[meteorite-list] AD Some new specimens added to list for sale Free Ad #2

2015-04-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   I have some specimens for sale at very good prices.   Please take a moment from your busy day to look and see if there is anything you would like to add to your collection. Happy to provide photos for serious buyers.   Cheers, John A. Shea IMCA 3295   Specimens:   Beni

[meteorite-list] AD Historic and hard to find specimens for sale - Ad 1/12

2015-04-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all well.   I have added some more specimens for sale at very good prices.  Many hard to find and historic.  Please take a moment to look and see if there is anything you would like to add to your collection.  Offers always welcome.  Motivated seller

[meteorite-list] AD Rare specimens for sale, Ad 2/12

2015-04-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, I have numerous rare, and historic specimens for sale. Please take a moment to look and see if there is anything you would like to add to your collection. Offers always welcome. Motivated seller. :-) Cheers, John A. Shea IMCA 3295 Specimens: Chelyabinsk 32g 90% crust

[meteorite-list] AD Reduced prices on for sale list (Ad 3/12)

2015-05-06 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all well. Prices have been adjusted downwards to attempt to complete my sales goal. I have also added a copy of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites in very good condition.  Unbeatable price. Free first class domestic shipping included. Please take

[meteorite-list] Ad: Rare specimens added to list for sale - Ad 4/12

2015-05-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all well!   I have added some historic, Lunar, Martian and otherwise very rare specimens to my for sale list.  Additionally many of the old items are still listed at unbeatable prices.  Please see the link to my Dropbox folder for photos of the available

[meteorite-list] Ad: Rare specimens added to list for sale - Ad 4/12

2015-05-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all well!   I have added some historic, Lunar, Martian and otherwise very rare specimens to my for sale list.  Additionally many of the old items are still listed at unbeatable prices.  Please contact me for photos.   Free first class domestic shipping

[meteorite-list] Ad: Rare specimens added to list for sale - Ad 4/12

2015-05-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all well!   I have added some historic, Lunar, Martian and otherwise very rare specimens to my for sale list.  Additionally many of the old items are still listed at unbeatable prices.  Please see the link to my Dropbox folder for photos of the available

[meteorite-list] Apologies for the multiple posts

2015-05-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
They appeared at first to have not gone through. Will try not to let it happen again.  :-) Cheers, John __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] AD Reduced prices on specimen list (AD 5/12)

2015-05-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   I have lowered prices on most specimens from my sale list, and added an omitted Katol specimen.  Please see the link to my Dropbox folder for photos.  Always willing to consider offers.  :-)   Free first class domestic shipping within USA.  Priority or international

[meteorite-list] AD - Liquidating part of collection Free AD #1

2015-04-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are all well! I am liquidating part of my collection and selling it off in smaller more affordable lots of similar material.  A list of available specimens and lots follows below.   I do not have time to sell each individual specimen for maximum value, so I'm

[meteorite-list] AD: Reduced prices on specimen list! (Ad 9/12)

2015-06-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Lovers!   Dropped prices across the board on my specimen list to try and cover some territory selling. Excellent deals to be had here!   Please contact me for photos. :-)   Orders over 75$ get free Priority shipping in the US, or First Class international shipping. Free First

[meteorite-list] Ad: New Specimens Added to for Sale List (Ad 8/12)

2015-06-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Enthusiasts,   I have added many new and difficult to find specimens to my for sale list.  Many specimens previously listed are still here at phenomenal prices.  Excellent deals to be had.   Please contact me for photos.   Free First Class shipping within USA.  Priority and

[meteorite-list] AD: Price Reductions! (AD 7/12)

2015-05-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Enthusiasts,   This is the last price reduction on this specimen list.  These are an opportunity to buy very hard to find specimens with great provenance, at ridiculously low prices.   Please contact me for photos.   Free First Class domestic shipping within USA.  Priority and

Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar meteorites selling for peanuts

2015-05-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
It is true that rare things will always be rare and will be priced accordingly, and for that reason you may be entirely right Michael that it can be simply supply and demand.  Personally though, I think supply and demand is too simple a concept for collectible items.  What I mean is, I wonder

[meteorite-list] AD: !!FLASH SALE!! Everything on specimen list! (Ad 10/12)

2015-06-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
!! FLASH SALE !!    Until tonight all orders over $100 will receive 25% off, and all orders over $50 will receive 15% off, both with free US Priority shipping or 1st class International shipping!  Same low prices as my last posting of the list!   Unbeatable deals here!   Please contact me for

