Re: [meteorite-list] High-end meteorite Presentations
Great photos Greg, I know that conference table well:) Yes it takes ambition and drive to succeed in order to rise up in times of adversity, ambition that is lacking in most people. Some people just want the buyers to call them while they sit on their sofa, and today that just isn't going to happen. The sales won't come to you, you must jump on planes or in your car and travel far and wide to get the customers who make things happen. eBay sales have fallen as the meteorite and fake meteorite count has risen to a massive clutter where finding the good stuff amid the crap is now impossible. I can't even recall the last time I looked on eBay for something. The high-end of the market has been on fire for years at the same time the low end collapsed and with the never-ending flood of Moroccan material overwhelming the collector, the only way to make a living has been to abandon the low end market and just cater to the more serious buyers. I have tons of material in storage which is safe and sound awaiting the normal market to pick back up. For now I'll just keep plugging away at the top end and leave the eBay crumb and scrap market to others. That's not to say I don't work with small material, I just do it on more of a request basis not a daily priority, if you want something, contact me, we can find it or provide it most likely, but I'm not going to spend 10 hours a day working on eBay like I did for more than a decade. It's just not worth the trouble and scammer problems. Those who refuse to move with the times are doomed to fall to the side. eBay had its time, now that time has passed. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On May 31, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello All, When it comes to planetary meteorites, other high end pieces and new ‘markets’, you have to be willing to do in-depth research, study your potential clients and dress the part. You need to be willing to invest even more past the cost of the meteorite(s) and fly around the world to do special presentations for them and anyone they invite. The cost of airfare, hotels, car rentals and other expenses are nothing when catering to the high end market and well worth the sacrifice of personal time. This obviously does not apply to broken down little pieces that you would find on eBay. We are talking about world class, museum quality, one-of-a-kind natural masterpieces (yes, some cut and polished slices or end pieces). I have placed high end planetary meteorites with Fortune 200 CEO’s and owners of companies that are transforming life on earth for us all and for the better. I have been lived and breathed this method of non-standard meteorite marketing for the last 11 years, especially in the last four with great success. I have even sold other people’s high end planetary meteorites to my new client base, placing items that were otherwise too expensive for the old and extinct methods. I agree that one must be willing to evolve with the times, the 2008 market crash forced me to think outside of my comfort zone and evolve as well. Here are some images from one of my special presentations of lunar meteorite NWA 5000. 1) Face-to-face presentations are necessary for placing high end meteorites. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation1.jpg 2) Astronaut Ed Lu taking in the large specimens. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation2.jpg 3) Ed Lu pointing out special characteristics of NWA 5000. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation3.jpg 4) It really does not get any better than this, NWA 5000 masses. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation4.jpg 5) She was over 'Over the Moon' by the shear size of the NWA 5000 masses. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation5.jpg 6) It's not every day that you get to fist bump astronaut Ed Lu. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation6.jpg I hope you enjoy the images as much as I did flying around the world presenting these! Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Supply and Demand
One more thought and then I'll give it a rest. Regarding the current supply of lunar meteorites (and to a lesser degree martian meteorites), the only place where these are being found right now is NWA. There are virtually no lunars coming out of Antarctica, and only the sporadic martian. There still has never been a documented lunar fall, never a North American lunar find. People, these objects are super rare! Maybe the market is flooded right now, but I doubt if this NWA flood is sustainable. Once these bargain lunars get bought up and squirreled away in collections, say a few years from now, the prices will go back up and they will continue to be seen as among the very rarest meteorite types. Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Carl Agee a...