[meteorite-list] TUCSON REPORT?
From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:06 2004 Message-ID: <000901c08f08$7ec194e0$0300a8c0_at_Domain> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C08EDE.958FFF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Another thought has come to mind. Prior to the discovery of the DAG 262 = lunar meteorite, lunar material was available for $250,000.00 per gram. = Today it is available for $2,000.00 per gram. I have personally handled = lunar meteorites as a dealer starting at $50,000.00 per gram then = $35,000.00 then $25,000.00, $20,000.00, $16,000.00, 11,000.00, = $7,000.00, $6,000.00, $4,000.00 and now I'm offered the newest find _at_ = $2,000.00. See a pattern? I may be a buyer _at_ $500.00. What's going to happen, say next month, when someone dances out of = Morocco with a 20Kg Lunar Meteorite? I'll tell you! If it was me that = had it you'd see Lunar material for $100.00 per gram. oxoxo, MC =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Casper=20 To: meteorite-list=20 Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 5:29 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] TUCSON REPORT? I've had several telephone calls from clients attending the Tucon = Show. I find it hard to beleive that they are asking me what material I = have left. I am told that prices are too high on select material and = that common Moroccan/Sahara, Campo, Sikhote Alin etc. has been pretty = much picked through and that prices are tumbling for common "junk". = There seems to be an over abundance of "rare" Moroccam/Sahara types = including Mars and Lunar material. I have been offered Lunar specimens = below $2,000.00 per gram and Mars rock below $300.00 per gram. It is my = opinion that the market has fallen considerably and the end is not in = sight. Remember this, Zagami was selling for $75.00 per gram just a few = years back. If you'd like a comparison of volatile markets, just look at = AMAZON.COM... It'll be real interesting to hear the "real" story. I am sure that = those holding large inventories will muddy the waters with personal = rationalizations to protect their investments and those like myself will = sit back and giggle... =20 oxoxox, MC ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C08EDE.958FFF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another thought has come to mind. Prior = to the=20 discovery of the DAG 262 lunar meteorite, lunar material was available = for=20 $250,000.00 per gram. Today it is available for $2,000.00 per gram. I = have=20 personally handled lunar meteorites as a dealer starting at $50,000.00 = per gram=20 then $35,000.00 then $25,000.00, $20,000.00, $16,000.00, 11,000.00, = $7,000.00,=20 $6,000.00, $4,000.00 and now I'm offered the newest find _at_ $2,000.00. = See a=20 pattern? I may be a buyer _at_ $500.00.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What's going to happen, say next month, = when=20 someone dances out of Morocco with a 20Kg Lunar Meteorite? I'll tell = you! If it=20 was me that had it you'd see Lunar material for $100.00 per = gram.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> oxoxo, MC</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:Michael_at_caspercoin.com" = title=3DMichael_at_caspercoin.com>Michael=20 Casper</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 04, 2001 = 5:29=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = TUCSON=20 REPORT?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I've had several telephone = calls from=20 clients attending the Tucon Show. I find it hard to beleive that they = are=20 asking me what material I have left. I am told that prices are too = high on=20 select material and that common Moroccan/Sahara, Campo, Sikhote Alin = etc. has=20 been pretty much picked through and that prices are tumbling for = common=20 "junk". There seems to be an over abundance of "rare"=20 Moroccam/Sahara</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> types including = Mars and Lunar=20 material. I have been offered Lunar specimens below $2,000.00 per gram = and=20 Mars rock below $300.00 per gram. It is my opinion that the market has = fallen=20 considerably and the end is not in sight. Remember this,</FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2> Zagami was selling for $75.00 per gram just a = few years=20 back. If you'd like a comparison of volatile markets, just look at=20 AMAZON.COM...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> It'll be real interesting to = hear the=20 "real" story. I am sure that those holding large inventories will = muddy the=20 waters with personal rationalizations to protect their investments and = those=20 like myself will sit back and giggle... </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> oxoxox, MC</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C08EDE.958FFF60-- Received on Sun 04 Feb 2001 07:13:40 PM PST |
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