[meteorite-list] Potential Hypothetical Value?

[Count Deiro]

Hello List,

David asks....is there a "best" way?

You who are dealers would agree that shipping insured and registered, with signature required by recipient, leaves the best paper trail and chance of recovery. But, David goes on to torture the soul by asking, "What if the lost specimen turns out to HAVE BEEN (emphasis mine)a relatively rare and particularly valuable meteorite?"  Well, David, who would know?

I have shipped jewelry, art work, rare coins, irreplaceable objects of virtue..and meteorites. Where I know the value and am willing to accept the inordinately expensive insurance, I declare a value and ship as above.

My aquaintances who are Hassidim diamond merchants lock a satchel to the wrist of a "shabbat goy" and send him on his way with a look to the heavens.

Best regards,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536    



-----Original Message-----
>From: David Gunning <davidgunning at fairpoint.net>
>Sent: May 29, 2011 7:06 AM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Potential Hypothetical Value?
>
>Hi All,
>
>It's understood and agreed that the best way to assure the likelihood of
>a meteorite specimen, or other item, being sent via the USPS, or a
>private carrier, reaching it's intended destination is by insured
>registered mail with return receipt requested.
>
>But how does someone estimate an acceptable required monetary insurance
>replacement value for an unclassified specimen with the USPS, or private
>carrier, against possible loss?
>
>It may seem far fetched, and it is, that even with such precautions a
>parcel can get lost in the mails, but evidently, not beyond the realm of
>possibility.  (see prior posting about lost lunar and mars specimen
>samples)
>
>Is is best to cut a specimen in two pieces before sending it off for
>authenticity and identification verification?  That way, in the event of
>loss, one still has part of a potential possible classifiable
>specimen(?).
>
>It seems a shame to cut into a specimen in two pieces before it's been
>properly identified.
>
>What if the lost specimen turns-out to have been a relatively rare and
>particularly valuable type of meteorite?
>
>I am curious how other list members handle insurance replacement values
>for sending unclassified material to an expert(?).
>
>Is there a "best" way?
>
>Thanks, as always.
>
>David Gunning
>
>
>
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