[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Michael Farmer]

I highly doubt it will be in Tucson, if it is then it is illegal, and I would not touch it. India doesnt scare me much, but Canada sent people to Tokyo two years back to look for fossils. They don't play games. 
I doubt the meteorite will oxidize much, at these temps, there is no more liquid water so they should be perfectly preserved for the most part.
Michael Farmer



--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:


> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>

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

> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 3:56 PM

> In my opinion, from the info I have seen I would be willing

> to pay more then $10 per gram for fresh material, however I

> do think $50 is simply too much for what looks to be an

> ordinary chondrite.

> I am hopefull that the material will not rust too bad

> during all this snow, and Im sure plenty of it will be

> available in Tucson as was metioned by someone else.

> That said, I would also like to buy a 2 gram or so piece of

> fresh material, but really would prefer not to pay much more

> then $20-$25 per gram... to me it would be worth that price,

> regardless of classification... my little girl keeps asking

> when I am getting one...  This fall like the Carancas really

> got her interested in meteorites (this one even more) due to

> the media attention and wide availablitly of video footage.

> If anyone gets ahold of some and wants to sell or trade for

> a small sample, please let me know.

> 

> 

> Greg

> 

> 

> 

> 

> --- 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: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com,

> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> > Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 1:34 PM

> > In a message dated 12/5/2008 12:16:00 P.M.  Central

> Standard

> > Time, 

> > star_wars_collector at yahoo.com writes:

> > I agree 100% on  this. $50 per gram is too high, the

> > Carancas for example was 

> > $100 per gram at  first, now it can be had for under

> $20

> > per gram.

> > I have read several places  that it is only valued at

> $1 -

> > $10 per gram. I 

> > will wait a bit  myself.

> > 

> > Greg

> > 

> > 

> > Greg and All,

> > 

> > I tend to agree that the  price MIGHT drop to $10/g,

> > especially if there is a 

> > high degree of rusting on  the specimens found later

> next

> > year.

> > 

> > However, there is a chance the  Canadians might offer

> to

> > buy all or most of 

> > the ones already found.

> > 

> > If  the land owners can get a tax credit on $50/g to

> donate

> > them, everyone up 

> > there  might be happy to donate them, and at a 50% tax

> > rate, that is the same 

> > as  getting $25/g cash in hand to the overtaxed

> Canadians.

> > 

> > It sounds like  most of the land owners are very

> wealthy,

> > so money may not 

> > mean anything to  them.  They might donate them all

> and not

> > even care about a 

> > tax break or  cash values at all.

> > 

> > If only a few kilos make it to the market place, then 

> we

> > could see the value 

> > be higher than $10/g.

> > 

> > If we seen hundreds of rusty  kilos coming onto the

> market,

> > then we could see 

> > the prices end up way below  $10/g.

> > 

> > In any case, we probably will have to wait for the 6

> months

> > to  pass to see 

> > what is not purchased by the Canadian Government.

> > 

> > One thing  is sure, if ALL the masses were put on a

> > restricted Canadian only 

> > collector  market, a few hundred kilos would probably

> sell

> > for $0.10 a gram or 

> > even  less.

> > 

> > A smart thing might be to buy one specimen from Sonny

> and

> > McCartney  NOW at 

> > $50/g and then buy more later at $10/g and if the

> price

> > goes down to  under 

> > $1/g then buy so much more that you will have cost

> averaged

> > your first  purchase 

> > at $50/g down to a reasonable level.

> > 

> > Of course, if you are one  of those people that get a

> rush

> > at owning the 

> > newest most famous meteorite that  everyone is talking

> > about around the water 

> > cooler, then how can you put a value  on that???

> > 

> > :-)

> > 

> > And also, realize that if you do buy a meteorite  from

> > Sonny and McCartney 

> > now, you are investing into field recovery.  I 

> seriously

> > doubt they will make a 

> > profit on this trip even if they sold what  little

> they

> > found at $100/g, but 

> > if they can come close to breaking even, maybe  next

> time

> > they will again be 

> > able to afford to get on the scene early and find 

> more.

> > 

> > And at the very least, we should congratulate them on

> > getting to  the scene 

> > and making an effort.   

> > 

> > Good job guys, and  congratulations!

> > 

> > Steve Arnold #1

> > www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com  

> > 

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