It has been my experience out west here in Wyoming (USA), that the age of the rock shop owner, and the amount of rocks that they have accumulated multiplied by the "unproven Kingman factor/unknown" plus correlated to the amount that was paid back then; minus memory loss times number of pets in the immediate vicinity is equal to the amount paid and thus the bargain harvested. This formula may sound ridiculous but seriously, many, especially old rock shops tend to be accumulations of many years and many collections put in one place (pets and old people included). Better to move the rock and make a buck than to let it sit and rust.
Best Sunday,
Dave Freeman
Charles R. Viau wrote:
That is a great story. You would think that someone that owns a rock
shop would be particularly keen on suspecting a meteorite, and also to
know that it would be most likely worth more that anything else in the
store... - and in the back room no less....
Charlyv
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 9:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] BIG NANTAN FOR CHEAP
You know how they say you will never know what you find?Well today in all of the most unlikeliest place to find a meteorite, I did today.My wife and I were at a local mall doing some shopping when I found a rock shop there.I was looking around and talking to the help there when we were talking and I said I collect meteorites.Then she said we have afew old iron pieces in the back.Well like a kid I put om a real big grin and said, can I see them.Lo and behold she brings out this huge NANTAN.A real beauty.Hardly any rust or decay.And you believe the price.$100 for this huge iron meteorite.I asked her to weigh it if she could.She says it ways around 20 ibs.It was heavy, and I said 10 kilo's for $100.I bought it.Than she let me see some others.Some rust buckets ,some pretty clean, and some dirty but ok.Hell for$100, I should have bought some more.You just never know what you will find.Talk about being lucky again.
steve arnold
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