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

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From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:27 2004
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Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........Your suggestion =
sounds like the best advise yet.....Mark M.
  ----- 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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little=20
  collector advice........</DIV>
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  <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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