[meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent.

From: McCartney Taylor <mccartney_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:56 -0600
Message-ID: <1238174156.7252.25.camel_at_Game-machine>

A $5,000/kg or $10,000/kg reward for the first kg may be appropriate for
most some falls. But quickly the newspapers will drop the 'first kg'
part and spread the value at $10/g. There will also be unit errs and
report the value at $10,000/lb.

$20,000/kg is ludicrous.

I think we, as a community, should make some kind of gentleman's
agreement with the highest reward that should be offered. Quickly, a
point will be reached that will be counter-productive.

http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/meteorite_hunters_closing_in_on_georgia_fireball_reward_upped_to_20000/12165/

-mt
Received on Fri 27 Mar 2009 01:15:56 PM PDT