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From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:28:30 EDT
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In a message dated 7/15/2009 1:03:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
meteoritehunter at comcast.net writes:
Steve even a monkey would understand the difference between a minted
coin with numbers stamped on and a plastic box with handwritten paper.
By the way we many thousands for each limited edition coin. So yes no
one would deny that the meteorite is not worth anything to speak of
but the work in making the coin cost plenty.

We sell enogh of them that is for sure.
Michael Farmer

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Mike,

You don't get it do you?

I have no problem with making and selling meteorite coins as collectibles.

Never once have you ever heard me say anything bad about them.

In fact, we might just mint a Meteorite Men collectible coin now that I am
thinking about it, especially if you promise to get mad about it and come
here on the list and help promote it by saying it is a stupid "Billy Mays"
idea.

My point was to sarcastically point out that you are a big hypocrite in
just about everything thing you do. I am sure someone with more free time
than I have could go back in the archives and pull out all kinds of things
that you come on here and vomit about, spewing your vile hatred and
jealousies about, when you have done some of the same things yourself.

In the big scheme of things, putting a meteorites in plastic holders and
assigning a limited edition numbers is not that evil of a thing to do.
Really Mike, it isn't that bad.

We as dealers often promote the Total Known Weight (TKW) and the Total
Available Weight (TAW) outside of public collections as a factor in helping
people determine how rare something is. Nininger made up things like the
Canyon Diablo Stars. Are you telling me that if the Nininger Stars had a
piece of paper on them with a hand written limited edition number on them, it
would not help their values as collectibles?
 
Would it have helped Nininger sell more back then if he did? Probably
not...but maybe. Will they help me sell more now? Probably not...but maybe.
So why not do it? It takes more time to make up each one that way, but my
guess is that if I had one up that was not limited and an identical one up
that was part of a limited edition, the limited edition one would bring a
bit of a premium.
 
You think it is stupid. I think, why not do it, just in case it isn't
stupid? If it doesn't help, all I am out is a little extra time in
individualizing each one.

So as a dealer today, what is wrong with me saying I am only going to
selling 6 pieces of Colony in the slabs, and that is it. Or I am only selling
7 of Delaware, AR? Do you ever come on the list and say "Only one
remaining"? Or "Only 3 complete slices will come from this specimen?

You do it all the time. All the time.
 
Yet you and your Tourette's Syndrome of the finger tips just can't hold
back from coming on here and bashing me every chance you get. It is actually
getting quite flattering Mike.

And then you can't resist telling me that people are "laughing at me" as
if that would really matter to me.
 
If I was insecure and obsessively worried about what people think about me
and that people might be laughing at me (like some people must obviously
be) then maybe it would bother me. But I don't really care if people laugh
at me. In fact, the comedian in me kind of likes the idea that people are
laughing.
 
Besides, getting advice from you on how I should act to avoid other people
laughing behind my back is, well...ironic at best, considering the source.
 
 
At worst, it is like how the Republican leaders come on the TV and give
advice to the Democrats to tell them what they need to do if the Democrats
want to get reelected.

So rest assured Mike, you don't have to come on here and defend yourself
as to why minting coins is a good idea. I like the idea.

I was just using irony to get my point across.

Someone suggested that I should sell one of the T-shirts I wore on the TV
show on Ebay, just to tweak you even more. I could number it #1 of 1.
What do you think Mike? Would I get more than $1 for it?

If you promise to get mad, and promote it on the list for me, I will put
the T-shirt up for sale, just for you.
 
Oh, and for the rest of you, FYI the president of the Science Channel has
inquired with us about the possibility of selling meteorites from
Discovery's website, maybe even promoting them on our show. Testing out a possible
idea on a small scale is not always considered a "stupid" idea before
suggesting rolling out thousands of something.

Steve Arnold
of "Meteorite Men"
 
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