@unm.edu wrote: Here is another measure of current meteorite supply. Angrites seem to be among the most scarce. -Carl Agee MetBull 103 2174 Ordinary chondrites 130 HED achondrites 113 Carbonaceous chondrites 41 Ureilites 27 Lunar meteorites 24 Enstatite chondrites 21 Iron meteorites 15 Primitive achondrites 11 Mesosiderites 10 Martian meteorites 6 Rumuruti chondrites 5 Ungrouped achondrites 2 Enstatite achondrites 1 Relict meteorite 1 Pallasite 1 Angrite MetBull 102 2611 Ordinary chondrites 264 HED achondrites 124 Carbonaceous chondrites 30 Ureilites 20 Martian meteorites 16 Primitive achondrites 16 Rumuruti chondrites 15 Mesosiderites 12 Iron meteorites 10 Lunar meteorites, 9 Enstatite chondrites 4 Enstatite achondrites 4 Pallasites 4 Ungrouped achondrites 2 Angrites MetBull 101 2308 Ordinary chondrites 156 Carbonaceous chondrites 63 HED achondrites 17 Relict meteorites 16 Rumuruti chondrites 15 Enstatite chondrites 15 Ureilites 10 Iron meteorites 9 Lunar meteorites 9 Primitive achondrites 8 Ungrouped achondrites 7 Mesosiderites 4 Martian meteorites 2 Pallasites * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Price Reductions! (AD 7/12)
Dear Meteorite Enthusiasts, This is the last price reduction on this specimen list. These are an opportunity to buy very hard to find specimens with great provenance, at ridiculously low prices. Please contact me for photos. Free First Class domestic shipping within USA. Priority and International are additional. Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Cheers, John A. Shea IMCA 3295 Specimens: Bereba micro lot x4 fragments = 57mg – Eucrite – Mile High Meteorites - $65 (exceedingly difficult to find) DAG 400 120mg part slice, great surface area – Lunar Anorthosite Breccia – Moritz Karl - $70 Davy L4 4.0g part slice – Adam Bates – gem case - $30 Dhofar 378 20mg fragment - Basaltic Shergottite – Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Rainer Bartoschewitz - gem case – $55 (15g TKW) Ensisheim LL6 22mg fragment – Mile High Meteorites – magnifying case - $40 Indochinite, Impact Glass 40.9g – Adam Bates – large gem case - $35 (thing is huge!) Lake Murray IIB 9.6g part slice – Mile High Meteorites – gem case - $100 (some rusting, still looks good but keep with desiccant) Novo Urei micros – Ureilite - Galactic Stone, no card but has label – gem case and capsule - $25, please do not eat them ;-) NWA 074 5.19g H6 small full slice – Michael Farmer – gem case - $20 NWA 998 Orthopyroxine Nakhlite micros 0.5g – The Hupe Collection – gem case and specimen tube - $250 (Priced less than 1/10th of the same specimen on ebay) NWA 2626 Olivine Phyric Shergotite x4 subgram fragments, and some micros – Hupe Collection – specimen jar $40 NWA 3133 CV Metachondrite 1.8g complete slice – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $150 NWA 4884 Lunar Regolith Breccia 104mg part slice – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $50 (42g TKW) NWA 5887 Polymict Eucrite 2.61g + 0.61g part slices – Adam Bates – gem case - $35 for both together NWA 6704 Ungrouped Achondrite 1.40g part slice – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $35 NWA 6925 L3.15 3.97g full slice – Gary Fujihara – gem case - $35 NWA 6953 Mesosiderite 1.7g fragment – Galactic Stone, no card, w/ label – gem case - $25 NWA 6953 Mesosiderite 2.0g fragment – Galactic Stone, no card, w/ label – gem case - $30 NWA 7499 Brachinite 0.81g end cut – Adam Bates – gem case - $40 NWA 7510 Howardite 0.85g end cut – Adam Bates – gem case - $35 NWA 7678 CV3 5g fragment – Adam Bates – gem case - $35 NWA 7831 Diogenite 7g cleaned fragment – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $35 NWA 7831 3.41g Diogenite full slice – Gary Fujihara – gem case $45 Santo Antonio do Descoberto 1.3g part slice IIAB Brazil – Andre Moutinho – gem case $40 Long Island 2.6g part slice – L6 – Hupe Collection – gem case – $30 NWA XXX Oriented OC 57g – Purchased from Steve Arnold, no card – specimen bag - $100 NWA XXX Oriented Shield OC 14.8g – Mike Bandli – gem case - $50 Tambo Quemado, Med Octahedrite IIIB 7.26g part slice – Arizona Skies – gem case - $60 Dhofar 007 1.40g Eucrite small full slice – Adam Bates – gem case - $40 Sikhote Alin 8.5g IIAB sculptural w/ roll over lipping gem case –Aerolite - $35 Sikhote Alin 32.2g IIAB oriented, sculpted – Aerolite – baggie $90 Steinheim Shattercone 34.68g – Gary Fujihara – baggie - $20 KT Boundary Sediment Agost Spain 1.56g fragment – Gary Fujihara – gem case - $25 KT Boundary Sediment Bidart France 1.0g fragment - Science Mall – gem case - $20 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad - The Desktop Willamette - Just In Time for Father's Day
