[meteorite-list] Meteorite Sale...Eads, KSU...cut to order.

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Mar 21 13:24:58 2005
Message-ID: <BAY104-F3838AD4EC9091F8EBF8D0B3490_at_phx.gbl>

Hello everyone,

A couple of offers....

The Eads meteorite was found in Kiowa County, Colorado in 1975. One stone
was found in a corn field and sold by the finder to Allan Show. This
meteorite was classified by Alan Rubin at UCLA at a stone chondrite, H4, S3,
W3. Allan Shaw later recovered a couple more stones from the same farmer,
and we (Me and fellow Kansas Meteorite Socierty member Jerry Calvert)
purchased one from Shaw last year. Currently trying to raise money for a
desired (by us) Kansas meteorite. We have about 2 kg. for sale and are
willing to cut slices at size request.

Eads Sale:
20-49 grams = $3.00
50-99 grams = $2.50
100-499 grams $2.00
500 grams +.....e-mail

Slices will be cut as close as we can to requested weight and all slices
will have crust.

A photograph of the Eads meteorite can be viewed here:

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/coleads.html

Sales of the KSU meteorite started last week. Like most of the meteorites
me and Jerry acquire we will be keeping most of it. However, 50 grams has
been set aside for resale. (Which is strangely a lot compared to what we
have offered on some of our other meteorites...such as Wild Horse or
Wichita.)

Only 24 grams is left for sale, as every piece I has thus far offered has
sold. It is a little pricey at $35.00/g., but being "found on a secretary
desk as a paperweight", it has a neat story. Also to keep anyone from paying
more then $35.00/g I have been using set price auctions on ebay which some
seemed to appreciate.

Like, Eads, I can cut to order. However, the biggest piece for sale is only
a little over 6 grams. (Granted, if I was offered the Willamette for my
piece....)

A photograph of the KSU meteorite can be viewed here:

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/coleads.html

Me and Jerry also have a few new U.S. meteorites in the works, but we tend
to put the meteorite through the system before we mention much about them
and I will honor that. Purchased from the finders. I don't think either me
or Jerry will go down as great hunters. Wait, I take that back. We are
excellent meteorite hunters, we have all our gear. Just a terrible
meteorite finders...:-)

E-mail questions....

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com
Received on Thu 17 Mar 2005 12:49:38 PM PST