[meteorite-list] Political Ramblings and Collection Habits

From: Bernhard <rendelius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Nov 26 11:32:07 2004
Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20041126172530.02242f68_at_mail.rpgdot.com>

Well, it certainly depends on WHEN you started collecting.

I agree that the "expensive pieces" are dirt-cheap even today and were
expensive some time ago, but the OC material has been cheaper last year.
The bargains with pieces below $ 100 have certainly decreased. But if you
have a lot to spend, you can get larger pieces very cheap.

But I am still convinced that the gold rush is coming to an end...

Bernhard

At 17:21 26.11.2004, you wrote:
> > political ramblings are no place for this list.
>
>.. because this will automatically split this haunted place
>into at least two opposing factions mirroring the election
>results in the USA.
>
> > no one should be in this just for profit or
> > investment, buy something you love ...
>
>I have never considered my meteorite collection a financial investment.
>The opposite is true, ... my meteorite collection absorbs a lot of money.
>Its absolute (objective?) value would presently amount to several 10,000
>dollars but if I ever intended to sell it, I would probably get no more
>than 1/3 this sum or even less (rule of thumb for stamps when I was a
>serious and passionate collector).
>
>Collectibles lose their inherent charm as soon as
>we see the money first like Uncle Scrooge does :-)
>
>That was also the case when I started selling some of my rarer stamps many
>years ago. As soon as I saw in them a potential source of making money, the
>joy, the charm these little works of art imparted was gone for good.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Bernd
>
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Received on Fri 26 Nov 2004 11:31:52 AM PST