I heard one autograph dealer once say "I enjoy the letters while they are in
my possession, and when I sell them, they are replaced by new ones that I
enjoy as long as I have them".
I guess the same can go for meteorite dealers. You can have a passion for
the items which you sell, enjoy them while you have them, but still sell
them.
Really depends on the nature of the person, rather than whether one has the
passion or not.
Mark
Mark Grossman
----- Original Message -----
From: <impact...@aol.com>
To: <star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com>; <alm...@kconline.com>;
<swsch...@astrum.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world
Point taken Greg.
But there is another side to this picture.
I was collecting minerals (and still am) long before Alain Carion
introduced me to meteorites. When I started to meet and know dealers I was
struck by
comments I kept on hearing coming out of those dealers, something like "I
found a bunch of pieces, but one is so great I am keeping it for myself",
and
I am still hearing or reading here that very same comment now coming out
of
meteorite dealers.
Except for one dealer: David New. Few of you know him but he was one of
the
very first meteorite dealers, with Robert Haag and Alain Carion, and just
as respected. And Dave had a completely different opinion, he used to say
"No
I do not collect meteorites because I do not want to compete with my
clients".
That made perfect sense to me, and it is only fair. Why should your
customers get second-best anyway?
So I still collect minerals, but not meteorites.
Anne M. Black
_http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
_impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com)
Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
_http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)
In a message dated 8/15/2010 4:03:18 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes:
A question I have thought about...
How many meteorite dealers actually collect meteorites? Im not talking
about one or two, Im talking about a nice collection that is not for
stock.
For me, I see and am finding out more and more dealers that dont actually
collect meteorites. This is shocking to me. Perhaps this is due to the
fact I
am a collector (even if I do sell meteorites, its more to help build my
collection) and have been bitten by the meteorite bug.
Im sure this may draw some heat, I dont mean for it to, but topics like
this seems to bring drama on here...
So... here it goes...
Why do you dealers sell meteorites that dont have collections? To not
collect something implies that you may not have a passion for meteorites
that
collectors have.
Is it for the money? What is it that draws you into the meteorite "field"?
I have seen some of the bigger and longtime dealers used to be "treasure
hunters" which leads me to think that meteorites were the next treasure
for
you to seek and get paid off.
I ask this not not create problems or drama with this, but out of honest
interest in why some of you sell meteorites that dont collect.
I got into meteorites purely by accident, but it (anything related to
space) was a passion I had since I was a child. Once I found out I could
actually
own a real meteorite, let alone pieces of the Moon and Mars, It was
honestly like a dream come true for me.
I only started selling when I quickly found out that without the extra
income, I could not afford this addiction I developed.
the whole reason I started selling is I couldnt afford the $1000 per gram
for the cheapest lunar I could find 3 years ago. Now, its readily
available,
many types at less then $300 per gram!
Hope everyone is doing good and no feelings ruffled from this.
Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
IMCA member 4682
On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
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