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

From: Shawn Alan <photophlow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:58:50 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <1367114330.48366.YahooMailNeo_at_web162602.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Hello Don and Listers

Thats a good question about price and amount on the market. When the fall first happened the meteorites were going for alot, and now its seems its about 30 bucks a gram.
But what I also see that dictates price is province. If you got sample from the Smithsonian or other big name institutions, those piece will go for a higher price. Right now, there is about 240 listings on ebay for the Chelyabinsk meteorite http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=chelyabinsk+meteorite&LH_PrefLoc=2&_sop=1
Most if not all are still look fresh as?the day they fell. But wait,?when the snow melts and people find the weathered and rust ones, those will go for a lot less and will look gross on the outside and maybe on the inside. But I would have to say, the price will keep dropping, till there is no more and then it will go up some what, and if there is a discovery found within the meteorite, prices might go back up even more. But all I can say is, get some fresh stuff before it all gone and all your left with is the weathered meteorites, which will still be nice, but wont have the aure and beauty of what they looked like the?day they feel. Also I have to? say the Chelyabinsk meteorite fall is the most celebrated and reported meteorite fall?of all times and I have to have a piece in my collection :)

Shawn Alan
IMCA 1633
ebay store
http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
http://meteoritefalls.com/


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From: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
To: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>; Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Cc: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk Sales-- Today versus Yesterday!



----- Original Message -----
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
> http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/
> IMCA #0960

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