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

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

Hello List,

Well, I guess we found out that Admire is worth between  $0.22/g and 
$18.95/g depending on several factors most of which can be related  to size.   I 
am quite pleased with how well these sold, so I will be  putting more Admire 
lots up on Ebay in the next few days, again starting at $1  with no reserve. 
 We will see if tonight's prices were just a fluke of if  they will be 
maintained as such over time.

Thanks goes out to all of you  that bid those up and to those of you who 
purchased.

Steve Arnold
of  "Meteorite Men"

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In a message dated 8/5/2009 9:06:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
MeteorHntr at aol.com writes:
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"  
 
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