[meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 14:13:28 -0700
Message-ID: <CAMseTy2_btcYA7+4ubRn0PpTM5_86E7DW3o3cw1=Nr3+T2wkRQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

I collect beautiful friends and wonderful experiences.

Michael in so. Cal.

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Greg Frazier via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Greetings ET & Friends,
> In addition to rocks from space, I also collect components from historic
> flying machines. This includes pieces made by Orville and Wilbur up to the
> Space Shuttle and beyond! Flown Apollo components make lovely meteorite
> display stands by the way! ET I have a special place in my collection for
> the olive-green moldavite I purchased from you in Costa Mesa back in the
> early '90's. I think I will perch it atop a Saturn V component later today!
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> RGF
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Fujihara via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> To: Edwin Thompson <etmeteorites at hotmail.com>
> Cc: MeteorList <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jul 5, 2016 10:07 am
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades
>
> Aloha Edwin and all, I collect guitars and amplifiers. I didn?t start out to
> do so, but in 1972 after working three summers at a pineapple cannery as a
> teen, purchased my first guitar ?Mabel?, a 1972 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe.
> Forty four years later, the passion is still hot and still have Mabel in my
> stable. The best part is that besides looking good, they all make a joyful
> noise when I fondle them (which cannot be said for the meteorites in my
> collection). g > On Jul 3, 2016, at 8:01 PM, Edwin Thompson via
> Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > 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
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