[meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades
From: Sergey Vasiliev <vs.petrovich_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 17:36:08 +0200 Message-ID: <CAGiLwjwFY8zohRAAq_Y69XAQ-z0a_LHzxzD0k05F=c_yGYOe8w_at_mail.gmail.com> I collect old Russian books about meteorites. Happy me - not much of them to collect ;) Still missing one :( Best from Prague, Sergey On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Walter Paleski via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > I collect ancient crustal skulls and other ancient skulls that are > magnetic and were carved from enterprise material. > As well as ancient Native American artifacts. > Aztec Mayan and Egyptian artifacts. > I'm also a large collector and dealer of many minerals, crystals and semi > precious stones. > I have a huge collection of lemrian crystals and herkimer diamonds that > were recently on display at the museum of natural history in NYC. > I loaned my specimens to the museum for three months for a limited display. > I love to go mining > Anyone going to the ancient aliens con in California in October ? > > Walter J Paleski > > > On Jul 5, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > I also collect Anasazi pottery and artifacts. > > > > Michael Farmer > > > >> On Jul 4, 2016, at 10:52 PM, tracy latimer via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > >> > >> Like most of the others here, I lost my marbles long ago :) The > current point of interest over here, when I'm not buying meteorites, is > Native American pottery from the Four Corners area, although I have been > known to splurge on other types. > >> > >> Best! > >> Tracy Latimer > >> > >> > >> From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com> on > behalf of Edwin Thompson via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > >> Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 6:01 AM > >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades > >> > >> Hello to all list members, > >> I am reaching out to the farthest corners of the known world to appeal > to any and all collectors. > >> Having dealt in and collected meteorites, tektites and related books > since I was just a kid, collecting all kinds of rocks which included a few > cherished meteorites as early as the age of six, life has been blessed with > lots of treasured finds. By the age of nine my parents allowed me to go > off on summer long geology exploring science camp trips with older kids. > For three years this was how I spent my summers, digging in fossil beds and > agate beds all across the Northwest, areas that have been closed to this > sort of activity since the mid to late sixties. At age seven I joined the > Oregon Archaeological Society and at age fourteen I was given the privilege > of being a dig site foreman for a Scappoose Indian housing and burial site > before it was built into the now dismantled Trojan Nuclear Energy Power > Plant along the banks of the mighty Columbia river near my home here in > Oregon. Over time, life has changed and my interests have changed with the > exception of a few common threads. One > >> of them being that rocks from Space are the coolest of all rocks! > >> Many of you know that from 1987 until 2002 I displayed and sold > meteorites, fossils and artifacts at roughly 48 gem and mineral shows each > year around the western United States. > >> During those wonderful years of travel both here and abroad, I had the > joy and pleasure (and still do) of meeting collectors and seeing their > amazing collections. What I have seen and I am sure that many of you can > relate to this, is that most of us who collect rocks from Space, also > collect other things. I have seen a collection of antique surfboards, a > huge collection of ancient suits of armor, cannons, guns, diamonds, > polished stone spheres, stamps, coins (I think coins are how Michael Casper > made his fortune! Good for him!). I've seen amazing collections of > fossils, minerals and gem stones in private homes and on and on. > >> Long story made shorter, I stopped collecting these beloved meteorites > when I formally started selling them back in 87'. I have learned that this > might have been a huge mistake but it's the choice I felt I needed to make > in order to pay the bills and to remain competitive in an ever shrinking > world market. But, the collecting bug never went away, it just changed > shape and theme. > >> > >> Here is the pitch; about 1990 I started collecting antique handmade > glass marbles. These gorgeous, colorful treasures were made by glass > workers in the Lauscha region of East Germany from approximately 1880 until > 1920. They are rare and hard to find. I have amassed a large collection > and yet am always searching for more. I would be delighted to trade > meteorites, tektites or books, even art, rare wine or cashy money for any > number of these marbles. > >> If you are a marble collector then I would enjoy talking with you about > your collection and collecting direction. Recently Patrick got infected by > this same obsession and he is an avid collector of the more recent machine > made marbles from as early as the 1920's and 30's and later. If you just > want to talk marbles please drop me a line. If you know someone with > marbles to sell or if you have some yourself, please give me a chance to > make an offer. > >> > >> > >> On a less selfish thread, I think it would be a lot of fun to read > about the things that others collect. I recall the first time I met Mike > Bandli in Tucson years ago he was dealing in Space surplus and he had a > huge collection of super cool artifacts. I learned at this last Tucson > show that John Kashuba and I have nearly matching collections of rare, old > wines. Hey, there is a meteorite collector in New York who collects live > scorpions! And who hasn't seen Bruce Wegman's digital watch collection? > >> > >> Come on folks, share the fun! > >> > >> Best regards, E.T. > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> > >> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and > the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >> > >> > >> > >> Meteorite Central - Facebook > >> www.facebook.com > >> Meteorite Central. 878 likes ? 18 talking about this. 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