[meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 17 00:37:21 2006
Message-ID: <20060816173213.533CD1054B_at_mailwash5.pair.com>

How do you come up with that 2-3 kilos more will be available to collectors?
There are 5 known stones, total recovered weight over only ~3.2 kilograms
give or take a hundred grams. Of that material, I have 38 grams, 100 of
which will no be sold. Morten Bilet already sold most of his to Bob Haag and
a German. The two large complete stones are in the Oslo collection, not to
be sold, and that leaves about ~1 kilogram in Norway, the owner of which
wants $200.00 per gram for a 650 gram fragment.
Where do you get them, 2 to 3 kilograms of material to be sold?
Anyone with any experience knows that falls are always a fluid situation
with material and prices. But with one month and again, over 25 veteran
meteorite hunters having come and gone with the only find success being that
of Morten Bilet and myself, I have little hope of more stones being found.
I would think that those of us who were there would understand what is
happening there a little more than those who were not.
Michael Farmer

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Twelker [mailto:twelker_at_alaska.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:24 AM
To: Michael Farmer; Meteorite Mailing List
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.

Mike,

    I thought the list should have a better understanding of what is
happening with Moss. I would guess that 2 to 3 kg or more will eventually
be sold to collectors. The idea that if one doesn't jump now, one will
never get any, is just wrong--a false impression broadcast on the list to
sell one person's rocks.

    I am not going to quibble with your price, Mike. It may well be good.
I too have a lot of money in this--it seems much more than you do. Of
course I am interested in protecting my investment and recovering my money
too.

    I appreciate your descriptions of the hunt and the other information you
have provided. I wish I could have been there.

    Eric Twelker
    http://www.meteoritemarket.com

> That is quite rude Eric, trying to steal my customers for a new meteorite
> sale when I just returned after spending over $5000 getting it. You don't
> have it now, don't even know when you are getting it, and you jump in
trying
> to squash my sales. I have never done such a thing to you, why do it to
me?
> Michael Farmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Eric
> Twelker
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:37 PM
> To: Meteorite Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss Carbonaceous Chondrite sales.
>
> I will have some Moss too -- but probably not until around the end of the
> month. I expect that collectors will be able to get pieces for some time.
>
> Eric Twelker
> http://www.meteoritemarket.com
>
>> Ok, today was a rough day with paying bills, taking
>> care of the usual things after a 3 week absence, and
>> trying to collect my precious cargo from Sweden
>> without success!
>>
>> I will focus on selling some of the Moss meteorite
>> tomorrow. I must recover some of the nearly $7000 I
>> spent on the trip to Norway and Sweden. Anyone who
>> thinks meteorite hunting is cheap needs to try it
>> sometime!
>>
>> I will prefer to do private sales as I have too many
>> small pieces to photograph and put on the website as I
>> normally do. I know from the response to my emails
>> over the last couple of weeks I will have most of the
>> material sold rapidly. I have too many emails from the
>> trip to go through quickly, so Anyone wanting a piece
>> needs to email me ASAP with the amount they want to
>> spend and I can try to accommodate them.
>> I will offer it for $200.00 per gram. I have many
>> pieces with fusion crust, but that will run out fast,
>> so if you want crust, I need to know like now.
>>
>> Anyone who thinks this is a high price needs to think
>> again. I have already sold my largest piece for that
>> amount, and Bob Haag and I had lunch today and he also
>> wont sell for less as he bought his pieces.
>>
>> There are only 5 witnessed falls of CO3 meteorites in
>> the world, Moss if confirmed as a CO3 will make that
>> #6.
>>
>> So here we go, let the sales begin!
>>
>> Moss Norway, fell July 14th, 2006 at ~10:15 am in the
>> Ostfold region including the towns of Rygge and Moss.
>> So far, just over 3 kilograms known. 50% of this is
>> already in Museum hands and totally out of the running
>> for sales.
>> After a month of searching by over 20 meteorite
>> hunters and dealers, I highly doubt that much more
>> will be recovered if any at all.
>>
>> Michael Farmer
>>
>> By the way, I will build a great webpage with photos
>> as soon as my film arrives from Sweden.
>>
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