[meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)

Mon Aug 9 18:02:25 EDT 2010

Dear Richard and List,

Here are some Australite Flange Buttons on Meteorite-Times.

http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/march/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/June/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/May/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/December/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/February/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/September/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/April/Tektite_of_Month.htm
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/Tektite_of_Month.htm

Just gotta love buttons!

Paul

On 8/9/2010 2:22 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote:
> Hey Norm,
>
> I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before.
>
> Just curious how common that is?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrman<nlehrman at nvbell.net>  wrote:
>
>    
>> From: Norm Lehrman<nlehrman at nvbell.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
>> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
>> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM
>> Sorry, I was typing in the dark and
>> hit a button that sent the message before I was done.
>>
>> The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced.  For
>> $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen. 
>> With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are
>> certainly changing.  They haven't made any more of
>> these for a very long time and the supply is getting very
>> lean.
>>
>> I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my
>> youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged
>> button.  We were living in West Aus and spent lots of
>> time out searching.  On the fateful day, Derek (our
>> great current son in law) came out with us, his first
>> tektite hunt.  Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to
>> our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged
>> button) and had a pretty good eye.  We know how to tell
>> them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!).
>>
>> We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of
>> Kalgoorlie and finding nothing.  My daughter is
>> American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he
>> wanted to marry her he was going to have to come up with a
>> fine bunch of horses and blankets for the father of the
>> bride.  It was hot and dry and swarming with flies and
>> kangaroo droppings were about as exciting as it got. 
>> Then Derek shouted "hey norm, about those horses and sheep
>> and stuff---would this do???"  He was holding up a
>> perfect, flawless flanged button.  I accepted on the
>> spot.  He has my daughter and a fine family, I have a
>> fine flanged Australite and some great grandkids. 
>> What's more, we're both happy with the deal. 
>>
>> People sometimes ask what my daughter thinks of being sold
>> for a flanged button, and I assure them that she understands
>> their rarity and is honored to command such a premium!
>>
>> Three years has passed since we moved to Africa and
>> suspended the Tektite Source.  Cookie has now moved
>> back to the USA and is getting the inventory unpacked; I'm
>> still wandering Africa at least until the end of the
>> calendar year.  But within a few months we should have
>> things up and running again.  Thanks for waiting. 
>> We have a long list of clients to contact when she finds
>> everything.  If you have items of interest from the
>> website, let us know and we'll get to you when we can---
>>
>> I need to visit our own website, but unfortunately I think
>> we are completely out of good flanged buttons (that are for
>> sale--there's for sure on that isn't!)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Norm
>> http://tektitesource.com
>>
>> --- On Mon, 8/9/10, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
>> <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
>>>        
>> <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
>>      
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged
>>>        
>> button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
>>      
>>> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 9:05 AM
>>> Hello Brian and List,
>>>
>>> Brian wrote: "On this beautiful tektite, I stand
>>> corrected."
>>>
>>> On December 3rd, 2000, I asked our late Darryl Futrell
>>>        
>> (+
>>      
>>> Aug 13, 2001) what
>>> a reasonable price for a perfect Australian button
>>>        
>> would be
>>      
>>> and the next day he
>>> responded like this:
>>>
>>> "A perfect flanged button goes for about $2000 or
>>>        
>> more.
>>      
>>> Maybe a sandblasted one might turn up for $1000 or
>>>        
>> so."
>>      
>>> Best wishes from someone
>>> who wishes he had one too
>>>
>>> Bernd
>>>
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