Rob, I could not have said it better, in my own way that is what I was trying to get at. I am still on the way home, missed flights yesterday means another night away from home. I will be home this afternoon, please let me catch up but I will be offering pieces for sale this afternoon. Wait till you see the photos. This is a simple question of economics, I buy for what I want to, I sell for what I want to, and if the competition does not like it, too bad for them. Mike Farmer Meteorite Hunter --- "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > On the subject of meteorite economics, I have a > couple comments -- > actually, more ~reminders~, since this ground has > been covered many > times before. I'm going to use Adam's recent e-mail > as a talking > point since it mentions the key issues that come up > again and again > on meteorites and pricing. My comments are NOT > addressed at Adam, > but rather at any meteorite dealer. > > > What this statement means is that it is not going > to be offered > > for sale to the public at $2.80 a gram when $5.00 > a gram was paid > > in the field. This stunt was pulled in the past > in order for one > > dealer to prove a point to another without > consideration for > > collectors and other dealers who took a loss > because of it. > > This is called collateral damage, innocent people > hurt by somebody > > else's actions. > > When someone offers material at a fire-sale price, I > fail to see how > that hurts other sellers of the same material. > After all, what's to > stop those sellers from simply buying-out the > "rogue" seller? > > > How could this be a good thing when most dealers > will not even pursue > > a new fall anymore unless it lands in their > backyard? They will not > > pursue new falls because there is no reward for > doing so when somebody > > is willing to sell below their cost in order to > prove a point. > > This is a self-correcting situation, as one of two > things is going on > here. Either, > > 1) the low-ball seller eventually bankrupts himself > with his vengeful > altruism, or > > 2) he's still making a profit (even at the low-ball > price), in which > case the other sellers must have uncompetitive > margins or unrealistic > goals for return on investment. > > > Do you want only a single source collecting new > falls and distributing > > the material? Do you have any idea what kind of > damage this could > > cause if the single source was unreasonable? > > Why, yes - no damage at all. Meteorite dealers > don't set prices -- > buyers do. Since meteorites are a non-essential > commodity, if the > price is too high, people simply go without. > > --Rob > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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