[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk Sales-- Today versus Yesterday!

From: Don Merchant <dmerchan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:04:07 -0500
Message-ID: <000701ce439b$8645b430$6401a8c0_at_donaldmerchant>

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From: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Cc: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:47 PM
Subject: Chelyabinsk Sales-- Today versus Yesterday!


> Hi List. Just curious and was pondering a question. This in particular to
> well known/better known Dealers and regular Sellers of meteorites. It
> seems over the last month an increase in Dealers and Sellers (known, or at
> least more familiar by names) are selling specimens of Chelyabinsk on eBay
> and the List and their Websites. I have noticed a lower price per gram
> then what has been seen at least on eBay in previous months. Maybe this
> price change is to draw business away from the masses of people that were
> buying on eBay due to the media attention of the Chelyabinsk event. Makes
> business sense. Anyways...my question is... Did the delay of acquiring
> Chelyabinsk specimens so late, compared to the many Russians that were
> selling Chelyabinsk fresh specimens with in days of the fall on eBay, hurt
> sales or the price per gram for those Dealers and Sellers who are just
> advertising now? Seems the early sales by the Russians took in quite a bit
> of cash and diluted the market a bit from February until recently when
> familiar Dealers/Sellers started posting their Chelyabinsk sales. Just
> curious.Any thoughts?
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
> IMCA #0960
Received on Sat 27 Apr 2013 07:04:07 PM PDT