[meteorite-list] AD

From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:33:42 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <723250.33675.qm_at_web80206.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Michael and all,

The Barboton you mentioned was a 9mg speck and went
for $46.67. Many people shopping ebay don't blink
until the price reaches a $100 or more. So price/gram
on a speck means nothing. The problem I see is that
this and other hammer specks and rare and historical
specks can never be verified. Barbotan is an H5
veined chondrite...see any veining? On the above
example, Peter M was the seller and I have 100%
confidence that this was indeed Barbotan, Now what if
the winner "1randombid" with a "private" feedback
profile finds a larger Barbotan speck next week, and
decides to sell this one, maybe even using Peter's
original box and card. Still 100% sure of it???
Unless you know the complete collection history of the
piece with everyone involved, can a buyer have even a
shred of confidence that the speck is what it is
described to be. At least the Bessey Specks of 10
years ago were either Nakhla and Zagami, and with a
good lens or microscope one could be quite certain as
to what he/she had. A little more difficult with an
H5 or an L6 to say the least.

Michael, I also have 100% confidence that your
material is what you say it is, but then I also
wouldn't bet the farm on it. I also know if something
were to be found in error, you'd stand behind it as
would most dealers. However, with the prices raising
crazily it's might be too tempting for someone to sell
a bogus speck maybe just once in a while. We like to
think that the people on the list are above all those
things, but wasn't "the one who still remains
nameless" who got caught with a rock in his shoe, once
a member of the list.

For you dealers the rising prices are great, but
hopefully is isn't a house of cards and won't end up
like the housing and credit debaucle, built, founded,
fueled, and distroyed by Greed. The speck value is
only based on trust, and should a couple bad apples
ever show up, I think it could collapse.

Just my ramblings on another fun filled day with the
flu, Hope you didn't take this personally, just my
views on specks. Also seeing historical specimens
broken into smaller and smaller pieces upsets me too,
but that's another story.

All the best,
Frank

--- Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:

> I noted with interest a small piece of Barbotan on
> eBay. I left a reasonable
> Bid on it and just checked it out.....
> It had sold for over $5,000.00 per gram.
> I have what I believe are the last 3
> specimens available in the
> world on my hammer site (if anyone knows where I can
> get more, please
> Contact me off list - reward!)
> I will hold this price until the first one
> sells. To see these
> extremely rare specimens click on the photos at the
> following site:
>
> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/Hammers.html
>
> They are easy to find - Barbotan is the oldest
> Hammer listed (1790)
> Best wishes, Michael
> PS: Under 1999 you can find I have 3 last Kobe
> (Japanese hammer)
> Specimens left, as well as numerous other recent
> additions to the page.
>
>
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Received on Mon 03 Mar 2008 03:33:42 PM PST