I read that the owners of two of the world’s most famous chunks of meteorites are confident they’ll be able to sell them even though the space rocks failed to attract buyers at an auction in late October. A 30 pound chunk of the Willamette meteorite, which was found in Oregon in 1902 was offered by Bonhams auction house in New York at an estimated value of $1.3 million but was withdrawn from sale after bidding ended at $300,000. The 1,410 pound Brenham Main Mass meteorite, which was dug from a Kansas farm field in 2005, was withdrawn after it drew a top bid of $200,000 well short of the pre-sale estimated of $700,00. The sellers said they have other potential purchasers in mind.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Meteorite auction lands with a thud…..
I read that the owners of two of the world’s most famous chunks of meteorites are confident they’ll be able to sell them even though the space rocks failed to attract buyers at an auction in late October. A 30 pound chunk of the Willamette meteorite, which was found in Oregon in 1902 was offered by Bonhams auction house in New York at an estimated value of $1.3 million but was withdrawn from sale after bidding ended at $300,000. The 1,410 pound Brenham Main Mass meteorite, which was dug from a Kansas farm field in 2005, was withdrawn after it drew a top bid of $200,000 well short of the pre-sale estimated of $700,00. The sellers said they have other potential purchasers in mind.
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