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

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004
Message-ID: <20030329202423.85204.qmail_at_web80410.mail.yahoo.com>

Hold on a minute, guys!

What's all this talk about "$7/g"?
Don't forget that Farmer had to PAY $7/g for most of
those premium specimens that had hit a house. We're
not going to see those meteorites going for "$7/g".

No doubt Michael would like to comment on this thread
but right now he's out in the field searching for more
of this meteorite, so let's not go too far with this
thread until those more closely involved can
participate.

I'm only aware of 1 stone that was acquired for ~$1/g.
And that was the one bought by Steve Witt soon after
he arrived on the "scene". Not long after that prices
started to vary greatly.

And that particular stone won't be going on the market
any time soon. Steve gave permission to have that
stone sent to a lab in Washington - in order to have a
"short-lived radionuclide count" performed on it. As
you may already know, this is an analysis that
researchers are VERY keen to conduct on any VERY
recently fallen meteorite. It is preferred to have
this test done within hours of the fall! And Steve
handed over his stone within 24 hours of having
recovered it. It was the 2nd freshest specimen made
available for this "count".

Steve Witt is not a meteorite dealer. Like the rest
of us, he is a "collector" and is trying to do "the
right thing" and is attempting to help in the recovery
of a fall that occurred in his "neighborhood". He is a
member of a nationwide group called "Bolide_Chasers".
He was interviewed by local TV media and performed a
public service by supplying (good) information to the
general public and directing meteorite finders to the
local sheriff station. He lent his specimens from the
fall for use in other media presentations. He lent
his largest specimen for analysis.

And for all his volunteer efforts, he was nearly
arrested!

Sorry, but I'm not very good at figuring out the
"dollar value" of a new meteorite. But I'm sure it
probably varies for each individual finder, and for
each individual stone.

Bob V.

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[meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle -
whats a fair price?
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Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:49:41 EST


In a message dated 3/29/2003 5:23:22 AM US Mountain
Standard Time,
midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net writes:

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







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