[meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a fair price?

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004
Message-ID: <005d01c2f5fe$29f3ff70$20609ecd_at_S0027239467>

Matteo, yet you try to sell Afianello for $100 gram? ManyMany kilos.
Get Real matteo.
Good luck.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>
To: "Tim Heitz" <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a fair
price?


> Crazy, over the price of a historical fall.....for me
> a price of $7/gr. max. is ok. No over. If is fall many
> kilos is another question.
> regards
>
> Matteo
>
> --- Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I got a call from a man that lives right in the
> > area of which the
> > > meteorite fell. He told me that a guy had setup in
> > a parking lot and
> > > was paying $1.00 PER GRAM
> > > He wanted to know how much they were really worth.
> > >
> > > What do you think the answer should have been?
> > >
> > > Later he told me he had three big pieces and he
> > thought $1.00 PER GRAM
> > > was not enough.
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim Heitz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael Farmer wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello everyone, a little news from the
> > strewnfield. The news is not
> > >> good. The people here all think that they are
> > millionaires, they all
> > >> want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols
> > Steve Witt to leave
> > >> or be arrested as they think he robbed a
> > meteorite finder by paying
> > >> several dollars per gram! The news has stated
> > that they are worth
> > >> $500 per ounce ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago
> > has not helped,
> > >> stating that dealers are here to rip the locals
> > off and that they
> > >> should "donate all the pieces" to the
> > university/museum.
> > >> I have been in 6 homes today that were
> > penetrated by meteorites,
> > >> serious damage to many of them. There are many
> > pieces but as I said,
> > >> people now want $100,000 for some stones and they
> > are NOT JOKING.
> > >> I wish anyone who plans to come out good luck, I
> > will hunt tomorrow
> > >> and try to secure a stone or two, then go home
> > and let people get to
> > >> reality.
> > >> I do have 4 pieces totaling about one kilo, 3
> > pieces that hit a house
> > >> and damaged the siding. The other piece is a half
> > individual that
> > >> impacted the median in a road, and has the nose
> > imbedded with yellow
> > >> street paint. I do not know if there will be any
> > out for sale any
> > >> time soon, the price is so high we are just
> > walking away from many
> > >> people.
> > >> A few got a few cheap specimens, but very few. If
> > any will come for
> > >> sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive.
> > I do not know what
> > >> the next few days hold, more pieces should be
> > found though so maybe
> > >> we will have more luck.
> > >> I will email more info later.
> > >> Mike Farmer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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