[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Darren Garrison]

On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:38:59 -0500, you wrote:


>with meteorites have shared with me that they've opted not to climb in  

>because of their belief in an "immature" and "unsophisticated"  

>marketplace.  Their words.


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>Everything else being the same, no witnessed fall should ever sell for  

>a couple of bucks a gram, and we should all strive to make certain  

>this doesn't occur.


Myself, I'd rather see meteorite collecting as a fun (immature, unsuphisticated)
hobby that anyone interested can afford to join (even if just for small pieces)
than as a way for rich snobs to become richer.  I say that those "serious
collectors" who you talked to can go screw themselves.