Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices
I forgot to add this: I very nearly started to cry when after I found it and my kids ran over to me. My oldest said "my prayer worked" He said he prayed; "My daddy has been working so hard and put so much time and money into this hunt, and it is his dream to be hunting it. He deserves to find a piece, please help him find a piece" When he told me that, I got that feeling in my throat and started to tear up. It made me feel so proud to be their father. This was after walking around in the super windy, rainy and very cold weather for 9 hrs that day, but they still wanted to keep hunting. That meant a lot to me. I can't tell you how much this find means to me. If I had money saved up and could afford it, I would keep this forever, intact. But the way our finances are right now, that would not be the smart or right thing to do. I will however be keeping a nice slice in my collection as the center piece for ever no mateer what happens in the future. Even if I find a 100 pound stone, this one will mean more to me than any other find could ever mean to me. It hurt to have to cut it, and the big reason I chose to have it cut and not sell it complete is because I really want some in my collection for ever. Best Wishes, Joe Kerchner http://illinoismeteorites.com http://skyrockcafe.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices
Joe, My heart sank and my chest felt heavy after reading your very honest post on selling "Your Meteorite" to take care of your kids and yourself and needs. Honestly, if I had the cash I'd give you $20k for the whole thing. You have honestly made me feel very humble and human after reading your post. I'm glad you found it since if I'd been out there with you hunting and found it I'd probably have wanted to have pulled off a "oops I tripped and fell and holler at your kids to come help the Cool Older White haired Dude up out of the cow pie and hoped they would have seen it laying there and I would have let them have it. I wish you the best of happiness, peace, and joy and keep that warm heart open. I'm getting a little teared up here. You sell the Kerchner meteorite and do what you need to do with the money. All the best, Brian Cox Chicago IMCA # 6387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices
Joe, My heart sank and my chest felt heavy after reading your very honest post on selling "Your Meteorite" to take care of your kids and yourself and needs. Honestly, if I had the cash I'd give you $20k for the whole thing. You have honestly made me feel very humble and human after reading your post. I'm glad you found it since if I'd been out there with you hunting and found it I'd probably have wanted to have pulled off a "oops I tripped and fell and holler at your kids to come help the Cool Older White haired Dude up out of the cow pie and hoped they would have seen it laying there and I would have let them have it. I wish you the best of happiness, peace, and joy and keep that warm heart open. I'm getting a little teared up here. You sell the Kerchner meteorite and do what you need to do with the money. All the best, Brian Cox Chicago IMCA # 6387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Joe, You don't need to apologize to anyone. Most of us understand that when you're raising a family and paying the bills, they become your number one priority. There are a lot of things more important than meteorites. Maybe the folks that think you should have kept your (main mass) stone intact should have stepped up sooner and offered to buy it themselves. And...congratulations...what a rush! Best, John Gwilliam At 08:26 PM 4/29/2010, Joe Kerchner wrote: Sorry I offended you, but we are really struggling right now, it will really help my family. Im gonna keep some, I wish I didn't HAVE to sell it, but I do Best wishes Joe kerchner -Original Message- From: Jason Utas Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:53 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD Hello Greg, All, First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it three days later. The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a few thousand dollars? If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell them. You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a little funny. I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole really coming to that? I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' Jason On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton wrote: > Hi to all, an update to my AD. > All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. > > Joe's stone is an awesome find. > Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he could go to. > He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for Jack. > It was meant to be. > Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. > That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or any other stone found from this fall. > "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows as an example that wishes do come true. > I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story behind it. > > Hope everyone is good! > > > Greg Catterton > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > IMCA member 4682 > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > > > --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > >> From: Joe Kerchner >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >> Im takin orders for slices from the >> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >> >> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices >> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I >> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it >> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request >> slices larger than 20 if you want. >> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if >> you want one. >> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. >> Best wishes >> Joe kerchner >> __ >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritece
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hi Jason, Joe, List, I just bought one of Joe's slices and I'm happy as a pig in a corn field cause I couldn't go to Wisconsin, and now when I get a piece of the fall, thanks to Joe, I'll feel I've participated in the whole well publicized and documented adventure. I'll look at it and get a huge endorphin hit when I think of it's journey from it's parent body through time and space and the atmosphere to be found at Joe's feet and sent oninto my hand. Thank you, Joe. Man's interest, fascination, love and obsession with meteorites is...well... complicated. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- >From: Jason Utas >Sent: Apr 29, 2010 11:59 PM >To: Joe Kerchner , Meteorite-list > >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD > >Hello Joe, >I'm sorry - I'm not offended by it, but...to be frank, I don't >understand why a collector would cut up a beautiful stone. >If I needed cash and wanted to chase down a fall, I would still go >with the knowledge that my finds would be off-limits. >Worst came to worst, I would try to sell it intact...and I don't know >what offers you got, if any, but...to turn around so quickly and cut >it simply isn't something I understand. >But that's just me. >I know that if I had a family, I might have to think differently, >but...I hope I never have to make that choice. > >I just don't understand your use of "$60/g" and "priceless" in >sequential emails. > >It's that sort of talk that's almost...well, it's marketing. So it seems. > >I understand that you're thinking differently than at least some >dealers now, but...chasing down falls for the money of it has been >such a common theme recently that I felt as though I should say >something. I can remember the days when a select few dealers would >hunt a fall down, and collectors would never sell the prized >individuals that they managed to purchase (and if a collector managed >to *find* a stone...good luck prying it from their cold, dead >fingers). And yet, with Ash Creek and this new fall, so many hunters >have gone only to find a small stone or two - and they turn around and >sell them before they've even dried them off... > >It just seems as though very few people are doing it for the love of >it anymore. It's a completely new market dynamic, and I'm not sure I >like it, for what it says about how all of these new folks value these >rocks from space. > >I know, I know. There are easier ways to make money, and the fact >that many people *choose* to do so by selling meteorites just goes to >show the degree to which they love them. > >There are also ways to make money that don't involve cutting up >beautiful meteorites. And there are other things that people can >collect without having as destructive an influence on the things that >they profess to love... > >Regards, >Jason > >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Jason Utas >> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:53 PM >> To: Meteorite-list >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD >> >> Hello Greg, All, >> >> First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. >> >> But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your >> dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it >> three days later. >> >> The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down >> new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. >> >> So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. >> Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to >> go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a >> few thousand dollars? >> If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't >> look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's >> man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. >> >> I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than >> that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell >> them. >> >> You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else >> seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk >> from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a >> little funny. >> >> I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make >> money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. >> >
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hello Joe, I'm sorry - I'm not offended by it, but...to be frank, I don't understand why a collector would cut up a beautiful stone. If I needed cash and wanted to chase down a fall, I would still go with the knowledge that my finds would be off-limits. Worst came to worst, I would try to sell it intact...and I don't know what offers you got, if any, but...to turn around so quickly and cut it simply isn't something I understand. But that's just me. I know that if I had a family, I might have to think differently, but...I hope I never have to make that choice. I just don't understand your use of "$60/g" and "priceless" in sequential emails. It's that sort of talk that's almost...well, it's marketing. So it seems. I understand that you're thinking differently than at least some dealers now, but...chasing down falls for the money of it has been such a common theme recently that I felt as though I should say something. I can remember the days when a select few dealers would hunt a fall down, and collectors would never sell the prized individuals that they managed to purchase (and if a collector managed to *find* a stone...good luck prying it from their cold, dead fingers). And yet, with Ash Creek and this new fall, so many hunters have gone only to find a small stone or two - and they turn around and sell them before they've even dried them off... It just seems as though very few people are doing it for the love of it anymore. It's a completely new market dynamic, and I'm not sure I like it, for what it says about how all of these new folks value these rocks from space. I know, I know. There are easier ways to make money, and the fact that many people *choose* to do so by selling meteorites just goes to show the degree to which they love them. There are also ways to make money that don't involve cutting up beautiful meteorites. And there are other things that people can collect without having as destructive an influence on the things that they profess to love... Regards, Jason > > > -Original Message- > From: Jason Utas > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:53 PM > To: Meteorite-list > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD > > Hello Greg, All, > > First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. > > But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your > dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it > three days later. > > The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down > new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. > > So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. > Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to > go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a > few thousand dollars? > If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't > look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's > man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. > > I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than > that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell > them. > > You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else > seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk > from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a > little funny. > > I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make > money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. > > Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new > fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole > really coming to that? > > I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I > can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular > find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect > from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and > it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite > hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' > > Jason > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton > wrote: >> Hi to all, an update to my AD. >> All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. >> >> Joe's stone is an awesome find. >> Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he >> could go to. >> He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for >> Jack. >> It was meant to be. >> Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. >> That al
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hello, Not the main mass...never really was ...stay tuned. Best Wishes Michael Cottingham > From: jtorc...@ptd.net > To: meteorite...@gmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:19:32 -0400 > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD > > I too was very :( sad to hear that the main mass of the fall found so far > has been cut up into slicesThe main mass should be kept as just that. I > think that someone would have been willing to pay somewhat close to the > money he is getting for slices to obtain the main mass for such a widely > publicized find, and keep the beauty intact.I can't wait to watch the > meteorite men episode on this fall.Season 2 can't come soon enough > > Jeff > > -Original Message- > From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jason Utas > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:54 PM > To: Meteorite-list > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD > > Hello Greg, All, > > First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. > > But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your > dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it > three days later. > > The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down > new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. > > So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. > Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to > go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a > few thousand dollars? > If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't > look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's > man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. > > I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than > that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell > them. > > You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else > seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk > from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a > little funny. > > I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make > money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. > > Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new > fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole > really coming to that? > > I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I > can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular > find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect > from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and > it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite > hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' > > Jason > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton > wrote: >> Hi to all, an update to my AD. >> All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. >> >> Joe's stone is an awesome find. >> Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall > he could go to. >> He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was > for Jack. >> It was meant to be. >> Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. >> That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, > or any other stone found from this fall. >> "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is > shows as an example that wishes do come true. >> I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the > story behind it. >> >> Hope everyone is good! >> >> >> Greg Catterton >> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com >> IMCA member 4682 >> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites >> >> >> --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: >> >>> From: Joe Kerchner >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >>> Im takin orders for slices from the >>> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >>> >>> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >>> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >>> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and mo
