About 2 years ago I read in Meteorite Magazine that Chassigny traded for
$175,000.00 per gram, either at Tucson or Ensisheim, not sure which. The price
was based on a purchase of a very small amount, weight wise.
As for the most valuable material Tom, I have some micro crystals that I sell
Sterling asked:
The interesting question is: how much longer will a general decline
in meteorite prices continue? Is it a lull? A temporary dip? A
re-adjustment? A momentary oversupply? A slide? Was there a "bubble"? Is
this "normal"?
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Hello List,
I was told that Glen Huss sold out
Hi Sterling and List,
While there are short term fluctuations from availability and medium
term fluctuations from how rare a type is (like lunars), there is
clearly a moderately long term trend over the last three to five
years of declining meteorite prices.
Absolutely right. A classic case
Hello Steve and List
While not being any where near even a good and knowledgeable
collector yet. I do notice things, and the 10% increase in collectors over a few
months has been born out on Ebay alone. I have been selling opal on Ebay since
97, and although not real active right now, saw
Hello again Sterling and List,
I used to run a technology corporation and consumer electronics is a
completely different beast. Technology drives computer hardware into
obsolescence before it is even in a resellers inventory and the supply is
unlimited tagging both the consumer and the
See the below articles.
1. Space impact 'saved Christianity'
By Dr David Whitehouse,BBC News Online science editor
Did a meteor over central Italy in AD 312 change
the course of Roman and Christian history?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3013146.stm
2. Christianity: Came from Outer
Hi Adam and all,
Several people have made excellent points about the
Meteorite Market downturn of the last several years.
They are all right, as MANY, MANY factors went into
this downturn. However, there is more to the story
Look foreword to my METEORITE MARKET TRENDS
Anyone interested in seeing a KILLER oriented Camel Donga
(3 photos from different angles), go to
http://community.webshots.com/album/78343930oFlOKd
Best wishes, Michael
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I have listed over $15,000 worth of mostly NWA
meteorites on ebay over the past week. Some have been
bought with buy it now but I just checked and it
showed me having 252 open meteorites auctions on ebay
right now and I have plans of listing more over the
weekend. Listed are dozens of large over a
A customer sent me a few Henbury crater photos and I asked if I could share them.I had never seen any modern photos of what the crater looks like from the ground so I though others might be interested in seeing them as well. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colhenburycrater.html Looks like some
Hello List,
I have an ethical question I would like to get some feedback on.
I just got a request from a customer that I give him a refund for a specimen he purchased a month or so ago from me that he wants to return now. His request was not based on the fact that the specimen was damaged or
Let me comment from a collector's viewpoint.
The person asking you to refund their money is an idiot. I've bought several meteorites that have declined in price. (Anyone want to buy 0.5 gram of Zagami at $1500 per gram?) And while my transaction took place a few years ago (at the height of
Hello Steve and List, Please make this one public, I want to
hear the answers. I am not a seller just a buyer, But as a buyer I would never
ask for a refund for that reason. If the meteorite was misrepresented, that
might be different. I know I have paid to much for meteorites before, But
Steve,
The request made for a refund is rediculous. As a buyer I would not consider requesting a refund for that reason, it seems unjustified to me.
Larry
Hello Steve,
You are a meteorite dealer, You buy and sell meteorites,
so buy it back minus 40%, Over a month is two weeks
too long to ask
for a refund, This guy needs to take his lumps just
like I did, And probably
most every one else did at one time.
Steve Yant
Canton,
Ohio
IMCA
6639
Steve and all,
My policy is simple. Ten days after delivery the sale
is final.
No returns.
However, I have in the past offered larger specimens
of the same meteorite with the offer of an exchange of
the original specimen for the exact price paid, but
only if the piece is in original condition.
On more than several occasions I have originally paid a price
for a specimen that was satisfactory between a dealer and
myself and subsequently found it for less. At no time would I
even consider I had any right to a refund.
Michael Masse
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Steve,
The request is unreasonable. I have a house full of
items I paid too much for, I have no expectation of getting my money back from
the palces I purchased them from. One example:
Cabelas...I bought Abu Garcia's New EON Baitcasting
reel the first year it came out...I am a southpaw so
Steve and List,
The correct diagnosis for this return syndrome is called buyers
remorse. We've all had it at one point in our lives and it can take some
folks a lot of years to cure themselves of impulse buying. Some guys take
a look at their paycheck and start looking around for something to
You could also charge him a restocking fee of 35%.
I think that if you do that you are adding validity to his claim.
Bottomline is he has no right to ask.
Mark M.
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Steve Arnold the First:
I just got a request from a customer that I give him a refund for a specimen he purchased a month or so ago...[snip]justified because he thinks the specimen is now not worth as much as he paid for it bach then.
I made a similar request of General Motors. I wrote
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