[meteorite-list] Heritage auction

From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:16:42 -0700
Message-ID: <02f201cdaa59$97907350$c6b159f0$_at_com>

COMPLETE TRANSITIONAL SLICE OF SEYMCHAN METEORITE FROM THE COLLECTION OF
TELEVISION'S "METEORITE MEN"
708g

Sold for a whopping $43,750!!!!! Over $60/g.

M

-----Original Message-----
From: Yinan Wang [mailto:veomega at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 2:48 PM
To: Mendy Ouzillou
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage auction

Fun to watch! Bad for bargains but it shows how the high end auction market
works.

-Yinan

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
> List,
>
> You should take a look at the prices being realized at the Heritage
> auction
> - Wow! Not many deals to be had and some very high bidding going on.
>
> Mendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yinan Wang [mailto:veomega at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:52 AM
> To: Mendy Ouzillou
> Cc: Meteorite List
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage auction
>
> Very interesting. As a general explanation as to likely why some of
> these have high bids:
>
> - The $312k moon pieces seem to have 1 bid but the reserve may not
> have been met yet. Still, at $175 per gram it may be a good deal if
> you have the money.
>
> - The mask also has 1 bid, probably due to good advertising, although
> the reserve also is not met.
>
> - The Seymchan sphere has over 20 bids!!! People seem to like spheres.
>
> - The NWA 725 doesn't have any bids, it's just the asking starting price.
>
> -Yinan
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> Lot Number:49049 Current Bid:$312,500 FROM THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON,
>> THE FOURTH LARGEST PIECE OF THE MOON:
>> DAR AL GANI (DaG) 1058 End Piece A: 116 x 231 x 35mm (4.5 x 9 x 1.4
>> inches) and 1096.47 grams (2.42
>> pounds)
>> End Piece B: 116 x 238 x 23mm (4.5 x 9.33 x 1 inches) and 683.19
>> grams
>> (1.50
>> pounds)
>>
>> Lot Number:49079 Current Bid:$130,000 GIBEON MASK - AN INCOMPARABLE
>> IRON METEORITE
>> 9.37 kilograms
>>
>> Lot Number:49023 Current Bid:$8,000
>> SEYMCHAN SPHERE - PALLASITIC METEORITE FASHIONED INTO PERFECT SPHERE
>> 548.4 grams
>>
>> Lot Number:4905 Current Bid:$9,500
>> NWA 725 METEORITE - LARGE COMPLETE SLICE OF VALUABLE WINONAITE
>> 195.28 grams
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Yinan Wang [mailto:veomega at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:26 AM
>> To: Mendy Ouzillou
>> Cc: Meteorite List
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage auction
>>
>> Yup, should be fun to watch, they stream it live online when it starts.
>> Which bids are surprising?
>>
>> Also fun to watch (slightly off topic):
>> The Red Bull Stratos skydive happening right now and streaming live!
>> Watch as they attempt a 23 mile sky dive!
>> http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
>>
>> -Yinan
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>> Anyone following the auction?
>>>
>>> The live bidding does not start until 2:30 pm Central Time today,
>>> but some of the proxy/internet bids so far are REALLY surprising!
>>>
>>> Mendy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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