[meteorite-list] Bensour

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:33 2004
Message-ID: <00f401c1d80a$5c4ff0e0$b9d00140_at_computer>

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Hello everyone, I am finally home after the Africa and South Pacific =
trips.=20
The Bensour trip was successful, as I acquired 18.7 kilos of material =
from this beautiful new fall.=20
On a downside, it seems that Dean Bessey and another European conspired =
to drive the price up by offering high prices when I arrived in Africa. =
Dean bought less than 100 grams for $5 gram, in order to make my price =
rise. I have the email proof of anyone wants to see it. Anyway, the net =
result was that I indeed had to pay more. I had negotiated a price and =
offered the ~$2 gram based on that price. The problem is that I had not =
paid yet and did not have the stones in my hands, so the Moroccans =
raised my price as is their right to do.=20
My total cost including trip expenses is $3.20 gram, I have been =
emailing all night to people who made their requests for me, and =
offering it at that price, as opposed to the ~$2 gram. By the way, =
please feel free to look at my original email below if there is any =
confusion, I did not quote a firm exact price of $2 gram, but rather =
very clearly "Around $2 gram", so although the price is higher than I =
had hoped, it is still within my offer. A Couple of people have had a =
problem with that, and I do indeed apologize, but in the rear world =
things change, and this did. Even at the raised price of $3.20 gram, it =
is still almost 5 times lower than Deans price of $15 gram, if that is =
not a damn good bargain, I don't know what is.=20
Anyone who agrees or disagrees with this, please email us and tell us =
why?=20
I look for any input on this matter.=20
Mike Farmer

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello everyone, I am finally home after =
the Africa=20
and South Pacific trips. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Bensour trip was successful, as I =
acquired 18.7=20
kilos of material from this beautiful new fall. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On a downside, it seems that Dean =
Bessey and=20
another European conspired to drive the price up by offering high prices =
when I=20
arrived in Africa. Dean bought less than 100 grams for $5 gram, in order =
to make=20
my price rise. I have the email proof of anyone wants to see it. Anyway, =
the net=20
result was that I indeed had to pay more. I had negotiated a price and =
offered=20
the ~$2 gram based on that price. The problem is that I had not paid yet =
and did=20
not have the stones in my hands, so the Moroccans raised my price as is =
their=20
right to do. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My total cost including trip expenses =
is $3.20=20
gram, I have been emailing all night to people who made their requests =
for me,=20
and offering it at that price, as opposed to the ~$2 gram. By the way, =
please=20
feel free to look at my original email below if there is any confusion, =
I did=20
not quote a firm exact price of $2 gram, but rather very clearly "Around =
$2=20
gram", so although the price is higher than I had hoped, it is still =
within my=20
offer. A Couple of people have had a problem with that, and I do indeed=20
apologize, but in the rear world things change, and this did. Even at =
the raised=20
price of $3.20 gram, it is still almost 5 times lower than Deans price =
of $15=20
gram, if that is not a damn good bargain, I don't know what is. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyone who agrees or disagrees with =
this, please=20
email us and tell us why? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I look for any input on this matter. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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