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

From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <3E862997.4050204_at_earthlink.net>

Ya right !!!!!!!!

Michael Cottingham wrote:

>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
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>----- 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?
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>>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?
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>>GO FIGURE !!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>Tim Heitz
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>>Starbits_at_aol.com wrote:
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>>>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
>>>
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>bills,
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>>>rental cars etc. In addition most dealers will keep a good sized piece
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>for
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>>>their collections. If a lot of material is bought the cost averages
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>down,
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>>>but if little is bought it becomes a significant addition to the purchase
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>of
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>>>the meteorite. Some are also full time dealers so they not only have to
>>>
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>get
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>>>their money out, but make a profit for things like house and car
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>payments,
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>>>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
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>the
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>>>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
>>>
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>important.
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>>>Eric Olson
>>>http://www.star-bits.com
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