>The previously offered price is NO LONGER VALID for those who did >not make >initial requests. > Hmmm. Farmer said that he would be selling it next week for $2. What about the people who never emailed him but just decided to wait for him to put it on sale next week for $2 expecting him to follow through on his word like his reputation for keeping his word would normally indicate? Oh, well. I wrote this email because still have it for $15 a gram like I alwys had. Nice individuals with lots of crust. And mine was picked up the day of the fall. The material that me, meteorlab, bruno, gregory and Rob has was all picked up within a day or two after the fall. It fell in a military area and was witnessed by many people who quickly picked up the stones. Between us we cleaned Morocco dry and tried to get more but there was no more of this meteorite left. Farmer got lucky and showed up just as the new stuff from Algeria showed up in Erfoud which apparantly included the biggest pieces so it appears that my hopes of owning the main mass wont be materialized. However, the material from algeria was only picked up more recently and not within days of the fall. The meteorites from algeria was still on the ground when it rained and so has been exposed to rain. This meteorite is very porous and much more suseptable to water damage than most LL meteorites are. You will likely find that you will have more problems with material that came from algeria over the moroccan material that was picked up right after the fall and before it rained - even if it looks nice in the beginning - which I am sure that it well because the crust is just stunning. I would also like to point out to everybody that I have a 1.1 kilo one on ebay for around $9 a gram. I also have the largest one that fell in morocco at 1472 grams (It is killer with about 98% crust) but it appears that the main mass will have fallen in algeria. But if you want some for $15 let me know what size you want. Farmer says that he has a "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" as per Jims Stropes email so you never know what the future price will be once he makes his anouncement. And remember that my stuff was picked up before the rain so should likely command a premium. Cheers DEAN PS: My apologies for my email to John. That was a bit to much.
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