LOL I hope I would sell for the latter $300,000 :) Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html
--- On Thu, 2/24/11, actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com <actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com> wrote: From: actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com <actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction To: cdtuc...@cox.net, "Shawn Alan" <photoph...@yahoo.com> Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 11:43 AM If one hit you directly Shawn I guess we would have to have you taxidermied because you know you would now be worth $2 or $300,000!! :-) Stuart McD ---- Shawn Alan <photoph...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Carl > > I would have to agree with you about the termite. How could one prove that > the termite died from the meteorite fall? Maybe the termite was so excited > about the meteorite landing by it, it died from shock. I am not sure what I > would do if a meteorite landed right by me, but I hope I wouldnt die from > shock cause of excitement of a meteorite landing by me. But I guess if I did > die, the value would go up and if it some how came in contact with me, the > price would be through the roof, or if it was a lunar meteorite :) > > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > eBaystore > http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html > > > > > [meteorite-list] Tucson Auctioncdtucson at cox.net cdtucson at cox.net > Thu Feb 24 12:16:35 EST 2011 > > > Previous message: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction > Next message: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > Adam, > Forgive me but I had to Google this termite sale to believe it. > All due respect to you Adam I just think this is great. > I was at the auction and I wondered at the time why anyone would pay $70.00 > for a dead termite carcass. > Now I know. This poor termite probably never saw it coming? RIP. > No doubt this was found at the scene but if it was killed by the fall then > why is it not squished? > Too funny. > If somebody would pay for a "termite found dead" at the scene of a meteorite > fall. maybe someone would pay high dollar for Steve's gems from space? > Has the whole world gone NUTS? > Hey, I once sold a cheap African Rhino horn bracelet for $3K on ebay. I don't > know why but two people wanted it at the time. > To each his own. > Carl > > -- > Carl or Debbie Esparza > Meteoritemax > > > ---- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Somebody got a deal on that termite as it was nearly in pristine shape. The > > > last one that was partially disarticulated with starboard wing damage sold > > for > > > nearly $500.00 on eBay. There are only two complete carcasses in existence > > with > > > a few left over appendages. I imagine these will be placed in a museum > > > someday. Like I said before, most items only realized a fraction of what > > they > > > would have on eBay while a very few items went for more. I think there are > > too > > > many distractions for items to be bid up to near their potential. > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Adam > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > Previous message: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction > Next message: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > More information about the Meteorite-list mailing 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 -- Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC ______________________________________________ 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
