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

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:37:24 -0800
Message-ID: <03CF18C7EF24486C9C454527A918A40E_at_bosoheadPC>

And to Capt'n Blood's point, reviewing some of my early purchases, cube-form
non-end-cut, I wonder what I was thinking then...and then I remember, I was
learning about each class, wanting to see each from a 3-D angle. Things are
different now (but the intrinsic value of that perspective rings true,
still.)

So there is validity to each presentation, depending upon from where we all
are viewing.....

Kind of like E theory, eh? !!!

-Richard M




----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; "Meteorite List"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Point of Diminishing returns (Slice
thickness)?


> 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
>
>
>
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