Hi Don, I know several dealers that purchase meteorite collections. Personally, I have purchased one or two within the last year and am always looking to buy more. However, remember that meteorites are not selling as well as they did in the past, therefore, a dealer can't overpay. If you have realistic wholesale prices - as would need to be the case - I am interested. Remember that I make a living buying and selling meteorites so there would need to be sufficient "meat on the bone" to make it worth my investment and time.
Having said that, if someone contacts me with a collection but wants retail prices - or close to it - I usually won't offend them by sending a lower offer. Five years ago Martian and Lunar meteorites were expensive. Today I can sell them for $125 Martian or $190 Lunar per gram, meaning - in bulk from the finder they are pretty inexpensive. So, if you have that type of material in your collection purchased five to ten years ago you would probably have paid $300 - $700 per gram at least, and you'd lose money reselling today. Meanwhile rare falls would likely have increased in value. Just my thoughts... On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Don Merchant via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Just curious List...I have seen a few web sites of Dealers stating that they > buy meteorite and or meteorite collections. I guess my question is do they > really buy entire meteorite collections? I have conferred with a few Dealers > a few years back who have posted on their web sites that they do, but when > asked, they then say that they don't! Maybe that statement should be removed > from their web site, I guess. > * > I know that before the end of this year 2015, I will be selling my entire > meteorite collection (meteorites only), then later I will be selling all my > meteorite coins, stamps, postcards and other meteorite related items. I get > the feeling that this will be more difficult then I anticipated even though > my collection has been meticulously documented and preserved. > * > With that said has anyone bought or sold entire meteorite collections and if > so are there any hints, tips and or advice that can be recommended? > > Sincerely > Don Merchant > Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders > www.ctreasurescwonders.com > IMCA #0960 > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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
