[meteorite-list] New Collector Card Series 2nd AD in 1 week
From: David Weir <dgweir_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 1 05:50:30 2006 Message-ID: <45487BED.2050704_at_earthlink.net> Adam Hupe wrote: > Thanks Ed, > > Stonehenge was selected as an icon because it is a well-known ancient > observatory where both the Lunar and Maritain cycles were witnessed > among other celestial bodies. As a matter of fact, the table stone in > the center of Stonehenge is used to track the Moon. > > I have had outside interest in mass producing a similar series but this > simply isn't possible. There is no automated way of depositing the > aliquot in the sample bay due to variability so this was done manually, > a very time consuming process. Also, the scarcity of planetary material > available to such a project would not allow for mass production. I > priced all of the cards the same although my costs exceeded that of > production in a few cases. The Artwork alone added a considerable amount > to my costs. The nice thing is that I got a new logo out of the deal. > > I only produced 50 of each to see what happens. In all honesty, any > revenue generated by this project will come no where near close to > offsetting the costs of cutting loses. I just thought it would be a fun > project and a good way to distribute small fragments/cutting dust in a > presentable package. It took me over 5 years to collect sterile cutting > dust or small fragments from 12 different planetary meteorites. It is > the least expensive way for many to actually own a piece of the Moon or > Mars, assemble an SNC set or own a piece of both the Highlands and Mare > regions of the Moon plus I think they are cool! > > Take Care, > > Adam > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Wed 01 Nov 2006 05:50:21 AM PST |
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