[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Don Rawlings]

Unfortunately, a 2 gram piece for $100- today will probably sell on ebay for $10- next August.  That is my prediction.

Don Rawlings


--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> wrote:


> From: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

> To: meteoriteguy at yahoo.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, MeteorHntr at aol.com

> Cc: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>

> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 2:58 AM

> I wanted to add my 2 cents to this......well actually my

> $50.00 to this post for the new Canadian Meteorite for Sale.

> One of the must categories I like to a collect in my

> collection are Recent or New Witnessed Falls, even if their

> not Hammers. A Meteorite being New /Recent/Witnessed and

> sharing the World Major News Stories carries a more desire

> for me to want a part of that history!! So with that said if

> anyone comes across a 1 gm or 2 gm piece or can relay this

> email to a reputable source willing to sell this meteorite

> to me for $50 a gm for 1 to 2 grams, have them please

> contact me ASAP. I will make an official request for this

> meteorite here and now. My feeling is that this offer will

> not be accepted anytime soon. Why? Because when something

> new comes along it seems the price is usually put higher

> then it should be at first regardless of it's

> composition. Yes you will get buyers willing at any cost to

> have a piece and there's nothing wrong with

> sellers/dealers making a few bucks for the work/efforts

> involved, I understand and accept this. But... to control

> the price the true power is in the Buyers. If the Buyers

> don't buy at that set price then eventually it is

> lowered until Buyers will buy. There really is truth in the

> power of numbers, meaning if all us collectors stick

> together and do not buy, the price will eventually come

> down. A dealer can say well heck with it I'll keep it in

> my collection but...sooner then later that dealer will have

> a big collection and no revenue which will eventually lead

> to a real IMPACT financially that the dealer wants no part

> of, especially in his/her collection! So I'm not gonna

> save face here.. lol I am a collector with a love for this

> hobby and weakness for this hobby. I figure if I can get

> this meteorite for $50 a gm now, I would be saving money

> instead of my passion for meteorites corrupting my common

> sense to hold off until prices drop. I always seem to allow

> my self to get lured in like a B-ass because I'm weak, I

> need it, I want it, I can't wait lol! I know many of you

> out there feel my PAIN!!  So.....I have $100 set aside for a

> 2 gm. piece for the first legit seller to contact me for the

> exchange! I will keep all of you posted on this offer and

> how long it takes! By the way I meant no offence in this

> email to ANY Collector, Seller or Dealer in any way shape or

> form, I can only say just get that 2 gm. piece to me NOW!!

> lol

> Sincerely

> Don Merchant

> IMCA #0960

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael

> Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>

> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>;

> <MeteorHntr at aol.com>

> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 9:36 PM

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for

> sale

> 

> 

> > I am not sure the discussion really centers on their

> asking price of $50.00 gram. It sort of morphed from

> Canadian Government buying price to retail price, to initial

> price etc. Someone suggested a piece be sold on eBay to set

> the price. Well, that was done with Cali and Puerto Lapice,

> and the price was very high. But eBay will never set a

> price. Show me 50 Sikhote-Alin auctions and I will show you

> 50 different gram prices for Sikhote-Alin.

> > My part in this is simply to sort of separate why some

> recent falls set record prices, and others seem to be down

> to earth, and where the Canada fall will likely end up. I

> sure do hope there is a lot, I want to find some and sell

> some and buy some, and the more material, the better for

> all. Canada can be happy, there will be room for both

> scientists and collectors to get their fill.

> > 

> > Michael Farmer

> > 

> > 

> > --- On Fri, 12/5/08, MeteorHntr at aol.com

> <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:

> > 

> >> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com

> <MeteorHntr at aol.com>

> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian

> Meteorite for sale

> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> >> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:32 PM

> >> All,

> >> 

> >> I agree that this probably will sell  for much

> lower in the

> >> future...well at

> >> least I hope Supply and Demand will allow  the

> prices to

> >> come down later

> >> because a lot of it to comes on the  market.

> >> 

> >> But we should keep something else in mind here: I

> don't

> >> know how  much TKW

> >> Sonny and McCartney personally found on their

> trip, but it

> >> is entirely  possible

> >> that they simply don't want to sell much if

> any.  Maybe

> >> they are  thinking

> >> "Hey, if someone wants these bad enough, we

> will let

> >> them go."  If  no one wants

> >> them bad enough, they might just be happy to

> retain the

> >> ownership  for the

> >> long haul.

> >> 

> >> If they hold on, and later tons hit the market,

> maybe  they

> >> will drop their

> >> asking price.  If later the values go up, then

> maybe  they

> >> will raise their

> >> prices.

> >> 

> >> Just because they are asking a certain  prices

> doesn't

> >> really mean that is

> >> what it is worth it to the rest of the world, 

> maybe that

> >> is just what it is

> >> worth to them?

> >> 

> >> Steve Arnold  #1

> >> www.SteveArnoldMeteorite.com

> >> 

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