Meteorites are a simple commodity so brokers are a natural thing. I wonder how many resident hunters in NWA and elsewhere have a few they're hesitant to part with. Sentiment based on the circumstances of a find can be very powerful regardless of value or need. I've spent my life buying and selling every type of collectible you can imagine and as hard as I have tried I just couldn't keep it all. There comes a time when maintaining these collections becomes overwhelming. I suppose I'm disqualified as I'm not a meteorite dealer. In the truest sense of the word, isn't a dealer one that only acquires and sells?
---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:56:27 -0700 > From: star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com > To: alm...@kconline.com; swsch...@astrum.com; > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world > > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
