Sales of all astronomically-priced oriental meteorites are hereby suspended until further notice.
-- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------- On 1/6/15, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Hello Listers > > 24 million dollar meteorite in the name of science, for everything else, > there's MasterCard ... > > > SEOUL, Dec 30 (Korea Bizwire) - The 4.5 billion-year-old meteorites > that fell in Jinju city, South Korea in March 2013 are having a hard > time entering Korean scientific research circles due to their owners' > excessive compensation demands. > > The Korean Government is attempting to purchase the meteorites for use > in scientific research. > > In March 2013, four meteorites weighing 35 kilograms in total fell on a > farming site in Jinju. They are as old as the sun, and the first > meteorites to land on the Korean peninsula in 71 years. > > The Korean Government announced that it would buy the meteorites to > benefit Korean scientific research communities, and to prevent the rare > celestial objects from being sold to foreign collectors. > > However, the current owners of the four meteorites are demanding more > than 27 billion won (US$ 24.5 million) in compensation. Meteorites of 35 > kilograms are usually sold for around 180 million won (US$ 163,526) on > the international market. > > Source: > http://koreabizwire.com/astronomical-prices-of-meteorites-in-korea-still-controversial/27193 > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html > Website http://meteoritefalls.com > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list