[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:00:42 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <252297.33905.qm_at_web110213.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

I highly doubt it will be in Tucson, if it is then it is illegal, and I would not touch it. India doesnt scare me much, but Canada sent people to Tokyo two years back to look for fossils. They don't play games.
I doubt the meteorite will oxidize much, at these temps, there is no more liquid water so they should be perfectly preserved for the most part.
Michael Farmer



--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 3:56 PM
> In my opinion, from the info I have seen I would be willing
> to pay more then $10 per gram for fresh material, however I
> do think $50 is simply too much for what looks to be an
> ordinary chondrite.
> I am hopefull that the material will not rust too bad
> during all this snow, and Im sure plenty of it will be
> available in Tucson as was metioned by someone else.
> That said, I would also like to buy a 2 gram or so piece of
> fresh material, but really would prefer not to pay much more
> then $20-$25 per gram... to me it would be worth that price,
> regardless of classification... my little girl keeps asking
> when I am getting one... This fall like the Carancas really
> got her interested in meteorites (this one even more) due to
> the media attention and wide availablitly of video footage.
> If anyone gets ahold of some and wants to sell or trade for
> a small sample, please let me know.
>
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 12/5/08, MeteorHntr at aol.com
> <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian
> Meteorite for sale
> > To: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com,
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 1:34 PM
> > In a message dated 12/5/2008 12:16:00 P.M. Central
> Standard
> > Time,
> > star_wars_collector at yahoo.com writes:
> > I agree 100% on this. $50 per gram is too high, the
> > Carancas for example was
> > $100 per gram at first, now it can be had for under
> $20
> > per gram.
> > I have read several places that it is only valued at
> $1 -
> > $10 per gram. I
> > will wait a bit myself.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > Greg and All,
> >
> > I tend to agree that the price MIGHT drop to $10/g,
> > especially if there is a
> > high degree of rusting on the specimens found later
> next
> > year.
> >
> > However, there is a chance the Canadians might offer
> to
> > buy all or most of
> > the ones already found.
> >
> > If the land owners can get a tax credit on $50/g to
> donate
> > them, everyone up
> > there might be happy to donate them, and at a 50% tax
> > rate, that is the same
> > as getting $25/g cash in hand to the overtaxed
> Canadians.
> >
> > It sounds like most of the land owners are very
> wealthy,
> > so money may not
> > mean anything to them. They might donate them all
> and not
> > even care about a
> > tax break or cash values at all.
> >
> > If only a few kilos make it to the market place, then
> we
> > could see the value
> > be higher than $10/g.
> >
> > If we seen hundreds of rusty kilos coming onto the
> market,
> > then we could see
> > the prices end up way below $10/g.
> >
> > In any case, we probably will have to wait for the 6
> months
> > to pass to see
> > what is not purchased by the Canadian Government.
> >
> > One thing is sure, if ALL the masses were put on a
> > restricted Canadian only
> > collector market, a few hundred kilos would probably
> sell
> > for $0.10 a gram or
> > even less.
> >
> > A smart thing might be to buy one specimen from Sonny
> and
> > McCartney NOW at
> > $50/g and then buy more later at $10/g and if the
> price
> > goes down to under
> > $1/g then buy so much more that you will have cost
> averaged
> > your first purchase
> > at $50/g down to a reasonable level.
> >
> > Of course, if you are one of those people that get a
> rush
> > at owning the
> > newest most famous meteorite that everyone is talking
> > about around the water
> > cooler, then how can you put a value on that???
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > And also, realize that if you do buy a meteorite from
> > Sonny and McCartney
> > now, you are investing into field recovery. I
> seriously
> > doubt they will make a
> > profit on this trip even if they sold what little
> they
> > found at $100/g, but
> > if they can come close to breaking even, maybe next
> time
> > they will again be
> > able to afford to get on the scene early and find
> more.
> >
> > And at the very least, we should congratulate them on
> > getting to the scene
> > and making an effort.
> >
> > Good job guys, and congratulations!
> >
> > Steve Arnold #1
> > www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com
> >
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