Yes, numbers can be deceiving. I talked to a promoter from China the last
time I attended the Tucson show a few years ago. He claimed that over a
billion dollars will change hands at the Chinese show since it will
represent the largest market ever. For a mere $50,000.00 dollars, he could
guarantee a table and a translator at the event. I said, "No thanks, I will
not spiff anybody $50,000.00 for an unproven event."
I am sure there are a lot of unhappy people that spent billions on authentic
glass, genuine Diamonique, artificially created flawless emeralds,
heat-treated imitation sapphires or rubies and real iron ore meteorites.
All of which, will produce "Gasps of Envy"
On the other hand, I have seen some of this same crap offered at the Tucson
show including fake Pallasite slices.
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fujihara via Meteorite-list"
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
To: "MeteorList" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gemand
Mineral Show
Numbers can be deceiving. One must ask what the percentage of vendors
(merchants) hosting booths or showrooms at both China and Tucson events
offer meteorites and impact related artifacts, and of them, what
percentage are authentic?
Tucson may lose the distinction of being the largest gem and mineral show
in the world, but for the interests and purposes of those subscribed to
this list, it will never lose the honor of being the BEST show on earth
for the meteorite obsessed!
gary
On Jan 23, 2016, at 8:07 AM, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
Dear List Members,
I was shocked to hear that the Tucson Gem and Mineral show is no longer
the world's largest. It looks like China is in first place with
attendance figures of over 380,000 for a four day event in 2015 compared
to less than 40,000 for Tucson.
http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/newsletters/2015_Jul.pdf
Maybe I should attend this year to add support for this American show
that has been running since 1955 while the Chinese show has only existed
for a mere 3 years.
Adam
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