[meteorite-list] Ad: Wanna be on TV? Coffeyville main mass auction

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 19:24:44 -0500
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=83_X0-JsYWKPFz88k9J_8WvXhfg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Michael,

I certainly understand where you're coming from, we get tons of
"potential meteor" inquiries every week as well.

As for why this Kansas chondrite; it was offered to us at the right
time, right place, and had a good backstory.

Keep in mind that most of our clients are not specifically meteorite
collectors; they are often collectors of many things in natural
history or in other collectibles.

Also, while this show might result in an influx of people offering up
"meteor-wrongs," every major auction and tv shows also expands the
market by introducing new collectors to meteorites. Quite often I meet
people who didn't realize that owning meteorites is legal. These shows
are good for educating the public about meteorite ownership and can
possibly spark interest in new collectors.

Anyone from the list is welcomed to offer us meteorites for consignment!

- Yinan



On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
> I am sure there are a few on this list who would step on their own mothers to get on TV, as if anyone cares anymore, hundreds of channels with thousands of shows on 24/7, another face lost in a sea of garbage.
> Not sure why this Kansas chondrite would draw much interest, another H5 from Kansas, one of hundreds.
> I get so many emails a day now that Meteorite Men Steve and Geoff refuse to look at the countless junk rocks the show has stirred up. So now we have to deal with the fallout of nutjobs. ?Some of the people really don't like being told they are not instant millionairs as the show suggest they should be.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
> --- On Tue, 4/5/11, Yinan Wang <veomega at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Yinan Wang <veomega at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad: Wanna be on TV? Coffeyville main mass auction
>> To: "METEORITE LIST" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 4:47 PM
>> Dear List,
>>
>> Here is a very special opportunity!
>>
>> On April 16th, 2011, we are filming an auction as a pilot
>> for an
>> auction show for ABC, with host Ty Pennington, entitled
>> "The Great Big
>> American Auction." We have several auction items but the
>> main object
>> of interest to the list is the main mass of the Coffeyville
>> meteorite.
>>
>> If you attend the auction in person and win the meteorite,
>> you will be
>> interviewed for the pilot!
>>
>> The auction will be at 1 pm Central Time (11 am pacific) at
>> the Queen
>> Mary Hotel in Long Beach, California. Details here:
>> http://historical.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=6065&type=yinan-meteorite
>>
>> Details about the Coffeyville meteorite:
>> http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6065&Lot_No=15&type=yinan-meteorite
>>
>> Here's a link to an article about the show on TV guide:
>> http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ty-Pennington-Pilot-1031465.aspx
>>
>> So here's your chance to be on TV and end up with a nice
>> main mass!
>>
>> - Yinan Wang
>> Consignment Coordinator
>> Heritage Auction Galleries ? Natural History Department
>> 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas TX 75219
>> 214-409-1637
>> yinanw at ha.com
>>
>>
>> Fine print: I can't guarentee that you'll end up on TV,
>> there's always
>> the chance you'll end up on the cutting room floor!
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Received on Tue 05 Apr 2011 08:24:44 PM PDT