[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

From: Don Rawlings <psc2410xi_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 05:10:51 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <972537.11401.qm_at_web59316.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Unfortunately, a 2 gram piece for $100- today will probably sell on ebay for $10- next August. That is my prediction.

Don Rawlings


--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale
> To: meteoriteguy at yahoo.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, MeteorHntr at aol.com
> Cc: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 2:58 AM
> 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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