Mike,
Adam is running his business in a most ethical and desirable way. His
efforts add even more value and importance to the provenance trail. Why be
critical of someone who is making our hobby a better place for collectors?
I have dealt with Adam on many occasions and am 200% comfortable that all of
the specimens he has sold me are authentic, accurately classified, and not a
piece of a meteorite that someone feels should be paired with a numbered
specimen. Adam "does it right" and we should be thankful that his business
ethic is so high.
That's my 0.02 on this
Regards,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <[email protected]>
To: "Adam Hupe" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Adam" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Self-Proclaimed Planetary Pairings.
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
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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
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