[meteorite-list] Ad: Further price reductions (Ad 6/12)

2015-05-24 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello all,   Prices have dropped again on most specimens from my sale list.  Please see the link to my Dropbox folder for photos.   Free first class domestic shipping within USA.  Priority and international are extra.   Please take a moment from your relaxing weekend to see if there is anything

[meteorite-list] Ad: Price reductions on sale list! (Ad 12/12)

2015-07-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Prices have been chopped on my sale list so now is the time for great deals!   Additionally, numerous specimens from the previous list are still available at excellent and even lower prices.     Please take a moment to see if there is anything you would like to add

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: 3 Rare Ancient Meteorite Coins on eBay

2015-10-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Don, Caught me at a good moment here financially. These coins were listed at a very fair price. Decided to buy all three of them.  Can't wait to see them! Thanks very much for a good deal. Cheers, John A. Shea IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 10/23/15 at 11:54 AM, Don

[meteorite-list] Ad: 4.82g NWA 2975 Shergottite pairing $600!! (Ad 6/12)

2015-10-25 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hope you are all doing well!   I have a splendid 4.82g Shergottite paired by Gary Fujihara to NWA 2975 available now at $600!!   This is a great deal on a shergottite specimen.  You would struggle to get this good a deal even from the dealers in Morocco, so only someone from Mars would turn

Re: [meteorite-list] It's Official

2015-11-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Heya Larry, Hope you are well. Are there any pieces available of this for collectors? Purchase? Or institutional trade? Cheers, John IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/12/15 at 2:16 PM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hello List, > > I'm very pleased to announce the

Re: [meteorite-list] OT- France / Europe / World Under State of Emergency.

2015-11-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
https://m.facebook.com/safetycheck/paris_terror_attacks/?amp%3Bsearch_type=safe=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Flive%2Fworld-europe-34815972&_rdr#_=_ If you are in Paris right now, and use facebook, you can let your friends and family know you are safe with this link. Sent using the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
r of selling > Bingol at 1/3 of what he paid me, or not, don't know if he cancelled that > deal, if so you got a good price. If not, then go buy NWA chondrites, they're > nice and cheap. > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:34 PM, Bigjohn Sh

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
right > or wrong answer. > > Best, > > Mendy Ouzillou > > On Nov 15, 2015, at 4:43 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Ruben, > For 450$ you can get a 3g piece of Bingol (that you need a loop to really &g

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
gt; > In my opinion it's probably about once in 20-30 year type thing. > Expensive? Yes, but I think not over priced - at least not for what > it is. > > Other achondrite falls like Passamonte - $1000 per gram > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Bigjohn Shea via

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"I moved away from collecting new falls when I paid over $600.00 a gram for Claxton and could only realize less than $140.00 a gram a few years later when broken down into smaller pieces." This is precisely one of the points I was making earlier. There's no telling how much people will want

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
However, history has proven that while most meteorites do go up in > > > value over time - rare witnessed falls almost always appreciate in > > > value dramatically. > > > > > > Which explains why so many collectors moving to collecting only falls now >

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Over Eastern Turkish Village: Poor Villagers Make Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars After Black Stones From Space Rain Down

2015-11-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
an, as I have made a great living > >> selling meteorites of all types over the last 18 years. > >> > >> However, history has proven that while most meteorites do go up in > >> value over time - rare witnessed falls almost always appreciate in > >> val

[meteorite-list] Ad: Excellent specimens for sale! (Ad 3/12)

2015-10-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   In recently from the hot deserts of Northwest Africa, I have some lovely 99%-100% crusted unclassified meteorites.  Available here at better than ebay prices.  All of these specimens are minimally weathered, lovely shapes, good cabinet specimens with sizes to

[meteorite-list] Ad: 4.82g Shergottite pair to NWA 2975 For Sale! (Ad 5/12)

2015-10-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!    Available is an excellent 4.82g partly crusted Shergottite individual, a probable pairing to NWA 2975, paired by Gary Fujihara.   Price is set at an unbeatable 175$ per gram, for an excellent piece that feels like a nice Mars rock in your hand. Comes with

[meteorite-list] Ad: Price drop on OC specimens! NWA 7325! NWA 6704! (Ad: 4/12)

