[meteorite-list] unique stuff?

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:10 2004
Message-ID: <00b501c3084f$93b72dc0$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Dear Pierre and List,

I agree sometimes things do not add up. When the R4 Ouzina meteorite was
first released it sold for $1,000.00 a gram. The other Rs are still
fetching about $15.00 to $40.00 a gram depending on who is selling the
material. The stone you are comparing it to is the most famous of the Park
Forest fall, The "Garza Stone". This stone has received 10 times more press
than any other stone from this fall. Without a doubt the Garza stone
affectionately referred to by many as the "Wrecking Ball" will take top
honors as the most famous stone of the Park Forest fall. The provenance is
excellent and the history of this particular stone put up for auction is the
best a fall collector could ask for. Buyers are willing to pay extra for a
stone with such a well documented history.

All the Best,

Adam Hupe




----- Original Message -----
From: "rochette" <rochette_at_cerege.fr>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 12:35 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] unique stuff?


> Whoa! look at that:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2170647891&category=3239
> almost 100$/g for the most common type of chondrite (L6), with a
> large total weight, while among the rarest type (R4) was sold at
> 10$/g (NWA800) yesterday!
> Of course this one hit a house in Illinois, I beg your pardon.
> But NWA800, like every meteorite in my very tiny collection, hit the
> most unique and precious thing I can think of: our Planet. The
> craziest thing is that the sympathetic dealer (I like you, do not
> take offense from this post!) making this offer is possibly making
> less profit on it than when he sells a rare NWA, and taking much more
> risk: he may be trapped by the police next time he passes by Chicago
> airport... Yes, the market makes the price, and PF is very pretty,
> that's all. But who knows what will be the relative price of these
> two (PF and NWA800, or else take a recent LL6* fall) in a few years.
> Pretty lolitas are sometimes desappointing at maturity.
> --
>
> Pierre
>
> *there is about 8 times less LL6 than L6 falls.
>
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Received on Mon 21 Apr 2003 05:47:16 PM PDT