[meteorite-list] IMCA, Blood's comments
From: Mark Bostick <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:50 2004 Message-ID: <OE16ssssGKeD59KuERI0000ee2e_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF77.C8FB7B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From M. Blood.. Rob, Mike & all, We all know Rob & Mike are 100% honest & stand by their material. Why aren't you guys members? Since, as I understand it, the primary purpose of IMCA is to guarentee authenticity, why would anyone NOT be a member?=20 If we aren't all in this togeather, then it is really worthless, impotent nonsense. (or, maybe I'm missing something - if so, someone please tell me what it is) =20 Rob & Mike, I'm listening - tell me the strait poop - perhaps you have good reasons, in which case I will bale as well. If not, then let's all do the right thing.=20 And Rhett, let's not be shy, here, or what's the point.=20 RSVP Best wishes, Michael Michael,=20 I think this is a very bad ideal. It is not our job or responsibility = to police or try to control the market. The IMCA is a step and should = be looked as such. I had the ideal of a dealers award. This could be = another IMCA step. We could and should look for ways to expand it. = This is not one of them (I believe). I run probley more meteorite auctions on eBay then anyone. I will not = put any statement in my auctions telling bidders to only buy from IMCA = members. For several reasons. One that comes to my head is I do not = agree with all the members on their choice of ethics. =20 Me and you (Blood) have both had problems with one member that has still = not sent me a refund promised even in an e-mail to the list (Brad = Sampson). (Yes Brad I understand, you lost my address the 8th time I = sent it to you and you cant find my e-mail and couldnt find me in the = meteorite-list archives). =20 The IMCA from my understanding...as a member...only promises the = meteorite is real. So I have no problem with others "ethnics"....the = moment this changes I will have to see if this is a membership I wish to = be a part of. =20 Mark Bostick "The Big Collector" ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF77.C8FB7B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> From M. Blood..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Rob, Mike & all,<BR> We all know Rob & = Mike are=20 100% honest & stand by their material.<BR>Why aren't you guys = members? =20 Since, as I understand it, the primary<BR>purpose of IMCA is to = guarentee=20 authenticity, why would anyone NOT be<BR>a member? <BR> If we aren't all = in this=20 togeather, then it is really worthless,<BR>impotent<BR>nonsense. (or, = maybe I'm=20 missing something - if so, someone please tell<BR>me what it is) = <BR> Rob=20 & Mike, I'm listening - tell me the strait poop - perhaps you = have<BR>good=20 reasons, in which case I will bale as well. If not, then let's all<BR>do = the<BR>right thing. <BR> And Rhett, let's not be shy, here, or what's = the point.=20 <BR> RSVP<BR> Best wishes, Michael<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Michael, </DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>I think this is a very bad = ideal. It is=20 not our job or responsibility to police or try to control the = market. =20 The IMCA is a step and should be looked as such. I had the = ideal of a=20 dealers award. This could be another IMCA step. We could and = should look=20 for ways to expand it. This is not one of them (I=20 believe).</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>I run probley more meteorite = auctions on eBay=20 then anyone. I will not put any statement in my auctions telling = bidders=20 to only buy from IMCA members. For several reasons. One that = comes=20 to my head is I do not agree with all the members on their choice of=20 ethics. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Me and you (Blood) have both had = problems=20 with one member that has still not sent me a refund promised = even in an=20 e-mail to the list (Brad Sampson). (Yes Brad I understand, = you lost=20 my address the 8th time I sent it to you and you cant find my e-mail and = couldnt=20 find me in the meteorite-list archives). </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>The IMCA from my = understanding...as a=20 member...only promises the meteorite is real. So I have no problem = with=20 others "ethnics"....the moment this changes I will have to see if this = is a=20 membership I wish to be a part of. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Mark Bostick "The Big=20 Collector"</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF77.C8FB7B80-- Received on Sun 19 May 2002 09:57:28 PM PDT |
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