2015-10-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   In order to achieve my funding goals I have dropped prices on the specimens offered last week.  All of the OC specimens you see here are minimally weathered, lovely shapes, good cabinet specimens with sizes to fit all budgets.   Also available for sale at a

[meteorite-list] Ad: !New specimens added to for sale list! (Ad 11/12)

2015-07-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Friends!   New specimens have been added to my for sale list, including a number of very lovely oriented OC’s from the early 2000’s.  Additionally, numerous specimens from the previous list are still available at excellent and even lower prices.   Please take a moment to see if

[meteorite-list] AD: Various Specimens Great Prices (Ad 1/12)

2015-08-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Collectors,   Listed below are some excellent specimens at superb prices.  Cut and uncut unclassified NWAs, as well as even lower prices on historic and hard to find specimens.   Please take a moment to look and see if there is anything you’d like to add to your collection. 

[meteorite-list] AD: Exceptionally Rare Specimens Temporarily on Sale! (Ad 2/12)

2015-08-29 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Today is your lucky day!  ;-)  For a limited time I am attempting to rally some funds.  I’m putting some exceptionally rare specimens up for sale here, all of them listed for relative bargain prices.   Fair warning:  Once I meet my funding goal, I will be

Re: [meteorite-list] Local to Las Vegas expert needed to rewiew a find.

2015-09-15 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I'd love to see a photo also, but I live in Philadelphia so I won't be seeing this in person. :-)   That aside, I'm assuming from your post that this is a "chondrite" native to the USA, and not just another NWA.   I have about 25 NWA's undergoing classification now, and I have more I'd like

[meteorite-list] Ad: Unclassified NWAs Great Prices! (AD 3/12)

2015-09-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   I have a selection of unclassified uncut NWA material that I got for a great deal, so I’m passing on the savings to you.  :-)   Most specimens are fragments with 90% or better coverage of primary, or secondary fusion crust, and they all are nice collectible

[meteorite-list] AD: L5 NWA individuals for sale (Ad: 7/12)

2015-12-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Hope you are all having a good holiday season.   Available here for sale are some beautiful L5 individuals paired to a 314g NWA mass that is currently waiting for approval from the Nomenclature Committee.   These are all lovely stones.  Most  having more than 90%

Re: [meteorite-list] AD-New additions, no reserve auctions. Ragland, Bingol, D'Orbigny, Lunars, Museum specimens

2015-12-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Now you are. The listing price on ebay is actually more of a suggestion then anything else. I always make offers via email for ebay listings. Most people usually take a fair offer.  Sent using the mail.com mail app On 12/7/15 at 6:33 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote: > I

Re: [meteorite-list] AD-New additions, no reserve auctions. Ragland, Bingol, D'Orbigny, Lunars, Museum specimens

2015-12-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Bay. > > > > Michael Farmer > > > > > On Dec 8, 2015, at 8:37 AM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > > > Now you are. > > > > > > The listing price on ebay is actually

Re: [meteorite-list] So Is It a Meteor? Cool video link!

2015-12-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Thanks Tom! Very cool video! John IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 12/7/15 at 1:37 PM, Tommy via Meteorite-list wrote: > Very cool and interesting video I just found on Reddit. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFi1wY7qj5c > > > > Regards! > > > > Tom > > > >

Re: [meteorite-list] AD-New additions, no reserve auctions. Ragland, Bingol, D'Orbigny, Lunars, Museum specimens

2015-12-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
the Kandahar meteorite is an historic fall. The only meteorite > > > from Afghanistan. This not some new fall that a merchant overpaid for > > > then tried to recoupe his expense by selling at too high a price. There > > > are only six pieces of Kandahar in private collections. > > > > > > > > > > &g

[meteorite-list] Ad: Newly Classified NWA 10458 Prob Pairings For Sale (Ad8/12)

2015-12-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts! Hope you are all having a good holiday season! Available here for sale are some beautiful L5 individuals that are probable pairings to the 314g main mass recently classified as NWA 10458. (L5 W1 S3)

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA 10310 recently classified (Ad: 9/12)

2015-12-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Collectors!   Available here are specimens of one of my recent classifications.   NWA 10310 was collected from the deserts outside of Morocco sometime between 2000-2010.  It was bought as part of a lot of specimens and kept for display for years until being sold to me by a gem

