[meteorite-list] " Beginners Guide to Meteorites "

From: Paul Harris <paul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:52 2004
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20020526103155.01514a38_at_earthlink.net>

Dear Chuck,

I suggest you spend more time on this list and research
the sites that already exist. The meteorite community
is very close and there are a great many people here that
spend lots of time answering questions.

You have made statements in your e-mail that do not represent
the respect we have for our customers. I'm sure many others
on the list feel the same way. You have no idea as to the number
of us who have donated and given specimens away. It's not all
about money. We love meteorites!

It is not enough to just have information and links on your site.
Are you prepared to answer dozens of e-mails per day?

David has a great site. That's why we link to him from our main page.
Please do as David asked and go through each of the links on David's
Meteorite Studies, and all the links from each site he has links to.
When you are finished I guarantee your knowledge about meteorites will
have vastly increased. Whatever questions you still have can be easily
answered by members of this list.

Regards,

Paul Harris,


At 09:44 AM 5/26/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Chuck,
>
>Michael offers good advice - you can access a great number of quality,
>friendly, interesting, and yes, educational meteorite sites from the
>Links page of my own educational site. If you still are left wanting,
>please feel free to ask me anything you want, I enjoy answering all but
>the most ludicrous questions on a regular basis.
>
>Regards,
>David
>Meteorite Studies - http://www.geocities.com/dgweir
>____________________________
>
>Michael Groetz wrote:
>>
>> Chuck-
>> There are a lot of people on the internet that have
>> sites already set up for the beginner. I learned from
>> them almost two years ago when I started (and still
>> do!)
>> As far as the intimidation- I've only seen some of
>> it in the larger companies that deal in the meteorites
>> and minerals ( if you can pay less than $100 they
>> don't seem real interested in helping you)and almost
>> never in the individuals that maintain sites and/or
>> sell regularly on EBay.
>> There are many good people out there (many who type
>> to this list) that offer their services, advice,
>> support and patience to those getting started and
>> cannot maintain a large expensive collection.
>> You can do as you please in your effort- but to
>> promote it from the aspect of lessening intimidation
>> and "to cast out the line and reel them in" I don't
>> think you will get a lot of support. They haven't
>> shown me they work that way.
>>
>> Mike Groetz
>>
>> --- Chuck <talktochuck_at_cox.net> wrote:
>> > Hello all,
>> > I am putting together a Site ( with a little help
>> > from my friends ) for all
>> > the new people interested in, and starting out in
>> > the World of Meteorites.
>> > What I need from all of you, is what Services that
>> > you will offer to help
>> > them. I do not want Link's to Dealers, for they
>> > must request to be listed
>> > on the site, I will need the original Sources/Link's
>> > of all information you
>> > provide. I will want all Dealers to E-mail me if you
>> > want to sell to the
>> > person just starting out. I will list your Ebay
>> > auctions if you send them to
>> > me and if the are for the beginner.This is some want
>> > a screen to help them
>> > start out and lessen their hesitance from in Buying.
>> > Original Information needed about Meteorites: Help
>> > with Field/Home ID,
>> > Sources of Cutting and Restoration, Sources of Field
>> > and Home Equipment to
>> > buy, MW Sources, Good Sources for Sites and
>> > Locations to try, etc. Please
>> > remember, that this a Beginners " How To ".
>> > Dealers, maybe you could offer beginners a sample ID
>> > kit, with Photos and
>> > Samples at your site ?. This will not only help you,
>> > but You the Dealers
>> > will profit from an educated Buyer !. It's up to you
>> > to cast out the line
>> > and reel them in.
>> > There is way to much scattered information out
>> > there, and it needs to me put
>> > into a one source pool that can be drawn from. You
>> > are all losing Many, Many
>> > Customers daily, because, they all feel intimated
>> > and lost whey they begin.
>> > Even tho Many of you have Great information at your
>> > site's, it's not a
>> > Complete Source and it leaves them still wandering
>> > about with no direction
>> > to help them.
>> > Thank you for your time in reading this, Chuck
>> >
>> >
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