Mendy Ouzillou: Collecting, Buying and Selling Meteorites and Working with the Scientific Community

This week, Horacio sat down with Mendy Ouzillou, founder of SkyFall Meteorites. Skyfall offers meteorites for sale and other consultations and scientific analysis services. SkyFall is also Mendy’s platform to express his love for meteorites and a way to connect with other meteorite enthusiasts. Mendy has created a full-time business out of his hobby. Still, he approaches it with the analysis and consideration of a scientist.

Discussion topics include:

Meteorites as a wholly unique collectable
His journey as a meteorite collector and the sense of introspection that it gives him
Meteorites that carried prebiotics to Earth from outer space
Pallasites as a meteorite class that has seen a rise in value in recent years
Esquel and Imilac meteorites as highly coveted collector’s items
Connecting with a meteorite association for amateur collectors, such as the Global Meteorite Association
Spreading awareness about the hobby through his volunteer work
The general scarcity of meteorites and the potential for a limited supply as demand grows
Nomadic tribes that collect meteorites across the Saharan Desert can connect with dealers directly through the internet
Meteorites as national relics and important scientific research items
The economics of running his business with a buy low, sell high strategy
Going on meteorite hunts and the work involved in it
Potential damage to meteorites depending on its surrounding environment and the importance of proper storage
Retail and consultation services provided by SkyFall Meteorites for customers, researchers, and museums
The rise in value of iron meteorites because of increased demand from China