[meteorite-list] A Signed and Numbered Book, A Meteorite Price Report, A Discount to Visit a Costa Rican Volcano - ad

From: Kevin Kichinka <marsrox_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:45:44 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTikAYs-=4wyna=nyBHtdaijdMqrD3U5M1cpYUGbP_at_mail.gmail.com>

Team Meteorite:

If there is anyone left without my book "The Art of Collecting
Meteorites", and would enjoy owning a special copy, "signed and
numbered" #499 is on eBay this moment. These have sold on eBay for as
much as $50.

FYI - The last signed and numbered copy, #500, will be auctioned off
around Christmas time.

Find #499 here:

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220748345535&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

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Additionally, my first print run of 1,100 copies is sold out. I
ordered one last printing of 100 copies and they are now available. I
apologize that they cost $5 more, but they cost me $5 more per copy to
print.

As I live in Costa Rica and depend on my 81 year-old mother to take
them to the post office as they sell, this will be it for hard copies.
I'm lucky she's still willing-and-able to help me, but maybe it's time
soon to let her just "tend to her own knitting". When these last 100
copies are gone, "The Art" will live on only on your book shelves and
as an ebook, which I will make available later this year.

To mark this milestone, and as I will be making my twice-annual
pilgrimage to America next week, here's an offer to those wanting a
book but not bidding on the signed-and-numbered copy.

All new book purchases paid to my Paypal account by 8PM EST next
Sunday, March 13, will also be "signed by the author", i.e - me :>)
at no extra charge.

Go to www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com to pick up one of the last
"hard copies" of my well-regarded book. Critics write -

"THREE THUMBS WAY, WAY UP!"
Robert Haag, "The Meteorite Man"

?Kevin Kichinka has written an engaging book that needed writing. This
book is a compendium of human activity touching upon scientific,
artistic and commercial values in which meteorites are the vehicle
through time.?
O. Richard Norton
Author of "Rocks from Space" and "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites"

?Funny, punning and poetic ... an engaging, often enthralling journey
into the inner workings of meteorite collecting. Kichinka pulls no
punches while stripping off the veneer of meteorite collecting to
expose the good, the bad, and the ugly. The final story is the
relentless search for Bolivia's first authenticated meteorite; a story
that makes good adventure reading regardless of its meteoritical
implications. This book is an enjoyable read, because it is about us."
Martin Horejsi
Meteorite magazine

". . . a must for every meteorite collector's bookshelf."
Astronomy Magazine

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In case anyone out there would enjoy reviewing my latest "2011 Global
Meteorite Price Report", mentioned several times on the met list last
month, please visit my Paypal account at:

MARSROX at gmail.com
- deposit $15
- and I will transmit it as an Adobe attachment.

Written from the collector's point-of-view, the report covers dealer
retail prices for 185 meteorites - with some met prices dating back to
July, 2005 - helping one spot price trends. It will help determine the
value of your collection. This eight-page report concludes with my
"State of the Market Analysis". Some comments from those collectors
and dealers who have already purchased this report:

"Top notch work... I'm sure most everyone would enjoy looking it
over." - Blaine Reed.

"This is going to be really useful and I think that $15 is spot-on for
an asking price." - Joel Schiff (former publisher of Meteorite magazine)

"As always, an excellent compendium of our meteorite marketplace!
Great work, Kevin!"

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If anyone one is yet undecided for their "Spring Break" vacation let me help.

I own and operate a Bed-and-Breakfast located between two volcanoes in
the Central Valley of Costa Rica at a very pleasant 1,001m/3,100'
altitude. Never hot, never cold. The swimming pool is at a comfortably
numbing 84*F as I type. If a week of tropical adventure appeals, I am
offering 25% off my nightly rack rate as a "Meteorite Friends"
discount. Besides the fabulous time you will have here as I act as
your full time adventure concierge, there will be meteorite-themed
discussions and videos for your night-time enjoyment.

Make contact through:

www.LaQ-CostaRica.com

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The second-to-last available signed and numbered book on eBay, signed
copies available for a short time, the 2011 Global Meteorite Price
Report, discounts at my Costa Rican B&B, I think this may be a
met-list record for sales pitches!

Hope to see some met lovers visit me soon, here on the slopes of the
(very live) Poas Volcano.

Kevin Kichinka
Tambor de Alajuela, Costa Rica
MARSROX at gmail.com
www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
www.LaQ-CostaRica.com
Received on Sat 05 Mar 2011 12:45:44 PM PST