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hi Jason and List, A man can't eat dreams or pay the electric company with them. Best regards, MikeG On 4/29/10, Jason Utas wrote: > Hello Greg, All, > > First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. > > But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your > dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it > three days later. > > The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down > new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. > > So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. > Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to > go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a > few thousand dollars? > If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't > look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's > man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. > > I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than > that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell > them. > > You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else > seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk > from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a > little funny. > > I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make > money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. > > Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new > fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole > really coming to that? > > I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I > can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular > find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect > from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and > it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite > hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' > > Jason > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton > wrote: >> Hi to all, an update to my AD. >> All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. >> >> Joe's stone is an awesome find. >> Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall >> he could go to. >> He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was >> for Jack. >> It was meant to be. >> Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. >> That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, >> or any other stone found from this fall. >> "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is >> shows as an example that wishes do come true. >> I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the >> story behind it. >> >> Hope everyone is good! >> >> >> Greg Catterton >> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com >> IMCA member 4682 >> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites >> >> >> --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: >> >>> From: Joe Kerchner >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >>> Im takin orders for slices from the >>> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >>> >>> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >>> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >>> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices >>> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I >>> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it >>> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request >>> slices larger than 20 if you want. >>> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if >>> you want one. >>> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. >>> Best wishes >>> Joe kerchner >>> __ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> >> >> >> __ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Me
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
I too was very :( sad to hear that the main mass of the fall found so far has been cut up into slicesThe main mass should be kept as just that. I think that someone would have been willing to pay somewhat close to the money he is getting for slices to obtain the main mass for such a widely publicized find, and keep the beauty intact.I can't wait to watch the meteorite men episode on this fall.Season 2 can't come soon enough Jeff -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jason Utas Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:54 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD Hello Greg, All, First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it three days later. The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a few thousand dollars? If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell them. You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a little funny. I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole really coming to that? I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' Jason On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton wrote: > Hi to all, an update to my AD. > All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. > > Joe's stone is an awesome find. > Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he could go to. > He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for Jack. > It was meant to be. > Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. > That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or any other stone found from this fall. > "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows as an example that wishes do come true. > I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story behind it. > > Hope everyone is good! > > > Greg Catterton > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > IMCA member 4682 > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > > > --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > >> From: Joe Kerchner >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >> Im takin orders for slices from the >> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >> >> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices >> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I >> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it >> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request >> slices larger than 20 if you want. >> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if >> you want one. >> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. >> Best wishes >> Joe kerchner >> __ >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > > _
