Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-29 Thread Roman Jirasek via Meteorite-list 

For me it all started in 1998 when I saw a small ad for meteorites in the
back pages of Astronomy. A pregnant wife, and new internet service was
the key. I first bought from a Calgary coin dealer 1 small slice of Gibeon 
and

a 383g Toluca individual. These got me hooked like I couldn't see coming!

In 1999 I started hand making metal labels for my specimens, which has
grown to nice side hobby selling to collectors world wide.

These days the collection is thinning out a bit, but will always dominate
my home and work offices.  Love my alien rocks!  Cheers.

Roman Jirasek
www.meteoritelabels.com





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From: "Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list" 
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Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers


Hello List,
For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!

Take Care,
Jason Phillips

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 
1996"


Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-29 Thread Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list 
Hello List, 
For me it was back in 1989. I owned an art gallery in Tucson at the time so, I 
would go into Bob Haag's room at the Desert Inn during the Tucson Gem Show to 
buy meteorites. That was a sight to behold. Bob had the entire room blacked out 
like in outer space with directional lighting focused on the meteorites. Bob 
was a master at marketing. I became close friends with Gina Haag, Bob's first 
ex-wife and ended up selling her entire collection after they divorced. I also 
sold Bob's sister Terry's jewelry in my shop at the time. My kids grew up 
meteorite hunting the Santa Rita's looking for the famous "Tucson Irons". We 
still hunt there to this day. Bob offered a $Million reward for the exact 
location of any new find of the Tucson Iron so, we were very motivated to hunt. 
One day I walked into Bob's room and he handed me a small meteorite explaining 
that "you are holding a piece of the Moon". Nothing was more thrilling than 
holding Calcalong Creek (the first Moon rock available to the publi
 c) in your hand. This couldn't even be done at a museum at the time. I have 
very fond memories from back in the day. I attend the Tucson show every year 
and would not miss it for the world. 
Carl Esparza

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 Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list  
wrote: 
> Hello List,
> For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
> and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
> Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
> amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
> so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
> things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!
> 
> Take Care,
> Jason Phillips
> 
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
>  wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > 20 years.
> >
> > I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> > "established in 1996"
> > The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
> >
> > Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> > Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
> >
> > In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> > Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> > Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> > announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
> >
> > I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> > minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> > Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> > were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> > S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> > nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
> >
> > It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
> >
> > See you in Tucson.
> >
> > John
> > MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-28 Thread Paul Harris via Meteorite-list 

Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.


Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"

Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-28 Thread Don Merchant via Meteorite-list 
Not sure if this counts but I started into the hobby of astronomy when I was 
very young. At 13 years of age I went to the Strasenburg Planetarium here in 
Rochester, NY. While I was there I bought a small book called "A Comet 
Strikes the Earth" by Harvey Ninniger in the gift shop. On that book was a 
glued a small piece of meteorite from the outside rim of the Barringer 
crater. I still have that book and the meteorite. I will go out on a limb 
and say then that I started collecting meteorites in 1973!

Cheers
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960
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From: "Paul Harris via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
To: "J Sinclair" <j...@meteoriteusa.com>; "Meteorite List" 
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Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers



Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.


Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 
1996"


Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-28 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list 
Yes Paul,

There were very few of us when I opened my website sometime in the summer of 
1998. And Ebay had maybe a dozen meteorites.
I had been working with Alain Carion for at least 10 years before that, got to 
know Robert Haag, David New,, but that is when I decided to strike out on 
my own. It has been a very interesting journey.


Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
impact...@aol.com


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To: J Sinclair <j...@meteoriteusa.com>; Meteorite List 
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Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2015 10:56 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

Hi John,

Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet 
started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born.  I think 
Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace.

Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years...

Paul



On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> 20 years.
>
> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> "established in 1996"
> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>
> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>
> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>
> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>
> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>
> See you in Tucson.
>
> John
> MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-28 Thread Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list 
Hello List,
For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours
and making lists of my dream locations.  My first piece was a 107 gram
Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today.  Looking back it is
amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life,
so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends.  What
things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy!

Take Care,
Jason Phillips

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
 wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> 20 years.
>
> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
> "established in 1996"
> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>
> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>
> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>
> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>
> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>
> See you in Tucson.
>
> John
> MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-27 Thread Tommy via Meteorite-list 


  Hi to all,

 I started collecting in 1998 with a 154 Canyon Diablo bought from 
Ron Ferrell.


Regards!

Tom


On 12/27/2015 08:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:

Hello All,

20 years.

I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
"established in 1996"
The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"

Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.

In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.

I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.

It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?

See you in Tucson.

John
MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-27 Thread Mike Tettenborn via Meteorite-list 
I too started my meteorite journey in 1996.  A few here may remember the late 
Robert Szep who was a real character and who loved meteorites.  I purchased a 
nice El Hammami slice off him which is still in my collection.  I think it was 
just a few years later when I purchased a nice Allende individual from Mike 
Farmer as I started in ernest to grow my collection.

Wow how the time flies!

Best Wishes for the new year

Mike (tett) Tettenborn
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada



> On Dec 27, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Tommy via Meteorite-list 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
>  Hi to all,
> 
> I started collecting in 1998 with a 154 Canyon Diablo bought from Ron 
> Ferrell.
> 
> Regards!
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On 12/27/2015 08:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> 20 years.
>> 
>> I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes
>> "established in 1996"
>> The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996"
>> 
>> Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why?
>> Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after.
>> 
>> In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro
>> Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a
>> Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was
>> announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe.
>> 
>> I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and
>> minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and
>> Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones
>> were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the
>> S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I
>> nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites.
>> 
>> It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you?
>> 
>> See you in Tucson.
>> 
>> John
>> MeteoriteUSA.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-27 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list 


I started collecting meteorites in the 1980's.  I also recall getting my 1st 
Peekskill meteorite
about 3 weeks after it hit the car, so would of been in 1992.  

Ron
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