Note to those who might be tempted to buy an illegal specimen - the Canadian government does not play around, they are very aggressive at protecting their materials and have sent agents to Japanese fossil shows to hunt down illegal Canadian artifacts.Ģ) The asking price, eventually, will probably be quite high at first because of the publicity surrounding the fall. If anyone claims to own a piece of this meteorite and the specimen they have is outside of Canada, then it's either a fake, or it's an illegally exported specimen. In order to get a permit, the seller must give the Canadian government first right of refusal, which takes time like any bureaucratic process. A local can sell ownership rights of the meteorite to me or anyone else - but the meteorite itself cannot leave Canada without an export permit. In other words, a local can sell to another local with no problem. Why? Because of Canadian laws - a Canadian citizen can sell to another person on Canadian soil, if the meteorite does NOT leave Canada. 1) there won't be any of this meteorite available on the private market OUTSIDE Canada for at least 6 months.

Great fire ball