I'm sorry Anne, perhaps a good internet check would clue you in that since the Syrian war, things have slightly changed in that area. Go there now. I have videos of machine gun fire in the area surrounding Bingöl. We left 7 days early because my Kurdish guide was afraid for our safety. The strenwfield has Syrian refugees camped out in it. Damascus was nice place to have tea 5 years ago. Today it is a rubble pile. Michael
Sent from my iPad > On Nov 15, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just one small correction. > You wrote: "well outside the tourist-friendly confines of the capital, " > No, it is on the main road between the southern coast of Turkey and Lake Van, > a good 200 km from the Syrian border as the crow flies. I was there a few > years ago, and yes the Turks were picking on the Kurds and there were tanks > and armored carriers all over the place, it made driving around very > interesting. But quite friendly. No problem at all. > > > Anne M. Black > www.IMPACTIKA.com > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <[email protected]> > To: Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> > Cc: Anne Black <[email protected]>; [email protected] > <[email protected]>; Bigjohn Shea <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Nov 15, 2015 6:11 pm > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: > Bingol is not overpriced, here is why. > > > Hi Everyone, > > I have been following the Bingol fall as closely as possible and > here > is why I think this fall is not overpriced. > > Bingol is not Ankara. It is > out in Kurd country closer to the > Syria-Iraq borders. In addition to having > ISIS terrorists hiding under > rocks, there is a long-standing and bloody battle > between the Turkish > government and armed Kurdish separatist groups. This > meteorite fell > well outside the tourist-friendly confines of the capital, and > this > area is not safe. > > Traveling to that area of the Turkey and being that > close to the > clusterphuck in Syria is taking a serious risk to one's life > and > well-being. The price of a fall tends to go up when the finder > and/or > buyer is risking their life in a tangible way. > > Airfare to Turkey is > not cheap. Travel expenses are not cheap. > > This is the first witnessed fall of > a howardite in this century. > > The stone are magnificent. Some resemble > replicas of Lafayette with a > profusion of delicate flow-lines on > superbly-oriented specimens. > Lovely semi-translucent crust. > > There will never > be much of this material on the market in the future > - the TKW is modest. This > is not another Chelyabinsk where the prices > are going to drop significantly > later. > > To each their with personal collecting tastes. I am not saying > Bingol > is better than any other meteorite. I am just giving my opinion > that > Bingol does not appear to be any more overpriced than any typical > new > fall is. The first kid on the block with the new toy pays the most. > Prices > usually decline after the newness wears off. But, given the > circumstances of > this fall, the circumstances of the recovery, and the > type, I do not see the > price dropping dramatically later. > > I see a lot of this material moving on > social media outside eBay. It > doesn't appear to be sitting on the shelves very > long. I think eBay > has become it's own peculiar animal now that does not > resemble the > eBay meteorite market of old, but that's another story. > > Best > regards and Happy Huntings, > > MikeG > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - > http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - > http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - > http://twitter.com/galacticstone > Pinterest - > http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > On > 11/15/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Keep in mind I was referring to crusted individuals - like the > Bingol >> I''m selling - not crumbs. >> >> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Anne > Black <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Sorry, I sold my last fragment, 1.1g, not > all that long ago. >>> I'll let you know next time I get some. >>> >>> >>> Anne > M. Black >>> www.IMPACTIKA.com >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -----Original > Message----- >>> From: Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> >>> To: Anne > Black <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Bigjohn Shea <[email protected]>; >>> > [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Sun, Nov 15, 2015 4:59 pm >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall > Over Eastern Turkish Village: >>> Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of > Dollars After Black Stones >>> From Space Rain Down >>> >>> >>> Ha ha, >>> >>> > Anne I love you but please point me to where I can buy Passamonte >>> for >>> > $250 to $300 per gram. I will buy it right now! >>> >>> A link, a name, >>> > anything would be appreciated. >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Anne > Black >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Sorry