[meteorite-list] AD: Let's Admire an Ad for Admire on Ebay

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

Hello List,

I have been asked to document  what Admire Pallasite material is actually 
worth.  Some say under $0.10/g;  others say $1.00/g; while still others say 
$10.00/g and there are buyers that  seem to be happy to pay over $50/g in 
places.   But, all those numbers  are just guesses.

Since so little of Admire has made it onto the retail  market in the last 
15 years, it is hard to determine what the true fair market  value would be 
nowadays.  So I figured the best way to find out would be to  start some at 
$1 on Ebay with no reserve, and see where they end at.

I  don't want to put up too much up on Ebay all closing on one night, so I 
am  starting the test with 8 various sized pieces in this first Ebay batch 
from 1.9  grams up to over 2.4 kg.  Depending on how these in the first batch 
go, I  will determine how much more I will put up later on Ebay.  If some 
of you  would like to see bigger pieces on Ebay, let me know off list.  But  
whatever happens, I should be able to have a documented range of what the 
market  values are for different sized pieces.

There was a dilemma I was facing,  on whether I wanted to spend my "one AD 
for the week" here at the start of the  auctions, or wait until right before 
they all close on Saturday to put my one AD  up here on the Meteorite List. 
  Since I am doing this round for only  a 3 day auction, I figured it would 
be best to go ahead and get the notice out  here at the start so everyone 
has the time to check them out.   

Everyone is invited to admire the 8 Admire lots I have up on Ebay  here:

http://stores.ebay.com/Steve-Arnold-Meteorites?refid=store

Remember  to bid high and bid often.  And don't forget that the object of 
the game is  to see how high you can bid the lots up without getting caught!  
 ;-)

Thanks for your consideration.

Steve Arnold
of "Meteorite  Men"