Description of the Muonionalusta Meteorite from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muonionalusta Wikipedia page:
"Studies have shown it to be the oldest discovered meteorite impacting the Earth during the Quaternary period, about one million years ago. It is quite clearly part of the iron core or mantle of a planetoid, which shattered into many pieces upon its fall on our planet. Since landing here this meteorite has experienced four ice ages. It was unearthed from a glacial moraine in the northern tundra. A strongly weathered surface covered with cemented faceted pebbles leaves no doubt that its sojourn on Earth has been long and dramatic."
"The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden and Finland, about one million years BCE".
"The first fragment of the Muonionalusta was found in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi. Around forty pieces are known today, some being quite large" (NB: The number of known pieces has increased during the last many years due to meteorite hunters systematic search in the area with their metal detectors. On this page I (below) describe Muonionalusta meteorites sold in Sweden and I can mention that on 19.01.2014 there are 34 larger full Muonionalusta-meteorites for sale on eBay.com). "Other fragments have been found in a 25-by-15-kilometre (16 mi × 9.3 mi) area in the Pajala district of Norrbotten County, approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of the Arctic Circle."
"The meteorite was first described in 1910 by Professor A. G. Högbom, who named it "Muonionalusta", after a nearby place on the Muonio River. It was studied in 1948 by Professor Nils Göran David Malmqvist. The Muonionalusta, probably the oldest meteorite known to man, marks the first occurrence of Stishovite in an iron meteorite."
Muonionalusta meteoriter - certificates
During the last two years I have noticed that several Muonionalusta meteorites have been sold at the Lauritz.com auction house' showroom in Stockholm, Sweden - and it could be a local meteorite hunter who is selling his finds. At least there have been MANY larger Muonionalusta meteorites for sale here - see my list below - which do not claim to be complete for the specific seller.
The reason I made this page was because Lauritz.com - for some strange reasons do NOT offer certificates on the meteorites - "instead" they have a lifelong "get your money back"-guarantee if an item is not what it is described as. But even this is OK - I would like to know the origin of the meteorites I eventually buy (I now do know the full story of these meteorites listed below. Maybe I'll tell you that story some day!).
Thomas Österberg
Among meteorite hunters a welknown person and he and a friend of him, Daniel Svensson, have their own home page dedicated to the Muonionalusta Meteroites: MuonionalustaMeteorites.com
Thomas is a very helpful person (which you also can see from the video Meteorite Men S02E06 Muonionalusta, Sweden 7 December 2010) and resently I emailed him and asked if he had any idea of who is selling these many meteorites at the auction house Lautirtz.com in Stockholm. In my opinion it could only be a local person and Thomas kindly answered back and told me that I'm right!
This sounds obvious to me. So, for your enjoyment, I'll list the lauritz.com meteorites - the next 4.5 billion years ;-) Besides, I have showed this page to my friends at Club Space Rock where Rogan Hennie said: "They do all look like authentic Muonionalusta's to me. Way to go on securing a couple for yourself!" (I've already done that :-)
All meteorites at the Lauritz.com have the exact same description:
"Järnmeteorit, nedslag för över 100.000 år sedan. Uppgrävd 2,5 mil norr om Kitkiöjärvi, Tornedalen. I trakterna kring byn Kitkiöjärvi slog en järnhaltig dvärgplanet ner någon gång mellan 800.000-114.000 år sedan. Kroppen splittrades i atmosfären innan den slog i marken. Den första meteoren i området hittades 1906 av två barn. Förutom järn har flera ovanliga metaller konstaterats i meteoriter från Kikiöjärvi, därbland Troilite (FeS) och Stishovite (SiO2) "
In English:
"Iron Meteorite from about 2.5 miles north from Kitkiöjärvi, Tornedalen, Sweden.
In the area around the village Kitkiöjärvi an iron dwarf planet hit the earth sometime between 800,000 to 114,000 years ago. The body was shattered in the atmosphere before it hit the ground. The first meteorite in the area was found in 1906 by two children. In addition to iron, several rare metals found in meteorites from Kikiöjärvi, among these Troilite (FeS) and Stishovite (SiO2)."
