[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Michael Farmer]

I highly doubt it will be in Tucson, if it is then it is illegal, and I would not touch it. India doesnt scare me much, but Canada sent people to Tokyo two years back to look for fossils. They don't play games. 
I doubt the meteorite will oxidize much, at these temps, there is no more liquid water so they should be perfectly preserved for the most part.
Michael Farmer



--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 3:56 PM
> In my opinion, from the info I have seen I would be willing
> to pay more then $10 per gram for fresh material, however I
> do think $50 is simply too much for what looks to be an
> ordinary chondrite.
> I am hopefull that the material will not rust too bad
> during all this snow, and Im sure plenty of it will be
> available in Tucson as was metioned by someone else.
> That said, I would also like to buy a 2 gram or so piece of
> fresh material, but really would prefer not to pay much more
> then $20-$25 per gram... to me it would be worth that price,
> regardless of classification... my little girl keeps asking
> when I am getting one...  This fall like the Carancas really
> got her interested in meteorites (this one even more) due to
> the media attention and wide availablitly of video footage.
> If anyone gets ahold of some and wants to sell or trade for
> a small sample, please let me know.
> 
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- 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: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com,
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 1:34 PM
> > In a message dated 12/5/2008 12:16:00 P.M.  Central
> Standard
> > Time, 
> > star_wars_collector at yahoo.com writes:
> > I agree 100% on  this. $50 per gram is too high, the
> > Carancas for example was 
> > $100 per gram at  first, now it can be had for under
> $20
> > per gram.
> > I have read several places  that it is only valued at
> $1 -
> > $10 per gram. I 
> > will wait a bit  myself.
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > 
> > Greg and All,
> > 
> > I tend to agree that the  price MIGHT drop to $10/g,
> > especially if there is a 
> > high degree of rusting on  the specimens found later
> next
> > year.
> > 
> > However, there is a chance the  Canadians might offer
> to
> > buy all or most of 
> > the ones already found.
> > 
> > If  the land owners can get a tax credit on $50/g to
> donate
> > them, everyone up 
> > there  might be happy to donate them, and at a 50% tax
> > rate, that is the same 
> > as  getting $25/g cash in hand to the overtaxed
> Canadians.
> > 
> > It sounds like  most of the land owners are very
> wealthy,
> > so money may not 
> > mean anything to  them.  They might donate them all
> and not
> > even care about a 
> > tax break or  cash values at all.
> > 
> > If only a few kilos make it to the market place, then 
> we
> > could see the value 
> > be higher than $10/g.
> > 
> > If we seen hundreds of rusty  kilos coming onto the
> market,
> > then we could see 
> > the prices end up way below  $10/g.
> > 
> > In any case, we probably will have to wait for the 6
> months
> > to  pass to see 
> > what is not purchased by the Canadian Government.
> > 
> > One thing  is sure, if ALL the masses were put on a
> > restricted Canadian only 
> > collector  market, a few hundred kilos would probably
> sell
> > for $0.10 a gram or 
> > even  less.
> > 
> > A smart thing might be to buy one specimen from Sonny
> and
> > McCartney  NOW at 
> > $50/g and then buy more later at $10/g and if the
> price
> > goes down to  under 
> > $1/g then buy so much more that you will have cost
> averaged
> > your first  purchase 
> > at $50/g down to a reasonable level.
> > 
> > Of course, if you are one  of those people that get a
> rush
> > at owning the 
> > newest most famous meteorite that  everyone is talking
> > about around the water 
> > cooler, then how can you put a value  on that???
> > 
> > :-)
> > 
> > And also, realize that if you do buy a meteorite  from
> > Sonny and McCartney 
> > now, you are investing into field recovery.  I 
> seriously
> > doubt they will make a 
> > profit on this trip even if they sold what  little
> they
> > found at $100/g, but 
> > if they can come close to breaking even, maybe  next
> time
> > they will again be 
> > able to afford to get on the scene early and find 
> more.
> > 
> > And at the very least, we should congratulate them on
> > getting to  the scene 
> > and making an effort.   
> > 
> > Good job guys, and  congratulations!
> > 
> > Steve Arnold #1
> > www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com  
> > 
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> 
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