Hello all It's been a long time getting here, but these are finally in production and ready to order. Laser scanned scale models of one of America's favorite meteorites, hand painted set on marble or cold cast bronze. I present ... The Desktop Willamette Meteorite http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/willimod.htm I launched these on Facebook a couple days ago and sales have been good. The cold cast bronze have sold out and more have been ordered, there are 5 black on marble still in inventory with more on the way. Those first five buyers will have theirs in time for Father's Day, the rest will be ready in 2 weeks. Ensisheim may get in the way delaying delivery just a bit but I am hoping to get them out before. Thanks for looking, Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] High-end meteorite Presentations
Hello All, When it comes to planetary meteorites, other high end pieces and new ‘markets’, you have to be willing to do in-depth research, study your potential clients and dress the part. You need to be willing to invest even more past the cost of the meteorite(s) and fly around the world to do special presentations for them and anyone they invite. The cost of airfare, hotels, car rentals and other expenses are nothing when catering to the high end market and well worth the sacrifice of personal time. This obviously does not apply to broken down little pieces that you would find on eBay. We are talking about world class, museum quality, one-of-a-kind natural masterpieces (yes, some cut and polished slices or end pieces). I have placed high end planetary meteorites with Fortune 200 CEO’s and owners of companies that are transforming life on earth for us all and for the better. I have been lived and breathed this method of non-standard meteorite marketing for the last 11 years, especially in the last four with great success. I have even sold other people’s high end planetary meteorites to my new client base, placing items that were otherwise too expensive for the old and extinct methods. I agree that one must be willing to evolve with the times, the 2008 market crash forced me to think outside of my comfort zone and evolve as well. Here are some images from one of my special presentations of lunar meteorite NWA 5000. 1) Face-to-face presentations are necessary for placing high end meteorites. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation1.jpg 2) Astronaut Ed Lu taking in the large specimens. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation2.jpg 3) Ed Lu pointing out special characteristics of NWA 5000. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation3.jpg 4) It really does not get any better than this, NWA 5000 masses. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation4.jpg 5) She was over 'Over the Moon' by the shear size of the NWA 5000 masses. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation5.jpg 6) It's not every day that you get to fist bump astronaut Ed Lu. http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/Meteorite_Presentations/Presentation6.jpg I hope you enjoy the images as much as I did flying around the world presenting these! Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] High-end meteorite Presentations
I was just having this conversation the other day - about how the eBay meteorite market has fallen out. There was a time when I could browse the offerings, place some bids, and win a few specimens at a very good price - cheap enough to flip and make a profit on. Those days are over. Sure, there are still tons of meteorites on eBay, but the prices are almost always at full retail. There are very few eBay sellers now who offer .99 cent auctions. The majority of listings are Buy it Now or the starting bid is a defacto Buy It Now price. eBay meteorite auctions fall into a few broad categories : 1) fakes or misrepresented pieces. 2) overpriced low-end pieces (Campo crystals for $1/g or more.) 3) top-dollar, high-end pieces most cannot afford ($50,000 slab of pallasite anyone?) 4) sellers who are not dealers who only sell when they are in a financial pinch. (Collectors mostly) I keep my eyes peeled for auctions in category #4 - it's the only time you can get prices below retail or with enough meat left on the bone to make a profit for resale. There are a handful of dealers who still regularly offer great specimens at good prices, and I am thankful those dealers are still willing to offer reasonable deals on a dying venue (eBay). Once this handful of dealers finally give up on eBay, we can play a collective Taps song for the eBay meteorite market. I do not have the financial resources or ability to travel extensively, so the high-end market will likely remain well out of my reach. But, there is a thriving market for micromounts and I am happy to supply that market of low-budget collectors - it keeps me busy. :) Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 5/31/15, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Great photos Greg, I know that conference table well:) Yes it takes ambition and drive to succeed in order to rise up in times of adversity, ambition that is lacking in most people. Some people just want the buyers to call them while they sit on their sofa, and today that just isn't going to happen. The sales won't