Muonionalusta Meteorites sold/for sale at Lauritz.com's Swedish "Showroom" in Stockholm |
1. 25.11.2011 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2433445 / Hist. |
8 kg | ?×?×? cm | 25.11.2011 16:25:00 | 2354 | 573900 | 2,204 DKkr. | 2,740 DKkr. |
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12.12.2011 27.12.2011
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2448828 / Hist. 2461842 / Hist. |
1 kg | ?×?×? cm | 12.12.2011 20:00:56 27.12.2011 20:07:14 | 842482 208109 | 111366 945351 | 826 DKkr. 1,059 DKkr. | 1,086 DKkr. 1,366 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2448828 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2461842. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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3. 12.12.2011 28.12.2011 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2448829 / Hist. 2461846 / Hist. |
3 kg | ?×?×? cm | 12.12.2011 20:22:50 28.12.2011 20:17:16 | 842482 208109 | 787013 941226 | 890 DKkr. 2,882 DKkr.
| 1,163 DKkr. 3,553 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2448829 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2461846. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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4. 20.12.2011 13.01.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2461002 / Hist. 2474239 / Hist. |
5 kg | ?×?×? cm | 20.12.2011 21:01:27 13.01.2012 20:40:00 | 35475 946028 | 458023 953439 | 6,950 DKkr. 3,221 DKkr. | 8,435 DKkr. 3,960 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2461002 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2474239. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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5. 20.01.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2485422 / Hist. |
6.2 kg | ?×?×? cm | 20.01.2012 20:32:42 | 332590 | 142712 | 2,627 DKkr. | 3,247 DKkr. |
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6. 27.01.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2485423 / Hist. |
6.9 kg | ?×?×? cm | 27.01.2012 20:30:00 | 61498 | 953439 | 3,051 DKkr. | 3,752 DKkr. |
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7. 04.01.2012 03.02.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2468991 / Hist. 2489984 / Hist. |
15 kg | ?×?×? cm | 04.01.2012 20:33:39 03.02.2012 20:45:00 | 638287 953439 | 682693 13561 | 10,171 DKkr. 5,255 DKkr. | 12,300 DKkr. 6,401 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2468991 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2489984. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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8. 22.02.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2524357 / Hist. |
14 kg | ?×?×? cm | 22.02.2012 20:52:26 | 969088 | 682693 | 5,763 DKkr. | 7,011 DKkr. |
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9. 24.02.2012 08.03.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2524362 / Hist. 2535159 / Hist. |
ca. 22 kg | ?×?×? cm | 24.02.2012 20:50:02 08.03.2012 15:32:41 | 815033 977358 | 660639 142712 | 5,594 DKkr. 5,424 DKkr. | 6,808 DKkr. 6,604 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2524362 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2535159. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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10. 03.04.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2541200 / Hist. |
ca. 67 kg | 40×30×15 cm | 03.04.2012 20:02:00 | 982985 | 984599 | 20,342 DKkr. | 24,505 DKkr. |
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11. 12.04.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2541198 / Hist. |
ca. 20 kg | 40×30×15 cm | 12.04.2012 20:06:48 | 580251 | 989660 | 7,459 DKkr. | 9,046 DKkr. |
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12. 27.01.2012-2 13.04.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2485421 / Hist. 2568780 / Hist. |
43 kg | ?×?×? cm | 27.01.2012 21:02:01 13.04.2012 19:48:57 | 638287 580251 | 61498 989660 | 9,323 DKkr. 16,104 DKkr. | 11,283 DKkr. 19,420 DKkr. |
First sold 27.01.2012 as no. 2485421 - but relisted and sold again 13.04.2012 as no. 2568780. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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The following meteorites were all cleaned by sand-blasting |
13. 02.05.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2596122 / Hist. |
ca. 38 kg | 40×30×15 cm | 02.05.2012 20:40:08 | 991186 | 474523 | 38,988 DKkr. | 46,881 DKkr. |
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14. 25.07.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2672309 / Hist. |
ca. 20.4 kg | 21×14×17 cm | 25.07.2012 19:34:00 | 1009394 | 996758 | 14,833 DKkr. | 17,895 DKkr. |
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15. 30.07.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2672307 / Hist. |
ca. 10 kg | 24×15×8 cm | 30.07.2012 20:00:00 | 614926 | 474523 | 16,104 DKkr. | 19,420 DKkr. |
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16. 09.08.2012 27.08.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2672308 / Hist. 2690987 / Hist. |
ca. 15 kg | 25×17×10 cm | 09.08.2012 20:15:00 27.08.2012 20:09:00 | 13561 638287 | 142712 474523 | 6,441 DKkr. 6,950 DKkr. | 7,824 DKkr. 8,435 DKkr.
