[meteorite-list] Meteorite Men - Where do the dollar values come from?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:11:37 -0500
Message-ID: <e51421551002171911w110cb30bn70c24798b03c4e54_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Folks,

Is it just me, or do the dollar values for some of the meteorites
shown on Meteorite Men seem a little inflated? This is not a
criticism, but just a straight question. As a collector and part-time
dealer, the prices given for some of these specimens seems a bit on
the optimistic side.

>From a dealer's perspective, if the public thinks a meteorite is
worth more than it actually is, the dealer charge more for them.

>From a hunter's perspective, if the public thinks a meteorite is worth
more than it actually is, they can have unrealistic expectations for
what their rocks are worth.

Steve has spoken about this on the List previously, because landowners
will have unrealistic expectations of what their specimens are worth -
and this gives hunters fits who are trying to buy specimens or cut
deals with landowners.

So, where exactly are these dollar values coming from? Who is setting
them and putting them on the screen during the final edit?

Best regards and happy hunting,

MikeG


On 2/17/10, Metorman46 at aol.com <Metorman46 at aol.com> wrote:
> Hello Michael;
>
> I highlighted your statement from a previous post because i think it says
> all that can simply be said about their great program.It energizes me to
> watch Geoff and Steve do the thing that most of the worlds meteorite
> collectors would like to be doing.But,we are too busy with our work- a-
> world lives
> to ever do much of that kind of activity.It sure is pleasant to sit in an
> easy chair,warm or cool and enjoy seeing it done while educating the world
> community about the joy of the hunt and even profitable sometimes.There
> probably will be a lot of new interest in meteorites and collecting
> them.(Get
> ready dealers and collectors that sell specimens).It"s a coming!
>
> Thanks to all for the great posts;Herman Archer IMCA # 2770
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