Re: [meteorite-list] Found suspected iron meteorite

2015-11-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Todd, Love to see a photo. Can you send me one? You can try contacting Dr. John Wasson at UCLA, but you will need to pay for classification with them. Cheers, John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/18/15 at 9:47 PM, Todd Dziuk via Meteorite-list wrote: > I recently found what I believe

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA List] Creston new fall prices

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Ah... I see you've chosen to apply the "monkey see, monkey do" approach to pricing meteorites, Ruben. An approach guaranteed to yield maximal profits for the time being. Unfortunately the analogy does not entirely apply because specimens locked up in university collections often can be

Re: [meteorite-list] Introducing the Worlds Newest Meteorite fall - Creston

2015-11-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Congrats on the new fall! Looks like a lovely specimen. Attractive slices... Give me a moment while I contact my bank and get a line of credit so I can buy a 4g slice of an L6... ;-) Cheers, John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/19/15 at 12:35 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Now I'm jealous, Peter. I love meteorites like this with interesting stories behind them. I'm sad that I, a loyal lay-away customer, wasn't offered it earlier. ;-) Joke... Anne seemed to imply that the owner was hiding it away from us, and that there simply weren't many slices cut prior to

[meteorite-list] Ad: Two hard to find specimens for sale (Ad 7/12)

2015-11-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all having a great weekend!   I have extra specimens of two difficult to find meteorites so I am putting them up for sale so that others can add them to their collections.   1) 0.146g specimen of Kandahar, L6 with Blaine Reed provenance.  $100.00 This is a

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I've always found it funny that some sellers describe specimens of an older meteorite as "fresh". For example: I recently saw a seller describe his Campo del Cielo specimens on ebay as "fresh". I wondered, just how fresh would you consider food you found in the jungles of Argentina that

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
The link doesn't seem to work Anne. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/20/15 at 10:14 PM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list wrote: > My turn to announce a new meteorite! > > > > Not a new fall, but a new meteorite (and all meteorites are really falls, how > else would they get here) >

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Anne, I'd like to buy the 16.35g piece of Clifford. But I need some time to drum up the money. It may take me about two or three weeks. Can you hold it for me, for that long? I understand if you can't. Let me know. Cheers, John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/20/15 at 10:22 PM, Anne

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
> Anne M. Black > > www.IMPACTIKA.com > > impact...@aol.com > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > To: Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecent

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
rst for the Creston Micro he just > > ordered. Funny how things work out. > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > Anne, > > > I'd like to buy

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Another New Meteorite

2015-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
meteorites to them. When I return home I think I > > can get you a Creston micro - I'm here to accommodate. But true to my > > word the price per gram is still $300. > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > > <meteo

[meteorite-list] Searching for Iron Creek meteorite photo

2016-06-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Members,   Hope you are all well this weekend.   If anyone out there has a good quality photo of the Iron Creek meteorite situated at its display in the Provincial Museum of Alberta, and would not mind sharing it with me, please contact me directly at the email below.  I’ll give you

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Goes Ivy League - NEW Display at Yale!

2016-06-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Lunar schmooner! None of these hold a candle to "The World Record Mars Meteorite"!!! http://www.gfoundit-mars.com ;-) ;-) PS. Double wink to is assure that sarcasm is made clear. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 6/7/16 at 9:10 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Goes Ivy League - NEW Display at Yale!

2016-05-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Congratulations on a beautiful display! It is a great presentation and in a location ripe with young minds that could contribute alot to meteoritics if properly stimulated. The addition of the cuneiform tablet, and its description is particularly nice. It puts the meteorite into an historic

Re: [meteorite-list] Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion (2016 HO3)

2016-06-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
List, Hope you are all well. Does anyone know if we have any data on it's composition? I have trouble believing we would not have found ANY meteorites from this asteroid after nearly a century of being neighbors. Cool discovery! Cheers, John A. Shea MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com

Re: [meteorite-list] In regards to NWA 10495

2016-06-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I think there is an unnecessary amount of hostility being displayed to a museum curator over the claim of the "World's Largest Lunar", which is essentially a marketing factoid anyhow. Honestly I did not find her statements to be as aggressive or accusatory as they have been painted to be.

