[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: <00c301c2f601$7e985d70$20609ecd_at_S0027239467>

Okm Matteo, let us know when you find another Pultusk fall in Italy.
I agree that $7 gram would be just, but it is not to be, that is the simple
fact, so if you don't think it is worth it, don't buy any, end of story.
Mike Farmer
Meteoritehunter
----- Original Message -----
From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>
To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; "Tim Heitz"
<midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a fair
price?


> Yes but Alfianello is 1883 historical fall, andd all
> pieces is in museum and is hard this exit, I see who
> sale Alfianello for $100/gr. go sold with no problems.
> The same for my Albareto, I sale for $200/gr. and this
> go. Many have write to me alfianello, albareto and
> other historical falls is ordinary chondrites and the
> price request is esagerated....well, Ensisheim is a
> ordinary chondrite, why this person not sale for
> $2/gr. ? Barbotan is a ordinary chondrite, why this is
> sold for $200/gr.? This person have a 200 gr. of
> alfianello, but when I have ask to sale to me for
> $2/gr. the piece I not have received answer,
> strange...is a ordinary chondrite. The same for this
> new falls, is not a historical fall, probably at 50
> years this new fall enter in the historical falls, but
> now is a normaly ordinary chondrite fall with over 50
> kg. + and a price of $7/gr. is just. Ask to a italian
> museum a piece of a normaly meteorite or historical,
> the answer is nothing, no money accept and no trades -
> very very rare the trades here - is for this the
> italian/historical meteorites is hard to find.
> Regards
>
> Matteo
>
> --- Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net> wrote:
> > 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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