[meteorite-list] Re: eBay Likes and Dislikes

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:04 2004
Message-ID: <20030714170416.32486.qmail_at_web12703.mail.yahoo.com>

My point, if any, Mike, is that in the case where I
bought on Ebay (which I hate) I had no other choice.
I have not seen for any of the items the so called
"Buy Now" option, and in each and every case where I
did buy, which is certainly less than a dozen small
items, I e-mailed the seller to find out if they would
take it off auction so that we could work out a
"reasonable" deal.

I only bought-bid via E-bay (which I hate), because
they wanted their "auction" to progress to conclusion.

But in most if not all of the less than dozen cases
where I bid, I made the initial contact to make a
purchase off line. And in at least one of these
purchases, one seller was so kind as to offer me a
nice tiny slice of DAG476, after the one that sold at
Ebay to another, for a price to me for much less than
what that piece went for. So I appreciate that.

I will not sell any meteorites at Ebay (which I
hate)... EVER.

Besides, I am weary of the whole argument. I don't
argue very well now, after my brain injury, but my
opinion remains the same.

And you are right, the arument is lame.

END OF STORY

Steve Schoner/ams


--- Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net> wrote:
> so Steve, what is your point? You buy there but dont
> SELL there? That makes
> everything ok.
> Ebay brought you those items that you wanted so
> badly that you had to
> register and bid on them.
> Steve, I like you but your argument is about as lame
> as a dead cat.
> We are all entitled to like or hate anything, but
> you brought it up and
> since you can't seem to find a solid argument for
> your side, just let it go
> and forget it.
> Ebay has brough tme literally hundreds upon hundreds
> of new customers, many
> are among the largest meteorite collectors out there
> now.
> Kudos to Ebay.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Schoner" <steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com>
> To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>;
> <Sharkkb8_at_aol.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: eBay Likes and
> Dislikes
>
>
> > Yes Mike,
> >
> > I have bought a few very select meteorites there,
> some
> > thin sections three maybe four in fact, and some
> > select tiny pieces for making thin sections.
> >
> > BUT YOU WILL NOTICE...
> >
> > I have never sold any meteorites there.
> >
> > And when I make an offer on a slide I set in my
> mind
> > how much I want it and is as far as I go. I
> really
> > hate the Ebay auction hype, and won't get caught
> up in
> > it.
> >
> > BTW:
> >
> > I HATE EBAY ;->
> >
> > Steve Schoner.ams
> > END OF STORY
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net> wrote:
> > > Steve, that is the dumbest thing that I have
> ever
> > > heard. You don't like
> > > meteorites being sold there? You are being a
> > > hypocrite now. You have bought
> > > meteorites on ebay.
> > > This discussion is really stupid, so what if one
> > > person doesn't like ebay.
> > > Millions of people do.
> > > End of story.
> > > Mike Farmer
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve Schoner" <steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com>
> > > To: <Sharkkb8_at_aol.com>
> > > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:49 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: eBay Likes and
> > > Dislikes
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Sharkkb8_at_aol.com wrote:
> > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Gregory
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Gregory,
> > > >
> > > > No need for me to rehash it now, for it is all
> in
> > > the
> > > > archives, how many years back, I cannot
> remember,
> > > > where I hashed out my opinion about Ebay then.
> > > >
> > > > I dislike Ebay, hate the meteorite sales there
> in
> > > > fact.
> > > >
> > > > And if the archives don't explain it, I won't
> > > explain
> > > > it now.
> > > >
> > > > Someday, I might sell some items there, but
> > > certainly
> > > > never a meteorite.
> > > >
> > > > I'll just leave it at that.
> > > >
> > > > Steve Schoner/ams
> > > >
> > > >
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