[meteorite-list] Dealer Refunds
From: JPBrockets_at_aol.com <JPBrockets_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:44 2004 Message-ID: <132.217c1894.2c30963e_at_aol.com> --part1_132.217c1894.2c30963e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear List: Way back in the 80s I bought a couple of meteorites from Robert Hagg. As a teenager I was just thrilled to be able to obtain a rock from space - regardless of price. Now in hindsight I should have spent all my summer earnings on those "early" offerings!! I got back into the meteorite acquisition scene in late 1999. Yep - mostly from Ebay. I remember bidding on a Campo - just under a kilo. I beat out 10 other bidders, so I know there was demand for it. I was thrilled and thought I had gotten a great deal. Today - I have chunk of iron that is much smaller then it was, having rusted significantly! The price of Campo is way down from what I paid in 1999. NEVER did I think of contacting the dealer and asking for a refund. The item was just as represented, and I learned a lot about irons from this piece. So my two grams worth is simply: things change. The price of ANYTHING will fluctuate over time. As a buyer, you need to decide when you can afford the item - and what the real value is to you. If the price is too much - move on. Once you buy - keep your integrity, complete the payment - and again, move on. Juris Breikss jpbrockets_at_aol.com --part1_132.217c1894.2c30963e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT COLOR=3D"#408080" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Futura Lt BT" LANG=3D"0">Dear List:<BR> <BR> Way back in the 80s I bought a couple of meteorites from Robert Hagg. =20= As a teenager I was just thrilled to be able to obtain a rock from space - r= egardless of price. Now in hindsight I should have spent all my summer= earnings on those "early" offerings!!<BR> <BR> I got back into the meteorite acquisition scene in late 1999. Yep - mo= stly from Ebay. I remember bidding on a Campo - just under a kilo.&nbs= p; I beat out 10 other bidders, so I know there was demand for it. I w= as thrilled and thought I had gotten a great deal. Today - I have chun= k of iron that is much smaller then it was, having rusted significantly!&nbs= p; The price of Campo is way down from what I paid in 1999. NEVER did=20= I think of contacting the dealer and asking for a refund. The item was= just as represented, and I learned a lot about irons from this piece.<BR> <BR> So my two grams worth is simply: things change. The price of ANYTHING=20= will fluctuate over time. As a buyer, you need to decide when you can=20= afford the item - and what the real value is to you. If the price is t= oo much - move on. Once you buy - keep your integrity, complete the pa= yment - and again, move on. <BR> <BR> Juris Breikss<BR> jpbrockets_at_aol.com</FONT></HTML> --part1_132.217c1894.2c30963e_boundary-- Received on Sun 29 Jun 2003 03:21:34 PM PDT |
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