[meteorite-list] Re: List attacks, Bad Boys, bad!
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:59 2004 Message-ID: <B9CB2C9F.1592%mlblood_at_cox.net> > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3117100191_5029035_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit on 10/9/02 7:59 PM, Rosemary Hackney at ltcrose_at_bellsouth.net wrote: What is the Tucson auction?? Rosie --------- Hi Rosie & all, I hold a yearly auction at the Tucson Show, as does Darryl Pitt. I have held mine starting 3 shows ago and Darryl for the last 2 shows. We both hold them the middle weekend of the show, 1 week before the "retail show" which marks the end of the show, in general. The "Tucson Show" began about 25 or 30 years ago, with dealers opening their doors to the public and selling wholesale several days before the retail show. That generated so much business that in a few years, dealers were coming a week early and doing more business selling before the show than at the show - soon, many dealers came ONLY for the wholesale show, and it stretched to 2 weeks prior to the "retail show" and became the largest "gem and mineral show" in the world. Now, it is not possible to spend 8 hrs a day for 2 weeks and see all the rooms. Dozens upon dozens of motels are filled with 200 to 500 rooms of dealers. It is spectacular - and overwhelming. Bob Haag, Al Lang, Edwin Thompson, Blaine Reed and a few others started selling meteorites at the show over a dozen years ago & many dealers have since been added to that list. You also get some Australian & Russian and other mineral dealers that carry meteorites in addition to minerals and/or fossils. Most, but by no means all, the meteorite dealers are at the Inn Suites. Darryl has held his 2 auctions "poolside" at 10 AM on Sunday and I have held my 3 auctions at the Jr. Chamber of Commerce building, about 2 or 3 miles from there, on Fri or Sat evening. Darryl's auction is called "The Macovich Auction" (after a WWII buddy of Darryl's father) and tends to offer specimens of value from a couple hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars. Some of the very best quality and visually exciting material to be found, not only at the Tucson Show, but in the world are offered at Darryl's auction. My auction, sometimes called "The People's Auction" or at other times called "The Michael Blood Auction," offers the opportunity to anyone to sell stuff they have upgraded in their collection, dealers sometimes offer a range of stuff with no minimum bid, dealers who on the spur of the moment decide to put that one really killer piece up for grabs, even though it is a $3K to $35K piece...last minute entry, etc. It gives buyers the chance to get stuff at prices from under $10 to some really valuable material - either for private collection or for resale. There are always numerous items sold for under $10 and I have sold many items between $3K and $4K - the highest being a fabulous slice of Lake Murry for $7,600 bought by +. Of course, there are all kinds of specimens between $10 and $1,000, as well. Just about everyone into meteorites at the show comes, and it is a party atmosphere, with beer and laughs and a lot of good times. So, "the Tucson Auction" is a title that is a little misleading, as there are two auctions in Tucson. Best wishes, Michael --MS_Mac_OE_3117100191_5029035_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [meteorite-list] Re: List attacks, Bad Boys, bad!</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> on 10/9/02 7:59 PM, Rosemary Hackney at ltcrose_at_bellsouth.net wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">What is the Tucson auction??<= BR> </FONT></FONT> <BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Rosie<BR> ---------<BR> </FONT></FONT>Hi Rosie & all,<BR> I hold a yearly auction at the T= ucson Show, as does Darryl Pitt. <BR> I have held mine starting 3 shows ago and Darryl for the last 2 shows.<BR> We both hold them the middle weekend of the show, 1 week before the<BR> "retail show" which marks the end of the show, in general.<BR> The "Tucson Show" bega= n about 25 or 30 years ago, with dealers<BR> opening their doors to the public and selling wholesale several days <BR> before the retail show. That generated so much business that in a few<BR> years, dealers were coming a week early and doing more business<BR> selling before the show than at the show - soon, many dealers came<BR> ONLY for the wholesale show, and it stretched to 2 weeks prior to <BR> the "retail show" and became the largest "gem and mineral sh= ow"<BR> in the world. <BR> Now, it is not possible to spend= 8 hrs a day for 2 weeks and see<BR> all the rooms. Dozens upon dozens of motels are filled with 200 to<BR> 500 rooms of dealers. It is spectacular - and overwhelming. <BR> Bob Haag, Al Lang, Edwin Thompso= n, Blaine Reed and a few others<BR> started selling meteorites at the show over a dozen years ago & many <B= R> dealers have since been added to that list. You also get some Australian &a= mp;<BR> Russian and other mineral dealers that carry meteorites in addition to <BR> minerals and/or fossils. Most, but by no means all, the meteorite dealers <= BR> are at the Inn Suites. <BR> Darryl has held his 2 auctions &= quot;poolside" at 10 AM on Sunday and<BR> I have held my 3 auctions at the Jr. Chamber of Commerce building,<BR> about 2 or 3 miles from there, on Fri or Sat evening.<BR> Darryl's auction is called "= ;The Macovich Auction" (after a WWII<BR> buddy of Darryl's father) and tends to offer specimens of value from <BR> a couple hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars. Some of the<BR> very best quality and visually exciting material to be found, not only<BR> at the Tucson Show, but in the world are offered at Darryl's auction. <BR> My auction, sometimes called "The People's Auction&= quot; or at other<BR> times called "The Michael Blood Auction," offers the opport= unity to anyone <BR> to sell stuff they have upgraded in their collection, dealers sometimes <BR= > offer a range of stuff with no minimum bid, dealers who on the spur o= f the moment decide to put that one really killer piece up for grabs, even t= hough <BR> it is a $3K to $35K piece...last minute entry, etc. It gives buyers the cha= nce <BR> to get stuff at prices from under $10 to some really valuable material - ei= ther <BR> for private collection or for resale. There are always numerous items sold = for under $10 and I have sold many items between $3K and $4K - the highest <= BR> being a fabulous slice of Lake Murry for $7,600 bought by +. Of course, <BR= > there are all kinds of specimens between $10 and $1,000, as well. Just abou= t everyone into meteorites at the show comes, and it is a party atmosphere, = <BR> with beer and laughs and a lot of good times.<BR> So, &quo= t;the Tucson Auction" is a title that is a little misleading, as there<= BR> are two auctions in Tucson.<BR> Best wis= hes, Michael <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>=20 </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3117100191_5029035_MIME_Part-- Received on Thu 10 Oct 2002 04:09:51 PM PDT |
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