Re: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
This shows how the big auctions are only scams legalized to raise prices, which are meteorites or paintings or photographs. Tomorrow I propose my Allende for $ 40/gr to the same auction house and see if they really want to buy at the price they did. Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.eu Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com Da: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com A: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Data: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800 (PST) Oggetto: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
They're not scams... People who can afford it will pay what they want. Who has the right to set prices? We all do, but it's the buyer who decides what they're willing to pay. - yinan Sent from my iPhone On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:52 PM, M come Meteorite i...@mcomemeteorite.it wrote: This shows how the big auctions are only scams legalized to raise prices, which are meteorites or paintings or photographs. Tomorrow I propose my Allende for $ 40/gr to the same auction house and see if they really want to buy at the price they did. Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.eu Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com Da: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com A: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Data: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800 (PST) Oggetto: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hi, I don't understand your intemperance. The suggestion that auctions are inherently scams is bewildering. There are deals to be found at auctionsand objects zealously fought over; an auction house merely makes the market. Please also consider it was the traditional auctions in the mid-90s that resulted in an avalanche of media that created a burst of interest in meteorites---which was among the catalysts to a new generation of hunters. As I said previously, Allende was an anomaly. On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:52 PM, M come Meteorite wrote: This shows how the big auctions are only scams legalized to raise prices, which are meteorites or paintings or photographs. Tomorrow I propose my Allende for $ 40/gr to the same auction house and see if they really want to buy at the price they did. Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.eu Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com Da: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com A: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Data: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800 (PST) Oggetto: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hi, Agreed on all countsexcept that Tatahouine (which is indeed a great meteorite) has some pretty good company.;-) On Dec 13, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks wrote: Hi Darryl and List, It's not that Allende isn't worth $40 a gram, but the TKW is so large that it's hard to justify paying that much for it when the market is flush with quality specimens. We've been trained to think that Allende is a bargain and so it is. Another good example is Tatahouine - probably the world's most undervalued meteorite. It is a witnessed fall diogenite of exquisite beauty that has no parallel on the market, yet it regularly sells for $10/g or less. Then we see recent ordinary chondrite falls selling for $50-$80/g because of marketing - go figure? The one thing I have learned in my time of collecting (and dealing) meteorites is this - there is no rhyme or reason to the meteorite market. She is a fickle mistress. Best regards, MikeG -- * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** On 12/13/11, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi, I don't understand your intemperance. The suggestion that auctions are inherently scams is bewildering. There are deals to be found at auctionsand objects zealously fought over; an auction house merely makes the market. Please also consider it was the traditional auctions in the mid-90s that resulted in an avalanche of media that created a burst of interest in meteorites---which was among the catalysts to a new generation of hunters. As I said previously, Allende was an anomaly. On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:52 PM, M come Meteorite wrote: This shows how the big auctions are only scams legalized to raise prices, which are meteorites or paintings or photographs. Tomorrow I propose my Allende for $ 40/gr to the same auction house and see if they really want to buy at the price they did. Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.eu Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com Da: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com A: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Data: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800 (PST) Oggetto: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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 __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Anything is worth what someone is willing to pay. Greg S Sent from my iPhone On Dec 13, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi, Agreed on all countsexcept that Tatahouine (which is indeed a great meteorite) has some pretty good company.;-) On Dec 13, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks wrote: Hi Darryl and List, It's not that Allende isn't worth $40 a gram, but the TKW is so large that it's hard to justify paying that much for it when the market is flush with quality specimens. We've been trained to think that Allende is a bargain and so it is. Another good example is Tatahouine - probably the world's most undervalued meteorite. It is a witnessed fall diogenite of exquisite beauty that has no parallel on the market, yet it regularly sells for $10/g or less. Then we see recent ordinary chondrite falls selling for $50-$80/g because of marketing - go figure? The one thing I have learned in my time of collecting (and dealing) meteorites is this - there is no rhyme or reason to the meteorite market. She is a fickle mistress. Best regards, MikeG -- * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** On 12/13/11, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi, I don't understand your intemperance. The suggestion that auctions are inherently scams is bewildering. There are deals to be found at auctionsand objects zealously fought over; an auction house merely makes the market. Please also consider it was the traditional auctions in the mid-90s that resulted in an avalanche of media that created a burst of interest in meteorites---which was among the catalysts to a new