[meteorite-list] a little collector advice........
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:28 2004 Message-ID: <00ab01c1ca9c$4c717f20$9bd00140_at_computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C1CA6A.005E2AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........You must be = joking! Bessy is digging in the dumpster of Saharan meteorites and = selling them at dumpster prices. Too bad he he wants a stupid price for = this new fall but sells the rare stuff like it was scaring him to death! = By the way Dean, the Moroccans want some money, it seams you owe them a = substantial amount and they are getting very angry. I got a call from = Habbibi last night who says you are not welcome there anymore.=20 Mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: glenmore wong=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:34 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........ I am relatively new to meteorites, but If I had experienced these = drops in value over the past year: > CR2: $200-300/GR. now $20-18/gr. > R4 - 3.9: $500/gr. now $40/gr. > SNC $2000-1000/gr. now $500-200/gr. > Lunar $35.000/gr. now $5000 - 1000/gr. and then chased this new find at $15/gm just to see it a week later at = $2/gm, this would not be my idea of fun. These look like NASDAQ price = ranges. And they may be more like the NASDAQ then we would hope, = spectacular prices, never to be seen again. >From my limited vantage point, I see buckets of Saharans and Sikhotes = and loaves of Brahin slices on ebay. Someone commented that Bessey is = relatively new to meteorites but it looks to me like he's got the best = grasp on the impact of ebay and the internet.=20 glenmore ---------- From: Martin Horejsi <martinh_at_isu.edu> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........ Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2002, 11:42 AM 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 ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C1CA6A.005E2AC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector = advice........</TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You must be joking! Bessy is digging in = the=20 dumpster of Saharan meteorites and selling them at dumpster prices. Too = bad he=20 he wants a stupid price for this new fall but sells the rare stuff like = it was=20 scaring him to death! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By the way Dean, the Moroccans want = some money, it=20 seams you owe them a substantial amount and they are getting very angry. = I got a=20 call from Habbibi last night who says you are not welcome there anymore. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dglenmorenee_at_worldnet.att.net=20 href=3D"mailto:glenmorenee_at_worldnet.att.net">glenmore wong</A> </DIV> <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 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 13, 2002 = 1:34=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] a = little=20 collector advice........</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I am relatively new to meteorites, but If I had = experienced=20 these drops in value over the past year:<BR><BR>> CR2: $200-300/GR. = now=20 $20-18/gr.<BR>> R4 - 3.9: $500/gr. now $40/gr.<BR>> SNC = $2000-1000/gr.=20 now $500-200/gr.<BR>> Lunar $35.000/gr. now $5000 - = 1000/gr.<BR><BR>and=20 then chased this new find at $15/gm just to see it a week later at = $2/gm, this=20 would not be my idea of fun. These look like NASDAQ price = ranges.=20 And they may be more like the NASDAQ then we would hope, = spectacular=20 prices, never to be seen again.<BR><BR>>From my limited vantage = point, I=20 see buckets of Saharans and Sikhotes and loaves of Brahin slices on = ebay.=20 Someone commented that Bessey is relatively new to meteorites = but it=20 looks to me like he's got the best grasp on the impact of ebay and the = internet. <BR><BR>glenmore<BR><BR><BR><BR>----------<BR>From: Martin = Horejsi=20 <martinh_at_isu.edu><BR>To:=20 <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com><BR>Subject: Re: = [meteorite-list] a=20 little collector advice........<BR>Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2002, 11:42 = AM<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3DVerdana><BR>My suggestion is to buy out of = the pure=20 excitement of collecting. You win some, you loose some. But in the = end, it=20 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><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOT= E></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C1CA6A.005E2AC0-- Received on Wed 13 Mar 2002 09:35:16 AM PST |
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