[meteorite-list] a little collector advice........

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From: Michael Cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:27 2004
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Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........Hello, Martin and =
All,

I actually bought my first piece of Zag from Al Lang for about
$3.50 per gram....this was when it first came out. It was not until
Edwin Thompson traded the Chico main mass to Al Lang for almost all of =
the Zag that he had at the time. It was Edwin
Thompson who basically discovered that Zag had salt crystals
in it. After that the price shot up.......
(I believe that is how it went?)

Your right though one should be a collector for the shear excitement of =
it......but sometimes a better deal comes to
those that can temper that excitement a bit.....

Best Wishes

Michael
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Martin Horejsi=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........

    Michael Cottingham kindly wrote:

    "When Zag first came out it was $3-$5.00 per gram
    and then it shot up to $11.00, and now you can buy Zag
    for $1.00 to $5.00 per gram......"

  Hello Michael and All,

  When I was doing research on my article about Zag for Meteorite =
Magazine several years ago, I found the first offering of it was at $18 =
per gram (if I remember correctly). The skyward shot in price was more a =
reaction to the science and its similarity to the unobtainable Monahans, =
TX chondrite.

  There are always risks when purchasing meteorites, Sahara or not. Even =
some of the more notable US meteorite finds have yielded many more =
kilograms years after the initial discovery.=20

  On the third side of this coin is the possibility that not all of the =
fall is of the quality that Rob and Dean were able to photograph. =
Examples of this phenomena include Kora Korrabes, Portales Valley, and =
even Zag. There were vastly different regions within the meteorite =
making numbers like TKW and price per gram less important. One piece =
might be a dud, while another is stunning.

  My suggestion is to buy out of the pure excitement of collecting. You =
win some, you loose some. But in the end, it should all be fun. Right?

  Cheers,

  Martin

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello, Martin and All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I actually bought my first piece of Zag =
from Al=20
Lang for about</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>$3.50 per gram....this was when it =
first came out.=20
It was not until</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Edwin Thompson traded the Chico =
main=20
mass to Al Lang for almost all of the Zag that he had at the time. =
It was=20
Edwin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thompson who basically discovered that =
Zag had salt=20
crystals</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in it. After that the price shot=20
up.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(I believe that is how it =
went?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your right though one should be a =
collector for the=20
shear excitement of it......but sometimes a better deal comes =
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>those that can temper that excitement a =

bit.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best Wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dmartinh_at_isu.edu href=3D"mailto:martinh@isu.edu">Martin =
Horejsi</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
itecentral.com</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 12, 2002 =
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  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] a =
little=20
  collector advice........</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3DVerdana>Michael Cottingham kindly=20
    wrote:<BR><BR>“</FONT><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>When =
Zag first came out=20
    it was $3-$5.00 per gram<BR>and then it shot up to $11.00, and now =
you can=20
    buy Zag<BR>for $1.00 to $5.00 per=20
  gram......”<BR></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT =
face=3DVerdana><BR>Hello Michael=20
  and All,<BR><BR>When I was doing research on my article about Zag for=20
  Meteorite Magazine several years ago, I found the first offering of it =
was at=20
  $18 per gram (if I remember correctly). The skyward shot in price was =
more a=20
  reaction to the science and its similarity to the unobtainable =
Monahans, TX=20
  chondrite.<BR><BR>There are always risks when purchasing meteorites, =
Sahara or=20
  not. Even some of the more notable US meteorite finds have yielded =
many more=20
  kilograms years after the initial discovery. <BR><BR>On the third side =
of this=20
  coin is the possibility that not all of the fall is of the quality =
that Rob=20
  and Dean were able to photograph. Examples of this phenomena include =
Kora=20
  Korrabes, Portales Valley, and even Zag. There were vastly different =
regions=20
  within the meteorite making numbers like TKW and price per gram less=20
  important. One piece might be a dud, while another is =
stunning.<BR><BR>My=20
  suggestion is to buy out of the pure excitement of collecting. You win =
some,=20
  you loose some. But in the end, it should all be fun.=20
  =
Right?<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Martin<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B=
R><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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