[Rockhounds] Re: Meteorites

[Jackson-Carroll Family]

I used to collect meteorites though I have slowed down considerably on the 
collecting of them (wife told me I needed to calm down on some of my 
collecting).  I would have recommended Dean Bessy as one of my first choices 
as I have done business with him in the past, mostly through Ebay.  There 
are a few others I would recommend:

Adam Hupe can be reached through http://imca.cc   - Adam is one of the top 
sellers in meteorites and also auctions them on EBay as raremeteorite. 
Adam's brother (if I remember correctly) Greg also deals in meteorites.

Michael Blood can also be reached through the above imca.cc link.  -  Mike 
is a good guy and has a meteorite auction usually at Tucson Mineral show 
just about every year.

There are others on ebay that I have trusted and know are some of the top 
dealers.  One in particular that I know I bought a lot of stuff from seller 
ID is meteorite-hunter and meteoritehunters.  Same guy just two ID's.  Can't 
remember his name though, sorry.

Good starting point would be the above imca.cc link, that is the official 
site for the International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA).  I would 
try there they may be able to help you or at least help point you in a good 
direction.

James
Collector of many things.


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> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0700
> From: Michael Schmidt <dmichaelschmidt at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [Rockhounds] meteorites
> To: The Paleolist <paleolist at notkin.net>
> Cc: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
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> Hello
>
> The museum project I am working on has asked me to come up with some
> meteorites.  Other than a very basic commercial understanding of them, I
> really don't know enough about them to give them a price quote.
>
> The specimens they want are all pretty much basic things- nothing 
> extremely
> rare- just examples of certain types, but not specifically certain
> historical falls.
>
> Based on that, I would like to get a quote on the lower end- maybe in the
> $1500-2000 range- and also a quote for a nicer selection for a bit more. 
> I
> realise that, like everything else in life, size and quality will play a
> large part in the value of the material.
>
> Is there anyone on list who is, or who knows a reputable meteorite dealer
> that I can contact to get this process started?
>
> I know some of the larger dealers out there like Hague, and I don't know 
> if
> this would be worth his time.  In the end, the specimens may only be worth
> $100 each.  I am looking more for a dealer that might supply smaller
> specimens than the huge museum stuff.
>
> Please contact me offlist if you can be of any help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
>
> PS- I have so far been in contact with Eric Twelker, Jim Stroke, and Dean
> Bessey- no luck so far.