Hi Tom, Steven, Ken, Mike, et al., On second thought...
Exactly. Knowledge and enjoyment (fun) are what's important. Not what is sitting on your shelf or display case. At any given time my collection consists of maybe a dozen specimens (not including micromounts. I have numerous micros, most of which are ordinary chondrites. I love ordinary chondrites). I get a new specimen, study it like crazy, then pass it on to someone else. Got a bunch of them on ebay right now at cost or slighly higher (no, not meant to be a plug). I also enjoy cutting some into micromounts Most people would be surprised to learn that my "permanent" non-micromount collection at this time consists of exactly six specimens, four of which cost me less than .50/gram. The other two, NWA 482 and Zagami, cost me slighly more per gram.. ...okay, a lot more :-) I am very proud of my collection. One of my favorites in my collection is a 15 gram piece of Sikhote-Alin shrapnel, a picture of which is on my site. http://www.branchmeteorites.com/gallerysikhote-alin15.96.html I paid $6.00 to Jim Strope March of last year for it. I am being honest when I tell you that, if I had to chose between that 15 gram shrapnel and 15 grams of Park Forest, I would chose the shrapnel. Tom, like you have a laughed over the things I have read over the past week or so, particularly the maneuverings among dealers. I got a small piece of Park Forest today in partial trade for some other stuff (like money, :-) but I am not sure if I will keep it. There is so much other, less expensive material that interest me. Maybe I will study it for a while then pass it on. Just collect what interests you and what you can afford. Everyone's different. Everyone has different wants, needs, resources, and capabilities. After all, it's just a hobby. We had my daughter's 4th birthday party today http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/bday.jpg There are obviously much more important things in life than meteorites. -Walter PS: We had my daughter's party at a playground type place at the Savannah Mall, and in the back was a "Children's Museum" which consisted of a row of display cases containing fossils. I correctly identifed what appeared to be a 7kg rusting Nantan in one of the cases. I turned to my wife and said, "7 kg today...6.5 kg tomorrow." --------------------------------------------- www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom aka James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Good bye List > > Tom, > Please stay on the list. You're not alone, I've been reading the posts > the past week and basically have been laughing at all the hub bub about > this new space rock. Not all of us can buy everything that comes along > and that's fine with me. I'll never have every space rock there is and > I'm fine with that. Just buy what you can (comfortably) from time to > time. I haven't bought a meteorite in quite a while now, the last was > April of last year, Bensour. Stick around, at least we learn stuff in > between the falls,deals,buys,etc., don't worry about buying...there will > ALWAYS be pleny of material to buy in the future. > > Regards, > > Tom Randall > > IMCA #6170 > > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:02, Tom aka James Knudson wrote: > > Hello, all you good people of the list. > > I love this great hobby and all the people that are involved in it, you > > are some of the neatest people I have ever met, even if only by emails. : ) > > But, at least for the time being, I am taking a break. If the economy > > ever picks back up, and therefore my line of work, I am sure I will get back > > into it. Right now, it is just to depressing to be on the list, seeing all > > the recent witnessed falls and great deals that come along, and can't take > > advantage of them. I would like to thank all of you for your generosity and > > helpfulness! > > > > Thanks, Tom > > The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
