[meteorite-list] Futures Market for Meteorites?

[Armando Afonso]

A comunist dealer???
:-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Futures Market for Meteorites?


>> Wouldn't it be interesting if there was a futures
> market
>> for meteorites?  That would add some price
> stability...
> 
> Heck no.  No offense.  But look at the stellar example
> that Wall Street provides - do we really want to model
> the meteorite market after a group of speculators
> whose ranks are swollen with people whose sole
> motivation is profit before integrity?  As long as
> indictments are
> being handed down a weekly basis to Wall Street major
> players, I'd recommend we keep meteorites far away
> from
> profiteers in 3-piece suits whose sole interest is in
> the mighty dollar and not the magic of holding a space
> rock.
> 
> While I agree that meteorites needs more consistency
> in
> their trade and pricing - modeling the market after
> Wall Street is not a good idea, IMO.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> MikeG
> 
> [/high horse] ;)
> 
> 
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