[meteorite-list] The price is too high

[Swan Valley Bushcraft]

Meanwhile, back in 2008...and back in 1929, "Kilbourn meteorite at $7 per
gram!  “These prices are not only artificial and unscientific, but silly.”

https://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2008/july/Accretion_Desk.htm

Thoughts?

Best
Martin

On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 11:25 AM Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

> Speaking from personal experience, Mark, this is a slightly dangerous, and
> possibly exhausting topic for the person who initiates it. 😉
>
> Affordable meteorites do exist... At the end of the day though, meteorite
> ownership is a luxury, and merchants often do give back to the meteorite
> community in a lot of ways.
>
> Best,
> John
> IMCA 3295
>
>
>
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> On 10/11/24 at 12:18 PM, Mark Bailey via Meteorite-list wrote:
>
> > Hi Gang,
> >
> > Just a few thoughts here. I’ve collected meteorites for many years. It
> started as a reaction to the beauty and wonder of the whole topic. Pieces
> from the origins of our Solar System! What a marvelous, delightful, neuron
> firing concept! You could actually come into direct physical contact with
> the depths of time—shards of time itself, in a way.
> >
> > I was a public school Astronomy teacher and couldn’t afford it but my
> wife was supportive and I slowly, carefully collected a nice assemblage
> over the years. I bought my first from Bob Hague. A couple of Allendes and
> a small slice of Canyon Diablo. We would occasionally visit the Tucson Gem
> and Mineral show and I’d pick up a few more. And then occasionally the
> Denver Show.
> >
> > But a disturbing trend has become apparent over the years. The joy and
> wonder have become second to the insatiable greed of the vender. Not all of
> you, certainly, but enough to leave an impression. This last September in
> Denver I could not find a deal anywhere. Prices were so unbelievably high I
> only got one. A small walnut-sized windowed Vaca Muerta for $400. I was
> struck by how our awe inspiring rocks from space have turned into just
> another commodity. No awe, no joy, no beauty. Just money. I’m disappointed
> and saddened it’s come to this.
> >
> > I’m offering no solutions. No one would listen if I tried. Just an
> observation. It might be interesting to discuss this.
> >
> > Mark Bailey
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