[meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list]

Hello All,

I came into meteorites from an astronomical background. I started collecting 
meteorites, moldavites, tektites, and impactites in the early 1980’s. First 
purchase was a moldavite, then followed an Australasian tektite, and soon after 
a small, etched Mundrabilla slice. I soon had a hunch I would be hooked for the 
rest of my life: a Canyon Diablo followed, then an Odessa, an Allende CV3 and 
Nuevo Mercurio. And, quite logical, lots of books dealing with meteorites to 
learn more about the subject of my addiction. Among these books the 3rd, 4th, 
and 5th editions of the Meteorite Catalogue, Buchwald’s voluminous Iron 
Meteorite trilogy, Sears, Wasson, Burke, etc. Long before the Meteoritical 
Bulletin Database was accessible online, I had created an extensive electronic 
database of all meteorites (Antarctic and non-Antarctic) and of all impact 
structures then known. In 1987 I became a member of the Meteoritical Society, 
and also got subscribed to the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter. By 1999 I had 
started collecting meteorite thin sections, quite a few of my first thin 
sections came from Al Mitterling – among them Allende, Estacado, Hassayampa, 
Haxtun, etc. There are now 221 thin sections in my collection. Meanwhile my 
interest has shifted heavily toward moldavites. Last December I owned 29 
moldavites, but this number has now grown to 140 of these bottle-green glasses 
from various localities in Bohemia, Moravia, and Lusatia. A very special honor 
was bestowed upon me in 2013, when a minor planet of the carbonaceous Hilda 
family was named after me:

(247553) Berndpauli = 2002 RV234

Best regards, Bernd


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[meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Robert Beauford via Meteorite-list]

I think I started actively collecting around '97 or '98, but I'm not entirely 
sure anymore.  I started to really become passionately interested  in the 
science in around 2001.  At one time, I basically read the entire met list 
archive for want of other literature.  Killgore, Haag, Anne Black and a few 
others patiently helped me get started.  I started selling around the same 
time, and stopped selling, for most intents and purposes, a few years later.  I 
completely stopped participating in the list or larger meteorite community for 
more than 10 years because I got disgusted by infighting and animosity.  I only 
started again when Derek asked me to help edit the magazine a few years ago.  
Today, as for most of the preceding years, I just study and collect, though 
there are a tiny number of meteorites in my shop because I like occasionally 
getting to have a conversation about them.  These days, I mostly use meteorites 
for education and outreach, and concentrate my studies on craters.
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Roman Jirasek via Meteorite-list]

For me it all started in 1998 when I saw a small ad for meteorites in the
back pages of Astronomy. A pregnant wife, and new internet service was
the key. I first bought from a Calgary coin dealer 1 small slice of Gibeon 
and

a 383g Toluca individual. These got me hooked like I couldn't see coming!

In 1999 I started hand making metal labels for my specimens, which has
grown to nice side hobby selling to collectors world wide.

These days the collection is thinning out a bit, but will always dominate
my home and work offices.  Love my alien rocks!  Cheers.

Roman Jirasek
www.meteoritelabels.com





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Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers


Hello List,
For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!

Take Care,
Jason Phillips

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 
1996"


Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list]

Hello List, 
For me it was back in 1989. I owned an art gallery in Tucson at the time so, I 
would go into Bob Haag's room at the Desert Inn during the Tucson Gem Show to 
buy meteorites. That was a sight to behold. Bob had the entire room blacked out 
like in outer space with directional lighting focused on the meteorites. Bob 
was a master at marketing. I became close friends with Gina Haag, Bob's first 
ex-wife and ended up selling her entire collection after they divorced. I also 
sold Bob's sister Terry's jewelry in my shop at the time. My kids grew up 
meteorite hunting the Santa Rita's looking for the famous "Tucson Irons". We 
still hunt there to this day. Bob offered a $Million reward for the exact 
location of any new find of the Tucson Iron so, we were very motivated to hunt. 
One day I walked into Bob's room and he handed me a small meteorite explaining 
that "you are holding a piece of the Moon". Nothing was more thrilling than 
holding Calcalong Creek (the first Moon rock available to the publi
 c) in your hand. This couldn't even be done at a museum at the time. I have 
very fond memories from back in the day. I attend the Tucson show every year 
and would not miss it for the world. 
Carl Esparza

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 Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list  
wrote: 
> Hello List,
> For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
> and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
> Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
> amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
> so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
> things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!
> 
> Take Care,
> Jason Phillips
> 
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
>  wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > 20 years.
> >
> > I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> > "established in 1996"
> > The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
> >
> > Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> > Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
> >
> > In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> > Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> > Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> > announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
> >
> > I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> > minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> > Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> > were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> > S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> > nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
> >
> > It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
> >
> > See you in Tucson.
> >
> > John
> > MeteoriteUSA.com
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[meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[almitt2--- via Meteorite-list]

 Greetings,

 Great Topic John!!