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Sorry I offended you, but we are really struggling right now, it will really help my family. Im gonna keep some, I wish I didn't HAVE to sell it, but I do Best wishes Joe kerchner -Original Message- From: Jason Utas Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:53 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD Hello Greg, All, First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it three days later. The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a few thousand dollars? If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell them. You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a little funny. I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole really coming to that? I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' Jason On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton wrote: > Hi to all, an update to my AD. > All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. > > Joe's stone is an awesome find. > Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he > could go to. > He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for > Jack. > It was meant to be. > Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. > That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or > any other stone found from this fall. > "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows > as an example that wishes do come true. > I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story > behind it. > > Hope everyone is good! > > > Greg Catterton > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > IMCA member 4682 > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > > > --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > >> From: Joe Kerchner >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >> Im takin orders for slices from the >> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >> >> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices >> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I >> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it >> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request >> slices larger than 20 if you want. >> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if >> you want one. >> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. >> Best wishes >> Joe kerchner >> __ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritec
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hello Greg, All, First-off, congrats to Joe - hell of a find. But I really don't understand what you bring up, Greg. If it's your dream to find one, and you finally do, you don't cut it up and sell it three days later. The story reminds me of quite a few, to be honest: dealer chases down new fall/find, finds it, cuts it up, sells it. So, I agree - spectacular find, but...well, it *was* a pretty stone. Now it's a pile of slices waiting to be shipped. It was his dream to go and find a stone, and then to cut it up and sell it all to make a few thousand dollars? If I owned a slice (and I'm not planning on buying one), I wouldn't look down at it thinking "this is a piece of the realization of one's man dream," because all it got him in the end was $60/g. I don't know about you, but I consider my dreams to be worth more than that, and it would cost a hell of a lot more for you to get me to sell them. You're treating it like it's a business. Calling it something else seems strange -- and calling it priceless...all this sentimental talk from someone who just sliced up a beautiful stone strikes me as a little funny. I'll take it quietly while a dealer dices with no pretext [to make money], but thisthis annoys me significantly more. Is it really the dream of most people out there to simply find a new fall for the cash in it? Are meteorite enthusiasts on the whole really coming to that? I feel as though this message might give the wrong impression - I can't begin to convey how happy I am for Joe and his truly spectacular find, but what I'm seeing is the exact opposite of what I would expect from someone who just found the meteorite of his or her dreams...and it's beyond disappointing to me if this is really what meteorite hunters hope to do with their 'dream finds...' Jason On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Greg Catterton wrote: > Hi to all, an update to my AD. > All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. > > Joe's stone is an awesome find. > Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he > could go to. > He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for > Jack. > It was meant to be. > Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. > That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or > any other stone found from this fall. > "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows > as an example that wishes do come true. > I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story > behind it. > > Hope everyone is good! > > > Greg Catterton > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > IMCA member 4682 > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > > > --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > >> From: Joe Kerchner >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM >> Im takin orders for slices from the >> 332 gram "kerchner stone". >> >> If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part >> slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from >> .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices >> over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I >> will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it >> will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request >> slices larger than 20 if you want. >> I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if >> you want one. >> Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. >> Best wishes >> Joe kerchner >> __ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Thanks greg. I actually prayed for one near me the night before. And to have my sons with me after 6 days hunting with the pros made it absolutely priceless!! Thanks, Joe kerchner -Original Message- From: Greg Catterton Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:15 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Joe Kerchner Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD Hi to all, an update to my AD. All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. Joe's stone is an awesome find. Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he could go to. He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for Jack. It was meant to be. Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or any other stone found from this fall. "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows as an example that wishes do come true. I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story behind it. Hope everyone is good! Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > From: Joe Kerchner > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM > Im takin orders for slices from the > 332 gram "kerchner stone". > > If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part > slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from > .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices > over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I > will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it > will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request > slices larger than 20 if you want. > I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if > you want one. > Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. > Best wishes > Joe kerchner > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD
Hi to all, an update to my AD. All samples I had available have been sold or are on hold. Joe's stone is an awesome find. Since I have known Joe, he has been wanting and wishing for a local fall he could go to. He got his wish with the WI fall. This was for him as the Whetstone was for Jack. It was meant to be. Joe had his kids with him and together, his wish came true. That alone is enough of a story make his find worth more then any hammer, or any other stone found from this fall. "The Kerchner Stone" is a sample to be had for any collection as it is shows as an example that wishes do come true. I will be getting one, even though I have some already... just for the story behind it. Hope everyone is good! Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites --- On Thu, 4/29/10, Joe Kerchner wrote: > From: Joe Kerchner > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9:27 PM > Im takin orders for slices from the > 332 gram "kerchner stone". > > If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part > slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from > .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices > over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I > will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it > will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request > slices larger than 20 if you want. > I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if > you want one. > Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. > Best wishes > Joe kerchner > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices
Im takin orders for slices from the 332 gram "kerchner stone". If you are looking for a specific sized slice or part slice, you can put in you request now. Slices will be from .5g -20g slices0 they will be very thin and most part slices over 2g will have crust. If you want an end piece I will have 2 available. Contact me off list for prices, it will be the lowest I have seen offered. You can request slices larger than 20 if you want. I have had many people promised slices already so hurry if you want one. Pieces will be mailed out first thing monday morning. Best wishes Joe kerchner __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
