Re: [meteorite-list] The true worth of Park Forrest vs Thuathe

[Michael Cottingham]

Hello,   You will also be happy to hear that a lot of the money brought down to Thuathe will be used to build a school in one of the villages...smack dead center in the strewnfield!! This trip to Thuathe is by far the best meteorite hunt that I have ever been on and these folks really needed the $$$ that this meteorite brought to them.   However, this Park Forrest debacle is one that I am glad I decided not to go on!  I debated about going and decided early on that the media was going to cause problems and that the chance of getting any was not likely to occur unless you got there within the 1st few hours.  A great fall, but I am glad I sat this one out!   With what I have heard, seen and the phone calls that I have placed and received... DO NOT expect any cheap prices any time soon... As of this morning most of the material is now in muesum hands.  Maybe some will surface in the months to come....   THUATHE is still the best deal going!!  Beautiful stones, from beautiful people with good stories and The strewnfield work is by far the BEST that I have ever seen.   Cottingham ----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Wu To: meteorite-list Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The true worth of Park Forrest vs Thuathe  Somehow, I'm very glad that a few of my bucks for my small Thuathe went to a very lucky kid in Lesthos  that will provide him with a meaning windfall, than bribe some Chicago SOB out of his treasure. Not so say I can't understand one wanting to keep anything special like this I found personally even if not a meteorite collector before this fell out of the sky. I wouldn't part with it cheaply if I didn't need the cash. I expect to see more new meteorite collectors showing up on ebay due to the hightened interest than individual meteorites.  Alot will probably stay in private hands. Where did all that missing Chassigny go picked up by those French everyman that day, lost in time.  Wasn't one large Thuathe worth a year's income in this agarian community. Alot of money and happiness for a silly rock out of the blue. Next to the greed and hostility by some here in the USA,  I wish more stones would fall in the laps of wonderful people like these. But I'd love to see one fall in my neighborhood just the same. Steve Arnold, you lucky dog... Howard Wu Yahoo! Mail - For a better Internet experience