Fwd: [meteorite-list] Park Forest fall

From: Michael Cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <002f01c2f64b$171dbc40$d6d9ead8_at_hppav>

YEAH!!! WAY TO GO MIKE!!! CONGRATS!
Hell this is THE American Fall of the Decade! $30.00 per gram is still
cheaper than Peekskill!

Best Wishes

Michael Cottingham

Cottingham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
To: <SSachs9056_at_aol.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>; "John
Gwilliam" <jkg_at_theriver.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [meteorite-list] Park Forest fall


> I hope you are right, but now it is being bought by dealers for $12.00
gram
> .
> This is not such a large fall, very populated area, so not many lying in
> fields.
> Good luck to all wanting some, ill be home in a couple days, I will have
> some for sale, price unknown but quite expensive. If you want to wait, no
> problem, but then you risk getting nothing of this fall. Time will tell. I
> saw nothing today, the people who have the large pieces in there homes
will
> not sell, except one that is, I got that one here beside me right now. It
> smashed a house, and a printer, and a computer game. I got the printer,
> meteorite, hole cut out of the roof, shigle with hole through it. 1 kilo,
of
> course, NOT FOR SALE WHATSOEVER, NEVER WILL BE. Sorry to the dealers who
> tried to outbid me and buy out from under me, the woman who sold it to me
> had enough integrity to keep her word and complete the deal we made over
> many hours of haggeling and phone calls.
> Mike Farmer
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Gwilliam" <jkg_at_theriver.com>
> To: <SSachs9056_at_aol.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [meteorite-list] Park Forest fall
>
>
> > My guess is that when the finders show up at the museum, they will
> probably
> > be told that it's their "duty" as citizens to donate the meteorites or
> sell
> > them at a low price. Believe me, there isn't a museum or a research
> > institute out there that will pay $15/g for this material when there is
> > possibly a lot more of it to be found.
> >
> > Within a few weeks, the market for this new fall will drop to a
reasonable
> > point . Then all those greedy people who held out for BIG bucks will
wish
> > they had sold it to the dealers and collectors in the first place.
Watch
> > Ebay. Within the next few days, several pieces will show up with
> > outrageous prices but few, if any, will sell. Those price will adjust
too.
> > By Easter time there will be a lot of this stone available at a
reasonable
> > price. Unless, of course, someone finds signs of life from outer space
in
> > it...like a winged ant or something ;-)
> >
> > Just my opinion,
> >
> > John Gwilliam
> >
> > At 08:49 AM 3/29/03 -0500, SSachs9056_at_aol.com wrote:
> > >Hi Mike and List,
> > >Because the news media reported that the going price is $500.00 and
> ounce, it
> > >makes me wonder what the Field Museum is willing to shell out for
> specimans.
> > >Or are people just going to be browbeated for their finds? Seems that
the
> > >Field Museum will be the recipient of a two-edged sword.
> > >
> > >First they tell everyone to donate to the Museum / Universities. Then
the
> > >media heats the fire with the $500.00 an ounce curse.
> > >
> > >Let me see if I have this right: Media reports $500 an ounce-----Field
> Museum
> > >doesn't have those kind of funds (for dinosaur Sue yes), but tells
> everyone
> > >to come Saturday for their big payday.....hmmmmm. This should be
> interesting.
> > >
> > >Steve Sachs (also from Chicago area) IMCA# 9210
> > >
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> > >I am also saddened, the people here mostly still have their stones,
they
> > >think they hit the lotto and made millions. I have offered $5000 for
> > >several stones today in the 1 kilo range and been laughed at and nearly
> > >booted out. They think that is an insult and freaked out. This is what
I
> > >am saying, there is no sense of reality now, they all think they are
> > >millionaires. I expect there will be a few hundred grams for sale by us
> > >dealers, not much more. I mean, who can buy it here and make any money?
I
> > >hope some change their minds so that we can provide for those who did
not
> > >make it here.
> > >I love meteorites, and love the chase, and this one could be so cool
but
> > >it is already too stressful. Ask Steve Witt. The man filed a complaint
> > >saying Steve ripped him off by not paying him the $500 an ounce ! The
> > >police chief told Steve to get out or be arrested. I mean really, what
> > >kind of crap is that?
> > >By the way, I don't suggest going to the police station or calling them
> > >regarding the meteorites, you will not get a warm reception.
> > >Mike Farmer
> >
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