[meteorite-list] Most expensive meteorites!

From: Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <846607.25444.qm_at_web114014.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

To ad: I apologize if my words regarding the painting were harsh.. Just that
personally, I wouldn't put out big bucks for such simple artwork unless someone
who is dear and close to me, did it at a very young age (or my pet dog).
However, I'm a lot more interested in meteorites than I am art - even though I'm
an artist myself.


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-Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09

I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.



----- Original Message ----
From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 5:08:48 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most expensive meteorites!

Though Ed is entitled to his opinion, I must disagree. Perhaps I misunderstand
what he meant, and hope he's joking...

Ed, Your logic seems to be that collectors only collect because they are
selfish, greedy people with a "my meteorite is bigger and better" mentality. On
the contrary, meteorite collectors are some of the most generous and
knowledgeable people I've ever met. Your statement says nothing about, and
ignores "why" meteorite collectors collect meteorites at all.

Did it ever occur to you that collectors might collect because meteorites are
intrinsically and historically interesting!? Or that collectors collect because
they actually like the feeling it gives them to hold in their hand a rock older
than the Earth!? Your statement also implies that private collectors should have
no right to collect at all, is very clinical and unemotional to say meteorites
should be about the science only. It's a damn good thing the world ain't run by
people like that think this way. It's would be one helluva boring place! I hope
you are not one of those that would see every meteorite on the planet in
inaccessible collections, sitting in backroom/laboratory specimen drawers that
never see the light of day, instead of letting the public enjoy them. This type
of mentality is selfish, egotistical and a controlling travesty we have to deal
with in this business. People that look down on others because they enjoy
something, and try to control the access to meteorites by hoarding them in huge
collections that the public does not have ready access to, are meteorite mongers
in my opinion. No offense...

Collectors want to share the enjoyment of meteorite collecting by buying,
selling, collecting, trading, sharing photos, and studying meteorites on their
own and with like minded individuals within this great community. You know how
many private collectors have microscopes sitting in their homes? Almost every
collector I know does. Collectors study, admire, and collect meteorites not
because they are "bigger and better" than the next guys, not even entirely
because they are rare.

We collect meteorites because of how it makes us feel. The awe inspiring feeling
of smallness in the universe. It makes us feel that we have a connection to the
universe, a sense of uncommon knowledge of something much bigger than ourselves.
Meteorites fill great and mysterious voids with knowledge and information about
our universe and ultimately ourselves. It's about something that is much more
important than us. To be able to walk to your collection display and pull out a
specimen of the material that built our solar system and the planets, that is
why we collect. Collectors share this experience of joy and wonder with other
collectors and the public through their own galleries and mini-museum
collections which pay homage to the greatness of some of the worlds finest
collections of meteorites. We need to share that feeling with everyone!

Besides all that. Meteorites are the COOLEST rocks on the planet!

Regards,
Eric





On 8/10/2010 2:28 PM, Ed Majden wrote:
> This confirms my impression of collectors! They are NUTS! I don't single
>out meteorite collectors but all collectors. Let us look at art as an example.
>If a painting by a famous artist sells for big bucks and later it turns out to
>be a fake it is nearly worthless again. It has nothing to do with the quality
>of the painting but who actually is the so called famous painter. The Ottawa
>art community, government, if I recall correctly paid big bucks for three
>stripes painted on a couple of sheets of plywood. Several people said they
>would duplicate this so called famous painting at a fraction of the cost, but
>there were no takers. Collectors and their vanity proves they are all NUTS! I
>have something you don't have! ;-) Meteorites should be about what they do for
>science and Not scarcity!
> Ed Majden
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