[meteorite-list] NWA 1459 Olivine Doigenite for Sale
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:16 2004 Message-ID: <001401c28f73$f0428ee0$883ae70c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C28F30.E19907E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear list members, We are taking this rare opportunity to make available three specimens of = the new Olivine Diogenite, NWA 1459. We have been asked repeatedly to = make some of this material available to collectors. One collector even = accused us of ruining his near perfect type specimen collection by not = making this material available. We reminded him of the five private = individuals that have specimens from this meteorite, four of which were = provided samples free of charge for winning a contest promoted here on = the list. We told him to contact these contest winners and make an = offer. One of them may need the money more than they need the specimen.=20 After the 10 gram type specimen deposit, cutting and polishing losses, = main mass preservation, providing material to four contest winners and a = web site promoter, we will have about two grams left available for = private purchase. The rest will be preserved in our collection. No money = has changed hands at this point because none has been sold.=20 We felt the fairest way to offer these specimens was to run three = concurrent auctions on eBay, start them out at less than $1.00 each and = let the market decide their value. We have been asked what price we are = asking for this material. This is a tough question because we had no = plans to sell any at all. Only after considerable thought did we decide = to offer some of this material for sale. That way our consciences will = be clear. We do not want to be accused again of not making material = available to the public. Our first priority is collecting, not dealing. = We make some material available to help offset the enormous costs of = expanding, maintaining, studying and documenting our collection. We work = very close with the scientific community to insure a proper amount of = material is preserved for future study. We prefer to trade to diversify = our collection but realize a lot of collectors are just getting started = and may not have suitable trade material available. This is why we feel = the right thing to do is make some of this material available other than = from trades. We realize a lot of collectors do not use eBay for = collection purposes. If you do not have an eBay account please have = another list member bid for you if you are at all interested. We want to = make sure everybody has a fair shot at these specimens.=20 A photo of the main mass can be seen by clicking here = http://www.nwessentials.com/nwa1459/nwa1459.jpg=20 Please note the following links to the eBay auctions under seller = "meteoritelab": http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D737905714&rd=3D1=20 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D737906710&rd=3D1=20 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D737908056&rd=3D1=20 Wishing everybody happy collecting, Adam and Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C28F30.E19907E0 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> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <P>Dear list members,</P> <P>We are taking this rare opportunity to make available three specimens = of the=20 new Olivine Diogenite, NWA 1459. We have been asked repeatedly to make = some of=20 this material available to collectors. One collector even accused us of = ruining=20 his near perfect type specimen collection by not making this material = available.=20 We reminded him of the five private individuals that have specimens from = this=20 meteorite, four of which were provided samples free of charge for = winning a=20 contest promoted here on the list. We told him to contact these contest = winners=20 and make an offer. One of them may need the money more than they need = the=20 specimen. </P> <P>After the 10 gram type specimen deposit, cutting and polishing = losses,=20 main mass preservation, providing material to four contest winners and a = web=20 site promoter, we will have about two grams left available for private = purchase.=20 The rest will be preserved in our collection. No money has changed hands = at this=20 point because none has been sold. </P> <P>We felt the fairest way to offer these specimens was to run three = concurrent=20 auctions on eBay, start them out at less than $1.00 each and let the = market=20 decide their value. We have been asked what price we are asking for this = material. This is a tough question because we had no plans to sell any = at all.=20 Only after considerable thought did we decide to offer some of this = material for=20 sale. That way our consciences will be clear. We do not want to be = accused again=20 of not making material available to the public. Our first priority is=20 collecting, not dealing. We make some material available to help offset = the=20 enormous costs of expanding, maintaining, studying and documenting our=20 collection. We work very close with the scientific community to insure a = proper=20 amount of material is preserved for future study. We prefer to trade to=20 diversify our collection but realize a lot of collectors are just = getting=20 started and may not have suitable trade material available. This is why = we feel=20 the right thing to do is make some of this material available other than = from=20 trades. We realize a lot of collectors do not use eBay for collection = purposes.=20 If you do not have an eBay account please have another list member bid = for you=20 if you are at all interested. We want to make sure everybody has a fair = shot at=20 these specimens. </P> <P>A photo of the main mass can be seen by clicking here <A=20 href=3D"http://www.nwessentials.com/nwa1459/nwa1459.jpg">http://www.nwess= entials.com/nwa1459/nwa1459.jpg</A>=20 </P> <P>Please note the following links to the eBay auctions under seller=20 "meteoritelab":</P><FONT size=3D2> <P></FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D73790571= 4&rd=3D1"><FONT=20 size=3D2>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D7379057= 14&rd=3D1</FONT></A>=20 </P><FONT size=3D2> <P></FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D73790671= 0&rd=3D1"><FONT=20 size=3D2>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D7379067= 10&rd=3D1</FONT></A>=20 </P><FONT size=3D2> <P></FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D73790805= 6&rd=3D1"><FONT=20 size=3D2>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D7379080= 56&rd=3D1</FONT></A><FONT=20 size=3D2> </P></FONT> <P>Wishing everybody happy collecting,</P></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam and Greg Hupe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Hupe = Collection</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C28F30.E19907E0-- Received on Mon 18 Nov 2002 09:32:42 PM PST |
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