Re: [meteorite-list] Re: [MeteoriteCollectors] BS AD: 20% offeverything on ...

[Martin Altmann]

Hello Michaels Blood&Cottingham,   I can't agree with Bood's opinion and in at least one point I have to defend Cottingham. Since 3 years I'm reading his posted SALES and as far as the prices are concerned, they aren't especially cheap, they are quite the normal average prices for each locality and only very few pieces are below average. In that respect he's an example for market stability.   I'm talking about the collecor's prices, not of the bulk trader prices or dealer's prices or singular "Blow Out" sales, nor from ebay. Since years I'm compiling lists comparing the prices of the complete assortments of meanwhile 140 dealers and dealer/collectors worldwide. Of course there are handfull dealers, who have a special high price level or much more highest prices on single meteorites than the average and those may be scared in sudden price developments or special offers (I don't want to argue about, because of course my lists can't reflect the quality of the offered pieces), but Cottingham's offers are in the very most cases simply average priced.   Of course there was a large crash of prices of especially among the rare types, but on the other hand the prices of most "classical" localities, "meteorites with names" vs. desert finds remained stable since 4 years (according to my lists) and some even raised in price.   Again, I'm not talking about ebay. And please don't email me, because you want to have my lists! It's a horrible work to make them and a good cook never will publish his book with secret receiples.   Regards! Martin A.