The price of meteorites has soared year by year. With the various values of meteorites being gradually recognized by people, it has become the ultimate collection target of some rich people, literati, astronomy enthusiasts, planetariums and museums. When meteorites are coveted by people, it naturally becomes a tight luxury. Since it is a commodity, it will form a certain scale market, and meteorite trading will naturally become a special emerging industry. Due to the constraints of external environment and many internal factors, China's professional meteorite market has not yet formed, and now most of them communicate and trade in the form of museums, shops, clubs, exhibitions, networks or stalls, among which exhibitions, networks and stalls are also one of the fields where fake meteorites are rampant.
With the increasingly active domestic meteorite exchange and trading activities, it is also an inevitable trend to promote the marketization and standardization of meteorite trading. It is unscientific and irrational to count the number of meteorite collectors in China according to so-and-so collectors and so-and-so experts. More so-called meteorite collectors just stay at the level of meteorite lovers or some people who claim to be experts. According to my observation and understanding, at present, there are only more than 30 qualified meteorite collectors in China, and there are less than 10 qualified meteorite dealers. Because the meteorite collection circle and the trading circle generally do not disclose information to each other, it is not easy to disclose it, so this can only be a conservative analysis, and accurate data cannot be obtained for the time being.
Because meteorites are scarce resources and important scientific research specimens, there is no clear definition of the attribution of meteorites. Many collectors are reluctant to openly take real meteorites to the market for trading. In recent years, some illegal traders have secretly taken precious meteorite specimens abroad for reselling. This is an extremely shameful act and should be widely condemned by all walks of life. Therefore, this industry also involves many contradictory social topics. Therefore, some people in China put forward the idea of combining meteorite marketization with scientific research. I also agree that this is a good complementary way, which can not only ensure the research needs of scientific research departments, but also enhance the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the whole people in searching for meteorites, and also promote the benign development of meteorite collection and scientific research.
Recently, some people in China want to establish a specialized market similar to Tucson market in the United States. First of all, I agree that this idea is a good thing, but I don't know that the Tucson market in the United States is first of all a gathering place for all kinds of mineral specimens, jewelry, jade and biological fossils, of which meteorites only account for a small part, and many businesses also have serious sales of fake goods. Because the number of real meteorites is limited, it is unrealistic to form a large-scale trading market at present.
If there is a market for meteorites, it will touch on the transaction price of the meteorite market. No matter at home or abroad, many people engaged in meteorite collection and trading are keen on it, and the main source of power is the high price of meteorites. The topic of meteorite price is no longer just a concern of meteorite collectors and investors. With the gradual formation of the meteorite collection market, it has also become a hot topic of constant concern and discussion by the society and the media. At present, there is no authoritative organization that can accurately evaluate and price meteorites.
I want to talk about the price of meteorites. First of all, let me talk about the international price of meteorites. The value of meteorites is mostly determined by the type, quantity, appearance and source of meteorites, such as the type, weight, integrity and weathering degree of meteorites, permanent collection, orderly circulation, export restrictions and market liquidity, internal and external structural characteristics of meteorites, etc. For example, meteorites with high scientific research value are often expensive in the international market. In addition, the transaction price of meteorites is also inseparable from the national conditions and economic level of each country, but most of them can refer to the annual meteorite auction data of some auction houses in Europe and America. Judging from the auction data, the comprehensive price of various meteorites is increasing every year.
From a few dollars per gram to dozens of dollars, it has risen to the point where it is difficult for the outside world to understand. The price of some rare meteorites far exceeds that of gold and diamonds, such as Martian meteorites, moon meteorites, witness meteorites and event meteorites. The transaction price even became astronomical. It is an indisputable fact that things are scarce, and the price of meteorites has been rising all the way in the international market. Ordinary meteorite specimens have also risen to tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars per kilogram. Compared with some countries in Europe and America, the domestic price of meteorites in China is generally low, which is basically determined by both parties through consultation according to the regional market, environmental attributes and the attributes of meteorites themselves, so the domestic market value of meteorite collection is also underestimated.