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By admin, January 18, 2010 11:14 pm

I’ve been gone for over a month now, but I’m back!  I just brought my online store back online, and I’ll be updating it soon with some more goodies.  Thanks for your patience!

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By admin, October 17, 2009 2:06 pm

Here’s a big one I added to my store today – a 257 gram Gao-Guenie meteorite.  This meteorite from Burkina Faso (formerlly Upper Volta) was a witnessed fall on March 5th, 1960. Originally, “Gao” and “Guenie” were considered two separate meteorite falls. This confusion continued for many years, until research in the 1990’s confirmed that Gao/Guenie meteorites were in fact from a single fall. This piece is a large, impressive fragment with good fusion crust. Check out the photos below.

For more information, click this link to view this item in my eBay store.

Update: this item is sold!

 

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By admin, September 20, 2009 1:27 pm

This is the most impressive meteorite I’ve ever offered for sale – a 733g slice of the Seymchan pallasite. This meteorite was discovered in Russia in June of 1967. It has a beautiful olivine crystals and one of the nicest etch patterns of any meteorite. This slice is impressive enough to be a centerpiece for most meteorite collections! Seymchan is a stable pallasite, so this isn’t a ruster like your average Brahin or Brenham. The demand for quality pallasites is high, and I personally believe Seymchan will go up in value over the next 10 years as the hobby continues to grow.

Check out the photos below, and then click to view this item in my eBay store.

 

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By admin, September 12, 2009 5:49 pm

I recently got a good deal on some Tatahouine meteorites.  This meteorite is both a rare classification (Diogenite) and a witnessed fall, making it highly collectable!  It fell on June 27th, 1931 over Tunisia, where it exploded into thousands of fragments before reaching the surface.  These small fragments are green with an interesting texture and virtually no crust.  Because of this unusual appearance, this meteorite would have likely never been identified if it hadn’t been a witnessed fall.

Here’s a photo of the batch I recently acquired (click to enlarge):

I put several of these Tatahouine meteorites into my eBay store today, so take a look if you’re interested.

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By admin, August 11, 2009 10:48 pm

I added this big set of meteorites to my eBay store tonight.  It includes small pieces of 30 different meteorites from around the world.  This is one of the most impressive items I’ve ever had for sale!

If you’re interested, click here to go to this meteorite set in my store.

Either way, here are some photos of it to check out:

 

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By admin, August 9, 2009 7:26 pm

I just added 24 more items to my eBay store, including this 42.40g Sikhote-Alin meteorite.

I really like this one.  It has some of the usual thumb prints that Sikhote-Alin is known for, but it also has some warped, squished looking areas.  Take a look at the 3rd image to see what I mean.  It almost looks like some typical-sized thumb prints were squished together into smaller versions of themselves.

 

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By admin, July 30, 2009 9:01 pm

I’ve been collecting meteorites on and off for roughly 10 years now.  For most of that time, I wasn’t very interested in tektites.  More recently, though, I’ve been acquiring meteorites and related material for resale.  In the process, some nice tektites have passed through my hands – and as a result, I’ve really grown to appreciate them.

As the moment, my meager collection of impact glass consists of one moldavite, one piece of Libyan Desert Glass, and a few indochinites.  I wish I could keep some more, but I’m patient.  My collection will grow with time.  For now, I enjoy admiring the pieces that I sell.

Below is a little gallery of moldavite pics I took today.  They photograph really well!  All of these pieces were added to the store today.