[meteorite-list] Pricing question

[Jeff Kuyken]

If it's leaving on a train from Chicago does that mean it arrived the day 
before at 40 MPH after being bought on ebay the day before that at 20,000 
MPH?! ;-)

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pricing question



> On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:06:50 -0700, you wrote:

>

>>Suppose you have 3 specimens of a fairly common meteorite. Specimen #1 is

>>a nice 100g individual. #2 is an equally nice 100g endcut with a polished

>>face. #3 is a similarly nice 100g full slice, 3mm thick, with one side

>>polished and the other side rough. All specimens are of equal quality

>>(i.e., #1 is not a fabulously oriented piece, #3 does not have a

>>super-fantastic inclusion). If specimen #3 sells for $10 per gram, how

>>much do the others sell for?

>

> And what specimen #1 is on a train leaving Chicago at 8:15 traveling 80 

> MPH, and

> specimen #2 is on a bus leaving Memphis at...

>

> okay, I'd say that #1 and #2 would sell for less, because #3, having the 

> largest

> visible surface area, would be the most desirable.

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