[meteorite-list] Heritage auction

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:07:53 -0600
Message-ID: <0BD44CC2-2548-450A-9D2A-2580F6075D84_at_meteoriteguy.com>

$5-10 gram material at highest possible valuation. Suckers born every day:)

Michael Farmer

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On Oct 14, 2012, at 4:16 PM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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