[meteorite-list] Auction at Bonhams on April 30 in New York.

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:45:42 -0400
Message-ID: <AB9CEE6C-2309-451D-8B98-D5CC01A089C1_at_dof3.com>

yikes.

while i appreciate your frustration, a few tips:

---if at all possible, you do want to rely on shipping organized by
an auction house. this is typically subcontracted to bonded art
shippers (i.e., expensive shippers) or the buyer is provided a list
of such bonded shippers from which to choose.

---if the value of a purchased lot is predicated and the length of
the specimen (e.g., shark's tooth), and the measurement is
significantly off (and i assure you it's not bonhams which has made
the error but a misrepresentation on the part of the consignor), you
have every right to return the specimen as being falsely
represented. in some instances, you may even be able to negotiate a
better deal.

--finally, (and sometimes i have trouble remembering this one) only
bid an amount at which you will be delighted if your bid is
successful---even if your success was achieved by your paying the
full amount of your absentee bid.

all best to my friends in meteorites....

dp



On Apr 7, 2008, at 10:11 AM, mckinney trammell wrote:

> avoid like plague! i did on of those absentee bids
> and they shilled me right up to the penny. further
> more, the shipping was EXTREME price AND... when i got
> the items (shark teeth) they were SHORT!!! theyb LIED
> about the length!!! i f you can't be there, you are
> setting yourself up for dissaster
> !!!
> --- Timothy Heitz <midwest at meteorman.org> wrote:
>
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>> Hello List,
>>
>> Does anyone know if any other meteorites are being
>> offered?
>>
>>
>> Tim Heitz
>> Midwest Meteorite - http://www.meteorman.org/
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>> Go to Google News
>> Rare meteorite goes under hammer
>> 10 hours ago
>>
>> A meteorite is expected to fetch ?500,000 at
>> auction in New York this
>> month.
>>
>> Weighing more than 925lbs, the object was
>> discovered eight years ago in
>> China's Xinjiang Uygar province.
>>
>> Its rare olivine crystals endured atmospheric and
>> impact forces as it
>> crashed down to Earth.
>>
>> Bonhams' Natural History Department director Thomas
>> Lindgren said: "Less
>> than 1% of all meteorites are pallasites, the most
>> alluring of all
>> meteorites due to their aesthetic appeal."
>>
>> Pallasites - meteorites composed of around 50%
>> olivine and peridot crystals
>> and 50% nickel-iron - are thought to be relics of
>> forming planets.
>>
>> The Fukang meteorite will go under the hammer at
>> Bonhams on April 30 in New
>> York.
>>
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