About Me: |
I grew up watching Star Trek (The Original
Series of course) on TV, 2001 Space Odyssey on the movie screen, and Neil and
Buzz landing on the moon. I became fascinated with space-not
Sci-fi but real outer space. That fascination has
always been with me but I never really did anything with it until the TV show “Meteorite Men”
came along. I had no idea people
actually hunted or collected meteorites so I started doing some research and started collecting. Living in rural Northeast Texas, I
focused my personal collection on Texas and have approximately 500 Texas specimens. In 2018, after his passing, I purchased the
Steven & Connie McLain Collection from the McLain estate in North Carolina. The collection was 2000
plus pieces, mostly 5 grams or less. McLain, a
Methodist Minister, used his collection as a way to get young people interested in an activity and away from negative addictive influences. I say “addictive influences” as I must admit
to having an addiction myself -- meteorites.
Perhaps you can relate? From his files and extensive notes, I believe McLain loved
collecting and I treat his collection with great respect. I am now slowly selling pieces of that
collection. While I do have
an eBay store, "TH Meteorites", I do not consider myself a meteorite dealer, but a collector and
hunter. Provenance is
extremely important to me, whether buying or selling. All my sales transactions are handled with the upmost integrity and professionalism. New to the IMCA in 2020, it is a privilege
to be a member.
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