[meteorite-list] Auction at Bonhams on April 30 in New York.
From: psh at equitc.com <psh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:42:16 -0400 Message-ID: <20080407172403.M11842_at_equitc.com> I have bid on a number of items at the last Bonham auction, and everything went extremely well. I won 2 items with the opening bid, way below the maximum that I had bid online, and I won one other item while on the phone with them, bidding live. Shipping was handled via a shipping agent that Bonham had recommended. Within a day of the auction they picked my items up at the Bonham office, packed it up and shipped it with FedEx overnight. It cost a few hundred bucks, but for all that it seemed reasonable. That was my experience anyways. I am looking forward to the coming auction - looks like they have some good stuff lined up again. All the best...,... ------------------------------ Patrick www.pallasite.ca ---------- Original Message ----------- From: mckinney trammell <bigpineartifacts at yahoo.com> To: Timothy Heitz <midwest at meteorman.org>, Meteorite Mailing List <meteorite- list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:11:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Auction at Bonhams on April 30 in New York. > 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: > > > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > Does anyone know if any other meteorites are being > > offered? > > > > > > Tim Heitz > > Midwest Meteorite - http://www.meteorman.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ _______ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of > Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------- End of Original Message ------- Received on Mon 07 Apr 2008 01:42:16 PM PDT |
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