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

From: Michael Cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004
Message-ID: <003201c2f646$81c04400$cfd9ead8_at_hppav>

Heck that is cheap considering all things.....

Without getting into an argument....there are so many factors involved with
pricing that it is just not that simple.
The best thing for one to do if you really want to understand, is travel to
a fall, with all the expenses involved, do all the work, the sell your
material. By then you will begin to understand. You will never see this
meteorite for retail sale at $7.00 per gram. If that is the case and if
there is anyone listening from Park Forrest....I will buy ALL the meteorites
from this fall for $7.00 per gram RIGHT NOW!!!

Cottingham


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Heitz" <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net>
To: <Starbits_at_aol.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a fair
price?


> 3000 grams or 3 kilo's x 7 =$21,000
> Where are you staying?
> Are you renting a 24 hour limo?
> Are you using a private jet?
>
>
> GO FIGURE !!!!!!!!!!
>
> Tim Heitz
>
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> Starbits_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> >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.
> > >>
> >
> > What you are forgetting is that does not include air fare, hotel
bills,
> >rental cars etc. In addition most dealers will keep a good sized piece
for
> >their collections. If a lot of material is bought the cost averages
down,
> >but if little is bought it becomes a significant addition to the purchase
of
> >the meteorite. Some are also full time dealers so they not only have to
get
> >their money out, but make a profit for things like house and car
payments,
> >food, taxes, ect. And we haven't even added in cut losses.
> >
> > So is $7 for a stone bought for $1 fair? It all depends, and one of
the
> >least important things is how much you pay for an individual stone. The
> >average cost per gram and how much you manage to get are much more
important.
> >
> >
> >Eric Olson
> >http://www.star-bits.com
> >
> >
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