[meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.

From: Howard Steffic <bencubbin_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 16 14:09:51 2006
Message-ID: <BAY120-F18FBD33E34E1EF16A12DE6B74C0_at_phx.gbl>

I thought this issue was addressed in the past and it was generally thought
that "piggybacking" sales announcements was NOT COOL.

Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Twelker" <twelker_at_alaska.net>
To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>; "Meteorite Mailing List"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.


>Mike,
>
> I thought the list should have a better understanding of what is
>happening with Moss. I would guess that 2 to 3 kg or more will eventually
>be sold to collectors. The idea that if one doesn't jump now, one will
>never get any, is just wrong--a false impression broadcast on the list to
>sell one person's rocks.
>
> I am not going to quibble with your price, Mike. It may well be good.
>I too have a lot of money in this--it seems much more than you do. Of
>course I am interested in protecting my investment and recovering my money
>too.
>
> I appreciate your descriptions of the hunt and the other information
>you
>have provided. I wish I could have been there.
>
> Eric Twelker
> http://www.meteoritemarket.com
>
>>That is quite rude Eric, trying to steal my customers for a new meteorite
>>sale when I just returned after spending over $5000 getting it. You don't
>>have it now, don't even know when you are getting it, and you jump in
>>trying
>>to squash my sales. I have never done such a thing to you, why do it to
>>me?
>>Michael Farmer
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com
>>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Eric
>>Twelker
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:37 PM
>>To: Meteorite Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.
>>
>>I will have some Moss too -- but probably not until around the end of the
>>month. I expect that collectors will be able to get pieces for some time.
>>
>> Eric Twelker
>> http://www.meteoritemarket.com
>>
>>>Ok, today was a rough day with paying bills, taking
>>>care of the usual things after a 3 week absence, and
>>>trying to collect my precious cargo from Sweden
>>>without success!
>>>
>>>I will focus on selling some of the Moss meteorite
>>>tomorrow. I must recover some of the nearly $7000 I
>>>spent on the trip to Norway and Sweden. Anyone who
>>>thinks meteorite hunting is cheap needs to try it
>>>sometime!
>>>
>>>I will prefer to do private sales as I have too many
>>>small pieces to photograph and put on the website as I
>>>normally do. I know from the response to my emails
>>>over the last couple of weeks I will have most of the
>>>material sold rapidly. I have too many emails from the
>>>trip to go through quickly, so Anyone wanting a piece
>>>needs to email me ASAP with the amount they want to
>>>spend and I can try to accommodate them.
>>>I will offer it for $200.00 per gram. I have many
>>>pieces with fusion crust, but that will run out fast,
>>>so if you want crust, I need to know like now.
>>>
>>>Anyone who thinks this is a high price needs to think
>>>again. I have already sold my largest piece for that
>>>amount, and Bob Haag and I had lunch today and he also
>>>wont sell for less as he bought his pieces.
>>>
>>>There are only 5 witnessed falls of CO3 meteorites in
>>>the world, Moss if confirmed as a CO3 will make that
>>>#6.
>>>
>>>So here we go, let the sales begin!
>>>
>>>Moss Norway, fell July 14th, 2006 at ~10:15 am in the
>>>Ostfold region including the towns of Rygge and Moss.
>>>So far, just over 3 kilograms known. 50% of this is
>>>already in Museum hands and totally out of the running
>>>for sales. After a month of searching by over 20 meteorite
>>>hunters and dealers, I highly doubt that much more
>>>will be recovered if any at all.
>>>
>>>Michael Farmer
>>>
>>>By the way, I will build a great webpage with photos
>>>as soon as my film arrives from Sweden.
>>>
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