[meteorite-list] Ash Creek Prices.

From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:11:19 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <456462.77680.qm_at_web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

First off, I would like to say I am not whining. I did not make any personal remarks towards you, and you are totally out of line...
The ONLY remark I made with your name in it was about Carancas and your experience. Perhaps you took that as negative, it was not. I was offering my opinions as to what helped push Carancas to the $100 mark.

I made comments that reflect my opinions on this issue, and I understand that they are not popular with some, but as I said, this is the result of what I have seen and the impression I have been given by watching some of the discussions on this list.

The issue concerning you and Steve, while I know nothing about it, did that need to become public issue? This even, you could have easily sent me an email off list. Instead you take the oppertunity to publicly flame and insult me. Over what? My opinions that certain meteorites are overpriced and artificially inflated?

I understand the costs involved in hunting can be high and I never have disputed that.

As I said before, I have been into meteorites for all of 3 years. I will be the first to admit that I dont know all of the details. I am trying to understand them and the politics involved in meteorites.

I want to ask, is it really good to show the conduct you do to new people trying to learn? Sure, my opinions may be incorrect, but the actions you just showed has only reinforced my feelings to a degree.

You could have left out all the personal remarks and been just as effective. Instead you choose to take shots at me for my feelings... Way to go.

Greg C.










 




--- On Wed, 11/4/09, meteoritehunter at comcast.net <meteoritehunter at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: meteoritehunter at comcast.net <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>
> Subject: Ash Creek Prices.
> To: meteoritekid at gmail.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, star_wars_collector at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 9:44 AM
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> Geg and Jason,
> ?
> Greg's whining is out of control.
> Ash Creek was perhaps overpriced at $100 per gram for
> stones larger than a gram or two. However, you are acting
> like every person there came home with pockets full.
> Give me a break, most people were lucky to go home with
> 3 or 4 small stones, 90% under 10 grams.
> I am sure you are both smart, so do this, check on
> airplane tickets, o say from California to Dallas Texas.
> Short notice tickets were expensive, I am sure no one paid
> less than $300 to $400.00
> I myself, on three trip there, spent more than $1500 on
> tickets
> Car rentals for me for one month, more than
> $1200.00.
> Hotel, more than $2000.00
> Food I dont count since I eat anywhere.
> Not to mention that little thing called my time, more
> than 20 days of hunting, time when I could make no other
> sales. ?
> ?
> THOUSANDS on expenses, I found all of 20 stones. I
> walked more than 200 miles (320 km) to find those stone. I
> want to keep almost all, so there was about 5 stones I was
> willing to sell.
> WOW, I guess I should have put $5.00 gram on those
> stones an made about $200.00
> ?hmmm, that would not even be worth my time to
> package them based on expenses.
> Now, take most people who went home with say 5 or 6
> stones, perhaps $1200.00 in expenses, and most stones 2 or 3
> grams were the norm. Again, not even making expenses back
> and we worked our asses off to find those little stones. So
> people set the price in the $100 gram range, and buyers paid
> it.
> ?
> Prices have dropped now because collectors have all the
> Ash Creek they want apparently. I was in?Munich last
> week though, and I had no ash creek for sale and was
> asked?by several people for it. ?
> ?
> Greg?stop your crying, it is really getting old,
> and I am not sure if you have noticed, but a large number of
> people have dropped off the list, it has become a pitiful
> place full of whining and crying and little else.
> Get over yourself.
> ?
> You want to find the Benson fall, get off your ass, as
> we said months ago, get out here and look for it. What do
> you want, for me to? drive you to the strewnfield and
> hold your hand while you search? Should I give you my single
> piece I found because you want it?
> You are no being resonable or logical. When the
> coordinates are published, you are welcome to hunt all you
> want.
> Michael Farmer
> ?


      
Received on Wed 04 Nov 2009 01:11:19 PM PST