generation of hunters. As I said previously, Allende was an anomaly. On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:52 PM, M come Meteorite wrote: This shows how the big auctions are only scams legalized to raise prices, which are meteorites or paintings or photographs. Tomorrow I propose my Allende for $ 40/gr to the same auction house and see if they really want to buy at the price they did. Matteo M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.eu Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com Da: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com A: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Data: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800 (PST) Oggetto: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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 __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Message body Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hi, After having curated the sale of more than 1000 specimens in traditional auctions since having introduced the auction of meteorites in the mid 90s, I can tell you Mike is 100% correct. There are trends, and there are aberrations---and this is an example of the latter. That is,..for now. ;-) And please don't forget my price received on the Allende is a chunk lower than might otherwise be imagined as I also have to pay a nice chunk to the house. d, On Dec 12, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks wrote: Hi Shawn and List, The piece in the auction has King collection provenance, but that does not explain the high closing price. I think this result may be an anomaly and not indicative of a major shift in market prices. Every now and then, these big auction houses will produce some unusual results. On occasion, we will see valuable pieces sell for steep discounts or fail to meet a reasonable reserve. In any case, the marketplace as a whole rarely follows suit. If anything, eBay is a more reliable yardstick for the market than Bonhams, and even that is not definitive. Consider this - the closing bid is very high, but the buyer also paid a premium and shipping expenses. With these extra costs figured in, the price is even more astronomical. Best regards, MikeG -- * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** On 12/12/11, Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
In my experience at the big public auctions the smaller exotic items nearly always seem to go for lot more than the market price...especially Lunar meteorites. The only good deals are usually the larger museum quality pieces if you are lucky enough to find one without a high reserve and have deep pockets. Graham, UK On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Shawn and List, The piece in the auction has King collection provenance, but that does not explain the high closing price. I think this result may be an anomaly and not indicative of a major shift in market prices. Every now and then, these big auction houses will produce some unusual results. On occasion, we will see valuable pieces sell for steep discounts or fail to meet a reasonable reserve. In any case, the marketplace as a whole rarely follows suit. If anything, eBay is a more reliable yardstick for the market than Bonhams, and even that is not definitive. Consider this - the closing bid is very high, but the buyer also paid a premium and shipping expenses. With these extra costs figured in, the price is even more astronomical. Best regards, MikeG -- * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** On 12/12/11, Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Gee I hope so! I could then sell a couple of pieces of mine so I can pay my dog's vet bills! Chris Spratt Victoria, BC (Via my iPhone) __ 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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hello Listers, I think Michael Farmer made a good point and it seems his post didnt make it on here yet. This is what he said Allende is one of the most important meteorites on the planet. Extremely undervalued due to the sheer amount which fell. Try getting it today. Not easy. I second that and with over 100's of research articles written on Allende, the discovery of CAI's, and that the oldest material found in the solar system was found from within Allende. This could be a fluke or could be a trend with Allende. Who knows but all I can say is get it while it is still around for a good price :) cause times could be changing. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html From: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com To: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com; Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Allende is one of the most important meteorites on the planet. Extremely undervalued due to the sheer amount which fell. Try getting it today. Not easy. From: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com To: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!! Hello Listers Now I know Allende has always had a stable value per gram which has been around $10 to $12 a gram depending on the market or collection it comes from. But now, it seems that the value has jumped up for one auction on a 23gram slice, selling for $1000 at the Natural History Bonhams auction yesterday in Lo Ang, California. So it seems Allende is making a run for its value and it might be smart to get your hands on some before the market trend follows and might have to pay a new value of around $40 a gram. The price you have to pay for science and space, but for everything else, there is MasterCard :) http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19429/lot/1097/ Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBay story http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.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] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!
Hi Shawn, I attended the Bonham's auction yesterday, and I was indeed shocked by the bidding war over that Allende piece. On the other hand, I was equally shocked by the many other meteorites which went unsold, despite low starting bids in some cases. A 910mg slice of lunar Dhofar 1180 didn't even attract any bids, starting at $500! I should have bought that one Darryl and Mike are right, these results must be aberrations. I am often mystified by auction house sale results, both high and low. Considering the typical 25% buyer's premium (+10% CA sales tax in this case), I don't see how such auctions can offer customers consistent value. We all like to complain about ebay, but by comparison, traditional auction houses just don't look competitive to me at all. Doug Ross __ 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
