![]() ![]() They mainly respond only to experienced dealers who have established a reputation for recognizing real meteorites from meteorwrongs and not wasting the classifier’s time. Most people qualified to classify meteorites will not even respond to requests from people who are not meteorite experts. Classification – A meteorite that has been classified and has an official name is worth more than one without a name – somewhat like “a dog with papers.” It costs money to do the analyses necessary to classify a meteorite.Most finders do not have the expertise to do the preparation or, worse, they do some horrible preparation, sometimes involving acid or a wire brush, that diminishes the value to collectors. A meteorite out of the ground needs a lot of work before it will obtain a high price. Preparation – Some sellers go to considerable time and expense to provide nicely cut and polished slices and endcuts.Attractiveness – Some meteorites, e.g., Sikhote-Alin, are prettier than others, and they sell for higher prices.What Got Hit – For falls, if the meteorite has a “good story,” like it went through a roof or hit a mailbox, then it is “worth more” than one found lying in a corn field or parking lot.For recent falls, the price drops with time, e.g., Chelyabinsk. Timing – Fresh falls, even of a common type of meteorite, are worth more than finds of the same type of meteorite. ![]() Find location – Ordinary chondrites found in hot deserts are not worth as much as those found in North America or Europe.Supply and Demand – Samples of small hard-to-get meteorites sell for higher prices than sample of large meteorites, even of the same meteorite type.Type of meteorite – Rare meteorite types (martian, lunar, some other achondrites) have higher per-gram prices than, say, ordinary chondrites and most irons.I am not a meteorite dealer, but I have noticed a few things about meteorite prices Most, however, will not respond to you because (1) your rock does not look like a meteorite or (2) it looks like an ordinary chondrite and ordinary chondrites, especially those from hot deserts, are not worth much money. There are many meteorite dealers on the internet. Contact a meteorite dealer, not a poor retired scientist. No, I do not know the $ value of your rock.No, I am not going to help you sell it.Even if it is a meteorite, I am not going to buy it.If I want an old rock, I will go find my own. From your photos, the rock does not look like a meteorite to me.
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