[meteorite-list] Tucson Auction

[Shawn Alan]

Hello Listers,

I guess if the final value prices got posted on the List from the auction, Mr Blood would have done that awhile back ago? But as for the auctions goes, I dont see how the final prices can reflect the meteorite market value, prices go up and down and auction prices cant gauge the real market value of any given meteorite. Also, Jason made a great post about the value of meteorites and what collectors look for in determining value, so I think that is also something good to think about.

Thank you 
Shawn Alan 
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[meteorite-list] Tucson Auction
Greg Catterton star_wars_collector at yahoo.com 
Thu Feb 24 00:37:47 EST 2011 

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I have to agree with John 110%. He said about all that needs said. 
One thing I dont understand is why the auction was considered a wholesale event, I never understood it to be as such - no more then ebay auctions and from what I have read, some prices were just as above "market" as others were under. 

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--- On Wed, 2/23/11, John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net> wrote: 


> From: John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net> 

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction 

> To: "'Michael Blood'" <mlblood at cox.net>, "'Richard Montgomery'" <rickmont at earthlink.net>, "'Met. Darryl Pitt'" <darryl at dof3.com> 

> Cc: "'Meteorite List'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> 

> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 10:38 PM 

> G'Day Michael, List and All 

> I'm a little perplexed over this statement. You've got to 

> remember that 

> this was a live auction, many people viewed it, there were 

> a lot of 

> comments made. But why are we trying to hide something 

> here? Aren't we 

> trying to be honest? Not even with the buyers, but with the 

> public that 

> view this list? We're just adding to meteorite buyers / 

> collectors being 

> corrupt. We don't need to hide anything and we don't need 

> to give those 

> that frequent these pages fire power to say that we're not 

> legit. 

> 

> I'm sorry, I disagree with this whole thing. Make it be 

> known, make it 

> be public. That's the only way we're going to move forward 

> from being 

> negative. That's just my thoughts and not anyone 

> else's. But I'm a 

> little concerned about the non-transparency. Bear with me, 

> I'm not out 

> to condone anybody, but give it some thought. 

> 

> Cheers 

> John 

> IMCA # 2125 

> 

> -----Original Message----- 

> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com 

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] 

> On Behalf Of 

> Michael Blood 

> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:00 PM 

> To: Richard Montgomery; Met. Darryl Pitt 

> Cc: Meteorite List 

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction 

> 

> 

> 1) I responded to Darryl off list. 

> 2) OK, if anyone wants the results, email me OFF LIST. 

> Michael 

> 

> 

> 

> On 2/23/11 6:35 PM, "Richard Montgomery" <rickmont at earthlink.net> 

> wrote: 

> 

> > Darryl makes a monumental point. While, as 

> someone who couldn't 

> > attend the auction, I originally asked the List if 

> there was any way 

> > to know the final-sales-prices of the auction, hoping 

> I could find 

> > them somewhere....Now I suggest that Michael, Capt. 

> Blood, makes them 

> > available only off-list by request to avoid 

> publication in a rogue 

> > journal or hyped newspaper/journal adventure bent on 

> achieving TV 

> > ratings....somehow for those of us who still don't 

> know (I listened to 

> 

> > the whole Ruben-feed but didn't take notes). 

> > 

> > I know that there will be a bunch of posts about 

> this (no pun 

> > intended to our most respected meteoriticist, TB )... 

> > 

> > Kevin K, what do you think? 

> > 

> > Respect intended, 

> > Richard Montgomery 

> > 

> > 

> > ----- Original Message ----- 

> > From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com> 

> > To: "Michael Blood" <mlblood at cox.net> 

> > Cc: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> 

> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:46 PM 

> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ad