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First sold as no. 2672308 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2690987. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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17. 07.08.2012 31.08.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2672310 / Hist. 2700631 / Hist. |
ca. 3 kg | 12×10×7 cm | 07.08.2012 19:23:00 31.08.2012 19:07:01 | 996758 474523 | 13561 142712 | 4,746 DKkr. 8,306 DKkr. | 5,790 DKkr. 10,062 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 2672310 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2700631. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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18. 03.09.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2704147 / Hist. |
ca. 10 kg | 21×10×15 cm | 03.09.2012 19:39:00 | 638287 | 1021739 | 7,120 DKkr. | 8,639 DKkr. |
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19. 11.09.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2682500 / Hist. |
ca. 13 kg | 27×15×12 cm | 11.09.2012 19:37:29 | 386108 | 116975 | 11,866 DKkr. | 14,334 DKkr. |
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20. 17.10.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2749512 / Hist. |
ca. 12 kg | 18×16×16 cm | 17.10.2012 20:01:42 | 80601 | 458218 | 27,122 DKkr. | 32,641 DKkr. |
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21. 09.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2778786 / Hist. |
ca. 8.7 kg | 23×17×8 cm | 09.11.2012 19:19:00 | 116975 | 31953 | 5,763 DKkr. | 7,011 DKkr. |
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22. 10.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2778785 / Hist. |
4.9 kg | 17×12×8 cm | 10.11.2012 18:28:19 | 975071 | 614118 | 17,799 DKkr. | 21,454 DKkr. |
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23. 15.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2778787 / Hist. |
ca. 5.7 kg | 15×13×9 cm | 15.11.2012 19:24:05 | 975071 | 315503 | 7,130 DKkr. | 8,651 DKkr. |
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16.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2778784 / Hist. |
ca. 1.5 kg | 12×8×6 cm | 16.11.2012 20:22:00 | 142712 | 1039228 | 5,933 DKkr. | 7,120 DKkr. |
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25. 22.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2787111 / Hist. |
ca. 6.8 kg | 26×12×7 cm | 22.11.2012 19:53:49 | 458218 | 1039228 | 6,950 DKkr. | 8,435 DKkr. |
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26. 23.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2787113 / Hist. |
ca. 7.6 kg | 22×12×10 cm | 23.11.2012 20:48:00 | 648037 | 528600 | 8,900 DKkr. | 10,775 DKkr. |
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27. 27.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2793941 / Hist. |
ca. 7.3 kg | 15×11×12 cm | 27.11.2012 20:01:38 | 975071 | 528600 | 7,459 DKkr. | 9,046 DKkr. |
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28. 30.11.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2793943 / Hist. |
ca. 16 kg | 20×25×10 cm | 30.11.2012 21:13:36 | 528600 | 638287 | 12,290 DKkr. | 14,843 DKkr. |
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29. 04.12.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2793944 / Hist. |
ca. 14.3 kg | 22×20×12 cm | 04.12.2012 20:16:11 | 638287 | 975071 | 10,171 DKkr. | 12,300 DKkr. |
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30. 13.12.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2813800 / Hist. |
ca. 16.5 kg | 20×15×15 cm | 13.12.2012 20:56:14 | 386108 | 1075961 | 16,127 DKkr. | 19,447 DKkr. |
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31. 20.12.2012-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2813806 / Hist. |
ca. 29.5 kg | 35×10×20 cm | 20.12.2012 20:15:11 | 386108 | 844892 | 16,104 DKkr. | 19,420 DKkr. |
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32. 03.01.1990? 21.09.2012 20.12.2012-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2757572 / Hist. 2720355 / Hist. 2824383 / Hist. |
ca. 23 kg | 28×22×15 cm | 03.01.1990 12:06:00 21.09.2012 20:27:48 20.12.2012 20:37:00 | ? 975071 844892 | ? 386108 1005782 | ? 37,293 DKkr. 12,290 DKkr. | ? 44,847 DKkr. 14,843 DKkr. |
First listed as no. 2757572 but not sold - then listed and sold as no. 2720355 - but relisted and sold again as no. 2824383. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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33. 27.12.2012 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2813803 / Hist. |
16.8 kg | 20×20×14 cm | 27.12.2012 20:12:06 | 975071 | 23306 | 8,900 DKkr. | 10,775 DKkr. |
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34. 19.01.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2847023 / Hist. |
ca. 23 kg | 14×20×18 cm | 19.01.2013 19:04:41 | 933545 | 216590 | 13,561 DKkr. | 15,168 DKkr. |
