[meteorite-list] Question: Just How ...?

[mark ford]

HA! Next time the missus moans about the cost/g of my rocks I shall use the 'Staple analogy' good one!!

:)

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Rob McCafferty
Sent: 16 March 2007 09:39
To: Robert Woolard; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question: Just How ...?

How did I find out you could buy meteorites?

This is somewhat strange.

Where I work, I asked for some photocopying to be done
and they were charging 10p (20c) for a staple. I
worked out, that the cost per staple was over
£500/gram and I wanted to know if there was anything
more expensive than our staples.

Within a month I had bought 25mg bit of Dhofar 1084
from Siegfried Harberer and that's that.


--- Robert Woolard <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello List,
> 
>   There was a lot of interest and positive comments
> on
> the thread concerning whether or not members still
> had
> their first meteorite. I'd like to ask a related
> question that I think might be interesting.
> 
>   The question is: How did you "find out" that it
> was
> possible to actually BUY a meteorite!?  
> 
>   I will list the most likely ways that come to my
> mind (doubtless there will be others) in no
> particular
> order:
> 
> 1.Magazine AD (such as Astronomy or Sky & Telescope)
> 
> 2.Magazine ARTICLE about collecting meteorites
> 
> 3.Catalog offering meteorites for sale
>  
> 4.Internet browsing and accidentally came across
> 
> 5.TV program, featuring Haag, Farmer, etc.  
> 
> 6.Friend was a collector and got you hooked, too
> 
> 7.You are a mineral collector, led to meteorites 
> 
> 9.You are a fossil collector, led to meteorites
> 
> 10.Auction listed meteorites up for bid
> 
> 11.Other 
> 
>   OK, that's about all the ways I can think of right
> off hand. I hope that the question is of interest. 
> 
>   And by the way, MY answer would be "#5" above, as
> I
> saw a VERY young Robert Haag on the David Letterman
> show WAY back in 1986. I was thrilled to see that
> here
> was a guy who was actually making it possible for me
> to buy my very own meteorite! I called directory
> assistance the very next day, got Robert's telephone
> number, called him, ordered 10 specimens,.... and
> what
> a ride it has been since!!
> 
>   Best wishes,
>   Robert Woolard  
> 
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