[meteorite-list] New Collector Card Series

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 1 19:57:17 2006
Message-ID: <110120060649.20721.4548439500031774000050F121604666480299019BA1089F0A9C0106_at_att.net>

Creative use of waste materials. Very good. Scarcity of material will not allow for mass production? Will each card have it's own classification #? How can collectors be sure that your dust is pure cutting slop? Pure to each designation made by you alone.

Garbage, hogwash and hype.

Bill


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From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
> 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
>
>
>
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