[meteorite-list] Bensour
From: trandall_at_idsi.net <trandall_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:34 2004 Message-ID: <a05100300b8ccf388167d_at_[64.72.71.217]> --============_-1194527834==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >Please put that one the mailing list, there seem to be 3 people who >are infuriated that I want to sell at my cost. >Mike > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:trandall_at_idsi.net>trandall@idsi.net >To: <mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net>Michael Farmer >Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:51 AM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bensour > > Mike, > I have no problem with it, seems fair to me! I'd like 2, 15-20 >grams specimens if possible. > >Thanks! > >Tom Randall > > >>Hello everyone, I am finally home after the Africa and South Pacific trips. >> >The Bensour trip was successful, as I acquired 18.7 kilos of >material from this beautiful new fall. > >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. > >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. > >Anyone who agrees or disagrees with this, please email us and tell us why? > >I look for any input on this matter. > >Mike Farmer > > > >--
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Please put
that one the mailing list, there seem to be 3 people who are
infuriated that I want to sell at my cost.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
size="-1">Mike</font><br>
<blockquote>----- Original Message -----</blockquote>
<blockquote><b>From:</b> <a
href="mailto:trandall_at_idsi.net">trandall@idsi.net</a></blockquote>
<blockquote><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael
Farmer</a></blockquote>
<blockquote><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:51
AM</blockquote>
<blockquote><b>Subject:</b> Re: [meteorite-list] Bensour</blockquote>
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<blockquote> Mike,</blockquote>
<blockquote> I have no problem with it, seems fair to me! I'd
like 2, 15-20 grams specimens if possible.</blockquote>
<blockquote><br></blockquote>
<blockquote>Thanks!</blockquote>
<blockquote><br></blockquote>
<blockquote>Tom Randall</blockquote>
<blockquote><br></blockquote>
<blockquote><br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Hello
everyone, I am finally home after the Africa and South Pacific
trips.</font><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">The Bensour trip was
successful, as I acquired 18.7 kilos of material from this beautiful
new fall.</font><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">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.</font><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">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.</font><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">Anyone who agrees or
disagrees with this, please email us and tell us why?</font><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">I look for any input on this
matter.</font><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">Mike Farmer</font><br>
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