[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

From: Dave Gheesling <dave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:57:16 -0500
Message-ID: <782BB2DE1C224AB6B2EB25C869628539_at_meteorroom>

Darren & All,
Back to ridiculous class warfare...nice. This is a serious business, and
classless quips won't serve the debate well here. We have recovered more
and more material over time because the incentive (i.e. money, which, by
definition, rich people happen to have) to do so has increased in advance of
the recoveries themselves. There is plenty of material for those who want
to have fun in an "immature, unsuphisticated" (sic) arena, and that's great.
The desire (i.e. how much money one is willing to pay) for a lot of this
material (not all, of course), however, does not generate the kind of
incentive to motivate top-flight meteorite hunters to get on planes, risk
their own capital and time and energy (and necks, in some cases) to find
epic meteorites.
Dave
www.fallingrocks.com

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Darryl
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale



Darren,

I hear you, but it's not about the rich snobs, it's about economic forces
brought to the table which will result in a more stable marketplace and
increasing valuations---and that's good for all of us. Wouldn't it be great
if there were market factors which limited the kinds of aberrations which
have stung us all at one time or another?

I'm all for fun! ;-)




On Dec 7, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Darren Garrison wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:38:59 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> with meteorites have shared with me that they've opted not to climb
>> in because of their belief in an "immature" and "unsophisticated"
>> marketplace. Their words.
>
> <snip>
>
>> Everything else being the same, no witnessed fall should ever sell
>> for a couple of bucks a gram, and we should all strive to make
>> certain this doesn't occur.
>
> Myself, I'd rather see meteorite collecting as a fun (immature,
> unsuphisticated)
> hobby that anyone interested can afford to join (even if just for
> small pieces) than as a way for rich snobs to become richer. I say
> that those "serious collectors" who you talked to can go screw
> themselves.
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