come to you, you must jump on planes or in your car and travel far and wide to get the customers who make things happen. eBay sales have fallen as the meteorite and fake meteorite count has risen to a massive clutter where finding the good stuff amid the crap is now impossible. I can't even recall the last time I looked on eBay for something. The high-end of the market has been on fire for years at the same time the low end collapsed and with the never-ending flood of Moroccan material overwhelming the collector, the only way to make a living has been to abandon the low end market and just cater to the more serious buyers. I have tons of material in storage which is safe and sound awaiting the normal market to pick back up. For now I'll just keep plugging away at the top end and leave the eBay crumb and scrap market to others. That's not to say I don't work with small material, I just do it on more of a request basis not a daily priority, if you want something, contact me, we can find it or provide it most likely, but I'm not going to spend 10 hours a day working on eBay like I did for more than a decade. It's just not worth the trouble and scammer problems. Those who refuse to move with the times are doomed to fall to the side. eBay had its time, now that time has passed. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On May 31, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello All, When it comes to planetary meteorites, other high end pieces and new 'markets', you have to be willing to do in-depth research, study your potential clients and dress the part. You need to be willing to invest even more past the cost of the meteorite(s) and fly around the world to do special presentations for them and anyone they invite. The cost of airfare, hotels, car rentals and other expenses are nothing when catering to the high end market and well worth the sacrifice of personal time. This obviously does not apply to broken down little pieces that you would find on eBay. We are talking about world class, museum quality, one-of-a-kind natural masterpieces (yes, some cut and polished slices or end pieces). I have placed high end planetary meteorites with Fortune 200 CEO's and owners of companies that are transforming life on earth for us all and for the better. I have been lived and breathed this method of non-standard meteorite marketing for the last 11 years, especially in the last four with great success. I have even sold other people's high end planetary meteorites to my new client base,
[meteorite-list] Lunar meteorites selling for peanuts
Hi All, What I see here is possibly the big buyers controlling the market price similar to the diamond market! Buy everything and only allow small amounts onto the market to maintain an overpriced product. Lets face it they are not that spectacular to look at and as others have said here, there are so many now the price should be a fraction of what it is and $10 a gram sounds about right. When I first started collecting I bought a little rare micro Martian and love it! Now I want a 5 gram piece for the cost of that same micro because they no where as rare today? Things have changed now and buyers wont pay these inflated prices for a relatively common piece no matter who hoards them! To most of us meteorites are a wonder of the universe to be collected and studied! to others there just for making money ? My 2 cents worth Graham Macleod 8781 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] $125 per gram Martian Shergottites! WORTH A LOOK
Hi all, Here's all you do: 1) Take a look and find a specimen you like. 2) Email me and tell me you want it - give me your Paypal email address. 3) I'll end the item and send you an invoice. (Shipping $5.25 USA and $ 12 everywhere else) http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=_ssn=mr-meteoriteitem=221785013708_osacat=0ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT_from=R40_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.XNWA+7397.TRS0_nkw=NWA+7397_sacat=0 P.S. My $1.99 auctions with no reserve ending NOW! http://www.ebay.com/sch/mr-meteorite/m.html?item=221763486017hash=item33a2224141pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0rt=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2562 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1500 KG Campos del Ceilo Meteorites Confiscated in Argentina Arrests
List, 1500 KG Campos del Ceilo Meteorites Confiscated in Argentina Arrests http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/05/1500-kg-campos-del-ceilo-meteorites.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] High-end meteorites
You guys are mistaken. The meteorite market is doing great. You are selling the wrong stuff or trying to sell to the same market you've been doing for 15 years. eBay is worthless, there are no buyers there. If you have the same crap you've had for 15 years selling it weekly on eBay then you have failed to evolve in an evolving market and you will perish. Some of us have done extremely well by chasing the market to where it was going, the high-end collectors. For the last 6 years I've done nothing but that and have made incredible amounts of money doing it. Stick with eBay, die with eBay. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work
