Wait, you just said you think it is worth $7 gram max. You will not see a gram for that. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest
> This is no just, the museum want take all pieces for > no give any piece to the collectors, the all pieces go > to the museum and after the museum have the all > material and is possible sale or trade this pieces for > a high price. If I am one of the persons find a piece > of this fall, not sure I sale to a museum - give a low > price - but I give to a meteorite dealer. I inform all > I am interested in a little piece for my collection. > regards > > > Matteo > > > --- Michael Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > More information. I had dinner and drinks tonight > > with Steve Witt, Al Lang, Adam Hupe, Al Mitterling > > and Steve Arnold, (NOT Chicago:). > > We are all outraged at what has happened here. > > Ill explain more. The fact is that yesterday morning > > several pieces were sold for $1 gram, not an unfair > > price in the field, low but no big deal. Then the > > newspapers and news told everyone that the value is > > $500 per ounce! The Chicago Field Museum curator was > > telling the police that the people had to sell to > > them and not to any collectors. So now many people > > are going to the Field Museum tomorrow to sell their > > pieces to the museum. They are under the assumption > > that they must sell them there as that is what the > > local police is passing on. The prices here are now > > not under $10 gram, and the people whose homes were > > hit are at $50 gram plus. Completely out of the > > realm of reality considering that many homes were > > hit here. If it were one, I could understand. > > Another note, the strewnfield is NOT 80 miles long, > > many people started reporting slag and asphalt > > everywhere. There are 30 to 40 kilos known, more > > likely but press coverage is extreme and everyone > > knows because the TV told them that it is $500 an > > ounce. > > So, it looks like if it isn't snowing tomorrow, that > > ill hunt all day and leave here Sunday. There is > > nothing more to be gained trying to bargain with the > > locals. Maybe later they will sell some, but it will > > NOT be cheap, I don't see how it could. > > I have a few fragments that hit a house, and with > > photos and pieces of plastic siding broken off the > > wall. This was from the impact on Winslow Street. If > > anyone wants a piece or partslice of these > > fragments, let me know, ill make a list, figure the > > price when I get home, and see which orders I can > > fill. It would be best if you told me the exact > > amount you want to spend. This is all Ill have for > > sale. > > Mike Farmer > > PS. Portales was a fun but stressful hunt, this one > > blows Portales to hell, people are very very > > unfriendly here, not all of course, but the Museum > > did dealers and collectors very wrong here with what > > they said, Ill be rethinking and dealings from now > > on with this type of bad press. I have donated over > > $100,000 in meteorites to museums, and now to have > > them telling people that all the dealers are here to > > rip them off really chaps my $%#$#$ > > > > > ===== > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato > Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info > International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 > MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
