[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:50:32 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mNSc-cCTEE6vSRGJiQD2zXfr9aYVy4SDZpe1TyQcXNuLA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi John,

I completely understand what you mean, as I have made a great living
selling meteorites of all types over the last 18 years.

However, history has proven that while most meteorites do go up in
value over time - rare witnessed falls almost always appreciate in
value dramatically.

Which explains why so many collectors moving to collecting only falls now days.




On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Ruben,
> For 450$ you can get a 3g piece of Bingol (that you need a loop to really enjoy) or you can get a 177g etched slice of Morasko that looks phenomenal in your collection.
>
> Added to this, that Bingol piece really isn't any harder to find for the buyer than Morasko, and in the long run will probably be worth 50-75% of what you pay now.
>
> Howardite fall or not, the price is more than I'm willing to pay.
> My opinion atleast.
> Cheers,
> John
>
>
>
> Sent using the mail.com mail app
>
> On 11/15/15 at 5:32 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> It's a howarite fall.....
>>
>> In my opinion it's probably about once in 20-30 year type thing.
>> Expensive? Yes, but I think not over priced - at least not for what
>> it is.
>>
>> Other achondrite falls like Passamonte - $1000 per gram
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> > I may be crucified for saying this, but it's a little bit ridiculous...
>> > So many specimens and demanding so high a price... Just feels ridiculous.
>> > Anyhow... Enjoy the specimens!
>> > John A. Shea
>> > IMCA 3295
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent using the mail.com mail app
>> >
>> > On 11/15/15 at 5:08 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello Listers
>> >>
>> >> Looks like there is a lot of the material coming from that fall :)
>> >> if villagers have received over $200,000.
>> >>
>> >> Shawn Alan
>> >> IMCA 1633
>> >> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
>> >> Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>> >>
>> >> Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make
>> >> Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down
>> >>
>> >> "When a meteor exploded over a village in eastern Turkey in September,
>> >> residents were frightened by the sound and the illuminated sky. In the
>> >> weeks that followed, they started picking up small bits of black rock,
>> >> but considered them insignificant. Then, with the visit of an academic
>> >> from a university in Istanbul, they learned the tiny stones they?d
>> >> been finding scattered across their land were a financial godsend.
>> >>
>> >> Last week alone, collectors from Germany and the U.S. spent some
>> >> $200,000 on the meteorites, according to Mehmet Nezir Erg?n, one of the
>> >> villagers. ?I hope everyone finds some. Poor people are always looking
>> >> for pieces. They need them more than we do,? Erg?n told the Do?an
>> >> News Agency, according to Today's Zaman."
>> >>
>> >> Source:
>> >> http://www.ibtimes.com/meteorite-fall-over-eastern-turkish-village-poor-villagers-make-hundreds-thousands-2175990
>> >>
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