[meteorite-list] Fwd: Newcomers and the Meteorite world

From: Barry Hughes <bhughes_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:56:49 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=M+zc_e55NUCxLMgQsrFOR5=vpahznh9KL3azp_at_mail.gmail.com>

I am a collector that can't sell. ?My brother is begging me for a
particular meteorite...
I make money completely differently than selling meteorites, so of
course that has tons to do with whether a seller has a collection.
I know ?auto sales people have a tough time keeping cars they would
like to keep..everything's for sell unless hidden.

I look at the meteorite and think $100.00 or meteorite...no question,
the $100.00 would disappear the second it went into the wallet.
Barry

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Mark Grossman <markig at westnet.com> wrote:
> 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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