[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

Sat Dec 6 02:58:02 EST 2008

I wanted to add my 2 cents to this......well actually my $50.00 to this post 
for the new Canadian Meteorite for Sale. One of the must categories I like 
to a collect in my collection are Recent or New Witnessed Falls, even if 
their not Hammers. A Meteorite being New /Recent/Witnessed and sharing the 
World Major News Stories carries a more desire for me to want a part of that 
history!! So with that said if anyone comes across a 1 gm or 2 gm piece or 
can relay this email to a reputable source willing to sell this meteorite to 
me for $50 a gm for 1 to 2 grams, have them please contact me ASAP. I will 
make an official request for this meteorite here and now. My feeling is that 
this offer will not be accepted anytime soon. Why? Because when something 
new comes along it seems the price is usually put higher then it should be 
at first regardless of it's composition. Yes you will get buyers willing at 
any cost to have a piece and there's nothing wrong with sellers/dealers 
making a few bucks for the work/efforts involved, I understand and accept 
this. But... to control the price the true power is in the Buyers. If the 
Buyers don't buy at that set price then eventually it is lowered until 
Buyers will buy. There really is truth in the power of numbers, meaning if 
all us collectors stick together and do not buy, the price will eventually 
come down. A dealer can say well heck with it I'll keep it in my collection 
but...sooner then later that dealer will have a big collection and no 
revenue which will eventually lead to a real IMPACT financially that the 
dealer wants no part of, especially in his/her collection! So I'm not gonna 
save face here.. lol I am a collector with a love for this hobby and 
weakness for this hobby. I figure if I can get this meteorite for $50 a gm 
now, I would be saving money instead of my passion for meteorites corrupting 
my common sense to hold off until prices drop. I always seem to allow my 
self to get lured in like a B-ass because I'm weak, I need it, I want it, I 
can't wait lol! I know many of you out there feel my PAIN!!  So.....I have 
$100 set aside for a 2 gm. piece for the first legit seller to contact me 
for the exchange! I will keep all of you posted on this offer and how long 
it takes! By the way I meant no offence in this email to ANY Collector, 
Seller or Dealer in any way shape or form, I can only say just get that 2 
gm. piece to me NOW!! lol
Sincerely
Don Merchant
IMCA #0960
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale


>I am not sure the discussion really centers on their asking price of $50.00 
>gram. It sort of morphed from Canadian Government buying price to retail 
>price, to initial price etc. Someone suggested a piece be sold on eBay to 
>set the price. Well, that was done with Cali and Puerto Lapice, and the 
>price was very high. But eBay will never set a price. Show me 50 
>Sikhote-Alin auctions and I will show you 50 different gram prices for 
>Sikhote-Alin.
> My part in this is simply to sort of separate why some recent falls set 
> record prices, and others seem to be down to earth, and where the Canada 
> fall will likely end up. I sure do hope there is a lot, I want to find 
> some and sell some and buy some, and the more material, the better for 
> all. Canada can be happy, there will be room for both scientists and 
> collectors to get their fill.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
>
> --- On Fri, 12/5/08, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:32 PM
>> All,
>>
>> I agree that this probably will sell  for much lower in the
>> future...well at
>> least I hope Supply and Demand will allow  the prices to
>> come down later
>> because a lot of it to comes on the  market.
>>
>> But we should keep something else in mind here: I don't
>> know how  much TKW
>> Sonny and McCartney personally found on their trip, but it
>> is entirely  possible
>> that they simply don't want to sell much if any.  Maybe
>> they are  thinking
>> "Hey, if someone wants these bad enough, we will let
>> them go."  If  no one wants
>> them bad enough, they might just be happy to retain the
>> ownership  for the
>> long haul.
>>
>> If they hold on, and later tons hit the market, maybe  they
>> will drop their
>> asking price.  If later the values go up, then maybe  they
>> will raise their
>> prices.
>>
>> Just because they are asking a certain  prices doesn't
>> really mean that is
>> what it is worth it to the rest of the world,  maybe that
>> is just what it is
>> worth to them?
>>
>> Steve Arnold  #1
>> www.SteveArnoldMeteorite.com
>>
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