[meteorite-list] Full time meteorite people.

[Mexicodoug]

Dear Greg L.,

I would offer to speculate that the purpose of the post from Eric Webb 
(who I am not familiar with), is that we might be better off 
distinguishing between economically sustainable activities in the 
meteorite supply chain and those that are not.

It would seem a reasonable follow up if one allows for that important 
economic distinction - It is unclear of what use it is to lump these 
two segments of meteorite "workers" together and what actually the OP 
had in mind.

This is an international list: For example, in the fashion and textile 
industries, would a similar question count the alleged masses of child 
slave cotton laborers in Uzbekistan (the world's 2nd or 3rd largest 
cotton exporter) ?

Granted - that example is simply for shock value and I am apolitical 
though sympathetic to my brothers. So, in our case, where do you draw 
the line in this census, the poor nomad in his tent, the gambler of 
personal time in the US (From China Lake to Chicago) who is just 
looking for something fun to do and doesn't value the finds as much as 
the excitement of the chase, or the webmaster / eBay cowboy right to 
the scientists and technicians that draw a salary or fees based on a 
concentration in meteoritics, curating, preparing specimens ...

Back to the speculation. I think the original question was nebulous 
enough that Mr. Webb was a bit passionate and a bit provocative. You 
both got me thinking about it, anyway...

2 centavos from the +25th parallel.
Kindest wishes
Doug

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- A. Einstein


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From: GREG LINDH <geeg48 at msn.com>
To: erikfwebb at msn.com; meteorite-list 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 10:44 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Full time meteorite people.



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> From: erikfwebb at msn.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Thu=2C 12 Nov 2009 15:04:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Full time meteorite people.
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> John Wolfe hunts for meteorites so he can sell them for pennies on 
the do=
llar at quartzite or dirt cheap to fellow list members so that he can 
have =
enough pocket change to put gas in his truck and get a few cans of 
beans.
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> It's hard not to have a constant stream of income.
>
> [Erik]
>
>> From: geeg48 at msn.com
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Thu=2C 12 Nov 2009 10:17:22 -0700
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Full time meteorite people.
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>> To all=2C
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>> I've often wondered how many people are full time hunter/collectors 
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eteorites. In other words=2C how many people earn their living strictly 
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have no side jobs to supplement their meteorite income? What percentage 
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ld be a good guess?
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>> Greg Lindh
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