[meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle
From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004 Message-ID: <009f01c2f5fd$51df12a0$d7e16a44_at_ph.cox.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009C_01C2F5C2.A5357600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike and all the others that went to Chicago, I want to thank you all for your attempts and to say that this will bite = the asses of all that have pieces that want too much for them.=20 Let the idiots have there day and think they are going to be rich. Let = the museums show their true colors and disappoint those that think they = are going to get rich by selling to the museums. Do not let this crap = get you mad. I predict that in a month or so this stuff will show up on ebay....at = first for way too much, then the price will drop. As long as some of our = members have some samples they will be able to tell the rest of us if it = is real when it hits ebay. In the past couple of years on the antiques road show a man from Tucson = had an Indian Chief Blanket on there...valued at $500,000.00+ dollars. = My wife and I buy and sell alot of native american blankets. After that = blanket aired on the Roadshow every blanket we saw at sales was priced = through the roof whether it was native american or made in mexico. We = tried to explain to the sellers the differences and they all got mad, = said they would rather "donate" to the Heard Museum or what they termed = "real" collectors and get the tax break then sell too cheap. Everyone = thought they would get rich. For a while you couldn't touch the = blankets. We left our cards with everyone and just left them to their = own devices. Well then the bubble popped, the museums told them what they had were = not the geniune items, and many that were genuine were not "Chief" = blankets which are truly rare. Soon after the bubble popped we were bak = to buying blankets for what they were worth....and we did have the = satisifaction of telling those that were truly rude to shove their = blankets were the sun don't shine. My point is that these morons with stones that listened to the other = morons say it was worth $500 an ounce will soon find out that they can't = sell it for that and the museum is not about to pay that much and will = be looking to sell the stuff. Afterall, all the museums I have ever = dealt with have "limited" budgets. It is not like this is a lunar, how = much of it will they actually want to buy? And if you factor in all the = "wrongs" that will show up which will probably be 5 times more than the = real thing the museum will close shop quickly enough. You guys that went there to get the stuff deserve a huge thanks from all = of us for trying. It will show up sooner or later. When people think = they have a treasure that will make them rich they are always anxious to = get the money. When they find out they are not millionaires they will = sell, and then you will be in the driver seat. Hopefully there will be plenty for sale soon Mark M. Phoenix AZ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle Hello everyone, a little news from the strewnfield. The news is not = good. The people here all think that they are millionaires, they all = want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols Steve Witt to leave or = be arrested as they think he robbed a meteorite finder by paying several = dollars per gram! The news has stated that they are worth $500 per ounce = ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago has not helped, stating that dealers = are here to rip the locals off and that they should "donate all the = pieces" to the university/museum.=20 I have been in 6 homes today that were penetrated by meteorites, = serious damage to many of them. There are many pieces but as I said, = people now want $100,000 for some stones and they are NOT JOKING. I wish anyone who plans to come out good luck, I will hunt tomorrow = and try to secure a stone or two, then go home and let people get to = reality.=20 I do have 4 pieces totaling about one kilo, 3 pieces that hit a house = and damaged the siding. The other piece is a half individual that = impacted the median in a road, and has the nose imbedded with yellow = street paint. I do not know if there will be any out for sale any time = soon, the price is so high we are just walking away from many people.=20 A few got a few cheap specimens, but very few. If any will come for = sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive. I do not know what the = next few days hold, more pieces should be found though so maybe we will = have more luck.=20 I will email more info later.=20 Mike Farmer ------=_NextPart_000_009C_01C2F5C2.A5357600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike and all the others that went to=20 Chicago,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I want to thank you all for your = attempts and to=20 say that this will bite the asses of all that have pieces that want too = much for=20 them. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let the idiots have there day and think = they are=20 going to be rich. Let the museums show their true colors and disappoint = those=20 that think they are going to get rich by selling to the museums. Do not = let this=20 crap get you mad.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I predict that in a month or so this = stuff will=20 show up on ebay....at first for way too much, then the price will drop. = As long=20 as some of our members have some samples they will be able to tell the = rest of=20 us if it is real when it hits ebay.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the past couple of years on the = antiques road=20 show a man from Tucson had an Indian Chief Blanket on there...valued at=20 $500,000.00+ dollars. My wife and I buy and sell alot of native american = blankets. After that blanket aired on the Roadshow every blanket we saw = at sales=20 was priced through the roof whether it was native american or made in = mexico. We=20 tried to explain to the sellers the differences and they all got mad, = said they=20 would rather "donate" to the Heard Museum or what they termed "real" = collectors=20 and get the tax break then sell too cheap. Everyone thought they would = get rich.=20 For a while you couldn't touch the blankets. We left our cards with = everyone and=20 just left them to their own devices.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well then the bubble popped, the = museums told them=20 what they had were not the geniune items, and many that were genuine = were not=20 "Chief" blankets which are truly rare. Soon after the bubble popped we = were bak=20 to buying blankets for what they were worth....and we did have the = satisifaction=20 of telling those that were truly rude to shove their blankets were the = sun don't=20 shine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My point is that these morons with = stones that=20 listened to the other morons say it was worth $500 an ounce will soon = find out=20 that they can't sell it for that and the museum is not about to pay that = much=20 and will be looking to sell the stuff. Afterall, all the museums I have = ever=20 dealt with have "limited" budgets. It is not like this is a lunar, how = much of=20 it will they actually want to buy? And if you factor in all the "wrongs" = that=20 will show up which will probably be 5 times more than the real thing the = museum=20 will close shop quickly enough.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You guys that went there to get the = stuff deserve a=20 huge thanks from all of us for trying. It will show up sooner or later. = When=20 people think they have a treasure that will make them rich they are = always=20 anxious to get the money. When they find out they are not millionaires = they will=20 sell, and then you will be in the driver seat.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hopefully there will be plenty for sale = soon</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark M.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phoenix AZ</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net" = title=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net>Michael=20 Farmer</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3DMeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2003 = 5:20=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Park = Forest=20 meteorite debacle</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello everyone, a little news from = the=20 strewnfield. The news is not good. The people here all think that they = are=20 millionaires, they all want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols = Steve=20 Witt to leave or be arrested as they think he robbed a meteorite = finder by=20 paying several dollars per gram! The news has stated that they are = worth $500=20 per ounce ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago has not helped, stating = that=20 dealers are here to rip the locals off and that they should "donate = all the=20 pieces" to the university/museum. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have been in 6 = homes today=20 that were penetrated by meteorites, serious damage to many of them. = There are=20 many pieces but as I said, people now want $100,000 for some stones = and they=20 are NOT JOKING.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wish anyone who plans to come out = good luck, I=20 will hunt tomorrow and try to secure a stone or two, then go home and = let=20 people get to reality. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I do have 4 pieces totaling about one = kilo, 3=20 pieces that hit a house and damaged the siding. The other piece is a = half=20 individual that impacted the median in a road, and has the nose = imbedded with=20 yellow street paint. I do not know if there will be any out for sale = any time=20 soon, the price is so high we are just walking away from many people.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A few got a few cheap specimens, but = very few. If=20 any will come for sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive. I = do not=20 know what the next few days hold, more pieces should be found though = so maybe=20 we will have more luck. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will email more info later. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike = Farmer</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009C_01C2F5C2.A5357600-- Received on Sat 29 Mar 2003 09:13:06 AM PST |
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