[meteorite-list] AD: Wisconsin Fireball Meteorite Fall Part Slices on Ebay NOW 1 day

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:09:04 -0400
Message-ID: <k2te51421551004240609sc70b155coa71352d755b1d371_at_mail.gmail.com>

Shawn said :

>>> "Good example is the NWA 869 L4-6 meteorite. At the current rate with this ordinary chondrite, the going rate is $1 a gram or less depend on the samples, if it has fusion crust, or if it?s sold as a Lot or not."

Wow, did meteorites go haywire while I was sleeping? NWA 869 going for $1/gram?

I have 140g of NWA 869 that I will sell to any buyer for $140.

I'll be holding my breath waiting for that buyer. ;)

Best regards,

MikeG


On 4/24/10, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> I see Steve?s point of what he?s doing by setting a base price for the
> recent meteorite fall in WI to pay the land owners %50 in cash from sales on
> eBay. But, with any new fall the first year the price tends to be high
> because it?s a new fall and there after the price drops to about $10 a gram
> or less, unless it?s a hammer or has any significance because of science or
> other reasons that could make a certain fall unique.
>
> In the case with the WI fall it is hard to say what significance this fall
> has, then it?s another ordinary chondrite fall and until the scientist are
> able to run more test on the fall. If I was in this situation that the
> meteorite collectors are in the field I would explain to the farms the case
> with what could happen with falls. What I would do if I was there I would
> split the finds 50/50 and give them the resources of how they could sell the
> meteorites or purchase the meteorites at a base value of current market
> value prices that reflects that type of meteorite fall in the market.
>
> Good example is the NWA 869 L4-6 meteorite. At the current rate with this
> ordinary chondrite, the going rate is $1 a gram or less depend on the
> samples, if it has fusion crust, or if it?s sold as a Lot or not. With all
> this could get confusing with the farm and if there scientific community
> finds interesting finds, which could take a year or longer to verify could
> change the current mark price.
>
> All in all I think this situation could go in different directions depending
> on the comfort level the farmers have with the collectors or if
> the collectors out in the field have a better understanding of what they are
> dealing with from the fall. At any rate its best to build a good level of
> communication with the farmers of how the market works with new falls. Let?s
> say you have found a 300 gram meteorite from the fall and sat on it for a
> few years and nothing became of this fall then just a ordinary chondrite I
> would see the meteorite selling around a $1 a gram of less depend if the
> weathering was down to a minimal and the structure of the fusion crust was
> still intact and retained its physical characteristics.
>
> Shawn Alan
>
>
> [meteorite-list] AD: Wisconsin Fireball Meteorite Fall Part Slices on Ebay
> NOW 1 dayJason Utas meteoritekid at gmail.com
> Sat Apr 24 02:06:58 EDT 2010
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> Why should that matter? They're worth $10/g.
> ...Right?
>
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Mike Miller <meteoritefinder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey Steve do you realize some of us are still out in the field?
>
>>
>
>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 8:29 PM, <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>> Hello List,
>
>>>
>
>>> I have just returned home today from Wisconsin with a couple of
>>> recovered
>
>>> specimens, one of which has been sliced. The interior on some of the
>
>>> slices is absolutely amazing. I have picked out a few of my favorite
>>> looking
>
>>> pieces and have listed them on Ebay tonight.
>
>>>
>
>>> I have been asked by many people what I think these new specimens are
>
>>> worth, and what I would be willing to sell mine for?
>
>>>
>
>>> I really don't know the answer to these questions.
>
>>>
>
>>> So, instead of trying to guess at the supply and demand issues concerned
>>>
>
>>> here, I figured I would let the free market decide for me. My hunch is
>>> that
>
>>> these will sell up around $100/g but who knows for sure. Very little
>>> has
>
>>> made it to market, and very little may ever make it to market. Then
>>> again,
>
>>> a 500 pound main mass might be found and these could get a lot cheaper
>
>>> later...providing the large mass would make it to market.
>
>>>
>
>>> So I have put up a couple of part slices on ebay tonight with a 1 day
>
>>> listing. I have a few more listed on the 3 day listings to allow
>>> everyone the
>
>>> weekend to decide if they want a part slice and if they want to bid on
>
>>> them. I know if I gave them a full week or 10 days the bids would
>>> likely go
>
>>> higher, but why waste time when we all can figure out what these are
>>> worth
>
>>> sooner?
>
>>>
>
>>> Check out my listings here:
>
>>>
>
>>> http://stores.ebay.com//stevearnoldmeteorites?refid=store
>
>>>
>
>>> Thanks,
>
>>> Steve Arnold
>
>>> of Meteorite Men
>
>>>
>
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