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

From: Phil Morgan <roxfromspace_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:57:15 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTimSiZsPpeAvKD1wS36Woaei2auBV94RdL6NGKGb_at_mail.gmail.com>

Careful Richard. These things are dangerous. They are a lot like
potato chips you'll always want just one more...and then there are all
those different flavors to try :-)

There is some information on the formation of these here:
http://www.australites.com/australi1.htm

And of course, Norm's site is still up at www.tektitesource.com. You
can check out this page in particular for some nice pictures:
http://www.tektitesource.com/flangedbuttons.html

Regards,
Phil


On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Richard Kowalski <damoclid at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Norm,
>
> I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before.
>
> Just curious how common that is?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrman <nlehrman at nvbell.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Norm Lehrman <nlehrman at nvbell.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
>> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
>> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM
>> Sorry, I was typing in the dark and
>> hit a button that sent the message before I was done.
>>
>> The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced.? For
>> $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen.
>> With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are
>> certainly changing.? They haven't made any more of
>> these for a very long time and the supply is getting very
>> lean.
>>
>> I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my
>> youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged
>> button.? We were living in West Aus and spent lots of
>> time out searching.? On the fateful day, Derek (our
>> great current son in law) came out with us, his first
>> tektite hunt.? Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to
>> our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged
>> button) and had a pretty good eye.? We know how to tell
>> them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!).
>>
>> We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of
>> Kalgoorlie and finding nothing.? My daughter is
>> American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he
>> wanted to marry her he was going to have to come up with a
>> fine bunch of horses and blankets for the father of the
>> bride.? It was hot and dry and swarming with flies and
>> kangaroo droppings were about as exciting as it got.
>> Then Derek shouted "hey norm, about those horses and sheep
>> and stuff---would this do???"? He was holding up a
>> perfect, flawless flanged button.? I accepted on the
>> spot.? He has my daughter and a fine family, I have a
>> fine flanged Australite and some great grandkids.
>> What's more, we're both happy with the deal.
>>
>> People sometimes ask what my daughter thinks of being sold
>> for a flanged button, and I assure them that she understands
>> their rarity and is honored to command such a premium!
>>
>> Three years has passed since we moved to Africa and
>> suspended the Tektite Source.? Cookie has now moved
>> back to the USA and is getting the inventory unpacked; I'm
>> still wandering Africa at least until the end of the
>> calendar year.? But within a few months we should have
>> things up and running again.? Thanks for waiting.
>> We have a long list of clients to contact when she finds
>> everything.? If you have items of interest from the
>> website, let us know and we'll get to you when we can---
>>
>> I need to visit our own website, but unfortunately I think
>> we are completely out of good flanged buttons (that are for
>> sale--there's for sure on that isn't!)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Norm
>> http://tektitesource.com
>>
>> --- 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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