Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
Hi Gary - Thanks for your report - I suspect that the mainland convetions may have larger attendances, and thus that there may be more variances in interest. Even if sales at the events are low ( as the attendees have budgeted for items specific to the events) followup sales may be good. E.P. Man and Impact in the Americas On Sun, 5/31/15, Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com wrote: Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work To: E.P. Grondine epgrond...@yahoo.com Cc: MeteorList meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 1:04 AM I hosted a booth at HawaiiCon (http://www.hawaiicon.com) last year. I sold a few pallasites, moldavites and lunar pendant vials, but the retail interest by attendees were for comic books, science fiction toys like tricorders, ray guns and steampunk contraptions. It was fun to meet Chekov from Star Trek (http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Chekov.jpg), but getting put in a headlock by Dr Death wasn’t so (http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Death-Gary.jpg). I suppose if I were to do it again, I would develop a merchandise line that would appeal more to the ‘con’ crowd, as meteorites were a curiosity but not so much for them to buy anything. I did make my conference fee, hotel accommodations, meals and a bit extra so the experience and time spent with my son Kaipo in a 5 star resort in Kona on the Big Island was well worth it. gary On May 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
$18 gram. Sure. Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2015, at 10:07 PM, Count Deiro via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi All, Last November, I invited my 12 year old granson, Vincent, to accompany me to one of the gun shows in Las Vegas. I intended to sell some of my collectible firearms. He asked if he could take a fist sized (500 or so grams), Canyon Diablo and offer it to the gun and ammo dealers. He sold it for $18.00 a gram in minutes to an ammo dealer who had never seen a meteorite. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 MetSoc -Original Message- From: E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: May 30, 2015 9:30 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
I hosted a booth at HawaiiCon (http://www.hawaiicon.com) last year. I sold a few pallasites, moldavites and lunar pendant vials, but the retail interest by attendees were for comic books, science fiction toys like tricorders, ray guns and steampunk contraptions. It was fun to meet Chekov from Star Trek (http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Chekov.jpg), but getting put in a headlock by Dr Death wasn’t so (http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Death-Gary.jpg). I suppose if I were to do it again, I would develop a merchandise line that would appeal more to the ‘con’ crowd, as meteorites were a curiosity but not so much for them to buy anything. I did make my conference fee, hotel accommodations, meals and a bit extra so the experience and time spent with my son Kaipo in a 5 star resort in Kona on the Big Island was well worth it. gary On May 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
Hi All, Last November, I invited my 12 year old granson, Vincent, to accompany me to one of the gun shows in Las Vegas. I intended to sell some of my collectible firearms. He asked if he could take a fist sized (500 or so grams), Canyon Diablo and offer it to the gun and ammo dealers. He sold it for $18.00 a gram in minutes to an ammo dealer who had never seen a meteorite. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 MetSoc -Original Message- From: E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: May 30, 2015 9:30 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
