I am inclined to agree with Mike, as far as the very early collected meteorites from the Chelyabinsk fall, still in a pristine state, are concerned. They are just beautiful samples of a fall of the century!
[BTW: don´t forget, guys, there were some falls in recent years in your continent, which also commanded quite high prices, regardless of their classification...] Well, just a thought, and time will tell! Alex Berlin/Germany > Gesendet: Sonntag, 24. März 2013 um 18:11 Uhr > Von: "Michael Farmer" <m...@meteoriteguy.com> > An: "Don Merchant" <dmerc...@rochester.rr.com> > Cc: meteorite-list <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>, "Don Merchant" > <dmerc...@rochester.rr.com> > Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) METEORITES FOR SALE > > Don, for once I sort of agree with Steve. > I just returned from Russia, so I know all about the details on the ground. > This is the most important meteorite fall in modern history, type is of no > concern really. > While prices on eBay are premium, the pieces for sale are all superb, > collected in -30 -20f weather, still in deep freeze, pristine. I have seen > pieces already oxidized that were thawed improperly, still covered in ice or > snow, and thus beginning to rust. > All the material found after 3-6 ft of snow melts will be heavily damaged. > Furthermore, driving down the strewn-field, it is mostly heavy birch and pine > forests, and 3 foot high grasslands, not farmland! So when that snow is gone, > and that grass stands up, forget it. You cant swing a detector in that > terrain. It is an LL chondrite, low metal anyway, detectors don't work well > on this meteorite unless almost touching the stone. > While plenty more will be found, it may not be nearly as much as what we > thought (I admit I was wrong:). When the snow melts, we will see what > happens, but Russian government and scientists all working on it (I was in > the laboratory a week ago). > If you want flawless clean unweathered material, now is the time. > After the melt, it will look like a different meteorite. > > > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 24, 2013, at 9:34 AM, "Don Merchant" <dmerc...@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > > > Hi Arnold. Why do you say you do not see the prices coming down anytime > > soon? There overpriced right now and there is plenty and plenty more that > > will be found. Its an ordinary chondrite no less! Those that can't wait a > > bit, of course its going cost you an arm and a leg to be the first on the > > block to have one. Curious to know what you paid for your piece! All I can > > say is, and no offence to anyone out there, is please do not sell your > > piece of Chelyabinsk. Keep it locked away in your collection as I do not > > want it in mine. Again I will wait until the craze calms down and or > > another Fall happens so as to take away the price and attention of this > > Chelyabinsk fall. I will wait when I truly know the Dealer and above all > > else PROOF that what I bought is the real deal. Call me cautious, call me > > carefull, call me an idiot, but I will play it safe on this one. > > Sincerely > > Don Merchant > > Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders > > www.ctreasurescwonders.com > > IMCA #0960 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve arnold" > > <chicagosteve1...@gmail.com> > > To: "meteorite-list" <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:10 AM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] (AD) METEORITES FOR SALE > > > > > >> Hello again list. I hope you are all well. I finally got my 7 gram > >> Chelyabinsk stone. I have never seen a more beautiful and black fusion > >> crust. This is a fall where I do not see the prices going down anytime > >> soon. This a real historic fall sen by the whole world. Well anyway I > >> have a few interesting meteorites for sale, so here we go with out > >> further ado. > >> ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > >> 1. 104 gram TAZA bullett w/super flow lines at the bullett head. > >> Asolutley fantastic! $475 OR BEST REASONABLE OFFER. > >> 2.87 GRAM unclassified oroeinted stone chondrite the best one I have $300 > >> 3.7 gram oriented TAZA w/super flow lines one of the best I have seen > >> with this size.$50 > >> 4.H, H NININGER 19 gram slice of canyon diablo he cut while looking > >> for diamonds $100 > >> 5. 65 gram orented stone absolutley complete $250 > >> 6. 77 gram TAZA with rollover lips on both sides with some light cleaning > >> $300 > >> 7. 81 gram oriented stone unclassified piece. > >> $200 > >> 8. 57 gram oriented stone w/crater in the top of it. > >> $100 > >> 9. 43 gram oriented stone unclassed piece > >> $75 > >> _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > >> Well thats it. All with free shipping and pictures upon request. > >> Please no trade unless you have chelyabinsk pieces. Thanks for your > >> time and have a great day. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Steve R. 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