Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men - Where do the dollar values comefrom?

2010-02-17 Thread meteorhntr
Hi MikeG and List, In this episode, Sony's CM1 is one of only two found outside of Antarctica. The other one, as I understand, sold out quickly at several thousand dollars per gram. Sony has placed a value of $1,000 per gram thus the estimation of his 699g rock at $700,000 is probably

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men - Where do the dollar values comefrom?

2010-02-17 Thread Jason Utas
Hell Mike, Steve, and List, Right, but you're applying the price per gram that would apply to small pieces in retail to a much larger stone. A single gram may be worth a thousand dollars (in this case, it's probably justified, given what comparable material is known to sell for), but the simple