[meteorite-list] A Survey for Collectors

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:49:50 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W3004A25BEB111A23EEE72AD2D90_at_phx.gbl>

Question #1 - Rarety, uniqness and aesthetics - in that order
 
Question #2 - I would say dealer websites are the starting point
 
Question #3 - I would say CV's, CO's and CK's, I see the most growth in CC's as there as the facination with them containing carbon and the possible like to life
 
Question #4 - I think some are extreamly overvalued - falls for one. Also, a whethered OC has little value at all... there is a very wide range.
 
Question #5 - I think the Lunars and Martian meteorites will retain their value the best, perhaps Angrite's value will increase if they are prooven to be from Mercury
 
Greg S.

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> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:14:30 -0600
> From: marsrox at gmail.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Survey for Collectors
>
> Discovering my sale of "The 2011 Global Meteorite Price Report" on
> eBay, a journalist for a major international magazine now seeks my
> opinion of how we value the specimens in our collections. I think
> there are many other folks on the m-list who could help me clarify my
> thoughts before I respond. Please feel free to respond as succinctly
> and in as few words as possible to any or all of the questions below.
> If you do not want your name, rank and serial number to appear
> attached to your opinion please indicate so in your response to the
> m-list (or privately to me), otherwise you may end up with your name
> in an international periodical. Thanks to all for their thoughtful
> responses. - Kevin
>
> 1. What are the most important factors in terms of collectability for
> a given specimen? Would you emphasize the rarity, the science, the
> history, the freshness, the aesthetics, or...?
>
> 2. Who or what establishes market value? Are meteorite prices being
> established at auction, in Tucson, on dealer websites, in Morocco, on
> eBay, in private trades...?
>
> 3. What are the most undervalued meteorites or categories of
> meteorite? In what categories do you see the most potential for
> growth?
>
> 4. Do you believe that meteorites are undervalued or overvalued
> overall, in comparison to other collectibles such as fossils or coins
> or wristwatches or contemporary art?
>
> 5. What long-term meteorite market developments would you be willing
> to forecast?
>
> Kevin Kichinka
> Tambor de Alajuela
> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
> www.LaQ-CostaRica.com
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