[meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one)

From: Matt Morgan <mail_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:41:35 -0700
Message-ID: <c0738e3d-bf94-4de7-bd5e-7e289165e983_at_email.android.com>

Sounds good.


Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:

>Hey, I'm all for the free market. People make a choice and pay what
>they want at auction, but when they to sell it, see what is
>offered......
>Michael
>
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Matt Morgan <mail at mhmeteorites.com> wrote:
>
>> A small piece sold for 157,000 per gram on Ebay.
>> No reserve auction.
>> Matt
>>
>> Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Who said this would be $500 gram? There is always idiotic numbers
>>> floating around. As a massive fall it will be a fair price I am
>sure.
>>> Anyway the free market will work, price too high, no sales. Black
>>> beauty was sold abs marketed for $20k gram.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am not calling it boring. I think it is very exciting but not
>>> $500.00 gram exciting. The event itself is astonishing but at
>$500.00
>>> a gram, it is more than 10 times higher than Pultusk! In my
>opinion,
>>> Anybody asking $20,000.00 a gram for a Martian meteorite these days
>is
>>> being plan greedy.
>>>>
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>>>> To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>>> Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:57 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only
>>> pick one)
>>>>
>>>> Adam, those who bought black beauty for $20,000 gram will lose 90%.
>>>> I expect this Russia fall to be couple bucks a gram for larger
>>> material.
>>>> Anyone paying $50+ gram for this will be an idiot just like those
>>> buying fakes on eBay. Please don't stoop to calling this a boring
>>> ordinary meteorite, it isn't!
>>>> Call it anything you want, a nuclear-bomb blast magnitude common
>>> chondrite on the news 24/7 for last 5 days, "Gimme Gimme gimme"!
>>>> Michael Farmer
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is what makes meteorite collecting interesting. Some prefer
>>> falls and some prefer rare types. I am saying that historically,
>there
>>> is way more bang for the buck in a planetary piece than a fall
>unless
>>> it is a planetary fall. The last Martian fall maintains around 40%
>of
>>> the initial offering price whereas the last several chondrite falls
>>> only maintains about 10-20% of their initial offer price. For the
>most
>>> part, unless some dealer becomes desperate and charges way too much
>on
>>> his credit card, Planetary finds have the best record for
>maintaining
>>> price in the long run.
>>>>>
>>>>> With over a dozen falls a year, Ordinary Chondrite falls are
>>> literately a dime a dozen these days, excuse the pun. You can
>purchase
>>> very old witnessed falls at a bargain by comparison to more recent
>>> falls with asking prices much higher. I would prefer very old falls
>>> for investment purposes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I like planetary pieces above all else and to me, they will always
>>> be king.
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>>>>> To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:55 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only
>>> pick one)
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry Adam, but this fall has been seen in every country and every
>>> tv in the world. I would not expect it to be expensive because for
>sure
>>> thousands of stones will be recovered. The price on black beauty is
>>> insane, already dropping and I have Moroccans begging me to buy it.
>>> This Russian fall has excited the world, my sales are surging
>because
>>> of interest.
>>>>> I will take a bet with you, this Russian meteorite will fill every
>>> collection in the world and Black beauty will be owned by very few
>>> people.
>>>>> I know where I am going to put my money.
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael Farmer
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In my opinion, the Martian Breccia is far more important than an
>>> Ordinary Chondrite and will hold its value better than a witnessed
>fall
>>> with thousands of pieces on the market.. A witnessed fall may very
>>> well lose 90% of its value within a month or two once its coolness
>>> factor wears off. The real story is in the event and once the
>limited
>>> amount of collectors get their hands on some, the demand drops off
>>> quickly. On the other hand, the way overpriced Martian meteorite
>will
>>> be appreciated much longer unless pairings and competition drag the
>>> price down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I always wait at least six months before investing in either one
>so
>>> that I am am not paying 4 to 10 times its settled value.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Adam
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: Matt Morgan <mail at mhmeteorites.com>
>>>>>> To: Mark Ford <mark.ford at southernscientific.co.uk>;
>>> "Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
>>> <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>> Cc:
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:49 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can
>only
>>> pick one)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll take the Martian if we are playing that game.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Ford <mark.ford at southernscientific.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aw, invoking shrodinger's cat is cheating! :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ok, in this universe, i'll take the Russian, in the other one
>the
>>>>>>> Martian..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> lol
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>>>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf
>Of
>>> Mendy
>>>>>>> Ouzillou
>>>>>>> Sent: 19 February 2013 15:57
>>>>>>> To: Michael Farmer; Matt Morgan
>>>>>>> Cc: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can
>only
>>> pick
>>>>>>> one)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Agreed, they are both cool.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So if Schrodinger's cat can be dead and alive at the same time,
>I
>>> would
>>>>>>> ignore the rules and get both.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mendy Ouzillou
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>> From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>>>>>>>> To: Matt Morgan <mail at mhmeteorites.com>
>>>>>>>> Cc: "Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
>>>>>>>> <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:35 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can
>>> only
>>>>>>> pick
>>>>>>>> one)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But one problem, the Russian fall is likely going to be
>>> relatively
>>>>>>> cheap, I am sure hundreds of kilos will be found and the price
>>> will
>>>>>>> likely be low. For $500 people will be able to buy one or many
>>> stones.
>>>>>>> $500 in black beauty gets you a speck hardly identifiable as a
>>>>>>> meteorite.
>>>>>>>> Both are very interesting meteorites, scientifically the Mars
>is
>>> more
>>>>>>> interesting but dynamically the Russian fall is history-book
>>> material.
>>>>>>>> No comparison in my opinion:)
>>>>>>>> I'll be in Russia very soon, so get your pennies counted:)
>>> Michael
>>>>>>>> Farmer
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 8:27 AM, Matt Morgan
><mail at mhmeteorites.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why discriminate? Both are history-making meteorites in their
>>> own
>>>>>>> rights. Black Beauty is not just another Mars rock and the
>Russian
>>> fall
>>>>>>> is far from ordinary. We should see this as an opportunity (if
>>> there is
>>>>>>> the opportunity to own the Russian fall) and them both to our
>>>>>>> collections.
>>>>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mark Ford <mark.ford at southernscientific.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Given there is probably more tkw of black beauty than
>chebarkul
>>> at
>>>>>>>>>> the moment - give me 'the Russian blonde'! :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On
>Behalf
>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>> Don Merchant
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: 19 February 2013 13:14
>>>>>>>>>> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>>>>>>> Cc: Don Merchant
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can
>only
>>> pick
>>>>>>>>>> one)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi List. What an exciting week in the world of
>>>>>>> meteorites/asteroids!
>>>>>>>>>> So here goes...If you had only the choice of picking one
>small
>>>>>>>>>> fragment for your collection what would it be.

-- 
Matt Morgan
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Received on Tue 19 Feb 2013 03:41:35 PM PST