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Hi Folks,
So last night I was going through the channel guide on cable TV and I
saw that a show called Auction Kings was going to have a segment
featuring a meteorite. I had never watched this show before, but I
was very curious to see what type of meteorite would be shown.
Apparently, the show
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A lot of buyers judge the price of collectable items from eBay. EBay is
not known for fetching top dollar, especially on collectables. A solid
auction house will almost always fetch more than what would be realized
on eBay. The problem with many auction houses is that their commissions are
Hi Adam and List,
Some good points there.
About COA's - even if a COA comes from a trusted grading or
certification firm, the value in the COA is not the COA itself, it is
the name of the grading or certification service on it that is known
to collectors of that particular type of collectible.
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Michael: I watch this show as I'm fascinated will all kinds of collectables,
and this is an old episode which first aired about a year ago. The auction
house is based in Atlanta GA. I agree that it was very high, but the is the
nature of autions. Perhaps try one near and see what happens.
Greg
Hi Mike, Adam, and List,
Interesting opinions.
You guys touched on a major issue in the Meteorite Community, and there are
parts of your statements I don't agree with. I would really like to share how I
feel about the subject.
First of all Mike you said,
I thought this was laughable for
Hi John and List,
I was not knocking any dealer's reputation, just expressing an opinion
about COA's in general. I think we are blurring the line here between
a specimen card and a COA. I like specimen cards. I am indifferent
towards COA's.
For example, you say that a meteorite from a
Mike G wrote:
He opens it and brings out a Sikhote Alin shrapnel about the size of a
grapefruit.
I'd guess the piece would sell on the meteorite market or eBay for
about $250-$300. The owner's desired price of $1000 seemed unrealistic
to me.
Mike, very entertaining! I think I will start
Hi Doug,
Ok, perhaps a cueball or baseball would be a better analogy. The
specimen was about fist-sized and easily fit in the palm of the hand.
I've seen similar-sized Sikhote shrapnels regularly sell for far less
than $1000, less yet $2000.
I can't state whether or not any meteorite, even my
The Sikhote on the TV show was similar in size, shape, and quality to
this one - http://www.ebay...;
Something like this?
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/auction-kings-meteorite-man.html
that is up to the buyer to decide
Yes - so true!
Kindest wishes
Doug
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Yup, that's it. :)
My main point in posting that originally was to say that dealers might
consider looking into their local auction houses as an alternate venue
for sales. With eBay fees continually climbing, there might come a
day when the local auction house's fees are not that much higher
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Hi John,
Some specimen cards or COA's would be easier to counterfeit than
others. The best one I have seen, in regards to difficulty to
duplicate, would be the cards issued by Martin Altmann and Stefan
Ralew. Their specimen card is very glossy and professional, but it
also has an embedded
test
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An example: If I would make a trade with a museum to obtain a piece from
the former Chladni collection, then
the value for the meteorite gain by its added historic meaning.
If I ' m buying a meteorite from Haag, Hupe, Farmer etc. then last et
least I pay the price I would agree
with myself. Is
An example: If I would make a trade with a museum to obtain a piece from
the former Chladni collection, then
the value for the meteorite gain by its added historic meaning.
If I ' m buying a meteorite from Haag, Hupe, Farmer etc. then last et
least I pay the price I would agree
with myself. Is
Hi Stephan,
The whole issue of COA's and provenance was accidental. This all
started out with a post about a meteorite on a TV show. Discussions
tend to wander into places not originally intended.
I understand what you are saying and I agree in principle. But
scientists and collectors have
Hi Mike,
I consider that little piece of paper you put inside the micros a valid
provenance and COA.
It's your design and has your name on it. Regardless of how small or cheap
others perceive it to be, it's unique and it's the only provenance that comes
from you. That in and of itself makes
Hi List,
Most auctioneers and auction bidders wouldn't be able to tell a meteorite from
a charcoal briquet. I think the rock in question sold cheap. The seller could
have put $2,000 as the reserve and those bidders would have slugged it out to
an even higher figure. Why do I say that? Because
Hi John,
Thanks for the kind words. You must be one of the half-dozen people
on this List that I have not alienated over the years with my big
mouth.
I like to think that I make positive contributions to the meteorite
world, in my own small way. Now if I can just learn to keep my foot
out of
I've seen this show a number of times and there was no reserve, for some reason
there just was a lot of bidding.
Greg S
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Hi Adam,
I was watching this show the other night (different episode) and did catch them
say at the
beginning that the auction house takes a 20% sellers premium. I have never
worked with an
auction house however this does not seem too bad based on the draw this auction
seems to have.
Best
Yeah, I initially had the same reaction as Count...maybe not a good idea to
switch the paradigm from in-the-know-competitive-market-driven-values to a
free-for-all-mystique-value which eventually would upset at least some of
the participants when the competitive-market-driven-values are
Speaking from experience with many auction houses: most houses stay around the
20% range but the bigger ones charge photo fees of $100-$400 and a buy back
fee. So are they a better value than eBay? With the major auction houses, I
find that about 40-60% of items I consign will sell. Most will
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