[meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)

From: Norm Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:27:23 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <550365.20682.qm_at_web81005.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

All,

There are a couple of key issues regarding flanged aussie buttons. First, the big money has always been for Port Campbell Victoria specimens which somehow seem always bright, fresh, and pristine. All the others are in another league.

For years I have offered specimens from anywhere else for $900 to $1300, but I haven't been able to restock for over 5 years at any wholesale price under $1500. They simply aren't on the market.

--- On Mon, 8/9/10, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> wrote:

> From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 9:05 AM
> Hello Brian and List,
>
> Brian wrote: "On this beautiful tektite, I stand
> corrected."
>
> On December 3rd, 2000, I asked our late Darryl Futrell (+
> Aug 13, 2001) what
> a reasonable price for a perfect Australian button would be
> and the next day he
> responded like this:
>
> "A perfect flanged button goes for about $2000 or more.
> Maybe a sandblasted one might turn up for $1000 or so."
>
> Best wishes from someone
> who wishes he had one too
>
> Bernd
>
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Received on Mon 09 Aug 2010 01:27:23 PM PDT