[meteorite-list] Membrane Boxes

[Dave Carothers]

I think it all comes down to a matter of personal preference.

While I think all meteorites are beautiful, I have some meteorites that I
think are more beautiful than others.  Those that are extra special, are in
membrane boxes so I can better see the entire specimen.  Some of these
meteorites are VERY inexpensive and others not.  The actual cost of the
meteorite is not a consideration so much as the actual beauty of the
specimen and the ability to see it.

For what it is worth.....  my $0.02

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Membrane Boxes


On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:17:54 +0100, you wrote:

>Huh, where is the problem?
>Hartman is taking for 100 microboxes 1.3$ each.

Meanwhile, I can buy gem jars for around 20 cents each.  It's a matter of
scale.
I wouldn't worry about a $1 difference in price for something that cost
$1000,
or $100.  But at $10, it starts to be a factor, and the difference between
something that cost $1.30 and something that cost $0.20 and serves virtually
the
same purpose IS going to make a difference in my opinion.  I'm not judging
the
price that the reseller has to charge, I'm judging the price the
manufacturer
charges.  With gem jars, you have something that costs a few cents to make
and
sells for around 20 cents.  With membrane boxes, you have something that
costs a
few cents to make and sells for over a dollar.  That's my point-- price
gouging
by a monopoly single source.

>
>Wouldn't you make photos of those persons you love, because the albums to
>keep the photos are to expensive?

Not a good analogy.  A better one is, would I buy a frame for the picture
from
company X at one price, or buy a frame made from the virtually the same
amount
of virtually the same materials a different company for 5 or 6 times the
price.
You might do that.  I wouldn't.  (And I haven't made a film-based photo in
over
3 years-- I've taken maybe 15,000 with my digital camera since then, and at
least 90 percent of them have never seen paper).
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