[meteorite-list] weight descrepency
From: Steven Drummond <jesserd44_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:43 2004 Message-ID: <002801c3215e$0131f700$6401a8c0_at_charterpipeline.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C32123.54A0C460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi List, I recently won 2 auctions from a seller at ebay called = MORFITA. He was auctioning the Rissani Morocco meteorites a few people = were asking about on the list. in his heading he states the weight of = the available meteorite, then in the description he states........=20 "The weight of each item corresponds with its weight when it is prepared = for ets shipment." Now what this really means is that , The weight of this item in this = auction includes the packing material and the Box it is to be shipped = in. This is very deceiving. Well he has lost 1 of the pieces I bid on and the other weighs less = than 1/2 of what he had listed in the heading for this auction,(because = the box And packing material weighed more that the meteorite). I should = have received 102 grams of meteorite in 2 pieces , and I received 1 = meteorite that weighed 17.67 gram.=20 Now I have asked him for one 85 gram meteorite to correct this = problem. His reply ................. =20 " We can send you another meteorite that weighed, = with the included packing, about 62 grams. =20 I believe that this it is the best solution, since us in our it = paginates of ebay we explain that of the weight of the specimens = clearly." =20 So I believe he will send around a 30 gram stone this time. I have = never seen anybody include the packing material and box in the weight of = what is being offered. And I would never bid on anything this small that = was not classified. What a deceiving way to advertise your products. I = certainly will not be bidding on this persons auctions again. And maybe = next time I will have to decipher the description closely before bidding = again. =20 Has anybody on this list ever seen anybody add the weight of the = packing material and box to the piece and list it as such in the heading = of the auction ?=20 I just received a new email from the seller he has changed his wording = on this matter, But how confusing is this statement................. "The weight of the specimens is its real weight. When making purchases = of several specimens, the weight of this specimens are increased 50% to = calculate the shipping cost. when the packages are ready for shipment, = we weigh them again, and if it's difference to your favor among the = shipping cost you have paid and the final shipping cost result, we = refund you your money. Oh well, Have a great day list, Regards, Steven Drummond TUC = :-) =20 . =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C32123.54A0C460 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 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi List, I recently = won 2=20 auctions from a seller at ebay called MORFITA. He was auctioning the = Rissani=20 Morocco meteorites a few people were asking about on the list. in = his=20 heading he states the weight of the available meteorite, then in the = description=20 he states........=20 <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of each item corresponds with its = weight=20 when it is prepared for ets shipment."</STRONG></FONT></P> <P> Now what this really means is that , The weight of = this item in this auction includes the packing material and the Box = it is=20 to be shipped in. This is very deceiving.</P> <P> Well he has lost 1 of the pieces I bid on and the other = weighs=20 less than 1/2 of what he had listed in the heading for this = auction,(because the=20 box And packing material weighed more that the meteorite). I should = have=20 received 102 grams of meteorite in 2 pieces , and I received 1 meteorite = that=20 weighed 17.67 gram. </P> <P> Now I have asked him for one 85 gram = meteorite to=20 correct this problem. His reply ................. </P> <P> &nbs= p; =20 " We can send you another meteorite that weighed, with the included = packing, about 62 grams. <BR>I believe that this it is = the best=20 solution, since us in our it paginates of ebay we explain that of the = weight of=20 the specimens clearly." = </P> <P> So I believe he will send around a 30 gram stone this = time. I=20 have never seen anybody include the packing material and box in the = weight of=20 what is being offered. And I would never bid on anything this small that = was not=20 classified. What a deceiving way to advertise your products. I certainly = will=20 not be bidding on this persons auctions again. And maybe next time I = will have=20 to decipher the description closely before bidding again. </P> <P> Has anybody on this list ever seen anybody add the weight of = the=20 packing material and box to the piece and list it as such in the heading = of the=20 auction ? </P> <P>I just received a new email from the seller he has changed his = wording on=20 this matter, But how confusing is this statement.................</P> <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of the specimens is its real = weight. When=20 making purchases of several specimens, the weight of this specimens are=20 increased 50% to calculate the shipping cost. when the packages are = ready for=20 shipment, we weigh them again, and if it's difference to your favor = among the=20 shipping cost you have paid and the final shipping cost result, we = refund you=20 your money.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT = size=3D2>Oh=20 well, Have a great day list, Regards, Steven=20 Drummond TUC :-) </FONT></P> <P>.</P> <P> </P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C32123.54A0C460-- Received on Fri 23 May 2003 03:03:32 PM PDT |
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