Re: [meteorite-list] Let’s Talk About The 800+ Pound Gorilla in The Living Room

2016-01-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Honestly, your email reads with the same kind of desperation often perceived in Nigerian Lotto scam emails. Not trying to demean you, but it's hard to put any faith in these claims when you don't even have the fundamental things in place; like a classification, approval from Nomenclature

[meteorite-list] AD: Recently Classified OC specimens for sale (Ad 10/12)

2016-01-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Meteorite Enthusiasts!   I hope you are all recovering from a fun weekend. :-)   Available at great prices are some specimens of recently classified Ordinary Chondrites.  I hold the main masses of each of them, and so there is no other source of the material available.  I think you’ll find

Re: [meteorite-list] Killed by a meteorite

2016-02-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Looks like something fell from the sky, but could they have found a worse photo of whatever that is?   A sketch made with pencil would have been better...     Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 at 12:44 AM From: "matija bericic via Meteorite-list" To: 

Re: [meteorite-list] SPACE ROCKS MAGAZINE

2016-02-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
This is a quarterly magazine. Published every three months and costing 30$ for international readers means you spend roughly ten bucks a month to read it. Not sure that's worth griping over personally. Yes, it's basically double what the US readers are spending, but it's worth it for a good

Re: [meteorite-list] SPACE ROCKS MAGAZINE

2016-02-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Marcin, I get what you're saying. The shipping is expensive. I agree. But: It's a quarterly magazine. Comes out every 3 months. Spending 33.80$ once every 3 months averages to about 11.27$ each month. Okay so not EXACTLY 10$ I spent 14$ last night to go to a movie for just two hours of

Re: [meteorite-list] SPACE ROCKS MAGAZINE

2016-02-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
It really is a great mag. Worth the extra bucks for shipping. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 2/11/16 at 5:50 PM, Robert Woolard via Meteorite-list wrote: > That's a real shame, because the magazine is VERY well done. Got mine a > couple of days ago. Beautiful! > Congrats to everyone

[meteorite-list] Ad: NWA 10458 w/ flowlines and fluting + Canyon Diablo for sale! (Ad 11/12)

2016-01-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Available for sale are some attractive specimens at very good prices!   281.8g NWA 10458 prob. pairing (L5) various flowlines, deeply fluted specimen – my own provenance (I hold the main mass) – 493$

[meteorite-list] Ad: Full Slices NWA 10311 and NWA 10458 (Ad: 12/12)

2016-03-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Fresh off the saw I have some attractive full slices of NWA 10311 (TKW 184g) and NWA 10458 (TKW 314g), both of which I retain the main masses for.  These sizeable full slices are available for stellar prices.   Between these slices and the type specimens, the

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint '2' classification

2016-03-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
This is Tissint II. Don't ask me how to pronounce it. ;-) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=62802 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 3/23/16 at 2:47 PM, Kevin Kichinka via Meteorite-list wrote: > Team Meteorite: > > This 2015 fall seems not yet to have been classifiedor has

[meteorite-list] AD: Various specimens at great prices! (Ad 11/12)

2016-03-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Enthusiasts, Hope you have all been having a great week!   For sale are some very affordable specimens with strong provenance, available at great prices.  Please take a moment to see what is available below.  Always open to reasonable offers. :-)   Free domestic USA Priority

[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay Auctions Ending Today (free ad 1/2)

2016-03-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts! Ending tonight on ebay are five affordable specimens, available at bargain prices, starting at 99cents in some cases. http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=johannesthebaker&_pgn=1=true Please take a moment from your busy Monday to see if you are interested in anything.

Re: [meteorite-list] WR Gallery Delay – U.S. World Record Mars Meteorite Discovery

2016-04-24 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Ann and Glyn, This is not a difficult process. It's really very simple actually. 1) Contact a noted individual in meteorite studies and classification. (No, this does not include yourself, and these experts are not very hard to find or contact.) 2) Arrange to send them a 20g type specimen. 3)

Re: [meteorite-list] Group of Moroccans Found the Association for Meteorite Professionals in Erfoud, Morocco

2016-04-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I truly hope this component of the group's goals is thoroughly addressed. "Create a legal code for the meteorite trade in order to combat criminal activity." >From the perspective of a US collector, the feeling of uncertainty associated >with buying specimens from a merchant in a developing

Re: [meteorite-list] WR Gallery Delay – U.S. World Record Mars Meteorite Discovery

2016-04-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I doubt anyone is in a rush on this one. Take your time... Sent using the mail.com mail app On 4/23/16 at 6:41 PM, Ann Cain via Meteorite-list wrote: > Meteorite List, > > I would like to apologize for not having The Gallery of World Record Mars > Meteorites, from the US World Record Mars

