[meteorite-list] Ad or Topic? All metal Nan-Tans
From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:51:25 -0700 Message-ID: <457F164D.8050000_at_fascination.com> I bought a 1 pound Nantan that was 1/2 metal and 1/2 shale for $16 at the Denver show three years ago. Is that a market cross section? Dave F. Michael L Blood wrote: >Hi Bob, > I found your comment interesting because in reading the post >to which you were referring, I saw it more as a discussion about >the cost / value of large NanTans with only a back door invitation >to anyone interested as opposed to an ad. > I have wondered, myself about the "market value" of all-metal >(as opposed to the earlier shale balls) Nan-Tans. I know at least >2 dealers who claim to sell LARGE Nan-Tans at substantial prices >(between the prices brought by New Campos and Gibeon irons), >but I have never seen a buyer spend $ anywhere close to that - except >in the two ebay ads Bob provided..... yet he seemed to be complaining >about what I considered to be very substantial prices - ie $59/LB and >$76/LB respectively - yet, he seemed to be complaining about this being >a "low" price. > I have 3 of these pieces in my auction (from 6.5LB to like 34 LB - >see Lots 91, 92 & 93) with no minimum and will be very interested to see >what they bring. I certainly can't imagine being "disappointed" if they >brought between $59 and $76 per LB! > So, other than comments about whether or not Bill's post was an >ad or not, does anyone else have experience with the sale price of all >metal Nan-Tans??? I think it is a fascinating subject - I just have never >heard anything on it other than a couple of dealers who claim to get >very high prices and several collectors who claim they aren't even >worth $10/lb (this second price seems to be based on the old shale balls >what wholesaled at Denver and Tucson for the several years when they >were available - I haven't seen any for several years, now however) - those >price differences are HUGE discrepancies, so, any others on the list have >experiences with all metal Nan-Tan prices??? > Best wishes, Michael > >on 12/11/06 9:15 PM, Bill at glixard at inbox.com wrote: > > > >>Bob, >> >>Please include AD as the first word in your subject line when posting business >>offers. It is a list rule. You will avoid a lot of problems by following this >>rule and maybe even make a few friends. >> >>Thanks, >>Bill >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: chinaren76 at yahoo.com >>>Sent: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:34:54 -0800 (PST) >>>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>>Subject: [meteorite-list] On the price of Huge size Nantan Iron-Nickel >>>meteorites, Need advices >>> >>>Hi list, >>> >>>Recently, i've collected several pieces of Nantan >>>meteorites, totally weighted 40 Kg or so. Most of >>>these rocks are huge, except for two small pieces. >>>I've sold the two small pieces at rather low price on >>>Ebay: >>> >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330049246339 >>> >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330051868673 >>> >>>Now, the weight of Nantans at my hand are more than 1 >>>kg and the largest is 6 kg around. However, i don't >>>dare to sell them on Ebay again because the prices for >>>huge size Nantan are uncertain in my mind. I searched >>>them by Google, but the results showed the prices >>>fixed by other dealers being various from 0.15 USD to >>>2 USD per gram. >>>So, my question is: >>>what's a reasonable price for huge size Nantans >>>weighted more than 1 kg, especially more than 4 Kg? >>> >>>Any suguestion will be greatly appreciated. >>> >>>By the way, if there are Nantan collectors here, who >>>would be willing to buy them on a wholesale price >>>basis or part of them, please contact me off-list if >>>you wish. >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>jhu[g =9o >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_____________________________________________________________________________ >>>_______ >>>Have a burning question? >>>Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. >>>______________________________________________ >>>Meteorite-list mailing list >>>Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >>______________________________________________ >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/attachments/20061212/2f62a4bb/attachment.html> Received on Tue 12 Dec 2006 03:51:25 PM PST |
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