[meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a fair price?

From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004
Message-ID: <3E858FDE.6020106_at_earthlink.net>

That is 7 times what they paid for it, your saying thats a fair price.

Tim Heitz

M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote:

>Crazy, over the price of a historical fall.....for me
>a price of $7/gr. max. is ok. No over. If is fall many
>kilos is another question.
>regards
>
>Matteo
>
>--- Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>Hello,
>>>I got a call from a man that lives right in the
>>>
>>>
>>area of which the
>>
>>
>>>meteorite fell. He told me that a guy had setup in
>>>
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>>a parking lot and
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>>>was paying $1.00 PER GRAM
>>>He wanted to know how much they were really worth.
>>>
>>>What do you think the answer should have been?
>>>
>>>Later he told me he had three big pieces and he
>>>
>>>
>>thought $1.00 PER GRAM
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>>>was not enough.
>>>
>>>
>>>Tim Heitz
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello everyone, a little news from the
>>>>
>>>>
>>strewnfield. The news is not
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>>>>good. The people here all think that they are
>>>>
>>>>
>>millionaires, they all
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>>>>want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols
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>>>>
>>Steve Witt to leave
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>>>>or be arrested as they think he robbed a
>>>>
>>>>
>>meteorite finder by paying
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>>>>several dollars per gram! The news has stated
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>>>>
>>that they are worth
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>>>>$500 per ounce ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago
>>>>
>>>>
>>has not helped,
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>>>>stating that dealers are here to rip the locals
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>>>>
>>off and that they
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>>>>should "donate all the pieces" to the
>>>>
>>>>
>>university/museum.
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>>>> I have been in 6 homes today that were
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>>penetrated by meteorites,
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>>>>serious damage to many of them. There are many
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>>pieces but as I said,
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>>>>people now want $100,000 for some stones and they
>>>>
>>>>
>>are NOT JOKING.
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>>>>I wish anyone who plans to come out good luck, I
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>>>>
>>will hunt tomorrow
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>>>>and try to secure a stone or two, then go home
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>>>>
>>and let people get to
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>>>>reality.
>>>>I do have 4 pieces totaling about one kilo, 3
>>>>
>>>>
>>pieces that hit a house
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>>>>and damaged the siding. The other piece is a half
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>>>>
>>individual that
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>>>>impacted the median in a road, and has the nose
>>>>
>>>>
>>imbedded with yellow
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>>>>street paint. I do not know if there will be any
>>>>
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>>out for sale any
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>>>>time soon, the price is so high we are just
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>>>>
>>walking away from many
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>>>>people.
>>>>A few got a few cheap specimens, but very few. If
>>>>
>>>>
>>any will come for
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>>>>sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive.
>>>>
>>>>
>>I do not know what
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>>>>the next few days hold, more pieces should be
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>>found though so maybe
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>>>>we will have more luck.
>>>>I will email more info later.
>>>>Mike Farmer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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