[meteorite-list] Park Forest
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004 Message-ID: <001201c2f5b7$2ad30d10$a2649ecd_at_S0027239467> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2F57C.7D48D470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable More information. I had dinner and drinks tonight with Steve Witt, Al = Lang, Adam Hupe, Al Mitterling and Steve Arnold, (NOT Chicago:). We are all outraged at what has happened here.=20 Ill explain more. The fact is that yesterday morning several pieces were = sold for $1 gram, not an unfair price in the field, low but no big deal. = Then the newspapers and news told everyone that the value is $500 per = ounce! The Chicago Field Museum curator was telling the police that the = people had to sell to them and not to any collectors. So now many people = are going to the Field Museum tomorrow to sell their pieces to the = museum. They are under the assumption that they must sell them there as = that is what the local police is passing on. The prices here are now not = under $10 gram, and the people whose homes were hit are at $50 gram = plus. Completely out of the realm of reality considering that many homes = were hit here. If it were one, I could understand.=20 Another note, the strewnfield is NOT 80 miles long, many people started = reporting slag and asphalt everywhere. There are 30 to 40 kilos known, = more likely but press coverage is extreme and everyone knows because the = TV told them that it is $500 an ounce.=20 So, it looks like if it isn't snowing tomorrow, that ill hunt all day = and leave here Sunday. There is nothing more to be gained trying to = bargain with the locals. Maybe later they will sell some, but it will = NOT be cheap, I don't see how it could.=20 I have a few fragments that hit a house, and with photos and pieces of = plastic siding broken off the wall. This was from the impact on Winslow = Street. If anyone wants a piece or partslice of these fragments, let me = know, ill make a list, figure the price when I get home, and see which = orders I can fill. It would be best if you told me the exact amount you = want to spend. This is all Ill have for sale.=20 Mike Farmer PS. Portales was a fun but stressful hunt, this one blows Portales to = hell, people are very very unfriendly here, not all of course, but the = Museum did dealers and collectors very wrong here with what they said, = Ill be rethinking and dealings from now on with this type of bad press. = I have donated over $100,000 in meteorites to museums, and now to have = them telling people that all the dealers are here to rip them off really = chaps my $%#$#$ ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2F57C.7D48D470 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 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>More information. I had dinner and = drinks tonight=20 with Steve Witt, Al Lang, Adam Hupe, Al Mitterling and Steve Arnold, = (NOT=20 Chicago:).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> We are all outraged at what has = happened=20 here. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ill explain more. The fact is that = yesterday=20 morning several pieces were sold for $1 gram, not an unfair price in the = field,=20 low but no big deal. Then the newspapers and news told everyone that the = value=20 is $500 per ounce! The Chicago Field Museum curator was telling the = police that=20 the people had to sell to them and not to any collectors. So now many = people are=20 going to the Field Museum tomorrow to sell their pieces to the museum. = They are=20 under the assumption that they must sell them there as that is what the = local=20 police is passing on. The prices here are now not under $10 gram, and = the people=20 whose homes were hit are at $50 gram plus. Completely out of the realm = of=20 reality considering that many homes were hit here. If it were one, I = could=20 understand. <BR>Another note, the strewnfield is NOT 80 miles long, many = people=20 started reporting slag and asphalt everywhere. There are 30 to 40 kilos = known,=20 more likely but press coverage is extreme and everyone knows because the = TV told=20 them that it is $500 an ounce. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So, it looks like if it isn't snowing = tomorrow,=20 that ill hunt all day and leave here Sunday. There is nothing more to be = gained=20 trying to bargain with the locals. Maybe later they will sell some, but = it will=20 NOT be cheap, I don't see how it could. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a few fragments that hit a = house, and with=20 photos and pieces of plastic siding broken off the wall. This was from = the=20 impact on Winslow Street. If anyone wants a piece or partslice of these=20 fragments, let me know, ill make a list, figure the price when I get = home, and=20 see which orders I can fill. It would be best if you told me the exact = amount=20 you want to spend. This is all Ill have for sale. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS. Portales was a fun but stressful = hunt, this one=20 blows Portales to hell, people are very very unfriendly here, not all of = course,=20 but the Museum did dealers and collectors very wrong here with what they = said,=20 Ill be rethinking and dealings from now on with this type of bad press. = I have=20 donated over $100,000 in meteorites to museums, and now to have them = telling=20 people that all the dealers are here to rip them off really chaps my=20 $%#$#$</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2F57C.7D48D470-- Received on Sat 29 Mar 2003 12:50:54 AM PST |
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