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

From: Richard Kowalski <*damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:24:55 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <111440.73757.qm_at_web113606.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> · damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com

--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Mon, 8/9/10, John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net> wrote:
> From: John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net>
> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
> To: "'Phil Morgan'" <roxfromspace at gmail.com>, "'Richard Kowalski'" <damoclid at yahoo.com>
> Cc: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de, Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, "'Norm Lehrman'" <nlehrman at nvbell.net>
> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 3:11 PM
> G'Day Phil Norm Richard and List
> Very Dangerous and forget Aulbrey's site 
> http://www.tektites.co.uk/
> 
> Cheers John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> On Behalf Of Phil
> Morgan
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:57 PM
> To: Richard Kowalski
> Cc: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de;
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
> Norm
> Lehrman
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged
> button prices
> (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
> 
> 
> 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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