[meteorite-list] Introducting NWA 5730 L3.2, S2, W1

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:58:22 -0500
Message-ID: <e51421550904301458p1abfe3b2sdb6e31b08009b70d_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Rob, Bernd and List,

I have to agree with Bernd here. Rob, you have a lovely meteorite
there. From an aesthetic standpoint, it is a chondrule-lover's dream.
 But it is an NWA OC and there is much competition on the market right
now. In fact, it's a strong buyer's market right now and it's hard to
get almost $10/gr for an OC when slices of pallasite are going for the
same price or less. Etched Gibeon iron has recently shown up in force
(again) and good examples are available all over eBay for $2/gr or
less. It's tough to sell meteorites right now at their full "bluebook
value" - because it seems many collectors and dealers are hurting for
cash and offering great bargains to help pay the bills.

Don't despair - this current buyer's market can't last
forever....sooner or later my Paypal account will run dry, my wife
will kill me, or the marketplace will recover and adjust.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 30 Apr 2009 21:08:17 UT, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> wrote:
> Rob wonders:
>
> "I am trying to draw some more attention to my beautiful unequilibrated
> chondrite NWA 5730. It puzzles me that it is not completely sold out yet"
>
>
> Hi Rob and List,
>
> I can come up with two potential answers to your not-yet-sold out "puzzle":
>
> No. 1 has nothing to do with meteorites but with the extremely bad,
> financial
> and economic situation worldwide. I do think twice before I spend money on
> anything at the moment.
>
> No.2 is about meteorites: Your *beautiful* NWA 5730 seems to be paired with
> GIPO's NWA 5697 and because NWA 5697 is so very beautiful and so rich in
> porphyritic chondrules, I, for my part, already own three slices of that
> chondrule
> wonder so that I don't "need" another specimen.
>
> Best from Germany,
>
> Bernd
>
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Received on Thu 30 Apr 2009 05:58:22 PM PDT