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

From: MarkF <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun May 23 10:51:40 2004
Message-ID: <012701c440d4$679292c0$fa5420cc_at_yourkgohy9au97>

Hi All
get ot, but the rumor was that NASA was on ebay, buying all the xt chips
they could..something about hardened chips and thats what most of the
onboard puters ran on...paid good money I heard too...anyone know if this
was true?
----- Original Message -----
From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
To: "Bob Martino" <martino.6_at_osu.edu>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Moon Rock Stolen in Malta


> 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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