I am not calling it boring. I think it is very exciting but not $500.00 gram exciting. The event itself is astonishing but at $500.00 a gram, it is more than 10 times higher than Pultusk! In my opinion, Anybody asking $20,000.00 a gram for a Martian meteorite these days is being plan greedy.
Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> Cc: Adam <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one) Adam, those who bought black beauty for $20,000 gram will lose 90%. I expect this Russia fall to be couple bucks a gram for larger material. Anyone paying $50+ gram for this will be an idiot just like those buying fakes on eBay. Please don't stoop to calling this a boring ordinary meteorite, it isn't! Call it anything you want, a nuclear-bomb blast magnitude common chondrite on the news 24/7 for last 5 days, "Gimme Gimme gimme"! Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > This is what makes meteorite collecting interesting. Some prefer falls and > some prefer rare types. I am saying that historically, there is way more > bang for the buck in a planetary piece than a fall unless it is a planetary > fall. The last Martian fall maintains around 40% of the initial offering > price whereas the last several chondrite falls only maintains about 10-20% of > their initial offer price. For the most part, unless some dealer becomes > desperate and charges way too much on his credit card, Planetary finds have > the best record for maintaining price in the long run. > > With over a dozen falls a year, Ordinary Chondrite falls are literately a > dime a dozen these days, excuse the pun. You can purchase very old witnessed > falls at a bargain by comparison to more recent falls with asking prices much > higher. I would prefer very old falls for investment purposes. > > I like planetary pieces above all else and to me, they will always be king. > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> > To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> > Cc: Adam <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:55 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one) > > Sorry Adam, but this fall has been seen in every country and every tv in the > world. I would not expect it to be expensive because for sure thousands of > stones will be recovered. The price on black beauty is insane, already > dropping and I have Moroccans begging me to buy it. This Russian fall has > excited the world, my sales are surging because of interest. > I will take a bet with you, this Russian meteorite will fill every collection > in the world and Black beauty will be owned by very few people. > I know where I am going to put my money. > > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 19, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In my opinion, the Martian Breccia is far more important than an Ordinary >> Chondrite and will hold its value better than a witnessed fall with >> thousands of pieces on the market.. A witnessed fall may very well lose 90% >> of its value within a month or two once its coolness factor wears off. The >> real story is in the event and once the limited amount of collectors get >> their hands on some, the demand drops off quickly. On the other hand, the >> way overpriced Martian meteorite will be appreciated much longer unless >> pairings and competition drag the price down. >> >> I always wait at least six months before investing in either one so that I >> am am not paying 4 to 10 times its settled value. >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Matt Morgan <[email protected]> >> To: Mark Ford <[email protected]>; >> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one) >> >> I'll take the Martian if we are playing that game. >> >> Mark Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Aw, invoking shrodinger's cat is cheating! :) >>> >>> Ok, in this universe, i'll take the Russian, in the other one the >>> Martian.. >>> >>> lol >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mendy >>> Ouzillou >>> Sent: 19 February 2013 15:57 >>> To: Michael Farmer; Matt Morgan >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick >>> one) >>> >>> Agreed, they are both cool. >>> >>> So if Schrodinger's cat can be dead and alive at the same time, I would >>> ignore the rules and get both. >>> >>> Mendy Ouzillou >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> >>>> To: Matt Morgan <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: "[email protected]" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:35 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only >>> pick >>>> one) >>>> >>>> But one problem, the Russian fall is likely going to be relatively >>> cheap, I am sure hundreds of kilos will be found and the price will >>> likely be low. For $500 people will be able to buy one or many stones. >>> $500 in black beauty gets you a speck hardly identifiable as a >>> meteorite. >>>> Both are very interesting meteorites, scientifically the Mars is more >>> interesting but dynamically the Russian fall is history-book material. >>>> No comparison in my opinion:) >>>> I'll be in Russia very soon, so get your pennies counted:) Michael >>>> Farmer >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 8:27 AM, Matt Morgan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Why discriminate? Both are history-making meteorites in their own >>> rights. Black Beauty is not just another Mars rock and the Russian fall >>> is far from ordinary. We should see this as an opportunity (if there is >>> the opportunity to own the Russian fall) and them both to our >>> collections. >>>>> Matt >>>>> >>>>> Mark Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Given there is probably more tkw of black beauty than chebarkul at >>>>>> the moment - give me 'the Russian blonde'! :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Don Merchant >>>>>> Sent: 19 February 2013 13:14 >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Cc: Don Merchant >>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick >>>>>> one) >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi List. What an exciting week in the world of >>> meteorites/asteroids! >>>>>> So here goes...If you had only the choice of picking one small >>>>>> fragment for your collection what would it be. Here are the >>> choices: >>>>>> >>>>>> Black Beauty Martian meteorite NWA 7034 or A fragment of the recent >>> >>>>>> and most historic event of the Russian meteorite in Chebarkul. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lets just say for ships and giggles that if you pick one you can >>>>>> never have the other! >>>>>> >>>>>> Any thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely >>>>>> Don Merchant >>>>>> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders >>>>>> www.ctreasurescwonders.com IMCA #0960 >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Matt Morgan >>>>> Mile High Meteorites >>>>> PO Box 151293 >>>>> Lakewood CO 80215 USA >>>>> http://www.mhmeteorites.com >>>>> Find Us on Facebook >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> -- >> Matt Morgan >> Mile High Meteorites >> PO Box 151293 >> Lakewood CO 80215 USA >> http://www.mhmeteorites.com >> Find Us on Facebook >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
