[meteorite-list] JOE's find- wisconsin slices - a funny story
From: atul <atulkumar62_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:45:44 +0000 Message-ID: <1421035677-1272602772-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1024547437-_at_bda950.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> I was parked at a spot in the strewn field last Sun when joe and his kids drove up- Never met or heard of him before- Two meteorite enthusiasts meeting on the side of a road. We spoke and as I was hungry joe offered to make me a sandwich with what he had and I had some giant muffins to share , And a large campo to show them. Wonderful and sharing hospitality out of his back seat. I made up my mind- this was a good kid (I am much older). It was with a tinge of regret that I found out that the 330gram was found a few feet and a few hours later from where I was parked and waited for the gentelman with the 60 pound meteorite who wanted to verify it..with joe and kids. After 1.5 hrs of waiting he brings an iron ore slab. Yaargh. Left without a thank you for waiting etc. Anyway - the stone joe found is his and what he wants to do with it is his biz. I personally will support him. If someone wishes to keep the stone whole- please do consider buying it-but as a fragment of a probable 600 gm original piece- it lends itself to be sliced and maximize his gain. Go find some more joe- I can't think of anyone better to enrich themselves from a fall than you. Thank you for the sandwich- Atul kumar Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: John Gwilliam <jkg2 at cox.net> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:21:14 To: Joe Kerchner<skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD Joe, You don't need to apologize to anyone. Most of us understand that when you're raising a family and paying the bills, they become your number one priority. There are a lot of things more important than meteorites. Maybe the folks that think you should have kept your (main mass) stone intact should have stepped up sooner and offered to buy it themselves. And...congratulations...what a rush! Best, John Gwilliam At 08:26 PM 4/29/2010, Joe Kerchner wrote: >Sorry I offended you, but we are really struggling right now, it >will really help my family. >Im gonna keep some, I wish I didn't HAVE to sell it, but I do >Best wishes >Joe kerchner > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> >Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:53 PM >To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD > >Hello Greg, All, > >First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. > >But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your >dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it >three days later. > >The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down >new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. > >So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. >Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to >go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a >few thousand dollars? >If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't >look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's >man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. > >I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than >that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell >them. > >You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else >seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk >from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a >little funny. > >I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make >money], but this....this annoys me significantly more. > >Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new >fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole >really coming to that? > >I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I >can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular >find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect >from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and >it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite >hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' > >Jason > >On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton ><star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi to all, an update to my AD. > > All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. > > > > Joe's stone is an awesome find. > > Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a > local fall he could go to. > > He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the > Whetstone was for Jack. > > It was meant to be. > > Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. > > That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any > hammer, or any other stone found from this fall. > > "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as > it is shows as an example that wishes do come true. > > I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just > for the story behind it. > > > > Hope everyone is good! > > > > > > Greg Catterton > > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > > IMCA member 4682 > > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > > > > > > --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> From: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com> > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices > >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > >> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM > >> Im takin orders for slices from the > >> 332 gram "kerchner stone". > >> > >> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part > >> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from > >> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices > >> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I > >> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it > >> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request > >> slices larger than 20 if you want. > >> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if > >> you want one. > >> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. > >> Best wishes > >> Joe kerchner > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archiveshtml >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Regards, John Gwilliam Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. 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