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

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:44:50 -0800
Message-ID: <276D1BF2-6C42-4DC7-BF18-378DD6D4F930_at_meteoriteguy.com>

Who is this? A new dealer?
Comparing a howardite fall to Morasko? A frigging rotten old iron that can be found by the ton? Identical to campo? Please, these people need to go find a meteorite Walmart. Leave the actual good stuff to the professionals?
I've already bought and sold more than $150,000 in Bing?l. And eBay is not the place it sells.
Good luck guys. Bottom feeders.


Michael Farmer

> On Nov 15, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> 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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