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

From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:53 2004
Message-ID: <3E86202B.3040603_at_earthlink.net>

3000 grams or 3 kilo's x 7 =$21,000
Where are you staying?
Are you renting a 24 hour limo?
Are you using a private jet?


GO FIGURE !!!!!!!!!!

Tim Heitz





Starbits_at_aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 3/29/2003 5:23:22 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
>midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net writes:
>
><< That is 7 times what they paid for it, your saying thats a fair price.
> >>
>
> What you are forgetting is that does not include air fare, hotel bills,
>rental cars etc. In addition most dealers will keep a good sized piece for
>their collections. If a lot of material is bought the cost averages down,
>but if little is bought it becomes a significant addition to the purchase of
>the meteorite. Some are also full time dealers so they not only have to get
>their money out, but make a profit for things like house and car payments,
>food, taxes, ect. And we haven't even added in cut losses.
>
> So is $7 for a stone bought for $1 fair? It all depends, and one of the
>least important things is how much you pay for an individual stone. The
>average cost per gram and how much you manage to get are much more important.
>
>
>Eric Olson
>http://www.star-bits.com
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 29 Mar 2003 05:37:31 PM PST