[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 20:55:36 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mOm9DED+0bv8eGcxVkG=6-t1orJH0+VKQp0mK0J3dVPmg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Collectors, like dealers are all different. Everyone has an opinion,
and a particular style of collecting, no big deal.

Like I said, I sell pretty much all types of meteorites so even though
I don't agree with Bigjohn (on this particular subject) I'm glad he's
around. Heck, I'd even sell him a Morasko slice..... : ).

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Gmail <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> Seriously! John is a collector and enthusiastic about meteorites. Maybe you have bought and sold $150k of Bingol, but that doesn't give you the right to insult people. Why not keep your personal business dealings to yourself? You work hard for your living, you may even be the top grossing dealer on this planet, but no need to tell everyone. You have a great reputation until you say things like this. There is room for all kinds of collectors and, dare I say, even dealers. I personally felt John's comments engendered some great discussions and provided unique insights likely shared by others. Clearly, based on my own response, I did not agree with John, but I never felt the need to insult him.
>
> Oh well, to each his own.
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:44 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> 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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