Ruben, >>>> >>>> Pasamonte is > about $250/$300 a >>> gram. >>>> This one is terribly over-priced. >>>> I love > great historical falls, but >>> I'll skip this one. >>>> >>>> >>>> Anne M. > Black >>>> www.IMPACTIKA.com >>>> >>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Ruben Garcia via >>> Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> >>>> To: Bigjohn Shea >>> > <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list >>> > <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sun, Nov 15, 2015 3:32 > pm >>>> >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish > Village: >>> Poor >>> Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After > Black Stones From >>> Space >>> Rain Down >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi John, >>>> >>>> It's > a howarite fall..... >>>> >>>> In my opinion >>> it's probably about once > in >>>> 20-30 year type thing. >>>> Expensive? Yes, but I >>> think not over > priced - at least >>>> not for what >>>> it is. >>>> >>>> Other >>> achondrite > falls like Passamonte - $1000 per >>>> gram >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 >>> > at 3:12 PM, Bigjohn Shea via >>>> Meteorite-list >>>> >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I may be crucified >>>> > for >>> saying this, but it's a little bit ridiculous... >>>>> So many specimens > and >>>> >>> demanding so high a price... Just feels ridiculous. >>>>> > Anyhow... Enjoy the >>>> >>> specimens! >>>>> John A. Shea >>>>> IMCA > 3295 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent using the >>> mail.com mail >>>> > app >>>>> >>>>> On 11/15/15 at 5:08 PM, Shawn Alan via >>> Meteorite-list > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello >>>> Listers >>>>>> >>>>>> Looks like there is a >>> > lot of the material coming from that fall >>>> :) >>>>>> if villagers have > received >>> over $200,000. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shawn Alan >>>>>> IMCA > 1633 >>>>>> >>>> ebay store >>> http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html >>>>>> > Website >>>> >>> http://meteoritefalls.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Meteorite Fall Over > Eastern Turkish >>> Village: >>>> Poor Villagers Make >>>>>> Hundreds Of > Thousands Of Dollars After >>> Black Stones From >>>> Space Rain > Down >>>>>> >>>>>> "When a meteor exploded over a >>> village in eastern > Turkey >>>> in September, >>>>>> residents were frightened by the >>> sound and > the illuminated sky. >>>> In the >>>>>> weeks that followed, they started >>> > picking up small bits of black >>>> rock, >>>>>> but considered them > insignificant. >>> Then, with the visit of an >>>> academic >>>>>> from a > university in Istanbul, they >>> learned the tiny stones >>>> they’d >>>>>> been > finding scattered across their land >>> were a financial >>>> > godsend. >>>>>> >>>>>> Last week alone, collectors from Germany >>> and the U.S. > spent >>>> some >>>>>> $200,000 on the meteorites, according to Mehmet >>> Nezir > Ergün, one of >>>> the >>>>>> villagers. “I hope everyone finds some. Poor >>> > people are always looking >>>>>> >>>> for pieces. They need them more than we > do,” >>> Ergün told the Doğan >>>>>> News >>>> Agency, according to Today's > Zaman." >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> Source: >>>>>> >>>> >>> > http://www.ibtimes.com/meteorite-fall-over-eastern-turkish-village-poor-villagers-make-hundreds-thousands-2175990 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> > ______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit our > Facebook >>> page >>>> https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at >>>> >>> http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>>> > Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>>> >>>> >>> > [email protected] >>>>>> >>>> >>> > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>> >>>> >>> > ______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Visit our > Facebook >>> page >>>> https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at >>>> >>> http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>> Meteorite-list > mailing list >>>>> >>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>> > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > -- >>>> >>> Rock >>>> On! >>>> >>>> Ruben >>>> Garcia >>>> > http://www.MrMeteorite.com >>>> >>> > ______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Visit >>>> our Facebook > page >>> https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at >>>> >>> > http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing >>>> > list >>>> >>> [email protected] >>>> >>> > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > -- >>> >>> Rock On! >>> >>> Ruben Garcia >>> > http://www.MrMeteorite.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Rock On! >> >> Ruben > Garcia >> http://www.MrMeteorite.com >> > ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit our Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the >> Archives at > http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
