[meteorite-list] Peace & Bensour

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:33 2004
Message-ID: <001d01c1d85a$29cc5dc0$7634b1d0_at_computer>

Franks et al, yes, I am keeping the 9 kilo piece, I am paying the same price
for it, and I in no way begrudge it, I am selling the rest off to recover
the money spent, That means that my 9 kilo piece cost me $29,440.00. I am
proud to have it and think that it was well worth the price since I knew the
price when I shook the man's hand whom I bought it from. I am still sending
money to pay them off. I will simply get my money back from the other few
kilos, with the time I am spending on it, is a waste, other than the thrill
of going to get a fall at the site, not like other dealers who take no
risks, and who get it in the mail, who also spread rumors about the fall
without checking it out at the source. No rain fell on them, they hit and
killed nothing, just more rumors spread by people who have never set foot at
the place of the fall.
Bensour will be a fond memory for me very soon, I am almost out, so it seems
that someone thought it was a good price.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Cressy" <fcressy_at_prodigy.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; "Michael Farmer"
<farmerm_at_concentric.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Peace & Bensour


> > I worked very very hard to get this to the market at the lowest possible
> > price, and succeeded to drop the price by 500%, if that is not a good
> thing,
> > then I do not know what is. I spent $64,000 to do this, I am not willing
> to
> > lose that much money, so to sell at my cost means that I flew halfway
> around
> > the world for nothing, no profit. So please, think about that, and let
me
> > know if $3.20 gram is a fair price.
>
> I certainly agree with Mike in that the $3.20/gram he is asking those who
> ordered early is fair. In my opinion, way more than fair!
> I know Mike is keeping the main mass (~9 kilos) so he is recouping his
cost
> with the other ~9 kilos of the ~18 kilos he brought back. He paid
$3.20/gram
> for his collection piece the same as his customers who comitted early at
the
> low price. To even approach breaking even and to help pay for his
collection
> piece, he needs to double what he charged.
>
> Mike, I certainly hope you've made a lot of $$$ on your other meteorite
> sales, because you certainly have a nice write-off with Bensour. I hope
> everyone who got a piece of Bensour for $3.20/gram realizes what a great
> deal they got. I do and I certainly appreciate it. Can't hardly wait to
see
> my piece :-)
> Thank you again,
> Frank
>
>
Received on Sat 30 Mar 2002 09:17:07 PM PST