[meteorite-list] Chassigny Chondrules/// ebay made me do it! delete

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:10 2004
Message-ID: <3F2557C5.7080903_at_fascination.com>

Dear List;
I think for someone to point and click to get to ebay is a conscious
decision....so one doesn't have to go there at all!
As for sellers preferring ebay, it is a place for the seller to safely
sell (well, most of the time), especially to unfamiliar or questionable
buyers, this process also assures that the buyer gets the best exposure
to ALL interested buyers, and that a better price may be realized by
this wider audience.
Buyers should never put in a bid that is higher than they are willing to
pay....doh!
The buyer also has the choice not to visit ebay, did I mention that?
On items such as a slice of very rare (the only type specimen-crumb
missing from my Mars collection), one MUST get the top dollar that the
market will bear as there is only so much around, ever!
One buyer buying/offering to buy is not representative of the total
world market and thus ebay is pertinent to realizing the most possible
financial gain/break even amount related to exposure to the masses. I
would not expect to see a slice of Chassigny in a yard sale!
Whining that one paid too much is a fine thing (we all do), whining that
ebay made one do it is silly!
best,
Dave Freeman
ebay user id mjwy with auctions running!

Steve Schoner wrote:

>--- Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Steve,
>> Did I read that correctly? You bought
>>something on
>>EBAY???
>>
>
>
>With regrets, yes. I got caught up in the "Ebay
>aution hype-fever" and think I paid much more for this
>than what I ought to have spent.
>
>But there was no other choice. That is the way Arnold
>wanted to sell it, via Ebay, and it was at that time
>the only Chassigny thin slice available, and I don't
>think that there have been any since.
>
>I "won" it by putting in a very high price at the very
>last seconds of the auction.
>
>And the "auction hype-fever" that I got involved in
>(my fault and failing) is one of the many reasons I
>hate Ebay.
>
>Steve Schoner/ams
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>>on 7/28/03 8:46 AM, Steve Schoner at
>>steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>>--- mark ford <markf_at_ssl.gb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know what the current thinking on the
>>>>'Chassigny Chondrules'
>>>>is? - (as to what they actually are or how they
>>>>formed?)
>>>>
>>>>I found this, but can anyone point me in the
>>>>direction of any further
>>>>information?
>>>>
>>>>http://www.geocities.com/~dweir/chassig1.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>Mark F.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Here is a link to a photomicrograph of my tiny
>>>
>>thin
>>
>>>slice of Chassigny, about 2mm (which I bought
>>>
>>several
>>
>>>years ago via Ebay from Steve Arnold).
>>>
>>>
>http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/chass2.jpg
>
>>>(if you can't view this file, be sure to turn on
>>>
>>your
>>
>>>cookies, as Geocities requires it, or log on at
>>>another time if the traffic is too high at the
>>>
>>time.)
>>
>>>The dark areas within the crystals are glass
>>>
>>mentioned
>>
>>>in the article, and in these can be seen emerging
>>>crystals formed in that glass. These tiny
>>>
>>crystals
>>
>>>are very clear in direct viewing. I suppose that
>>>
>>the
>>
>>>"chondurles" mentioned are the rounded olivine
>>>
>>grains,
>>
>>>one of which is seen in this photo.
>>>
>>>It was taken with my old $30 microscope and patent
>>>pending viewer.
>>>
>>>But thanks to Rob Riesner, I now have a much
>>>
>>better
>>
>>>instrument, which I am learning to use, and it
>>>provides much clearer images than my old $30
>>>microscope. I will be able to provide much better
>>>images once I learn how to use my digital camera
>>>
>>setup
>>
>>>for this amazing microscope.
>>>
>>>Steve Schoner.
>>>
>>>
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