[meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin Help

[Darren Garrison]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:04:28 -0400, you wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>12,500 kg specimen should read 12.5 kg specimen for $18,000. Thanks 
>Darren for pointing out my error.

I'm sure everybody realized that, I was just jerking your chain.  :-)

However, on a more serious note, how long has that SA been offered for $18,000?
If a piece has been sitting on a web site for years for a certain price, and
hasn't sold, that is a pretty good sign that nobody (who is looking) is willing
to pay that price.  The meteorites that stay and stay and stay are the ones that
are priced too high.  The ones you DON'T see are the ones that sold.  :-)  It is
like those copies of Find a Falling Star listed for over $100 on Amazon-- just
because it is LISTED at that price doesn't mean that someone is PAYING that
price (and the ones offered cheaper-- are already gone).

So, unless it was listed recently, maybe that $18,000 12.5 kilo SA is still
there because nobody is willing to pay $18,000 for the 12.5 kilo SA.