly unlikely you will ever be offered this gift > again, which was more of a temporary parntnership to > help offset Deans investment.Dean has done well by > buying from the source and adding a bit of a mark > up. He is providing material today that we could only > have dreamed of a year ago at affordable prices. > He has helped to expand the base of our collecting > community and is an asset to us.Those who bought in the > past at high prices should not worry. The material is > limited and will continue to sell to high prices in the > future. Best regards > David Gregory </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY></HTML> > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Join the Space Program: Get FREE E-mail at http://www.space.com. > Received on Sun 20 Jan 2002 12:30:13 AM PST |
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