[meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world

From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:37:20 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <398977.83844.qm_at_web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

I have often thought that also, its a great point you mentioned. For me with my interest in space, now knowing I can own pieces of it... I just could not imagine not having a collection and would be sad not to have one after having what I do now.

Im not saying its bad to sell but not collect, there is good money in selling meteorites and I doubt many would argue that. I just was surprised to find that other dealers, and a fair amount of them dont have personal collections.

To understand and know about meteorites and sell them but not collect them is just something I just could not do.

I have enjoyed reading the replies to this and thank those that have shared pictures of their collections. Been a good discussion so far!

Hope everyone is doing good,

Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com (Home of the $100 per gram angrite)
IMCA member 4682
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--- On Sun, 8/15/10, Mark Grossman <markig at westnet.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Grossman <markig at westnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world
> To: Impactika at aol.com, star_wars_collector at yahoo.com, almitt at kconline.com, swschulz at astrum.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:15 PM
> I heard one autograph dealer once say
> "I enjoy the letters while they are in my possession, and
> when I sell them, they are replaced by new ones that I enjoy
> as long as I have them".
>
> I guess the same can go for meteorite dealers.? You
> can have a passion for the items which you sell, enjoy them
> while you have them, but still sell them.
>
> Really depends on the nature of the person, rather than
> whether one has the passion or not.
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Grossman
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Impactika at aol.com>
> To: <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>;
> <almitt at kconline.com>;
> <swschulz at astrum.com>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite
> world
>
>
> > Point taken Greg.
> > But there is another side to this picture.
> >
> > I was collecting minerals (and still am) long before
> Alain Carion
> > introduced me to meteorites. When I started to meet
> and know dealers I was struck by
> > comments I kept on hearing coming out of those
> dealers, something like "I
> > found a bunch of pieces, but one is so great I am
> keeping it for myself", and
> > I am still hearing or reading here that very same
> comment now coming out of
> > meteorite dealers.
> > Except for one dealer: David New. Few of you know him
> but he was one of the
> > very first meteorite dealers, with Robert Haag and
> Alain Carion, and just
> > as respected. And Dave had a completely different
> opinion, he used to say "No
> > I do not collect meteorites because I do not want to
> compete with my
> > clients".
> >
> > That made perfect sense to me, and it is only fair.
> Why should your
> > customers get second-best anyway?
> >
> > So I still collect minerals, but not meteorites.
> >
> > Anne M. Black
> > _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
> > _IMPACTIKA at aol.com_
> (mailto:IMPACTIKA at aol.com)
> > Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
> > _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/15/2010 4:03:18 PM Mountain
> Daylight Time,
> > star_wars_collector at yahoo.com
> writes:
> > A question I have thought about...
> >
> > How many meteorite dealers actually collect
> meteorites? Im not talking
> > about one or two, Im talking about a nice collection
> that is not for stock.
> >
> > For me, I see and am finding out more and more dealers
> that dont actually
> > collect meteorites. This is shocking to me. Perhaps
> this is due to the fact I
> > am a collector (even if I do sell meteorites, its more
> to help build my
> > collection) and have been bitten by the meteorite
> bug.
> >
> > Im sure this may draw some heat, I dont mean for it
> to, but topics like
> > this seems to bring drama on here...
> > So... here it goes...
> >
> > Why do you dealers sell meteorites that dont have
> collections? To not
> > collect something implies that you may not have a
> passion for meteorites that
> > collectors have.
> > Is it for the money? What is it that draws you into
> the meteorite "field"?
> >
> > I have seen some of the bigger and longtime dealers
> used to be "treasure
> > hunters" which leads me to think that meteorites were
> the next treasure for
> > you to seek and get paid off.
> >
> > I ask this not not create problems or drama with this,
> but out of honest
> > interest in why some of you sell meteorites that dont
> collect.
> >
> > I got into meteorites purely by accident, but it
> (anything related to
> > space) was a passion I had since I was a child. Once I
> found out I could actually
> > own a real meteorite, let alone pieces of the Moon and
> Mars, It was
> > honestly like a dream come true for me.
> > I only started selling when I quickly found out that
> without the extra
> > income, I could not afford this addiction I
> developed.
> > the whole reason I started selling is I couldnt afford
> the $1000 per gram
> > for the cheapest lunar I could find 3 years ago. Now,
> its readily available,
> > many types at less then $300 per gram!
> >
> > Hope everyone is doing good and no feelings ruffled
> from this.
> >
> > Greg Catterton
> > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> > IMCA member 4682
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> >
> >
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