Hi Folks, Is it just me, or do the dollar values for some of the meteorites shown on Meteorite Men seem a little inflated? This is not a criticism, but just a straight question. As a collector and part-time dealer, the prices given for some of these specimens seems a bit on the optimistic side.
>From a dealer's perspective, if the public thinks a meteorite is worth more than it actually is, the dealer charge more for them. >From a hunter's perspective, if the public thinks a meteorite is worth more than it actually is, they can have unrealistic expectations for what their rocks are worth. Steve has spoken about this on the List previously, because landowners will have unrealistic expectations of what their specimens are worth - and this gives hunters fits who are trying to buy specimens or cut deals with landowners. So, where exactly are these dollar values coming from? Who is setting them and putting them on the screen during the final edit? Best regards and happy hunting, MikeG On 2/17/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Michael; > > I highlighted your statement from a previous post because i think it says > all that can simply be said about their great program.It energizes me to > watch Geoff and Steve do the thing that most of the worlds meteorite > collectors would like to be doing.But,we are too busy with our work- a- > world lives > to ever do much of that kind of activity.It sure is pleasant to sit in an > easy chair,warm or cool and enjoy seeing it done while educating the world > community about the joy of the hunt and even profitable sometimes.There > probably will be a lot of new interest in meteorites and collecting > them.(Get > ready dealers and collectors that sell specimens).It"s a coming! > > Thanks to all for the great posts;Herman Archer IMCA # 2770 > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