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35. 18.03.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2902339 / Hist. |
ca. 17 kg | 27×14×16 cm | 18.03.2013 21:42:48 | 458218 | 496470 | 27,162 DKkr. | 32,689 DKkr. |
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36. 19.04.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
2954630 / Hist. |
ca. 31 kg | 17×18×18 cm | 19.04.2013 20:53:01 | 458218 | 1091363 | 16,951 DKkr. | 20,436 DKkr. |
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37. 30.05.2013 08.06.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3003714 / Hist. 3015973 / Hist. |
ca. 37 kg | 32×21×18 cm | 30.05.2013 21:11:34 08.06.2013 19:43:00 | 714753 216590 | 216590 969685 | 20,371 DKkr. 12,714 DKkr. | 24,540 DKkr. 15,352 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 3003714 - but relisted and sold again as no. 3015973. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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38. 12.06.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3021329 / Hist. |
343 g | 6,5×4×5 cm | 12.06.2013 20:54:00 | 38380 | 122609 | 1,187 DKkr. | 1,519 DKkr. |
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39. 19.06.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3021331 / Hist. |
253 g | 6,5×4×2 cm | 19.06.2013 20:49:00 | 1151163 | 1084932 | 1,865 DKkr. | 2,333 DKkr. |
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40. 03.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045962 / Hist. |
ca. 1620 g | 12×7×8 cm | 03.07.2013 20:30:22 | 458218 | 528600 | 2,712 DKkr. | 3,349 DKkr. |
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41. 05.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045956 / Hist. |
252 g | 7×5×4 cm | 05.07.2013 20:36:15 | 458218 | 442054 | 1,613 DKkr. | 2,031 DKkr. |
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42. 15.06.2013 08.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3021335 / Hist. 3050619 / Hist. |
ca. 9.5 kg | 22×18×10 cm | 15.06.2013 20:50:00 08.07.2013 21:00:00 | 1042722 442054 | 1151163 969685 | 5,424 DKkr. 7,130 DKkr. | 6,604 DKkr. 8,651 DKkr. |
First sold as no. 3021335 - but relisted and sold again as no. 3050619. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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43. 10.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045957 / Hist. |
130 g | 5×4×2 cm | 10.07.2013 20:40:00 | 716846 | 442054 | 720 DKkr. | 959 DKkr. |
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44. 12.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045961 / Hist. |
604 g | 7×7×4 cm | 12.07.2013 20:46:00 | 369029 | 888500 | 1,610 DKkr. | 2,027 DKkr. |
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45. 17.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045959 / Hist. |
75 g | 4,5×3×2 cm | 17.07.2013 20:50:00 | 538756 | 1052116 | 509 DKkr. | 706 DKkr. |
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46. 19.07.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3045960 / Hist. |
97 g | 4.5×3×2 cm | 19.07.2013 20:55:00 | 1010738 | 1052116 | 932 DKkr. | 1,213 DKkr. |
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47. 18.09.2013-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3128579 / Hist. |
2.8 kg | 14×9×8 cm | 18.09.2013 20:22:00 | 310568 | 1174390 | 3,814 DKkr. | 4,577 DKkr. |
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48. 18.09.2013-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3128575 / Hist. |
142 g | 4.5×3.5×3 cm | 18.09.2013 21:29:39 | 41111 | 1174390 | 424 DKkr. | 604 DKkr. |
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49. 18.09.2013-3 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3128574 / Hist. |
178 g | 5.5×4×2 cm | 18.09.2013 21:29:39 | 926568 | 1174390 | 551 DKkr. | 756 DKkr. |
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50. 21.11.2013-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3196538 / Hist. |
10 kg | 20×14×8 cm | 21.11.2013 19:54:41 | 509295 | 216590 | 7,459 DKkr. | 9,046 DKkr. |
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51. 21.11.2013-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3196540 / Hist. |
5.2 kg | 20×10×6 cm | 21.11.2013 20:55:12 | 509295 | 1129264 | 5,093 DKkr. | 6,207 DKkr. |
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52. 29.11.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3213711 / Hist. |
8.5 kg | 32×10×12 cm | 29.11.2013 20:00:00 | 1169098 | 509295 | 5,255 DKkr. | 6,401 DKkr. |
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53. 06.12.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3213706 / Hist. |
5.5 kg | 25×15×7 cm | 06.12.2013 20:22:46 | 421697 | 509295 | 6,103 DKkr. | 7,419 DKkr. |
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54. 29.11.2013 25.12.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3213712 / Hist.
