It is amazing what some dealers try to get away with. In the long run, words that may describe their legacy might be; "They sure were cheap, They didn't care, They sure knew how to make a nickel scream or It was all about money for them!"
Any dealer who has been around the planetary market long enough knows there are no shortcuts. Those taking shortcuts and trying to save a few bucks getting around the 20% type specimen repository will lose credibility very quickly in this niche market. What collector in their right mind would want a planetary meteorite without an official number when you can get an officially classified specimen for the same price? I am sorry, pairing a planetary meteorite yourself is wrong unless you are a real planetary scientist, not an aspiring one. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]>; Adam <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Self-Proclaimed Planetary Pairings. Adam, Don't forget the big one. NWA 5400. In this case even with the word of a real Scientist, people had to wait for Oxygen Isotope comparisons. Luckily, The science proved pairings but, a self pairing is never a good idea. Carl meteoritemax Cheers ---- Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > I cannot believe in this day and age there are dealers self-proclaiming > pairings on planetary material? I found that most collectors expect dealers > to have each and every planetary stone in a pairing series examined by a > competent scientist at the bare minimum. > > My brother and I go as far as depositingthe customary 20% even though we may > suspect a pairing. We do not make the judgment call ourselves. NWA 1110, > 4880 and others come to mind. We always get a unique number and claim the > weight of the entire batch when multiples are found. We submit every piece > for examination and claim all of the weight at once. In the case of NWA > 2999, a thin-section was taken from every pebble. > > Self-pairing a planetary piece is equivalent to a coin or artifact dealer > grading their own inventory. > > Come on, get a number and make the pieces official so as to avoid confusion > later on! > > It is disrespectful to collectors and dealers who follow the rules to take > shortcuts in order to save 20% and some lab fees. > > > Adam > ______________________________________________ > > 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
