[meteorite-list] New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Pete Pete]

Hi, all,
 
 
I may have missed it in a past post, but has the new Canadian meteorite been given a fall name yet?
 
Cheers,
Pete
 
 
 


> From: dave at fallingrocks.com

> To: meteoritekid at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:30:29 -0500

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

> 

> Maybe that someone isn't getting it...wow. Sonny and McCartney, if the

> market is willing to pay you $50,000 for your recoveries, congrats on a job

> well done.

> Dave

> www.fallingrocks.com 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jason Utas

> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:52 PM

> To: Meteorite-list

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

> 

> ...And what's that supposed to mean?

> 

> 

> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 3:41 PM,  wrote:

>> Geez Jason,

>>

>> You must be on restriction or something!

>>

>> Sonny

>>

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: Jason Utas 

>> To: Meteorite-list 

>> Sent: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 3:11 pm

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

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Hola,

>> I've heard that you fellows fetched over a kilogram.

>> $50/g isn't a bad price for you to set, considering that you both 

>> probably spent less than $1,500 all told for the trip, each.

>> I mean, it's not like you had to deal with any dangers or risk. You 

>> left when you knew meteorites had been found, and travelled to a safe, 

>> civilized location. I suppose there might have been a risk in not 

>> being allowed to search private land, but, honestly...that's not 

>> stopped any hunters I know on this list.

>> Anyway, it sounds like nice material. Like every other fresh fall 

>> from the past...well, since forever.

>> As to your stating that you "would say it is up to the individuals 

>> that took the time and effort to get out in the field to do the 

>> recovery work," well, fine. I just wonder why the hunters who went to 

>> Kilabo, Bensour, Thuathe, Chergach, Bassikounou, and even Park Forest, 

>> charged substantially less than you are supposedly asking for this 

>> fall.

>> As your friend, fellow hunter, and prospective customer, I'd like to 

>> know why. Because it looks like you're set to make $25,000 off of 

>> this, along with McCartney (another $25,000). Why do I, and other 

>> meteorite collectors, owe you that?

>> Regards,

>> Jason

>>

>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 2:14 PM,  wrote:

>>>

>>> Hi All,

>>>

>>> I would have responded earlier but our Internet connection was not

>>

>> the

>>>

>>> best. We just flew in from Canada today. What is a fair price per

>>

>> gram? I

>>>

>>> would say it is up to the individuals that took the time and effort

>>

>> to get

>>>

>>> out in the field to do the recovery work. I knew before leaving home

>>

>> that if

>>>

>>> we were lucky enough to find any material that we would have to leave

>>

>> it in

>>>

>>> Canada and go through the proper channels to obtain this legally.

>>

>> Most of

>>>

>>> the area where the fall took place has been locked up with NO

>>

>> TRESPASSING

>>>

>>> signs posted. We were fortunate enough to negotiate a deal with the

>>

>> owners

>>>

>>> of some private property. We have been told the chances of any

>>

>> material

>>>

>>> leaving Canada with a permit is almost impossible. How nice would it

>>

>> be to

>>>

>>> have a new Canadian meteorite from a witnessed fall with proper 

>>> documentation? This is my first time to pick up a meteorite as fresh

>>

>> as

>>>

>>> this. You can almost rub off the fusion crust and the interior is

>>

>> bright

>>>

>>> white. I will have a picture showing the interior of the meteorite

>>

>> posted

>>>

>>> within the next couple of days. So lets keep our fingers crossed to

>>

>> have

>>>

>>> these meteorites in the U.S.A within 6 months to a year. I was

>>

>> thinking

>>>

>>> about playing a joke on Mccartney and placing a meteorite in his

>>

>> backpack to

>>>

>>> see if he could make it through customs and once we made it into the

>>

>> U.S.A

>>>

>>> telling McCartney "Hey half of the meteorite is mine!" Just teasing.

>>>

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>> Sonny

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