[meteorite-list] Ebay Tactics and Zagami
From: meteorites_at_space.com <meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:47:10 2004 Message-ID: <20011111015750.2639.cpmta_at_c000.snv.cp.net> Walter, Would you consider a trade of Glorieta pallasite individuals for this? Regards, Steve Schoner On Sat, 10 November 2001, "Walter Branch" wrote: > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> > <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ending an auction early because one does not like > the bidding is, in my mind, unethical. I would be weary of even bidding on > this person's auctions in the future. If the item had received no bids, > that would be different (akin to pulling an item before the auction starts) but > in this case, it seems the seller deliberately avoided a loss.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another tactic you sometimes see on ebay is where a > seller sets a hidden reserve at a ridiculously high level, knowing full well > that the reserve will not be met. After the auction ends, the seller > contacts the high bidder(s) explaining that they "just fell under the reserve" > and offers the item to the bidders, thus avoiding the commission.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please note: I am not saying all sellers on > ebay do this nor am I pointing out anyone in particular. Just something to > think about.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, if anyone needs a very nice slice of Zagami, I > have a beautiful 1.96 gram polished slice for sale. I am > thinning out my collection. I really don't want to post it on ebay (my way > of avoiding the sellers commission). It is only $300.00/gram. It > even has some fusion crust along one side. The price is $588.00 and I will > pay for shipping. Here are images:</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A > href="http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/zagamia.jpg">http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/zagamia.jpg</A></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><A href="http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/zagamib.jpg"><FONT face=Arial > size=2>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/zagamib.jpg</FONT></A></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Walter</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial > size=2><BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR>Walter Branch, > Ph.D.<BR>Branch Meteorites<BR>322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B<BR>Savannah, GA > 31405 USA<BR><A > href="http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ___________________________________________________________________ Join the Space Program: Get FREE E-mail at http://www.space.com. Received on Sat 10 Nov 2001 08:57:50 PM PST |
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