Re: The Parable of the Peppercorn


<skearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> At present, lunaites, meteorites originating from the breccia's of
> the highlands or mare basalts of the moon, command a price of from $200
> to over $60000 per gram, some five to 300 times the price of gold. At
> the lower end, $50 could put a peppercorn sized moon rock in the palm
> of your hand. What do you think the chances are that it will be the
> trade in exterrestrial rarities, and not tourism, that will fuel the
> commertial exploitation of space?

Pretty low. Spices were a consumable commodity. Importing more (to a
point) didn't saturate the market.


Moon rocks aren't consumable. Granted, many would like to own them, but
after a point, you've run out of customers willing to pay your price.

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