[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[Martin Altmann]

Meteorites and "Market"?

I have always my difficulties.
A collectors market?

Hmm 71 million$ for a Warhol here, 40 milions for a van Gogh there, 2.5
million for a Macke here, 120 millions for a Klimt there...

And the stuff we collect is rarer than these...
(In principle it is bizarre to discuss, whether a Bassikonou or a Mali
should cost 50 cents, 1$, 3$ or 1000$.... or a Moon 1000$ or 10,000,000
isn't it?)

Imagine, if only a single of these collectors buying such collectibles will
discover meteorites as a field of collecting. Eeeek!

Once such a sum spend like for such a painting - and booooom - there is no
meteorite market anymore, because there are no meteorites left :-)

Any estimates, which annual volumes in total are moved in the meteorite
market?

Ebay-fanatics - has one of you ever noted how many $$$ are actually sold
(sold not offered) in meteorites there per week?

Would be interesting.

Martin

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Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Darryl
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Gesendet: Sonntag, 7. Dezember 2008 18:28
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Darren,

I hear you, but it's not about the rich snobs, it's about economic  
forces brought to the table which will result in a more stable  
marketplace and increasing valuations---and that's good for all of  
us.  Wouldn't it be great if there were market factors which limited  
the kinds of aberrations which have stung us all at one time or another?

I'm all for fun!  ;-)