Hi Al, All.
That was exacty my thought Al. We have had lots of talk about hunters needing
to charge high prices for West to get a return. I understand that travel,
research and all the other costs and time involved have to be taken into
account when working our price, but actually $10 000 for
To: 'Meteorite List'; almitt
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent.
Hi Al, All.
That was exacty my thought Al. We have had lots of talk about hunters
needing to charge high prices for West to get a return. I understand that
travel, research and all the other costs and time
Capt. Renault in the casino scene in Casablanca:
I'm shocked -- SHOCKED -- to find that gambling in going on here!
(as the croupier hands him a stack of money)
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=232225
:-) Rob
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This practice dates back around 20 years . It was started by our fearless
leader Bob Haag. I remember a TV show called
Missing : Reward, where Bob offered up to a one million dollar reward for
a piece of the Tucson Iron along with it's exact find location. True story he
admits this on
A $5,000/kg or $10,000/kg reward for the first kg may be appropriate for
most some falls. But quickly the newspapers will drop the 'first kg'
part and spread the value at $10/g. There will also be unit errs and
report the value at $10,000/lb.
$20,000/kg is ludicrous.
I think we, as a
My opinion is that it should not be publicized except through private
channels, email, fax, and maybe local fliers. Or if you publish
something in the paper or on local TV channels simply use the word
REWARD! with no $ amount attached to it. It's all about marketing image
and I understand that
Dear Mac:
You and I must have some kind of a psychic link : ) I was planning
a post on this very topic, but you beat me to it.
This may stir things up a bit, but that is not my intention. As
someone who goes out in the field, and does part of the actual work of
recovery, I feel I
, 2009 12:48 PM
To: Meteorite List
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent.
Dear Mac:
You and I must have some kind of a psychic link : ) I was planning
a post on this very topic, but you beat me to it.
This may stir things up a bit, but that is not my intention
I agree with McCartney that there needs to be some sort of gentleman's
agreement, not for the reward amount but that there not be a dollar
amount posted at all. REWARD FOR METEORITES! is a sufficient phrase for
use in the lead generation and helps in the protection of hunters and
market
...@blackbearddata.com
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:56 -0600
Subject: [meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent.
A $5,000/kg or $10,000/kg reward for the first kg may be appropriate for
most some falls. But quickly the newspapers will drop the 'first kg
Inflated field prices
Landowners refusing to allow their property hunt
Risk to all hunters safety from mugging or perceived attempts to con the
public
Flooding the area with every kid on spring break who doesn't consider the
care needed to maintain a good relationship with landowners.
This practice dates back around 20 years . It was started by our fearless
leader Bob Haag. I remember a TV show called
Missing : Reward, where Bob offered up to a one million dollar reward for a
piece of the Tucson Iron along with it's exact find location. True story he
admits this on page 14
I have been hearing for a couple of years now from insiders and outsiders alike
that say it is beyond embarrassing how some dealers are more worried about
their ego than they are about the product they sell. My other half asked? Don't
these guys have a woman in their life to prevent them from
Greetings,
The trouble with a gentleman's agreement is you need two gentlemen.
Another problem with all this is, the next fall, when specimens are
found, the first thing that the owners are
going to do is go to the Internet and put in a search of meteorites and
price. What they will find is
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent.
Greetings,
The trouble with a gentleman's agreement is you need two gentlemen.
Another problem with all this is, the next fall, when specimens are found,
the first thing that the owners are
going to do is go to the Internet
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