[meteorite-list] eBay Likes and Dislikes
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:04 2004 Message-ID: <003101c349c3$bc15c6e0$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C34989.0F4911E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List Members, Since eBay is here to stay as far as meteorites and every other type of = collecting goes I will offer an analogy. When Wal-Mart moved into town about half of the small business owners = complained saying they would have to close down because they could not = compete with Wal-Mart's prices. The more informed shop owners looked at = more than just pricing and did not worry much realizing that Wal-Mart = could not possibly give the one-to-one service a small business that = specializes can. Only the storefronts that were in it for a quick buck, = no real customer support and a lack of product knowledge died off. = Wal-Mart did the town a favor by weeding out all of the cheesy dealers = with no long term business plan or solid customer support. I am not = calling anybody in meteorites cheesy so do not take offense, thankfully = Wal-Mart does not sell meteorites! Business is survival of the fittest and eBay represents a part of every = successful dealer's portfolio whether it be coins or cars. Dealers who = do not embrace technology will be left in the dust complaining about it. = The days of huge profit making in meteorites for dealers is over for = good. Several auction houses like eBay serve to regulate and keep = profits in check. If a product is priced too high it simply will not = sell. The days of a captive market are thankfully over. If it were not = for the help of eBay in clearing out 2000 Kilos of ordinary chondrites = that came out of Northwest Africa to a huge audience there would be no = sense in looking for them in the first place, there would simply be too = much material to move any other way. =20 We recieved a few emails from two dealers complaining to us about our = auctions on eBay telling us to get married or something becuase we had = too much time on our hands and we are helping to destroy a lucrative = market. Lucrative is a realtive term. When we were manufacturing = thousands of interent appliances and servers, 11% was considered an = awesome gross profit margin. =20 There are dust makers and dust eaters. We certainly do not want to be = left in the dust! Wishing everybody well, Adam ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com=20 To: steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com=20 Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:14 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: eBay Likes and Dislikes steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com writes: When it comes to my opinion of E-bay, my mind cannot be changed. I made up my mind when E-bay first appeared, and my opinon today remains the same Yes, you've made that crystal clear. ;-) The listees who have posted that they like ebay, have all offered = reasons for feeling that way. Do you have any reasons for your opposing = opinion? Certainly there's no value in provoking a petty argument, = that's not helpful for anyone. But with so many collectors, dealers, = experts, novices, and the meteorite "hobby" itself seemingly getting so = much visibility and benefit from ebay, I suspect I'm not alone in = wondering what the other side of the coin might possibly be, that makes = you not just indifferent to it, but so vehemently opposed. =20 Gregory ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C34989.0F4911E0 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 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List Members,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Since eBay is here to stay as far as = meteorites and=20 every other type of collecting goes I will offer an = analogy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When Wal-Mart moved into town about = half of the=20 small business owners complained saying they would have to close down = because=20 they could not compete with Wal-Mart's prices. The more informed = shop=20 owners looked at more than just pricing and did not worry much realizing = </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>that Wal-Mart could not possibly give = the=20 one-to-one service a small business that specializes can. Only the = storefronts that were in it for a quick buck, no real customer=20 support</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> and a lack of product = knowledge died=20 off. Wal-Mart did the town a favor by weeding out all of the = cheesy=20 dealers with no long term business plan or solid customer support. = I am=20 not calling anybody in meteorites cheesy so do not take offense, = thankfully=20 Wal-Mart does not sell meteorites!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Business is survival of the fittest and = eBay=20 represents a part of every successful dealer's portfolio whether it = be=20 coins or cars. Dealers who do not embrace technology will be = left in=20 the dust complaining about it. The days of huge profit making in=20 meteorites for dealers is over for good. Several auction houses = like eBay=20 serve to regulate and keep profits in check. If a product is = priced too=20 high it simply will not sell. The days of a captive market are = thankfully=20 over. If it were not for the help of eBay in clearing out 2000 = Kilos of=20 ordinary chondrites that came out of Northwest Africa to a huge audience = there=20 would be no sense in looking for them in the first place, there would = simply be=20 too much material to move any other way. </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We recieved a few emails from two = dealers=20 complaining to us about our auctions on eBay telling us to get married = or=20 something becuase we had too much time on our hands and we are helping = to=20 destroy a lucrative market. Lucrative is a realtive term. = When we=20 were manufacturing thousands of interent appliances and servers, 11% was = considered an awesome gross profit margin. </FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There are dust makers and dust = eaters. We=20 certainly do not want to be left in the dust!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wishing everybody well,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:Sharkkb8_at_aol.com" = title=3DSharkkb8_at_aol.com>Sharkkb8@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com"=20 title=3Dsteve_schoner_at_yahoo.com>steve_schoner@yahoo.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 13, 2003 = 9:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Re: = eBay Likes=20 and Dislikes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DArial = lang=3D0 size=3D2=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><A=20 href=3D"mailto:steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com">steve_schoner@yahoo.com</A>=20 writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"=20 TYPE=3D"CITE">When it comes to my opinion of E-bay, my mind = cannot<BR>be=20 changed.<BR><BR>I made up my mind when E-bay first appeared, and=20 my<BR>opinon today remains the same</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Yes, you've = made that=20 crystal clear. ;-)<BR><BR>The listees who have = posted=20 that they like ebay, have all offered reasons for feeling that = way. Do=20 you have any reasons for your opposing opinion? Certainly = there's no=20 value in provoking a petty argument, that's not helpful for = anyone. But=20 with so many collectors, dealers, experts, novices, and the meteorite = "hobby"=20 itself seemingly getting so much visibility and benefit from ebay, I = suspect=20 I'm not alone in wondering what the other side of the coin might = possibly be,=20 that makes you not just indifferent to it, but so vehemently=20 opposed. <BR><BR> =20 Gregory<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C34989.0F4911E0-- Received on Mon 14 Jul 2003 12:52:31 AM PDT |
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