[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk Sales-- Today versus Yesterday!

[Don Merchant]

Hi List. Just curious and was pondering a question. This in particular to 
well known/better known Dealers and regular Sellers of meteorites. It seems 
over the last month an increase in Dealers and Sellers (known, or at least 
more familiar by names) are selling specimens of Chelyabinsk on eBay and the 
List and their Websites. I have noticed a lower price per gram then what has 
been seen at least on eBay in previous months. Maybe this price change is to 
draw business away from the masses of people that were buying on eBay due to 
the media attention of the Chelyabinsk event. Makes business sense. 
Anyways...my question is... Did the delay of acquiring Chelyabinsk specimens 
so late, compared to the many Russians that were selling Chelyabinsk fresh 
specimens with in days of the fall on eBay, hurt sales or the price per gram 
for those Dealers and Sellers who are just advertising now? Seems the early 
sales by the Russians took in quite a bit of cash and diluted the market a 
bit from February until recently when familiar Dealers/Sellers started 
posting their Chelyabinsk sales. Just curious.Any thoughts?
Sincerely
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960