[meteorite-list] Park Forest - Round Two

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:04 2004
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Adam, good lord, after you and AL Lang lectured me about paying too =
much, you tried to snag my stone by offering $15000 for it 12 hours =
later! the Highest price offered in Park Forest. So indeed, you did =
contribute to the high prices, so please don't act like you did'nt.=20
Mike Farmer
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Adam Hupe=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:39 AM
  Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest - Round Two


  Dear List,

  Here we go again! I am personally glad to be home after spending five =
intense days in the so-called "Urban Strewnfield". For those of you who =
were not able to go you did not miss much. The weather was horrible, =
most of the neighborhood was rough and the greed was amazing. =20

  My brother, Greg arrived yesterday and met up with Al Lang to pick up =
an entire bedroom that had been hammered by one of these stones. We =
will reconstruct the bedroom with the ceiling that had two holes punched =
in it, the venetian blinds that were split down the center, a metal =
windowsill with a huge impact crater and a mirror that was shattered, =
all hit by the same meteorite that thankfully missed a boy by inches as =
he was sleeping. This collection will be displayed proudly next to the =
Peekskill car in a private museum. We plan on possibly displaying the =
collection at the Tucson show next year if there is enough interest. We =
acquired several other impacted items from all over the strewn field and =
will integrate them into another interpretive display. This represents =
the world's largest collection of man-made objects impacted by =
meteorites. We feel it is important to preserve these historical items =
for future generations to enjoy. =20

  On another note:
  Why couldn't the meteorite have landed somewhere in a rural area?, =
maybe next time. I do not believe the prices would have been so high if =
the stones where recovered by farmers and ranch-hands. Word spread like =
wild fire in the Park Forest neighborhood about prices being realized =
for stones that hit things. These street-smart finders then played a =
lot of dealers and collectors in the field for as much money as they =
could get and now everybody is paying the price. You can blame dealers =
who lacked the patience to negotiate better prices and manage the =
situation in a professional manner for these high prices. Instead money =
was thrown around exciting the neighborhood into a feeding frenzy. I =
owned up to my part in this whole thing with a post called "Park Forest =
- the pulling of teeth". If I contributed in anyway to the high prices, =
I apologize. I admit there were a few times when we paid more than we =
should have.=20


  Wishing everybody well,

  Adam Hupe
  IMCA 2185

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam, good lord, after you and AL Lang =
lectured me=20
about paying too much, you tried to snag my stone by offering $15000 for =
it 12=20
hours later! the Highest price offered in Park Forest. So indeed, you =
did=20
contribute to the high prices, so please don't act like you did'nt.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV>
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dadamhupe_at_attbi.com href=3D"mailto:adamhupe@attbi.com">Adam =
Hupe</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
itecentral.com</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 06, 2003 =
10:39=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Park =
Forest -=20
  Round Two</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here we go again!&nbsp; I am =
personally&nbsp;glad=20
  to be&nbsp;home after spending five intense days in the so-called =
"Urban=20
  Strewnfield".&nbsp; For those of you who were not able to go you did =
not miss=20
  much.&nbsp; The weather was horrible, most of the neighborhood was =
rough and=20
  the greed was amazing.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My brother, Greg arrived yesterday =
and met up=20
  with Al Lang to pick up an entire bedroom that&nbsp;had been hammered =
by one=20
  of these stones.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will reconstruct the bedroom with the =
ceiling=20
  that had two holes&nbsp;punched in it, the venetian blinds&nbsp;that =
were=20
  split down the center, a metal windowsill with a huge impact crater =
and a=20
  mirror that was shattered, all hit by the same meteorite that =
thankfully=20
  missed a boy by inches as he was sleeping.&nbsp; This collection will =
be=20
  displayed proudly next to the Peekskill car in a private museum.&nbsp; =
We plan=20
  on possibly displaying the collection at the Tucson show next year if =
there is=20
  enough interest.&nbsp; We acquired several other impacted items from =
all over=20
  the strewn field and will integrate them into another interpretive=20
  display.&nbsp;This represents the world's largest collection of =
man-made=20
  objects impacted by&nbsp;meteorites.&nbsp;&nbsp;We feel it is =
important to=20
  preserve these historical items for future generations to=20
  enjoy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On another note:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Why couldn't the meteorite have =
landed somewhere=20
  in a rural area?, maybe next time.&nbsp; I do not believe the prices =
would=20
  have been so high if the stones where recovered by farmers and=20
  ranch-hands.&nbsp; Word spread like wild fire in the Park Forest =
neighborhood=20
  about prices being realized for stones that hit things.&nbsp; These=20
  street-smart finders then played a lot of dealers and collectors in =
the field=20
  for as much money as they could get and now everybody is&nbsp;paying =
the=20
  price.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can blame dealers who lacked the patience to =
negotiate=20
  better prices and manage the situation in a professional manner for =
these high=20
  prices.&nbsp;&nbsp;Instead money was thrown around exciting the =
neighborhood=20
  into a feeding frenzy.&nbsp; I&nbsp;owned up to my part in this whole =
thing=20
  with a post called "Park Forest - the pulling of teeth".&nbsp; If I=20
  contributed in anyway to the high prices, I apologize.&nbsp; I admit =
there=20
  were a few times when we&nbsp;paid more than we should=20
have.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wishing everybody well,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam Hupe</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IMCA 2185</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp; =
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