[meteorite-list] Quesations and AD - Bilanga

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello All,

Anne posted an add for AWESOME piece of Bilanga....
>
>Hello List,
>
>As you might have  noticed, I now have a lot of
>great pieces in stock. And getting more.
>
>But  there is a piece that really surprised me. Take
>a look at  it:
>
>http://www.impactika.com/Meteorities/jhbilang.htm
>
>Have you ever seen a  Bilanga looking like that?  I mean, there a cute 
>little crystal. It  looks just
>like quartz, but yes, I know, no quartz in meteorites. So what is it?  And
>all that metal, and the brecciation. It is a fragment so there must be 
>other
>  pieces like it out there. Have you see any?
>The owner, who would rather stay  anonymous, bought
>it right after the fall from a meteorite dealer who has now  moved on to
>other fields.
>
>Oh yeah, it is for sale, so that makes it an  AD,
>but I still would like to know more about that weird  Bilanga.
>Anybody?

So of course we were welcomed to a Matteo comment on pricing.

"I know only Bob Haag have put a Bilanga slice on ebay
days ago with crust and its go sold for $13.7/gr. and
not for $54/gr.

Matteo"

You are funny Matteo.  You complain "the market is ruin" and then make 
comments like the above, while you yourself have some of the highest prices 
on meteorites.

Did Haag's piece have nice crust like that?  Did Haag's piece have the nice 
crystal as shown by Anne's great photos?  Was Haag's piece over 100 grams 
(which is something you rarely ever see)?  Likely not.  That specimen should 
command a premium.

I guess this just goes along with your market in ruin theory.  Like you 
should be able to buy a meteorite like Park Forest for $4.00 a gram, when it 
was being retailed at $30 a gram....and you wanted $50 a gram.

Perhaps Martin should repost his price comparison list on what you want and 
what others want for the same meteorite.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
www.meteoritearticles.com