[meteorite-list] unique stuff?
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:10 2004 Message-ID: <123.20da7de7.2bd5c5a0_at_aol.com> --part1_123.20da7de7.2bd5c5a0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I have been collecting and dealing with minerals some 15 years, and during > this time I have sold and bought items for many different reasons, for the > beauty of them, for the rarity of them and also because of the story behind > the item. I have overpaid for items with stories and sold items under > market-price, if I have noticed, the item have had some "higher" values for > the customer. > > Meteorites themselves tell a long, long story, and some times they make > human feel quite small, this is just one aspect, and the "back-story" to > me, there are also many "smaller" stories, and in fact I collect also > them. The ancient stories like Nantan with the dragons and so on are > pictures of their time, and so are Peekskill or PF now. Also we have to > remember, these things are "once a lifetime" cases, and so they have huge > immaterial values to keep and tell to the next generations So eloquently put, Pekka, and I now realize that there really is no disagreement here. Perhaps it was a translation problem, but I perceived that.... > > >> Well, somebody want to buy meteorites, somebody want to buy stories...;- > ....was a suggestion that "stories" don't matter at all, as far as a meteorite's value. I think they matter as much or little as each individual collector decides for him-or-herself. And how wonderful that these little spacerocks can appeal to so many people for so many different reasons! Gregory --part1_123.20da7de7.2bd5c5a0_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I have been collecting and deal= ing with minerals some 15 years, and during this time I have sold and bought= items for many different reasons, for the beauty of them, for the rar= ity of them and also because of the story behind the item. I have overpaid f= or items with stories and sold items under market-price, if I have noticed,=20= the item have had some "higher" values for the customer.<BR> <BR> Meteorites themselves tell a long, long story, and some times they make huma= n feel quite small, this is just one aspect, and the "back-story" to me, the= re are also many "smaller" stories, and in fact I collect also them. T= he ancient stories like Nantan with the dragons and so on are pictures of th= eir time, and so are Peekskill or PF now. Also we have to remember, these th= ings are "once a lifetime" cases, and so they have huge immaterial values to= keep and tell to the next generations</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> So eloquently put, Pekka, and I now realize that there really is no disagree= ment here. Perhaps it was a translation problem, but I perceived that.= ...<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Well, somebody want to buy mete= orites, somebody want to buy stories...;-</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> ....was a suggestion that "stories" don't matter at all, as far as a meteori= te's value. I think they matter as much or little as each individual c= ollector decides for him-or-herself. And how wonderful that thes= e little spacerocks can appeal to so many people for so many different reaso= ns!<BR> <BR> Gregory</FONT></HTML> --part1_123.20da7de7.2bd5c5a0_boundary-- Received on Mon 21 Apr 2003 06:07:28 PM PDT |
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