Re: [meteorite-list] Signs of life uncovered inside meteorite found in western Turkey

2016-05-06 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Amino acids in an L6? Does anyone know if this is verifiable?  If so is this the first time that organic compounds have been found in OCs? I'm a fan of the concept of Panspermia, so this piques my interest for sure.   :-) Cheers! John A. Shea IMCA 3295   Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 at 8:13

Re: [meteorite-list] Invented words

2016-05-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Starting to wander off topic... Unless we want to continue inventing more words that are related to meteoritics? I propose we start simplifying "regmaglypts" to "remagyps" until it catches on. Also I propose that "Widmanstatten" now be shortened to "Widstatten" until it appears in a

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Mezgouri Fayssal, You appear to be claiming that it is not your responsibility to be certain about what the classifications are for the specimens that you sell. That may be the standard line for Moroccan merchants, but that does not inspire confidence in your future buyers. What you are

[meteorite-list] Ad: Many Affordable Specimens Available (Free Ad 2/2)

2016-04-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Enthusiasts, Hope you have all been having a great week! Available are some affordable representative specimens, with strong provenance at great prices. There is a brief list below for ease of reading, but if you would like to read more about the specimens offered, scroll down

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear List, I have blocked him from the Meteorites group on facebook so that he cannot use that as a resources for his scams. It is a shame that the meteorite community continues to be an uncertain place for collectors and merchants to use their hard earned funds. As a collector of antique

[meteorite-list] Ad: New Brecciated Eucrite, NWA 10667, affordable slices (AD 3/12)

2016-07-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts! Hope you are all having a great week! I was able to produce some lovely and affordable specimens of my newly classified Eucrite NWA 10667. Please see the link below for photos. I think you will find it has an incredible brecciated appearance. 3.6g 54$ 5.3g 79$

[meteorite-list] Ad: Reduced prices! New Eucrite NWA 10667!

2016-07-29 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts! Hope you are all having a great week! I was able to produce some lovely and affordable specimens of my newly classified Eucrite NWA 10667. Please see the link below for photos. I think you will find it has an incredible brecciated appearance. 3.6g 36$ 5.3g 53$

Re: [meteorite-list] WR Gallery Delay – U.S. World Record Mars Meteorite Discovery

2016-07-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
did was very disrespectful. > > > > Sincerely, > > > Glyn Howard > > (Yes, I use the account my sister Ann Cain set-up here on the Meteorite List > for me. We share the account.) > > > > > Sent from Outlook > > > > > > > From:

Re: [meteorite-list] WR Gallery Delay – U.S. World Record Mars Meteorite Discovery

2016-07-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
To the Metlist Admin(s), With respect, why are these people (Ann Cain, Glyn Howard) not blocked from the metlist yet? This is clearly a scam, or the work of foolish people who refuse to listen to reason. Either way, we should not all be forced to receive their emails for years on end when

Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Express & NWA 5000 - Accidental? NO! Dr. Harrison (Jack) Schmitt

2016-08-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I used to own a peace of NWA 5000, and I had always intended to replace that piece. However, there has been SO MUCH talk of fraud, lawsuits, etc. as well as hateful, spiteful and crude communication about this meteorite lately, that I have started to feel like purchasing another piece of it

[meteorite-list] Ad: FS Specimen of NWA 10667

2016-07-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts! Hope you are all having a great weekend! Recently I've had some specimens classified, one of which is a beautiful Eucrite with a stunning brecciated appearance. The official classification per Dr. Tony Irving is: HED Achondrite (Eucrite, Monomict Basaltic

Re: [meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

2016-07-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Just catching up on this thread. I have worked extensively with CML, and have emailed their curator to confirm or deny this. We'll get to the bottom of it, sooner or later... Cheers, John A. Shea MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 7/2/16 at 12:40 PM, John Pierce via

Re: [meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

2016-07-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
At what point do we remove people from the metlist for being crude? I think we have reached that point here... Sent using the mail.com mail app On 7/3/16 at 6:40 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote: > Yes, that's my private email to you. > Did I mention your name or say a word

Re: [meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

2016-07-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Just heard back from CML about this, and they are analyzing it. Time to back off from John Pierce and let he and the lab sort it out. It's none of our business right now. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 7/2/16 at 12:40 PM, John Pierce via Meteorite-list wrote: > OK, photos. > I'm

