[meteorite-list] Samples

[Mark Crawford]

John/list,

At the risk of sounding naive, why /wouldn't/ you pay for professional 
classification?  If Bessey's fee of around $80 is typical (and I admit, 
I don't know if that's the case), why would you risk lost samples or 
interminable delays?  Why not just add an extra buck/gramme to the sale 
price?

I guess what I'm asking is, what's the non-financial reason for lodging 
with a non-fee-charging establishment?  Do 'professional' labs only 
validate a limited range of types (eg - Bathurst don't do irons)? Do you 
have no say over where the type specimen gets lodged?

Mark


JKGwilliam wrote:
> I suppose the only solution is to pay for the classification services 
> so true "professionals" will be handling your specimen.  Please don't 
> misunderstand my use of the word "professional."  I'm talking about 
> scientists who are also business professionals. 
>