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

From: Bigjohn Shea <bigjohnshea_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 00:13:10 +0100
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Mendy,
Currently, if you search for "Morasko meteorite" on ebay, you get about 70 results that are actual meteorites, not labels. Mind you, better than 60% of them are listed by one seller, who could withdrawal them at any moment, and they are not all large attractive slices.

If you search for "Bingol Meteorite" you get 60 results, and at 120-150$/g they are not selling fast. I've seen them get relisted multiple times so far. I watch the items for deals all the time.

I agree that in the long run, there will likely always be Morasko on the market, and the Bingol numbers will likely diminish once the hype does, or the specimens run out.

That being said, a 177g etched Morasko slice will always look better on the shelf than a 3g piece of Bingol, and for that reason seems more worthy of the money in my mind.

I've said my piece by now. No need to keep beating a dead horse. :-)

Cheers,
John






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On 11/15/15 at 5:51 PM, Gmail via Meteorite-list wrote:

> John,
>
> There is a great deal of Morasko and there will, in the end, be not that much Bingol. The fact that there are many crusted individuals is a boon for collectors of most any budget. It may seem like a lot now because the market is "flooded" but that won't be the case in 6 months for sure and more like 2 months more likely.
>
> In the end, it's all about personal taste and priorities. There is no right or wrong answer.
>
> Best,
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 4:43 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
>
>
>
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> > 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
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> >>> 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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