Considering that it is being publicly sold for less than 1/3 that price makes this article is bunk. Even Krasnojarsk hardly sells for $200 gram. Yup, this misinformation further hampers field recoveries. It is a spectacular meteorite, it is not $3 million dollars.
Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Nov 10, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Michael Gilmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dick and List, > > Conception Junction is a spectacular pallasite find and everyone > involved with the find should feel a well-deserved sense of > accomplishment. > > But, I cringe every time I see an article like this. > > Worth $3.4 million dollars? Really? To whom? Something is worth > what someone will pay for it. In the history of meteorites, how many > specimens have sold for millions of dollars? To my knowledge - none. > > Carelessly throwing around cash numbers like this is irresponsible at > best and damages the entire meteorite community by unrealistically > raising expectations amongst lay people who are not knowledgeable > about the meteorite market. > > Every article like this creates scammers intent on making a quick buck > from slags, landowners wanting astronomical sums for common > chondrites, and draws unwanted attention from legislative authorities > who might feel tempted to interfere with meteorite market via taxation > or regulation. > > I expected better from Space.com. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 11/10/11, Dick Lipke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> - >> www.space.com/13578-missouri-farmer-rare-meteorite-conception-junction.html >> I recall someone saying it was only a common find!!! >> >> >> Richard Lipke >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
