[meteorite-list] Sikhote' s seized

[Martin Altmann]

>Meteorites are expensive

Not at all. What would be a maximum selling price for a 150kg
Sikhote-shrapnel?
Like an acceptable Darjeeling Tea? 30$/kg
Like prosciutto di Parma?  40$/kg
Like a good malt whisky?  50$/kg
Like a lobster? 60$/kg
Like truffles? 2000$/kg (wow, I'm in the wrong branch. Heeeel piggy, heel!)
Like Beluga caviar? 3000$/kg
Like mouse milk (for 1kg you need 4000 mice)?  50.000$/kg

All that I can eat in a few weeks, but a meteorite lasts a whole live long.
Gosh meteorites are so rare, but so dirt cheap in the last years.....

Except the New Orleans fall! 5.8grams! - Better buy some more tickets for
the raffle!!!
Buckleboo

PS: A) their fault
      B) doesn't matter, a good is a good.
      C) who knows? That could be an issue.
      D) see above

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meteoryt.net" <marcin at meteoryt.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sikhote' s seized


> > Gosh - alcool and cigarettes, gas ect. I can understand, because of the
> high
> > differences in the height of taxes, but meteorites?
> > If I get a parcel from elsewhere outside from EU and the customs takes a
> > look inside, I have to pay normal VAT of 16%, no matter what stuff it
is.
> > Well I heard, that some people are consuming meteorites, but it's not
> > directly a drug,
> > nor do exist special laws for them in Schengen-country.
>
> When I thinked about this a little longet than 5 mili seconds, customs
have
> strong reasons.
>
> A) material was hidden and not declared.
> B) this was not 5kg Sikhote. There was specimens for half ton !
> C) specimens with numbers, so this show clear that comes from any official
> collection/museims and not from field.
> D) meteorites are expensive so this was a big smugglers event.
>
>
>
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