[meteorite-list] New Collector Card Series

[joseph_town at att.net]

Creative use of waste materials. Very good. Scarcity of material will not allow for mass production? Will each card have it's own classification #? How can collectors be sure that your dust is pure cutting slop? Pure to each designation made by you alone.

Garbage, hogwash and hype.

Bill


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From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>

> Thanks Ed,

> 

> Stonehenge was selected as an icon because it is a well-known ancient 

> observatory where both the Lunar and Maritain cycles were witnessed among 

> other celestial bodies. As a matter of fact, the table stone in the center 

> of Stonehenge is used to track the Moon.

> 

> I have had outside interest in mass producing a similar series but this 

> simply isn't possible. There is no automated way of depositing the aliquot 

> in the sample bay due to variability so this was done manually, a very time 

> consuming process. Also, the scarcity of planetary material available to 

> such a project would not allow for mass production. I priced all of the 

> cards the same although my costs exceeded that of production in a few cases. 

> The Artwork alone added a considerable amount to my costs.  The nice thing 

> is that I got a new logo out of the deal.

> 

> I only produced 50 of each to see what happens.  In all honesty, any revenue 

> generated by this project will come no where near close to offsetting the 

> costs of cutting loses. I just thought it would be a fun project and a good 

> way to distribute small fragments/cutting dust in a presentable package. It 

> took me over 5 years to collect sterile cutting dust or small fragments from 

> 12 different planetary meteorites. It is the least expensive way for many to 

> actually own a piece of the Moon or Mars, assemble an SNC set or own a piece 

> of both the Highlands and Mare regions of the Moon plus I think they are 

> cool!

> 

> Take Care,

> 

> Adam

>  

> 

> 

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