[meteorite-list] Guesstimate on number of meteorite collectors.

[Shawn Alan]

Hello Don & Listers
 
That's cool your Grandma sells meteorites :)
 
As for buyers and sellers and resellers, I think there is a lot of collectors than 
we think there are. People love stuff that's from space, that's why I think
people keep buying the same stuff year after year. As for DaG 400, there is
about 1.4kg total of that stuff, unless people are taking the pairings and saying that
its DaG 400. Any whos, I think with Chelyabinsk meteorite fall, meteorite collecting
is going to get more mainstream????!!!!!!
 Shawn Alan
IMCA 1633
ebay store
http://stores.ebay.com/imca1633ny?_rdc=1
http://meteoritefalls.com/
 
 


----- Original Message -----
From: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Cc: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:28 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Guesstimate on number of meteorite collectors.

Hi List. Some thoughts and questions to ponder. To me it seems like there is 
an endless number of Meteorite Dealers, Wannabee Meteorite Dealers, Part 
Time Sellers, Full time Sellers, One hit wonder Sellers, Mix of meteorite 
and Jewelry Sellers etc. All one has to do is just go on eBay to get a 
partial idea of this fiasco, let alone the many websites you come across 
when searching blindly on the internet involving meteorites. It seems 
everyone including my great grandmother is selling meteorites! I also know 
that meteorite collecting is confined to a very small group/percentage of 
people world wide as compared to other hobbies. Does anyone have any idea of 
how many hard core Collectors there are in the world at one time? I am not 
talking about the 1 time Buyer of a meteorite either. I see some Dealers 
selling the same material every week for years! I mean it sells, but to 
who!! The same type specimen every single week for years, I mean every 
Collector on Earth should have a piece of it by now, and yet someone buys 
another piece the following week! What are Collectors doing, double and 
tripling up on the specimens! I don't get it. Anyways....I just don't see 
how anyone can make a full time living Selling meteorites with such 
completion out there these days and the fraud that takes place. My pet 
peeves are those that sell without providing at least an ID Card or some 
kind of provenance...at least something to back the specimen. That irks me 
to no end! I have solved that issue long, long ago ...I don't buy from you, 
period. How the heck can I resell that specimen without some form of 
legitimacy. So for those of you who still continue to sell without ID Cards 
or Provenance, lets get your crap in order. Another thing I noticed is that 
(especially) on eBay that week after week after week specimens like Lunars, 
Martians, or historical specimens (well known and famous specimens) that 
which have been sold or known for years, still get high prices for the 
auction. You mean that after all these years there are still Collectors that 
do not have a piece of say NWA 482 or DaG 476! Once it is put up on eBay 
somebody buys it. Where on Earth do these people work that they continue to 
buy and buy and buy meteorites! I guess I just don't understand who is 
always buying these specimens with such a bad global economy and a limited 
elite group of Collectors. Where the heck do you get your money from!  Maybe 
inheritance? Lottery Money? Can't be from hard earned money! Just sounding 
off is all to those who want to listen/read. I mean some people go to these 
shows like Ensisheim or Tucson and spend tens of thousands of dollars or 
more on specimens! What!! Are you serious! I know for a fact that less then 
1/10th of 1% of people become millionaires starting out with nothing. The 
rest were either lucky or money was handed to them by Mom and Dad or Mom and 
Dad's business was given to them. I just don't get it. I have a very high 
paying job and no one ever gave me a penny and I barely make ends meet, let 
alone find money to purchase meteorites. This is a mystery that needs to be 
on the History Channel!
Sincerely
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960 

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