[meteorite-list] Help A Brother Out- Saturday 9/7

From: Rob Wesel <Nakhladog_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:22 2004
Message-ID: <003201c25648$fb5dae90$4e9fe70c_at_GOLIATH>

FRIDAY IS STILL RUNNING ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 pieces left as shown in the
photos page
Scroll to the bottom for today's listings and any new updates




Hello all-

I have been asked by one of our list members to assist in the sale of his
meteorite collection as his son has taken ill. He is self employed and many
of you out there know how lousy private insurance can be. This is not a sale
that can be run over a great amount of time as the bills are piling up
rapidly and his son is thus far no better and in need of further testing.

It is with a heavy heart that he came to me with his collection of ~300
pieces with a retail value of ~$50,000 and asked me to help.

There are many world class pieces here and I intend to show them all to you
over the next month. What I am going to do is list for you folks 10
meteorites each day with brief info including price and a link to photos.
>From that time you folks will have one day to purchase them direct. The next
day I will list those that did not sell on eBay and give you a crack at 10
more...and so on.

Speed is key here, no holds, no day after inquiries, no counter offers the
price is the price. I will get these out as fast as possible via priority
mail for $4 US and $5.50 foreign unless otherwise stated. First reply takes
the piece and if I don't get back to you then you were not the first reply.
Sorry for seeming rude but time is of the essence and it will hold me up as
well as delay medical treatment for his son if I stop and reply to everyone
who didn't win.

The photo link will be to my Yahoo Photos where you will find folders
labeled Monday-Sunday. Just click whatever day it is and find the photos.

I WILL NOT disclose any information on who the owner is, that is
confidential information and I feel I've already said enough.

I don't want to upset any of you who don't like constant ads, so the name of
the thread will stay the same each day and I will only be posting to MetCent
so you will not receive these in triplicate. If I get flamed for these sales
then I will stop the offerings here and use eBay only. The text will
continue to be shown each day for any who missed it all somehow but the
pieces and prices at the bottom will be different.

Finally, please be patient, this is a lot to sell and I lack the streamlined
precision of some of our eBay Powersellers out there. Doing the best I can
to clear this out so our friend can get on with things.

  a.. I accept cash, check, PayPal, money orders
  b.. Sorry, no trades
  c.. I will hold delivery on request but payment must be made for each one,
less shipping after the first. Let me know when to send them
  d.. I will try to end the eBay leftovers to end between 6 and 8pm
  e.. I will try to list to you folks between 6 and 10pm

So, without further ado allow me to present:


  1.. DAG 476 ASHE beautiful crusty thin partslice weighing 3.1 grams $650
  2.. Quijingue PAL Brazil 4.7 gram thin etched partslice $60
  3.. Twodot H6 Montana 26.8 gram thin partslice $65
  4.. Taza IAB Morocco 14.7 gram individual showing some orientation $35
  5.. Laundry West L4 Australia 20.6 gram thin polished partslice $70
  6.. Camel Donga AEUC Australia 2.95 gram crusted fragment with polished
face $60
  7.. El Hammammi H5 Mauritania 8.61 gram polished partslice $28
  8.. New Leipzig IAB North Dakota 15.8 gram slice etched on one side $55
  9.. DAG 779 HOW 2.4 gram partslice with crust $175
  10.. Roosevelt Co. L5 New Mexico 15.31 gram polished partslice $45

So far I have been able to respond to everyone using a form letter format
and I should be able to keep this up. I spoke with the seller Friday and he
extends his thanks and told me he would talk to his son and let him know how
well things are going and emphasise the integrity and community this group
offers. We also discussed the larger priced items hitting eBay, some of
these are going to be disasterous but he is insistent that they must sell so
keep watching and see if you can't catch a bargain.

Sunday is going to be a fun group, I will post as close to noon (Pacific
time) as possible. If you ever wanted a European fall you'll want to stay
tuned.


......and the link

....and the URL, thanks Robert Verish
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/robandcolleen11197/lst?.dir=/HELP+A+BROTHER+OUT&.
srcph&.view

....and another if that don't work
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/robandcolleen11197/rlst?.dir=/&.src=ph&.done=http

....and the eBay sales page
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/nakhladog/



More tomorrow

--
Rob Wesel
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We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams.
Willy Wonka, 1971

Received on Sat 07 Sep 2002 04:31:36 AM PDT