3244078 / Hist. |
18.5 kg | 14×25×16 cm | 29.11.2013 21:00:00 25.12.2013 20:21:06 | 1216062 114798 | 216590 509295 | 12,290 DKkr. 12,290 DKkr. | 14,843 DKkr. 14,843 DKkr. |
Sold on 29.11.2013 as no. 3213712 - but relisted with new no. 3244078 and sold again on 25.12.2013. Same hammer stroke both times! (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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55. 27.12.2013 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3246073 / Hist. |
7.5 kg 6.5 kg | 10×12×17 cm 12×12×17 cm | 27.12.2013 20:22:32 | 114798 | 458218 | 24,580 DKkr. | 29,591 DKkr. |
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56. 01.01.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3246072 / Hist. |
20 kg | 17×17×24 cm | 01.01.2014 20:46:44 | 1169098 | 458218 | 34,750 DKkr. | 41,795 DKkr. |
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57. 16.01.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262790 / Hist. 3283652 / Hist. |
11 kg | 22×14×10 cm | 16.01.2014 19:18:37 - | 1169098 - | 458218 - | 22,035 DKkr. - | 26,537 DKkr. - |
Listed and sold as no. 3262790. Relisted with new no. 3283652 to be sold on 03.02.2014, BUT: 28./29.01.2014: "Auction no. 3283652 has been cancelled." |
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58. 16.01.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262793 / Hist. 3283650 / Hist. |
3 kg | 13×10×7 cm | 16.01.2014 20:20:55 - | 1169098 - | 458218 - | 10,170 DKkr. - | 12,299 DKkr. - |
Listed and sold as no. 3262793. Relisted with new no. 3283650 to be sold on 03.02.2014, BUT: 28./29.01.2014: "Auction no. 3283650 has been cancelled." |
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59. 23.01.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262802 / Hist. |
1 kg | 7×7×5 cm | 23.01.2014 19:18:33 | 1169098 | 458218 | 3,899 DKkr. | 4,774 DKkr. |
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60. 30.01.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262796 / Hist. |
2.5 kg | 12×9×7 cm | 30.01.2014 19:20:34 | 1169098 | 1077977 | 3,645 DKkr. | 4,469 DKkr. |
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61. 30.01.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262799 / Hist. |
2.5 kg | 15×11×5 cm | 30.01.2014 20:21:01 | 1169098 | 1077977 | 4,577 DKkr. | 5,587 DKkr. |
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62. 05.02.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286640 / Hist. |
125 g | ?×?×? cm | 05.02.2014 21:30:00 | 1151163 | 218271 | 509 DKkr. | 706 DKkr. |
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63. 06.02.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286635 / Hist. |
60 g | ?×?×? cm | 06.02.2014 11:24:00 | 1151163 | 218271 | 530 DKkr. | 731 DKkr. |
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64. 10.02.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286639 / Hist. |
ca. 500 g | ?×?×? cm | 10.02.2014 19:25:37 | 191186 | 509295 | 1,398 DKkr. | 1,773 DKkr. |
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65. 10.02.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286641 / Hist. |
ca. 200 g | ?×?×? cm | 10.02.2014 20:25:15 | 839625 | (Only one bid) | 254 DKkr. | 400 DKkr. |
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66. 23.01.2014-2 10.02.2014-3 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3262792 / Hist. 3290787 / Hist. |
ca. 5.5 kg | 16×11×8 cm | 23.01.2014 20:21:37 10.02.2014 20:58:33 | 1238239 1238239 | 458218 1077977 | 21,189 DKkr. 7,120 DKkr. | 25,522 DKkr. 8,639 DKkr. |
Sold on 23.01.2014 as no. 3262792 but relisted with new no. 3290787 - and sold again on 10.02.2014 20:58:33. BUT - same high bidder again! "Moral": If the price is too high the first time use your return right and try to get it to a lower price next time! You save a lot of money! (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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67. 12.02.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286638 / Hist. |
