[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

From: Don Merchant <dmerchan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 02:58:02 -0500
Message-ID: <002101c95778$5daf9590$6401a8c0_at_donaldmerchant>

I wanted to add my 2 cents to this......well actually my $50.00 to this post
for the new Canadian Meteorite for Sale. One of the must categories I like
to a collect in my collection are Recent or New Witnessed Falls, even if
their not Hammers. A Meteorite being New /Recent/Witnessed and sharing the
World Major News Stories carries a more desire for me to want a part of that
history!! So with that said if anyone comes across a 1 gm or 2 gm piece or
can relay this email to a reputable source willing to sell this meteorite to
me for $50 a gm for 1 to 2 grams, have them please contact me ASAP. I will
make an official request for this meteorite here and now. My feeling is that
this offer will not be accepted anytime soon. Why? Because when something
new comes along it seems the price is usually put higher then it should be
at first regardless of it's composition. Yes you will get buyers willing at
any cost to have a piece and there's nothing wrong with sellers/dealers
making a few bucks for the work/efforts involved, I understand and accept
this. But... to control the price the true power is in the Buyers. If the
Buyers don't buy at that set price then eventually it is lowered until
Buyers will buy. There really is truth in the power of numbers, meaning if
all us collectors stick together and do not buy, the price will eventually
come down. A dealer can say well heck with it I'll keep it in my collection
but...sooner then later that dealer will have a big collection and no
revenue which will eventually lead to a real IMPACT financially that the
dealer wants no part of, especially in his/her collection! So I'm not gonna
save face here.. lol I am a collector with a love for this hobby and
weakness for this hobby. I figure if I can get this meteorite for $50 a gm
now, I would be saving money instead of my passion for meteorites corrupting
my common sense to hold off until prices drop. I always seem to allow my
self to get lured in like a B-ass because I'm weak, I need it, I want it, I
can't wait lol! I know many of you out there feel my PAIN!! So.....I have
$100 set aside for a 2 gm. piece for the first legit seller to contact me
for the exchange! I will keep all of you posted on this offer and how long
it takes! By the way I meant no offence in this email to ANY Collector,
Seller or Dealer in any way shape or form, I can only say just get that 2
gm. piece to me NOW!! lol
Sincerely
Don Merchant
IMCA #0960
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale


>I am not sure the discussion really centers on their asking price of $50.00
>gram. It sort of morphed from Canadian Government buying price to retail
>price, to initial price etc. Someone suggested a piece be sold on eBay to
>set the price. Well, that was done with Cali and Puerto Lapice, and the
>price was very high. But eBay will never set a price. Show me 50
>Sikhote-Alin auctions and I will show you 50 different gram prices for
>Sikhote-Alin.
> My part in this is simply to sort of separate why some recent falls set
> record prices, and others seem to be down to earth, and where the Canada
> fall will likely end up. I sure do hope there is a lot, I want to find
> some and sell some and buy some, and the more material, the better for
> all. Canada can be happy, there will be room for both scientists and
> collectors to get their fill.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
>
> --- On Fri, 12/5/08, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:32 PM
>> All,
>>
>> I agree that this probably will sell for much lower in the
>> future...well at
>> least I hope Supply and Demand will allow the prices to
>> come down later
>> because a lot of it to comes on the market.
>>
>> But we should keep something else in mind here: I don't
>> know how much TKW
>> Sonny and McCartney personally found on their trip, but it
>> is entirely possible
>> that they simply don't want to sell much if any. Maybe
>> they are thinking
>> "Hey, if someone wants these bad enough, we will let
>> them go." If no one wants
>> them bad enough, they might just be happy to retain the
>> ownership for the
>> long haul.
>>
>> If they hold on, and later tons hit the market, maybe they
>> will drop their
>> asking price. If later the values go up, then maybe they
>> will raise their
>> prices.
>>
>> Just because they are asking a certain prices doesn't
>> really mean that is
>> what it is worth it to the rest of the world, maybe that
>> is just what it is
>> worth to them?
>>
>> Steve Arnold #1
>> www.SteveArnoldMeteorite.com
>>
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