Has anyone given a speculative total weight to this fall yet?
Best, Pete > Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:32:50 -0800 > From: raremeteori...@yahoo.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT / MARS - NO RESERVE - Sleeper Alert > > It will be noteworthy to see how this great Martian fall pans out. > > This time, I am relaxing on the sidelines and watching from afar. There are > plenty of dealers willing to part with some right now for those who like to > be among the first to own some. I may decide to get involved if the price > stabilizes before the Tucson show where I fully expect to see a huge amount > of it. The marketing posturing seems subdued or at least delegated to the > background for now. Perhaps it will explode onto the market by the time the > Tucson show rolls around. > > Personally, I am hoping that a price war breaks out so that I can add a giant > piece of "Tata (b)" or whatever they may name it to my collection for a > reasonable price. > > > Happy Collecting, > > Adam > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Graham Ensor <graham.en...@gmail.com> > To: > Cc: Meteorite-list List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT / MARS - NO RESERVE - Sleeper Alert > > As you have pieces at http://www.rocksfromspace.org/MARS.html of > around 1g for $500 or $600 then it will be interesting to watch > this....many on ebay will not know about those and thus it may make > the $1000/g or more.....but the pieces on the website will certainly > be a bargain then and shouldn't be around for long........will be very > interesting to see what the price will settle at for this amazing > fall.... > > Good luck Darryl. > > Cheers, > > Graham > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh good, I was hoping you didn't remove the auction? I am curious as > > to just how high it will go. > > > > I think it's a good way to see what price the market will set. Not > > that one eBay auction alone can set a true price - it can give us some > > idea. > > > > Well see, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> HI, > >> > >> I did not remove the auction, Abe. > >> > >> I made a rookie mistake (in my first eBay auction, ever) and I failed to > >> include the keyword "meteorite" in the title. > >> > >> The offering is listed on ebay as NEW WITNESSED FALL MARS SHERGOTTITE > >> 0.652g > >> > >> > >> All the best / Darryl > >> > >> > >> > >> On Dec 30, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Guenther wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Darryl, > >>> > >>> I have sold valuable items on eBay but never meteorites so I don't blame > >>> you > >>> for removing the auction. Too bad though. I was looking forward to bid. I > >>> am > >>> always nervous too when I do a no reserve auction. You have to have a > >>> pretty > >>> strong stomach to stick it out to the end but the rewards are high traffic > >>> and usually the correct fair market value. Unless of course what you are > >>> selling is available in abundance. In which case yours wasn't so you would > >>> probably have gotten around the $1k per gram as suggested IMO. > >>> > >>> Abe Guenther > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > >>> [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Darryl > >>> Pitt > >>> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 5:16 PM > >>> To: Greg Hupé > >>> Cc: Meteorite-list List > >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT / MARS - NO RESERVE - Sleeper Alert > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I think I speak for a lot of us that the recession is far from over. > >>> > >>> Help me to understand, as you're the expert, I'm at a loss to understand > >>> what's strange about having introduced something to collectors on eBay? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 30, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Greg Hupé wrote: > >>> > >>>> "It's already at around $190 per gram..." > >>>> I kind of don't think he can retire on $123.88! > >>>> > >>>> I thought the recession was over, strange actions from this particular > >>> eBay seller... I hope he is OK! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Ruben Garcia > >>>> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 4:37 PM > >>>> To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks > >>>> Cc: Meteorite-list List > >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT / MARS - NO RESERVE - Sleeper Alert > >>>> > >>>> It's already at around $190 per gram with two days to go....... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks > >>>> <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> My New Year's prediction is that this specimen will exceed $1k per > >>>>> gram by auction close. > >>>>> > >>>>> eBay and the market are fickle mistresses. ;) > >>>>> > >>>>> 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 12/30/11, Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I thought I might mention I put a small specimen of the new Martian > >>>>>> with > >>>>>> fusion crust up on eBay yesterday with a $0.99 starting bid and NO > >>> RESERVE. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> NEW WITNESSED FALL MARS SHERGOTTITE - 0.652g > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250963261184&ssPag > >>> eName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This is my very first thing I've ever sold on eBay auction....ever!! > >>>>>> ;-) > >>>>>> The auction concludes New Year's Day at 5p EST > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> There are a handful of more specimens here.... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.rocksfromspace.org/MARS.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> With the coming New Year, wishing everyone...the important things you > >>> wish > >>>>>> for. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Warmly / Darryl > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ______________________________________________ > >>>>>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > >>>>>> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>> ______________________________________________ > >>>>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > >>>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Rock On! 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