 I technically started my collection in the mid 1960's with a visit
to Meteor(ite) Crater. I was hoping to buy an actual iron meteorite.
You could only buy shale, so I bought several on a square card that
had a purplish/red color with a fireball trail and meteorite shale in
the center of the card. However I don't think I can count that as when
I started to seriously collect.

 Later went back to Meteor Crater as an adult and wanted to buy an
actual iron meteorite. Still couldn't but bought a larger piece of
shale. This was in 1979. After Reading Nininger's book Find a Falling
Star in 1985, that inspired me to want to collect meteorites. I bought
three specimens from Robert Haag (The Meteorite Man) a iron Canyon
Diablo, an Imilac stony iron, and a Allende CV3. Not bad for my first
chondrite!

 I joined a group from England called the Meteorite Filies
(spelling) who talked, swapped and had the original journal for
amateur collecting. How ever it went defunct due to an accident by
it's main member. I still have three or four of the magazines. Back
then you had to get your hands on reading material as there wasn't any
real internet to communicate on the subject. There was only 6 or 7 new
specimens coming out each year and at best 10 or 12 dealers (world
wide). There were very few actual collectors.

 After buying meteorites from one of Ron F. sellers and finding out
he was charging 3 times more than I could buy them myself I started
into the dealer arena to offer competition. This was in 1988 or about
27 years ago. I originally collected three specimens but after reading
about some of the falls in Nininger's Book, collected 13 more
specimens. thinking this was all that I would ever need. That was
roughly 500 specimens ago (personal collection) and tens of thousands
of meteorites bought and sold.

 During the Compuserve era (early 1990's for me) Joesph Murakami and
I started a meteorite list on the AstroForum which we engaged in the
discussion of meteorites with other members.

 Best!

 --AL Mitterling

 Mitterling Meteorites Quoting J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
:


Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World

Since 1996"


Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and

why?

Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more

after.


In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems

and

minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John



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[Paul Harris via Meteorite-list]

Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.


Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"

Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Don Merchant via Meteorite-list]

Not sure if this counts but I started into the hobby of astronomy when I was 
very young. At 13 years of age I went to the Strasenburg Planetarium here in 
Rochester, NY. While I was there I bought a small book called "A Comet 
Strikes the Earth" by Harvey Ninniger in the gift shop. On that book was a 
glued a small piece of meteorite from the outside rim of the Barringer 
crater. I still have that book and the meteorite. I will go out on a limb 
and say then that I started collecting meteorites in 1973!

Cheers
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960
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From: "Paul Harris via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
To: "J Sinclair" <j...@meteoriteusa.com>; "Meteorite List" 
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>

Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers



Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.


Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 
1996"


Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Anne Black via Meteorite-list]

Yes Paul,

There were very few of us when I opened my website sometime in the summer of 
1998. And Ebay had maybe a dozen meteorites.
I had been working with Alain Carion for at least 10 years before that, got to 
know Robert Haag, David New,, but that is when I decided to strike out on 
my own. It has been a very interesting journey.


Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
impact...@aol.com


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From: Paul Harris via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
To: J Sinclair <j...@meteoriteusa.com>; Meteorite List 
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Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2015 10:56 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.

Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> 20 years.
>
> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> "established in 1996"
> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>
> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>
> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>
> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>
> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>
> See you in Tucson.
>
> John
> MeteoriteUSA.com
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[Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list]

Hello List,
For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!

Take Care,
Jason Phillips

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
 wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> 20 years.
>
> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> "established in 1996"
> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>
> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>
> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>
> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>
> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>
> See you in Tucson.
>
> John
> MeteoriteUSA.com
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[Tommy via Meteorite-list]

  Hi to all,

 I started collecting in 1998 with a 154 Canyon Diablo bought from 
Ron Ferrell.


Regards!

Tom


On 12/27/2015 08:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"

Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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[J Sinclair via Meteorite-list]

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"

Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Mike Tettenborn via Meteorite-list]

I too started my meteorite journey in 1996.  A few here may remember the late 
Robert Szep who was a real character and who loved meteorites.  I purchased a 
nice El Hammami slice off him which is still in my collection.  I think it was 
just a few years later when I purchased a nice Allende individual from Mike 
Farmer as I started in ernest to grow my collection.

Wow how the time flies!

Best Wishes for the new year

Mike (tett) Tettenborn
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada



> On Dec 27, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Tommy via Meteorite-list 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
>  Hi to all,
> 
> I started collecting in 1998 with a 154 Canyon Diablo bought from Ron 
> Ferrell.
> 
> Regards!
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On 12/27/2015 08:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> 20 years.
>> 
>> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
>> "established in 1996"
>> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>> 
>> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
>> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>> 
>> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
>> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
>> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
>> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>> 
>> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
>> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
>> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
>> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
>> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
>> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>> 
>> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>> 
>> See you in Tucson.
>> 
>> John
>> MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

[Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list]

I started collecting meteorites in the 1980's.  I also recall getting my 1st 
Peekskill meteorite
about 3 weeks after it hit the car, so would of been in 1992.  

Ron
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