[meteorite-list] Pricing question

[Darren Garrison]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:06:50 -0700, you wrote:

>Suppose you have 3 specimens of a fairly common meteorite. Specimen #1 is 
>a nice 100g individual. #2 is an equally nice 100g endcut with a polished 
>face. #3 is a similarly nice 100g full slice, 3mm thick, with one side 
>polished and the other side rough. All specimens are of equal quality 
>(i.e., #1 is not a fabulously oriented piece, #3 does not have a 
>super-fantastic inclusion). If specimen #3 sells for $10 per gram, how 
>much do the others sell for?

And what specimen #1 is on a train leaving Chicago at 8:15 traveling 80 MPH, and
specimen #2 is on a bus leaving Memphis at...

okay, I'd say that #1 and #2 would sell for less, because #3, having the largest
visible surface area, would be the most desirable.