[meteorite-list] Meteorite Museum update - call for help

From: Bob Loeffler <bobl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:07:38 -0600
Message-ID: <77CBA3ADFF8A4649A1F7B990BE19E580_at_dell>

Hi Greg,

I admire your passion to get this museum up and running, but do you have a
real financial plan thought out, written up and ready to execute? This
almost seems like when I was 8 years old and I wanted to start a museum with
dinosaur models in it. This doesn't sound financially sound and you could
lose more money than you are expecting to. What happens if you get donations
for a year (so you sign the contract with the building owner), but then the
donations dry up the next year? Do you have to move the museum into your
basement? Will you be giving the donated specimens back to everyone who
donated them (and therefore you will pay the shipping out of your own
pocket)? There are probably laws regarding these types of things (so a
person couldn't start there own museum and then run with the specimens), but
I don't know anything about that. Maybe someone else can help you with
that.

I've heard that museums cannot sell any donated items if they want to
dispose of them; they MUST send them back to the original donator OR throw
them away in the trash. I heard this from a reputable source, but I didn't
hear if this is a law or just the policy of the museum that I was talking to
him about (which I cannot mention the name of because I don't want to get
him in trouble in case this is just that museum's policy).

I really hope this all works out for you and everyone involved, but it
doesn't sound like you have a solid plan yet. Maybe you do and just haven't
told us about it.

Regards,

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Greg
Catterton
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:13 AM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Museum update - call for help

Thanks for the emails and donations so far. Once I get the doors open, I
will be asking those who offered advertising for the help that has been
kindly offered.

$100 of the amount needed has been raised up to this point.
I forgot to include a link to the site I set up with information on the
museum project.
http://meteoritemuseum.info/


Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
IMCA member 4682
On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites


--- On Fri, 8/20/10, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Museum update - call for help
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:46 AM
> Hi to all, I hope everyone is doing
> good.
> I have found a new building for the museum, its $200 less
> per month (only $600 vs $800) and has a good amount more
> floor space (8000 square feet)
>
> It is going to cost about $1200 per month for the museum
> once rent, utilities, security, insurance and so forth is
> accounted for.
> I am asking for anyone who wants to contribute to email me
> asap.
> I am accepting donations and also discounting my stock for
> quick sale to get the $2600 I need to get the building and
> open the doors. I have about 10 days to get the money for
> this.
>
> I dont know how much I will be able to cover by myself with
> my limited income, so the land owner and I have worked out a
> 3 month trial lease to see if I will be able to sustain the
> costs of this.
>
> Its not something I will make a profit off ever, any money
> that comes in above the monthly costs will go into the
> museum to help growth.
>
> My plan to help with monthly costs includes a gift store
> that will sell meteorites and a low admission fee - other
> then that, Its on me to raise the cash.
>
> I have been provided some awesome NWA meteorites by one of
> the nicest people in the meteorite field to sell to help
> raise the money needed, they are available for sale at
> modest prices, contact me for more on these.
>
> Contributors will have a space for thanks and recognition
> at the museum as well as Richard Norton, who the museum is
> being named after, to honor him, his contributions to the
> field and for the wonderful books he left for all meteorite
> collectors, new and old.
>
> I have tried to get the cash myself, but just cant do it.
>
> Those interested in helping, or wanting to learn more about
> the project, please contact me off list, thanks,
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> IMCA member 4682
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
> On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
>
>
>
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>
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