[meteorite-list] The big questions?

From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:19 2004
Message-ID: <004501c25206$336da3e0$35085a0c_at_0m824>

Charlie, Tom and the gang,

I appreciate the comments. I plan on sending on the information I have...I'm
still debating whether I also send a "from the Collection of John Divelbiss"
along with it. I suppose if I don't have a card from the previous owner or I
cut up specimens w/cards, then I'll need such a card. I guess I'll do both.

What is odd is that I've yet to receive anything other than one card with
anything I've bought. Maybe it due to the previous card's piece being cut
up. I do see the occasional piece with historical/museum card sent, but that
is rare.

Sending on the previous owner's card is not the norm as far as I can tell.
Maybe we'll start a trend.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
To: "John Divelbiss" <j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <FERNLEA4_at_aol.com>; <shauncdaniel@hotmail.com>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The big questions?


> Hi John and listmembers,
>
> If I were selling a piece and had the card or label that came with it, I
> would include that card with the purchase. The reason being that
> someday that card itself will be old, and whoever owns that specimen
> years down the line will appreciate having that card in all likelihood.
> For instance, years ago I bought quite a few specimens from David New.
> Especially now that he no longer deals in meteorites on a regular basis,
> I appreciate even more having kept his specimen cards. Old specimen
> cards from 19th century collectors are certainly coveted. For instance
> take a look at the Specimen Cards section on this page:
> http://aristotle.isu.edu/global_collection/gc_index.htm
>
> So save those specimen cards and pass them along to any subsequent
> collector.
> Best wishes,
> Charlie
>
>
Received on Sun 01 Sep 2002 06:23:27 PM PDT