100 g | ?×?×? cm | 12.02.2014 20:24:00 | 191186 | 24021 | 1,144 DKkr. | 1,468 DKkr. |
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68. 13.02.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286632 / Hist. |
12 kg | 21×18×10 cm | 13.02.2014 18:24:00 | 458218 | 191186 | 32,208 DKkr. | 38,745 DKkr. |
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69. 13.02.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286634 / Hist. |
15 kg | 22×18×12 cm | 13.02.2014 19:25:00 | 458218 | 191186 | 28,817 DKkr. | 34,675 DKkr. |
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70. 06.02.2014-2 18.02.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286622 / Hist. 3301688 / Hist. |
ca. 2 kg | 8×13×6 cm | 06.02.2014 18:33:04 18.02.2014 18:26:49 | 1169098 1169098 | 458218 1215130 | 9,323 DKkr. 5,244 DKkr. | 11,283 DKkr. 6,388 DKkr. |
Listed and sold on 06.02.2014 as no. 3286622. Relisted with new no. 3301688 - and sold on 18.02.2014 18:22:00. BUT - same high bidder again! "Moral": If the price is too high the first time use your return right and try to get it to a lower price next time! You save a lot of money! (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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71. 06.02.2014-3 18.02.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286626 / Hist. 3301689 / Hist. |
ca. 5.5 kg | 18×13×9 cm | 06.02.2014 21:08:32 18.02.2014 19:22:00 | 1169098 191186 | 458218 1215130 | 22,884 DKkr. 10,149 DKkr. | 27,556 DKkr. 12,274 DKkr. |
Listed and sold on 06.02.2014 as no. 3286626. Relisted with new no. 3301689 - and sold on 18.02.2014 19:22:00. (Only last sale counts in the total at the end of this list). |
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72. 20.02.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3286629 / Hist. |
ca. 8 kg | 18×16×9 cm | 20.02.2014 20:24:00 | 421697 | 458218 | 13,955 DKkr. | 16,841 DKkr. |
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73. 03.03.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3318811 / Hist. |
ca. 12.5 kg | 21×14×9 cm | 03.03.2014 20:48:00 | 458218 | 1215130 | 23,506 DKkr. | 28,302 DKkr. |
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74. 03.03.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3318836 / Hist. |
ca. 6.5 kg | 18×10×11 cm | 03.03.2014 21:09:00 | 146191 | 1169098 | 8,395 DKkr. | 10,169 DKkr. |
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75. 10.03.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3318843 / Hist. |
ca. 9.5 kg | 24×15×10 cm | 10.03.2014 18:48:00 | 1215130 | 1169098 | 12,643 DKkr. | 15,267 DKkr. |
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76. 10.03.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3318845 / Hist. |
ca. 1.5 kg | 12×8×7 cm | 10.03.2014 20:48:00 | 1169098 | 1258202 | 2,613 DKkr. | 3,231 DKkr. |
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77. 15.04.2014 23.05.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3373658 / Hist. 3410097 / Hist. |
ca. 1.5 kg | 8×8×5 cm | 15.04.2014 20:15:54 23.05.2014 20:38:41 | 1215130 1215130 | 577733 1209197 | 13,990 DKkr. 3,147 DKkr. | 16,883 DKkr. 3,871 DKkr. |
Sold on 15.04.2014 as no. 3373658 but 18.05.2014 relisted again as no. 3410097. Only second result is included in the total below. BUT - same high bidder again! "Moral": If the price is too high the first time use your return right and try to get it to a lower price next time! You save a lot of money! |
78. 07.05.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3396291 / Hist. |
ca. 2 kg | 13.5×6.5×5 cm | 07.05.2014 19:41:00 | 1215130 | 1169098 | 2,720 DKkr. | 3,359 DKkr. |
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79. 07.05.2014-2 24.05.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3396287 / Hist. 3410646 / Hist. |
