[meteorite-list] Point of Diminishing returns (Slice thickness)?

From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:58:23 -0800
Message-ID: <C99AB11F.175CC%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Good points, Adam,
        However, the collectors who are blind to any pricing
Elements but weight are NOT getting the best deals at all.
        I sell the same way I collect.... Good is good and to me
How a specimen looks if far more important than mass.
        Do I prefer a bigger specimen over a smaller specimen?
Of course, but I do not prefer a thicker slice over a thinner
Slice at all. If one is 4g and the other is 1.2g and the surface
Area is larger on the 1.2g and the price is the same, I will take
The 1.2 thinner slice with more surface area every stinking time.
        If you can buy high fat ground beef for $2/lb or excellent
Ribeye stakes for $4/lb, which are YOU going to buy? I'll take
The Ribeye every stinking time.
        I believe collectors are STARTING to get the point that
It is NOT the weight that is most important, but the visual
Quality that matters. Every Tucson Show for the last several
Years I have seen some screaming specimens sold for 4, 10 or
100 times the "normal" price per gram. I have bought some of
Them, myself.
        I am always amazed that though I am certain the average
Meteorite collector has a substantially higher IQ than the
Public norm, so many of them are attached to narrow ways of
Thinking. However, any smart individual will eventually overcome
Habitual ways of thinking when repeatedly exposed to the logical
advantages of other ways of looking at things.
        Michael

On 3/7/11 3:38 PM, "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Most collectors go by the price per gram first so dealers who cut ultra-thin
> will take a loss when weight is the main consideration. I know that the
> weight-to-surface area ratio is a secondary consideration for most collectors
> due to experience.
>
> There are other factors like a decent polish being applied, proper preparation
> and specimen status including provenance that can affect price.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Adam
 
Received on Mon 07 Mar 2011 06:58:23 PM PST