What difference does a 20% type specimen make to someone who is a millionaire?
If someone has enough money to purchase a substantial quantity of planetary meteorite, then they have enough money to pay for lab analysis and the 20% type sample. What a First World problem that is. Should I have my stone classified? No, I need to save money for my next luxury car, or boat, or summer home, or vacation to Europe. Waaaaaaah. Cry me a river. Best regards, MikeG -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ------------------------------------------------------------- On 3/4/13, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
