[meteorite-list] Latest round of Brad Sampson problems

From: Rosemary Hackney <ltcrose_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:11 2004
Message-ID: <000a01c241be$19583cc0$d377d6d1_at_default>

I bought some Lost Creek from CosmicVisitors..but at more than 3 a gram I
think.. During the times I bought them they were going high.

Rosie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com>
To: "'MARK BOSTICK '" <thebigcollector_at_msn.com>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:32 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Latest round of Brad Sampson problems


> Hi Mark, Matteo and List,
>
> Matteo: sorry to hear about your difficulties with Brad. The
> mounting evidence is that Brad, while he does sell legitimate
> meteorites and almost always comes through when pressed, is a
> procrastinator. Be forceful -- the squeaky wheel does get the
> grease. You are unfortunately at a bit of a disadvantage since
> you live in Italy, but customer satisfaction is key in this
> business, and sellers who are unresponsive do earn a reputation.
>
> Mark -- same goes for you. If you've given up hope on getting
> a refund, my advice is to exact "payment" as you have: by
> advertising your experience to the very people who might do
> business with him. Sellers need to understand that we're a
> close-knit society, and that bad business practices will come
> back to bite them.
>
> Mark wrote:
>
> "These actions by Sampson have only hurt himself. For example I
> collect Kansas meteorites. Had Sampson been honest and straight
> with me in our earlier transaction I would have bought the
> complete mass of Lost Creek at $5.00 a gram and would have
> thought I came out like a bandit. Instead what did you get
> out of it Brad? $2.00 a gram? I don't know but it was sold
> low enough to be resold for under $3.00 a gram at a profit."
>
> This story is actually not quite right, or at least incomplete.
> You could never have bought the *complete* Lost Creek meteorite
> from Brad because I jointly purchased the meteorite with Brad
> from the finder's descendants. Indeed, I submitted the type
> specimens to UCLA and still hold the main mass. Brad has
> probably sold or traded off most of his share (a fraction at
> surprisingly low prices for an American H3 with such a low TKW)
> to others who in turn have resold it at minimal profit on eBay.
> Obviously these prices are an historical anomaly for an
> unequilibrated chondrite; I certainly haven't and won't sell
> it at that price. I congratulate those who have bid on (and
> actually acquired!) Lost Creek at < $3/gram. Indeed, if a more
> reputable dealer was selling it at that price, I'd be inclined
> to simply buy it all up. To each his own, I guess.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
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Received on Mon 12 Aug 2002 01:07:02 AM PDT