Ed: I actually mis-interpreted your post... I think.
I meteorite is valuable because of its uniqueness; for example, If it is oriented, is a fall (very fresh), hits an object (a hammer) or is a rare composition. If an ordinary chondrite hits an animal (or person) then it will be more desirable and the value will increase. But remember, the mineral content may be very common for meteorites. So there are many reasons different meteorite have different values. Now to your art – the value of art is not simply how it looks but whom and under what circumstances it is produced. Have you seen drawings by John Lennon… well let’s just say he is no Leonardo da Vinci, but they are very valuable. This has always driven me nuts because I’ve done art myself. Art is not just a visual object, but the “process of creating something which many believe is of high value or of cultural importance.” Greg S. ---------------------------------------- > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > From: epmaj...@shaw.ca > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:28:49 -0700 > Subject: [meteorite-list] Most expensive meteorites! > > This confirms my impression of collectors! They are NUTS! I don't > single out meteorite collectors but all collectors. Let us look at > art as an example. If a painting by a famous artist sells for big > bucks and later it turns out to be a fake it is nearly worthless > again. It has nothing to do with the quality of the painting but who > actually is the so called famous painter. The Ottawa art community, > government, if I recall correctly paid big bucks for three stripes > painted on a couple of sheets of plywood. Several people said they > would duplicate this so called famous painting at a fraction of the > cost, but there were no takers. Collectors and their vanity proves > they are all NUTS! I have something you don't have! ;-) Meteorites > should be about what they do for science and Not scarcity! > Ed Majden > Courtenay B.C. > ______________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________ 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