ca. 5.8 kg | 17×11×8 cm | 07.05.2014 21:23:10 24.05.2014 20:32:00 | 1215130 1215130 | 577733 1284966 | 7,748 DKkr. 16,072 DKkr. | 9,393 DKkr. 19,381 DKkr. |
Sold on 07.05.2014 as no. 3396287 but already 18.05.2014 relisted again as no. 3410646. Only second result is included in the total below. Very strange: Still same high bidder but second time he had to pay much more than what he should have paid first time - how come? |
80. 15.05.2014-1 |
(No extra photo available). |
No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3396290 / Hist. |
ca. 2.2 kg | 12×10×5 cm | 15.05.2014 18:42:00 | 1209197 | 1215130 | 3,238 DKkr. | 3,981 DKkr. |
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81. 15.05.2014-2 |
(No extra photo available). |
No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3396284 / Hist. |
ca. 20 kg | 26×15×15 cm | 15.05.2014 20:42:00 | 1284966 | 149492 | 12,869 DKkr. | 15,538 DKkr. |
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82. 17.05.2014 |
(No extra photo available). |
No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3396289 / Hist. |
ca. 7.7 kg | 22×14×8 cm | 17.05.2014 20:44:38 | 458218 | 1284966 | 6,477 DKkr. | 7,867 DKkr. |
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83. 28.05.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3422585 / Hist. |
ca. 11 kg | 20×20×11 cm | 28.05.2014 15:23:00 | 1284966 | 149492 | 5,128 DKkr. | 6,249 DKkr. |
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84. 28.05.2014-2 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3410796 / Hist. |
ca. 20 kg | 21×15×17 cm | 28.05.2014 17:23:00 | 1284966 | 149492 | 10,339 DKkr. | 12,502 DKkr. |
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85. 30.05.2014-1 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3420372 / Hist. |
ca. 14.3 kg | 22×20×12 cm | 30.05.2014 19:28:02 | 458218 | 149492 | 8,671 DKkr. | 10,500 DKkr. |
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86. 30.05.2014-2 |
(No extra photo available). |
No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3420374 / Hist. |
ca. 10 kg | 21×10×15 cm | 30.05.2014 19:37:30 | 458218 | 1142068 | 5,450 DKkr. | 6,635 DKkr. |
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87. 14.09.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3532268 / Hist. |
ca. 15 kg | 24×9 cm | 14.09.2014 16:47:33 | 1326880 | 1328278 | 7,732 DKkr. | 9,373 DKkr. |
Not yet included below |
88. 12.12.2014 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3650596 / Hist. |
ca. 2.8 kg | 14×9×8 cm | 12.12.2014 19:43:00 | 1151163 | 458218 | 3,300 DKkr. | 4,055 DKkr. |
Not yet included below |
89. 31.08.2015 |
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No. / Bid-history | Weight | Dimension | Auction ended | High bidder | Second bidder | Hammer stroke | Total |
3911079 / Hist. |
8.494 kg | 7×13×17,5 cm | 31.08.2015 19:30:00 | 458218 | 1356060 | 10,000 DKkr. | 12,095 DKkr. |
Not yet included below |

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Hammer stroke - of the so far sold - 86 meteorites (with a total weight of 890.1 kg): |
820,142 DKkr. | |
20 % of hammer stroke - paid by the buyer |
+ 164,028 DKkr. | |
Buyer pays: (must pay a standard fee of 95 DKkr. for each item: 86 × 95): |
+ 8,170 DKkr. | 992,340 DKkr. |
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Hammer stroke: |
820.142 DKkr. | |
Seller gets: (must pay 12 % of the hammer stroke): |
-98,417 DKkr. | 721,725 DKkr. |
Total for the auction house: |
| 270,615 DKkr. |
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Price pr. g = 992,340 DKkr. / 890.1 kg = 1.11 DKkr./g = 0.21 US$/g. Shipping is not included. |
Comments on bidding and bid-history for some of the meteorites
I have noticed a few abnormal situations as two bidders (1238239 and 1169098) both let items they won be put for sale again - but continued to bid on the relisted items so they won them for a far lower price than the first time.
