[meteorite-list] Re: Moon Rock Stolen in Malta

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun May 23 10:35:05 2004
Message-ID: <052320041435.9190.40B0B6870007A601000023E62160281302FF8C8C969D939A89969BD1_at_att.net>

Bob,


You said:

"I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million."

I say:

Don't tell me...you don't work and live off your partner's earnings?

First off I did not say the raisin rock from Malta was a meteorite...I was just comparing the price of moon rock, regardless of where it was picked up. Assuming a raisin sized moon rock weighed a gram...the $5 million/gram versus $1,000/gram is 5000 times more costly.

I'd bet you your next year's earnings that NASA would be on ebay selling moon rocks if they could get $5,000,000/g for it.

Joking John, Reading, PA



> John,
>
> It is not a lunar METEORITE that was stolen. You mean to
> tell me that you sell material from the Apollo 17 Moon Mission
> for $1,000 per gram??? Hell, **I'LL** buy all of that you
> can get your hands on, provided you can provide free and
> clear title, documentation, and provenance for the specimens.
> It is a priceless piece of U.S. (indeed, HUMAN) history. A
> piece of the Moon as large as a raisin brought back by the
> Apollo 17 crew valued at _only_ $5 million? If such a thing
> is ever legally sold, I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
> that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million.
>
> Yes, John, I know you're joking, but I couldn't let that pass.
> $1,000 per gram indeed! :/
>
> -----
> Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ
> "You're not going crazy. You're going sane in a crazy world!"
> -The Tick
>
>
>
> > $5 million in US dollars for a raisin size moon rock? That seems a
> > bit inflated...even for a piece picked up on the moon. Otherwise we
> > have had some pretty good deals lately for less than a $1,000/g.
> >
> > Maybe I need to buy some more?
> >
> > John
> >
>
>
>
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