Hello all, This is a resend of a previous post. I meant to change the subject line but in my fever muddled state I forgot. Sorry about that. Please reply to this post to avoid confusion.
Frank --- Frank Cressy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Michael and all, > > The Barboton you mentioned was a 9mg speck and went > for $46.67. Many people shopping ebay don't blink > until the price reaches a $100 or more. So > price/gram > on a speck means nothing. The problem I see is that > this and other hammer specks and rare and historical > specks can never be verified. Barbotan is an H5 > veined chondrite...see any veining? On the above > example, Peter M was the seller and I have 100% > confidence that this was indeed Barbotan, Now what > if > the winner "1randombid" with a "private" feedback > profile finds a larger Barbotan speck next week, and > decides to sell this one, maybe even using Peter's > original box and card. Still 100% sure of it??? > Unless you know the complete collection history of > the > piece with everyone involved, can a buyer have even > a > shred of confidence that the speck is what it is > described to be. At least the Bessey Specks of 10 > years ago were either Nakhla and Zagami, and with a > good lens or microscope one could be quite certain > as > to what he/she had. A little more difficult with an > H5 or an L6 to say the least. > > Michael, I also have 100% confidence that your > material is what you say it is, but then I also > wouldn't bet the farm on it. I also know if > something > were to be found in error, you'd stand behind it as > would most dealers. However, with the prices > raising > crazily it's might be too tempting for someone to > sell > a bogus speck maybe just once in a while. We like > to > think that the people on the list are above all > those > things, but wasn't "the one who still remains > nameless" who got caught with a rock in his shoe, > once > a member of the list. > > For you dealers the rising prices are great, but > hopefully is isn't a house of cards and won't end up > like the housing and credit debaucle, built, > founded, > fueled, and distroyed by Greed. The speck value is > only based on trust, and should a couple bad apples > ever show up, I think it could collapse. > > Just my ramblings on another fun filled day with the > flu, Hope you didn't take this personally, just my > views on specks. Also seeing historical specimens > broken into smaller and smaller pieces upsets me > too, > but that's another story. > > All the best, > Frank > > --- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I noted with interest a small piece of Barbotan on > > eBay. I left a reasonable > > Bid on it and just checked it out..... > > It had sold for over $5,000.00 per gram. > > I have what I believe are the last 3 > > specimens available in the > > world on my hammer site (if anyone knows where I > can > > get more, please > > Contact me off list - reward!) > > I will hold this price until the first one > > sells. To see these > > extremely rare specimens click on the photos at > the > > following site: > > > > http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/Hammers.html > > > > They are easy to find - Barbotan is the oldest > > Hammer listed (1790) > > Best wishes, Michael > > PS: Under 1999 you can find I have 3 last Kobe > > (Japanese hammer) > > Specimens left, as well as numerous other recent > > additions to the page. > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
