On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:48:12 -0500, you wrote:
As rare as they are, the intrinsic value is only as great as the number of
people that place a great esoteric value in them. That number dwindles when
mortgages and savings crash.
Reminds me of an article on the stock market from yesterday:
This is true that meteorites might be low priority during hard times, however,
a tangible asset is any object which can be held, enjoyed, and money can buy. I
can see someone enjoying a rare artifact or meteorite a lot more than holding a
wad of cash, not something you can look at and wonder
Hello
I decide to low my price of Zag to 1$/g.
Zag - 2665 grams, about 45% of very fresh fusion crust (one
side have flow lines). Great visible breccioation.
From geological point of view it is really interesting piece, showing
clearly two system of fracture (visible slickensiedes and linear
Hi all,
You can read a review of Kevin's report (mentioned below)
in my column in the current METEORITE TIMES or directly via:
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MMT.html
Best wishes, Michael
on 10/12/08 7:52 PM, Kevin Kichinka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's a thread
Hi again,
ALL investments are iffy - with one
And only one exception: gold.
Gold is the oldest currency throughout
History of most cultures. In fact, money generally
Has no meaning whatsoever except as it relates to
Gold - how much gold will a dollar/peso/yen/ruple/pound, etc
Buy?
Hello List,
I have some nice ebay auctions starting to end from tomorrow for the next
few days.
1. VERY BIG Dar al Gani 400 (ALUN-A) slice, 2.439 g:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200261513370
2. Big, museum size slice of Ozernoe (L6) 1122 g:
I guess I will consider the source on that one. FAUX newz?
Don Rawlings
--- On Mon, 10/13/08, Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tangible assets
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Monday, October 13,
From my perspective, since early this summer, sales of small items have been
down. Large sales have been up, more than compensating in the drop of small
sale volume.
Many sales can not be tracked or put into a nice little analysis of prices
by third parties. For example, we had NWA 2995
hi all !
as we really need this money for our help project, please give a bid !!
i will sell for good prices,
still avaiable :
- NWA4925, shergottite, 1.956g, partslice
- Dhofar 310, lunar, 0.352g
- NWA4483, lunar, 5.612g, endcut
- NWA4483 lunar, 2.559g, partslice
Chiang Khan 63.4g,
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:32:05 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
I guess I will consider the source on that one. FAUX newz?
Okay, here's a link directly to the same article on it's original source, The
Associated Press. That change the article any?
Hi list,
Last week I offered a micrograph in full size to any one who wanted it. It
was a beauty of NWA 969 (LL7)and was about 3 mb in size. Since then, with
the help of Paul Harris (Meteorite Times) and Jeff Krosschell, I have changed
cameras to a Nikon CoolPix 8mp and have learned
Hey Captain Blood,
Is the Bush fiasco you refer to the one started by the Democrats with
their Community Reinvestment Act, aka the Lending Standards Reduction Act,
or the one caused by the budgets that were passed by Congress, that august
body that has half the approval rating of the
Good Morning List,
I am looking to purchase original antique meteorite thin-sections (pre-20th
century) that are in good condition and well labeled. I am not looking for
new thin sections of old meteorites. If you have some available, please
contact me privately.
Thanks you!
Mike Bandli
We can point finger in all directions and blame a whole basket full of
politicians, business leaders and everyone and anyone else. One thing
we need to address ( in my uneducated opinion) is the over spending by
the regular folks on Main street. It used to be people saved up
enough money until
Hello List,
I have to agree with Mike in regards to the planetary material because they
span well beyond the meteorite collecting community and spill over into the
general public who thinks it is just cool to have a piece of the Moon or
Mars. I also feel that the grouping we are going to miss
Dear List Members,
In our ever-evolving collections, Adam and I make available to collectors
rare and hard to get specimens. Today's 'focus' is on a selection of thin
sections from some of the rarest meteorites known. These are on a first come
basis, or highest offers may be considered if the
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4882708.ece
Asteroid blast may have thwarted life on Mars
Jonathan Leake
The Sunday Times (United Kingdom)
October 5, 2008
A giant asteroid could have destroyed Mars' chances of evolving into an
Earth-like blue planet by punching a hole in
How come the Germans get all the clever ads?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/12/insurance-from-the-skies/
Best!
Tracy Latimer
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I havent seen the usual september jump in ebay and internet sales this year but
I have been busy with the shop and havent listed much stuff so I cant complain
and sales have been good. There are plenty of new meteorite collectors driving
the market and I dont see a slowdown in sales and
I guess its all how you define tangible assets. If you are a bank with subprime
mortgages selling them might be an issue right now.
If you have meteorites though there is a good market - even if you have to take
a bit of a loss if you have to sell quickly.
As most of you know I sell a lot of
Well said John! Probably one of the best summaries of why there is a credit
problem. A few months ago a news item came out that said the average credit
card balance was ~ $8000+. Add that to a car payment and the mortgage and it
is a no-brainer to understand Main Street's credit problem, which of
Hi folks!
Please forgive me if this was posted already.
NASA unveiled this site back in July of this year and I have become hooked on
it. It's a searchable archive
of NASA's media works - photos, video, etc. Only recently did I use it to
search for meteorites and the
results are 149 NASA
Hello Dean,
thank you for your remarks on the market situation - these are always welcome,
as I have learned over all those years that, besides you being a dealer, you
are also a very good observer! As well as some other insider friends of mine
are, who did not yet raise their finger here.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1901
NASA's Spitzer Gets Sneak Peak Inside Comet Holmes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
October 13, 2008
When comet Holmes unexpectedly erupted in 2007, professional and amateur
astronomers around the world turned their telescopes toward the
Martin, can you contact me off-list please.
Michael Farmer
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I agree.
Meteorites are tangible and the market will recover at some point. Whatever
their value in $/£/Y/Euro/etc following the recovery, meteorites will retain
their market value.
A £1000 piece of moon rock will be worth its equivalent, whether that is $10 or
$100,000 following the recovery
Hi Alex, Listees,
Alex's gentlemanly statement made my day after wading through the
flurry of hardcore dealer-concerned messages that have been posted. As
a collector at heart, I agree 'wholeheartedly' with his thoughts.
Especially the one: Our meteorites don't care, why should we?
Thanks
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-193
JPL's Jon Giorgini Honored With Masursky Award
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
October 13, 2008
PASADENA, Calif. -- Jon Giorgini, an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has received the prestigious Harold
Masursky
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:56 -0500, you wrote:
Here is a link to a South Pole Meteorite
The story sounds kinda lame to me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/H-Class-Chondrite-Meteor-VERY-BIG-Found-At-South-Pole_W0QQitemZ180298547302QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ
Story is crazy, but
Hello dear friends, I'm selling my last 100 gr. of
carancas meteorite in two 50 gr. lots each at 30$us/gr.
Pieces are from 1 gr. (no one less than 1 gr.)and up mostly
with curst since I have keep these for the last.
Much of you know me since I heve been the first one selling
these
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