1. The first item was sold on 23.01.2014/10.02.2014: item no. 3262792/3290787
Here bidder no. 1238239 won it at a hammer stroke of 21,189 DKkr. which seems to be too much for him, so he probably used his right to cancel his bidding and the item went on sale again about 10 days after first sale. But the very same bidder won the same item again! But to a much lower hammer stroke, namely 7,120 DKkr.!
2. The second item was sold on 06.02.2014/18.02.2014: item no. 3286622/3301688
Here bidder no. 1169098 made the exactly same type of "stunt".
3. Two meteorites for sale on 16.01.2014 resulted in hammer strokes of 22,035 DKkr. and (item no. 3262790/3283652) and 10,170 DKkr. (item no. 3262793/3283650). Both items were won by the same bidder (our former mentioned bidder no. 1169098).
BUT - they were put for sale again 27.01.2014, only 11 days after the first hammer stroke - and strange enough: Both auctions were then cancelled 28.01.2014!
I therefore contacted Lauritz.com/Aarhus and told them that I had noticed some very strange biddings behaviors. The day after, I received a phone call from "Lauritz.com Support" in Copenhagen and talked to "D.C." (only his initials are shown here), and I explained what I have noticed. At first he listened with "a half ear" and then told me that Lauritz.com had no complaints on the bidders I talked about.
I then asked him why the auctions were cancelled but then he told me that he was very busy and had other things to do. I then said: "Wait a minute! YOU have ALL the time I need you to have to explain what I look upon as manipulation of bids! If so - this can't be what Lauritz.com would accept?". This made him calm down and he told me that he had to make some investigations before he could give me an answer.
A few days later I got an email from "D.C.":
"I investigated why a few auctions on meteorites in Stockholm were completed and paid, but then came up for auction again and shortly afterwards canceled. The rules for payment and pickup are that this should be done within three days after the auction. You may agree a later pick-up directly with the specific showroom.
As far as the meteorites no. 3262790 and 3262793 concerns (bidder no. 1169098. TN), it was a customer outside Sweden who won and paid for these two meteorites - but did not get them picked up within a month, and he made no arrangement with the showroom for picking them up.
That's what happened to these items. As the buyer was aware that his two meteorites had been put up for auction again he contacted Lauritz.com Stockholm, who subsequently chose to give the original purchaser opportunity to get his two meteorites, with a short pickup date. So that explains the reason for these two auctions were stopped a second time".
But this is obviously not correct! Item no. 3262790 was sold on 16.01.2014 but listed again with new no. 3283652 to be sold on 03.02.2014 - and already on 27.01.2014 - only 11 days, not a month - after the first bid was placed on the relisted item.
Similar, item no. 3262793 was also sold on 16.01.2014 and listed again with new no. 3283650 to be sold on 03.02.2014 - and already on 27.01.2014 - again only 11 days, not a month - after the first bid was placed on the relisted item.
Another item in question:
4. This bidder (1169098) also bought item no. 3286626 on 06.02.2014 in competition with bidder no. 458218 (hammer stroke 9,323 DKkr.) but already five days later, on 11.02.2014, it was listed again as no. 3301689 - and sold on 18.02.2014 to the very same bidder no. 1169098, but this time to a much lower hammer stroke: 5,244 DKkr. Exactly as desribed with the sale in 1. and 2.
"D.C." then told me that this behavior is not allowed on Lauritz.com and that bidder no. 1169098 had received a warning that if he do it again - his account will be closed.
5. Furthermore one bidder, 458218, was very aggressive in his bids so one could think that it was the very same person who put these meteorites for sale. To this "D.C." told me that Lauritz.com has no complaints about bidder no. 458218!
It's extremely difficult to analyze the bidder's behaviors but as you see some of the bidders don't follow the rules and some explanations from Lauritz.com are in conflict with what really happened.
Finally I asked "D.C." if it was possible to provide a list of meteorites there had been for sale at Lauritz.com but "D.C." told me that "the IT-people at Lauritz.com had no time to spend time on this, so unfortunately you could not get the requested list" - Therefore I have found these above listed meteorites searching for Muonionalusta-meteorites using several different search engines.
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