Re: [meteorite-list] Pot Coloring The Kettle Black

2016-06-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
This has strayed wy off the topic of meteorites... Sent using the mail.com mail app On 6/19/16 at 6:38 PM, MexicoDoug via Meteorite-list wrote: > Captain Blood wrote: > > "Hi all, Teaching Anthropology, which includes linguistics, I began over > 30 years ago to collect the origins of

[meteorite-list] Ad: Desert Varnished NWA XXX FS (Ad 4/12)

2016-08-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Recently I was able to acquire a small lot of old NWA unclassified meteorite stock.  They are all specimens originating from between 2000-2005, and they all contain a lovely desert varnish, typical for that region.  I have lightly cleaned them with isopropyl alcohol

[meteorite-list] AD: New Green CV3 with big and abundant CAIs and Chondrules!

2017-01-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Collectors!   Hope you are all well!   I know many of you are preparing for Tucson, but now is the time to get a great deal on some of the latest NWA classifications!   Another of my classifications has become official, a unique appearing green CV3 named NWA 10977. It is chock

Re: [meteorite-list] New Book, "FROM WESTON to CRESTON" AD #1

2017-01-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
In my humble opinion, Any serious collector would be crazy not to order a copy of this. References like this are not only useful for finding information about a specimen on a whim, but when skillfully written (as this is) it makes for an enjoyable read cover to cover. Best yet, you come away

[meteorite-list] Ad: Incredible Oriented Specimens (Ad 5/12)

2016-08-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Meteorite Enthusiasts!   Hope you are all having a great week thus far.   I have some exceptional oriented specimens for sale with some truly beautiful and unique features.    Please contact me for photos.   1g Oriented Chelyabinsk – This little specimen is like a tiny octopod of fresh fusion

Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?

2016-08-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Along the same thought process Tommy,   I have often wondered just how much mass worth of extraterrestrial matter there has been added to the Earth's overall mass?  Add up all those meteorites under the top soil of farms, all the meteorites from the Ordovician bombardment of L-chondrites, etc.

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Tucson Ring and Carlton Mass, Harvard Prov.

2016-09-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
If I didn't already have a piece of Tucson Ring I'd be jumpin on this one. Somebody should buy this immediately! TR specimens are few and far in between, particularly with such great provenance. Cheers! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 9/13/16 at 9:22 AM,

Re: [meteorite-list] The World's Second Largest Meteorite

2016-09-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
https://steemit.com/gancedo/@merlinesm/meteorite-record-the-gancedo-weighs-30-8-tons-and-is-the-fourth-largest-in-the-world This article, with some great photos, lists it at 4th with 30,800kg as the official measure. Weighing the big ones like this and compairing them to others has always

Re: [meteorite-list] Does anyone recognize this specimen?

2016-09-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
seen it for sale recently please let me know. Thank you, John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 9/17/16 at 10:13 AM, Michael Farmer wrote: > Not even close to being a meteorite. > > Michael Farmer > > > On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:36 AM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list &

Re: [meteorite-list] Does anyone recognize this specimen?

2016-09-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
> > On Sep 17, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > I'll be sure to let the PHD level Geochemist with decades worth of > > experience classifying meteorites know that... > > > &

Re: [meteorite-list] Does anyone recognize this specimen?

2016-09-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
the mail.com mail app On 9/17/16 at 8:18 AM, Gmail wrote: > Well, the way you phrased the request makes it tough to fulfill because best > I can tell on my iPhone, this is terrestrial. > > Mendy Ouzillou > > On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:11 AM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Does anyone recognize this specimen?

2016-09-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear List, Hope you are all doing well this weekend. For reasons I will not get into right now, I have been asked to reach out to the meteorite community and see if anyone recognizes this specimen from a recent sale. Here is a link to some photos:

[meteorite-list] Help! Searching for a photo of Iron Creek that can be published.

2016-08-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Everyone, Hope your week is off to a good start.   I’ve recently finished an article on the Iron Creek Meteorite, from Canada, which is slated to be published soon.   I’m looking for a good photo of the meteorite on its pedestal in the Provincial Museum of Alberta which I

[meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice

2017-01-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Asking on behalf of a friend, If there is anyone out there who provides a service of etching names onto a slice of an iron meteorite (as if etching a name/phrase on a wristwatch) please email me at bigjohns...@mail.com. Thank you! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app

  1   2   3   >