[meteorite-list] RE:Good bye List

From: Rosemary Hackney <ltcrose_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:03 2004
Message-ID: <001801c2fbce$63e238c0$3e74d6d1_at_default>

((hugs)) Steven

Rosie
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Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE:Good bye List


> Tom and List,
>
> I for one don't want to see you go. I too have been a bit depressed by all
> the selling and so forth regarding the Park Forest meteorites and not
being
> able to get into middle of it. Watching the prices climb out of site was a
> downer for me as well.
>
> Believe it or not------not all of us can put together $5,000, $12,000 or
for
> that matter, $500 to buy a piece of Park Forest. I live pretty much
paycheck
> to paycheck, and can set aside about $20-$30 per check after paying
> multitudes of medical and household bills.. After a year's time, I have
> enough for whatever I want to go crazy on. I admire meteorite dealers who
can
> put together transportation, hotels and fly in to buy. That's their
> bread-&-butter and their pros. I always wished them the best!
>
> But remember Tom, there are probably more of us who have to pinch pennies
> (until they scream), than there are the Robert Haags, and Mike Farmer's of
> this world. I don't want to take away anything from these persons who have
> been here in Illinois to purchase Park Forest, in the last week or so. For
it
> stands to reason, that sooner or later, good meteorite dealers such as
Farmer
> will have material for sale. The price will be what the market will
> bear.There's plenty it seems to go around. Additionally, with many good
> meteorite list people here finding material and making purchases, I'm
> confident the material will eventually get to market.
>
> Tom, you and I will just have to patient, save our pennies, and buy Park
> Forest at a later time.
>
> I live about 30 miles from the Park Forest, and unfortunately there were
so
> many unforseen problems which came in at the same time as the fall, I was
> unable to free myself up and go. After 48 hours it seemed to be a moot
point
> what with, the media and whomever, causing the prices to sky rocket. The
area
> isn't exactly a dry lake bed, so it stands to reason that more material
will
> eventually surface, (probably in the most unlikely places).
>
> So Tom, please reconsider. I'm privately cheering on the dealers (listed
in
> all the previous emails) who risked a lot to come here and acquire
specimens
> not only for the meteorite collector community, but for the scientific
> community as well. Just be patient Tom, our turn will come.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Steven L. Sachs IMCA #9210
>
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