$18 gram. Sure. Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2015, at 10:07 PM, Count Deiro via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi All, Last November, I invited my 12 year old granson, Vincent, to accompany me to one of the gun shows in Las Vegas. I intended to sell some of my collectible firearms. He asked if he could take a fist sized (500 or so grams), Canyon Diablo and offer it to the gun and ammo dealers. He sold it for $18.00 a gram in minutes to an ammo dealer who had never seen a meteorite. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 MetSoc -Original Message- From: E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: May 30, 2015 9:30 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Perhaps these markets may work This one is for the dealers here - Have any of you tried selling meteorites at a science fiction convention, or a comic book convention? all the best, E.P. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Sikhote Alin Contributed by: Andreas Koppelt http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=05/31/2015 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] High-end meteorites
Your days are numbered, Tim Heitz On 5/31/2015 1:49 AM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote: You guys are mistaken. The meteorite market is doing great. You are selling the wrong stuff or trying to sell to the same market you've been doing for 15 years. eBay is worthless, there are no buyers there. If you have the same crap you've had for 15 years selling it weekly on eBay then you have failed to evolve in an evolving market and you will perish. Some of us have done extremely well by chasing the market to where it was going, the high-end collectors. For the last 6 years I've done nothing but that and have made incredible amounts of money doing it. Stick with eBay, die with eBay. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Hiroshima, Japan Bright Neon Bolide Meteor 18MAY2015
List, Hiroshima, Japan Bright Neon Bolide Meteor 18MAY2015 - 日本 2015年5月18日 2時57分15秒の火球 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/05/japan-bright-neon-bolide-meteor.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] High-end meteorites
Hello All, When it comes to planetary meteorites, other high end pieces and new ‘markets’, you have to be willing to do in-depth research, study your potential clients and dress the part. You need to be willing to invest even more past the cost of the meteorite(s) and fly around the world to do special presentations for the client and anyone they invite; also taking such pieces to individuals, museums, Universities, trade shows or any other place around the world. The cost of airfare, hotels, car rentals and other expenses are nothing when catering to the high end market and well worth the sacrifice of personal time and are all part of advertising and markets high end pieces. This obviously does not apply to broken down little pieces that you would find on eBay. We are talking about world class, museum quality, one-of-a-kind natural masterpieces (yes, some cut and polished slices or end pieces). I have placed high end planetary meteorites with Fortune 500 CEO’s, museums and private individuals alike. It takes face-to-face meetings it order to place such meteorites in most cases. Pictures can be nice but seeing the actual specimen in hand is entirely different! I have been lived and breathed this method of non-standard meteorite marketing for the last 11 years, especially in the last four with great success. I have even sold other people’s high end planetary meteorites to my new client base, placing items that were otherwise too expensive for the old and extinct methods. I agree that one must be willing to evolve with the times, the 2008 market crash forced me to think outside of my comfort zone and evolve even further. Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 1:49 AM To: METEORITE LIST Subject: [meteorite-list] High-end meteorites You guys are mistaken. The meteorite market is doing great. You are selling the wrong stuff or trying to sell to the same market you've been doing for 15 years. eBay is worthless, there are no buyers there. If you have the same crap you've had for 15 years selling it weekly on eBay then you have failed to evolve in an evolving market and you will perish. Some of us have done extremely well by chasing the market to where it was going, the high-end collectors. For the last 6 years I've done nothing but that and have made incredible amounts of money doing it. Stick with eBay, die with eBay. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
