[meteorite-list] Speaking of illegal Meteorites...

[Greg Catterton]

I am thinking that there will be a increase in Campo prices due to the new laws.

Another illegal meteorite, Berduc... It is widely available for sale on places like Ebay and a few dealers also offer it online.
Not too long ago someone from the Metlist offered it in a rather discrete fashion - if anyone tried to save the video clip like I did, you know what Im talking about - it was also offered at the Bonhams auction.

I honestly think that the legal status doesnt matter to most private collectors, it only really effects the dealers who would aquire it to sell it.
Myself, as mainly a collector feel that nobody would come kicking in my door for owning a sample of this new canadian fall, Berduc or any other meteorite that is not aloowed to be exported... there are too many bigger issues to deal with.



--- On Sat, 12/6/08, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:

> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Speaking of illegal Meteorites...
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 6:37 PM
> Hey Guys,
> 
> All this talk about meteorites not being able to come out
> of Canada has me  
> thinking...
> 
> Argentina is known to come down hard on illegal fossil
> dealers at  Tucson 
> recently.
> 
> Is there going to be a shortage of Campos this year at 
> Tucson since the new 
> laws came into effect in Argentina?
> 
> If so, are we  going to see a huge spike in their values?  
>  
> I don't know how much Campo material has moved each
> year for the last  decade 
> or so, but it has to be a very large amount.  A strong 
> Supply has kept the 
> prices relatively low in the near past, but if all that  is
> all of a sudden cut 
> off, wow...
> 
> Steve Arnold  #1
> www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com
>  
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