[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

[Greg Hupe]

Hello Steve,

I agree with telling the true story behind a meteorite's recovery is 
valuable and everyone appreciates that. I think because of one person's 
extreme desire to collect AND sell hammers (Michael Blood, and the founder 
of the term 'hammer'), does not make that person the authority to start 
adding all of these ridiculous qualifications to the table (or with the help 
of other's). I personally think it cheapens the whole niche, and I am not 
only talking financially.

Adding trees, dams, mounds, playfields, lawns and other man-made or touched 
places is reaching to an extreme, and "yes", it does cheapen the true 
"smashers". If these places were accepted as hammers, why not add ALL 
meteorites as they ALL go through the ozone layer, which is man-made??!

Now, what does everyone think when I say all meteorites are falls, witnessed 
or found? That should bring out the rest!

This whole conversation is simply, "Smashing!"

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
To: <stanleygregr at yahoo.com>; <gmhupe at htn.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer


Greg,

I think all meteorite specimens have a story.

Some of  the stories are lost.  Some are preserved.

Some stories will be more  appealing to some people than they will be to
others.

If a rock hit a  pond, or a dam, or a car or a road, etc. it is all part of
that rock's  story.   Some people will appreciate a rock more depending on 
the
particular story (history) it has.  Some people will value such a rock 
more,
and some will even pay more.

I think my job is to tell the story,  and let the buyers value them the way
they personally choose.

Is it a  hammer?  I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

Personally, I  think that it being found just a few feet from water, where 
it
would have been  lost forever, is kind of cool.  If you are a bull dozer
operator, you might  highly value that a rock impacted a man made dam.  If 
you
live in Texas,  you might like it.  If you like oriented stones you might 
like
it.   Lots of reasons to like it.

As a marketer, I am just trying to help  people justify why they want to pay
a price for a rock I am selling.   That's all.

Steve

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In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:05:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
stanleygregr at yahoo.com writes:
All:

Doesn’t a ‘Hammer’ have to do  damage to anything living (person, dog or
animal) or any made-made object?   If a meteorite hit a tree and scraped off 
some
of the bark – would that be a  hammer?  However, if a large meteorite struck
a sidewalk and chipped  (damaged) it, then that may be considered a hammer.

Thanks,

Greg  Stanley

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