[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:10:09 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mNOrNvhnEr_R6p=xAMdmBUyMn7j-kiW-pZxz_cWTy37XQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

Generally speaking - and with the possible exception of crazy rare
Black Beauty type material - falls hold their value, and rise in value
much better than finds. Morasko and Campo (rusting or otherwise) are
not even close.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
> Who is this? A new dealer?
> Comparing a howardite fall to Morasko? A frigging rotten old iron that can be found by the ton? Identical to campo? Please, these people need to go find a meteorite Walmart. Leave the actual good stuff to the professionals?
> I've already bought and sold more than $150,000 in Bing?l. And eBay is not the place it sells.
> Good luck guys. Bottom feeders.
>
>
> Michael Farmer
>
>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> I completely understand what you mean, as I have made a great living
>> selling meteorites of all types over the last 18 years.
>>
>> However, history has proven that while most meteorites do go up in
>> value over time - rare witnessed falls almost always appreciate in
>> value dramatically.
>>
>> Which explains why so many collectors moving to collecting only falls now days.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>> Ruben,
>>> For 450$ you can get a 3g piece of Bingol (that you need a loop to really enjoy) or you can get a 177g etched slice of Morasko that looks phenomenal in your collection.
>>>
>>> Added to this, that Bingol piece really isn't any harder to find for the buyer than Morasko, and in the long run will probably be worth 50-75% of what you pay now.
>>>
>>> Howardite fall or not, the price is more than I'm willing to pay.
>>> My opinion atleast.
>>> Cheers,
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent using the mail.com mail app
>>>
>>>> On 11/15/15 at 5:32 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi John,
>>>>
>>>> It's a howarite fall.....
>>>>
>>>> In my opinion it's probably about once in 20-30 year type thing.
>>>> Expensive? Yes, but I think not over priced - at least not for what
>>>> it is.
>>>>
>>>> Other achondrite falls like Passamonte - $1000 per gram
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>>>> I may be crucified for saying this, but it's a little bit ridiculous...
>>>>> So many specimens and demanding so high a price... Just feels ridiculous.
>>>>> Anyhow... Enjoy the specimens!
>>>>> John A. Shea
>>>>> IMCA 3295
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent using the mail.com mail app
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/15/15 at 5:08 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Listers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks like there is a lot of the material coming from that fall :)
>>>>>> if villagers have received over $200,000.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shawn Alan
>>>>>> IMCA 1633
>>>>>> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
>>>>>> Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make
>>>>>> Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "When a meteor exploded over a village in eastern Turkey in September,
>>>>>> residents were frightened by the sound and the illuminated sky. In the
>>>>>> weeks that followed, they started picking up small bits of black rock,
>>>>>> but considered them insignificant. Then, with the visit of an academic
>>>>>> from a university in Istanbul, they learned the tiny stones they?d
>>>>>> been finding scattered across their land were a financial godsend.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Last week alone, collectors from Germany and the U.S. spent some
>>>>>> $200,000 on the meteorites, according to Mehmet Nezir Erg?n, one of the
>>>>>> villagers. ?I hope everyone finds some. Poor people are always looking
>>>>>> for pieces. They need them more than we do,? Erg?n told the Do?an
>>>>>> News Agency, according to Today's Zaman."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Source:
>>>>>> http://www.ibtimes.com/meteorite-fall-over-eastern-turkish-village-poor-villagers-make-hundreds-thousands-2175990
>>>>>>
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