[meteorite-list] weight descrepency
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:43 2004 Message-ID: <007e01c32169$3d3d0e00$f130ef42_at_computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3212E.8F97AC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steven from Spain eh. I happen to speak fluent spanish. Perhaps you = would like me to write him for you!=20 Mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steven Drummond=20 To: Michael Farmer=20 Cc: meteorite list=20 Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] weight descrepency Hi Mike, Fortunately it was less than 20 dollars but that's not the = issue here. his name is..............................Carlos Pareja . he is from = Spain. I know when you buy from strangers you take a chance, it = was only 20 bucks after all. I surely wouldn't buy anything like I buy = from you from a complete stranger.=20 I took a chance and ended up buying from a seller without real = business practice ethics. Oh well. I just wanted to let all the = other people that bought these(and I know there were some from the list = that did) know they were screwed out of over half the weight, Obviously = the other people that bought these have no scale and do not have any = idea what weight might be just by holding the mass its self. It was very = obvious to me when I saw the size of the piece I got it couldn't = possibly weigh 40 grams. Yea pretty amazing adding the packing material and box to the = weight and listing that weight on his header. I explained to him , You = do not go to the store and get 2 ounces of coke and 14 ounces of bottle = when you buy a 16 ounce Coke. This I think he either did not care or = doesn't speak GOODLY enough English to understand this ? Best Regards, = Steven Drummond=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: Steven Drummond ; meteorite list=20 Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] weight descrepency Steven, I have been warning people for years, only buy meteorites = from known people, you take serious risks when dealing with unknown = people. This is a classic example. That is absolutely pathetic. Who ever = heard of doing that. I need to learn that trick. Do you want to give us = the name of the person so that if I see them in Morocco I can know who = it is.=20 mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steven Drummond=20 To: meteorite list=20 Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] weight descrepency 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 . ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3212E.8F97AC40 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 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steven from Spain eh. I happen to speak = fluent=20 spanish. Perhaps you would like me to write him for you! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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 title=3Djesserd44_at_earthlink.net = href=3D"mailto:jesserd44_at_earthlink.net">Steven=20 Drummond</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net=20 href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael Farmer</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite list</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2003 1:15 = PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = weight=20 descrepency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Mike, Fortunately it was less than = 20 dollars=20 but that's not the issue here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> his name=20 is..............................Carlos Pareja . he is from=20 Spain.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2> &nbs= p; =20 I know when you buy from strangers you take a chance, it was only 20 = bucks=20 after all. I surely wouldn't buy anything like I buy from you from a = complete=20 stranger. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I took a chance and ended up = buying from a=20 seller without real business practice ethics. Oh = well. =20 I just wanted to let all the other people that bought these(and I know = there=20 were some from the list that did) know they were screwed out of over = half the=20 weight, Obviously the other people that bought these have no scale and = do not=20 have any idea what weight might be just by holding the mass its self. = It was=20 very obvious to me when I saw the size of the piece I got it couldn't = possibly=20 weigh 40 grams.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Yea pretty = amazing=20 adding the packing material and box to the weight and listing that = weight on=20 his header. I explained to him , You do not go to the store and get 2 = ounces=20 of coke and 14 ounces of bottle when you buy a 16 ounce Coke. This I = think he=20 either did not care or doesn't speak <STRONG>GOODLY</STRONG> = enough=20 English to understand this ? Best Regards, Steven Drummond = </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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 title=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net = href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael=20 Farmer</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Djesserd44_at_earthlink.net=20 href=3D"mailto:jesserd44_at_earthlink.net">Steven Drummond</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite = list</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2003 = 12:33=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = weight=20 descrepency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steven, I have been warning people = for years,=20 only buy meteorites from known people, you take serious risks when = dealing=20 with unknown people. This is a classic example. That is absolutely = pathetic.=20 Who ever heard of doing that. I need to learn that trick. Do you = want to=20 give us the name of the person so that if I see them in Morocco I = can know=20 who it is. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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 title=3Djesserd44_at_earthlink.net=20 href=3D"mailto:jesserd44_at_earthlink.net">Steven Drummond</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite = list</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2003 = 12:03=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = weight=20 descrepency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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=20 Rissani Morocco meteorites a few people were asking about on the=20 list. in his heading he states the weight of the available=20 meteorite, then in the description he states........=20 <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of each item corresponds = with its=20 weight when it is prepared for ets shipment."</STRONG></FONT></P> <P> Now what this really means is that , The = weight of=20 this item in this auction includes the packing material and = the Box=20 it is to be shipped in. This is very deceiving.</P> <P> Well he has lost 1 of the pieces I bid on and the = other=20 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=20 meteorite). I should have received 102 grams of meteorite in = 2 pieces=20 , and I received 1 meteorite that weighed 17.67 gram. </P> <P> Now I have asked him for one 85 gram = meteorite=20 to correct this problem. His reply = ................. </P> = <P> &nbs= p; =20 " We can send you another meteorite that weighed, with the = included=20 packing, about 62 grams. <BR>I believe that this = it is=20 the best solution, since us in our it paginates of ebay we explain = that of=20 the weight of the specimens=20 clearly." </P> <P> So I believe he will send around a 30 gram stone = this=20 time. I have never seen anybody include the packing material and = box in=20 the weight of what is being offered. And I would never bid on = anything=20 this small that was not classified. What a deceiving way to = advertise your=20 products. I certainly will not be bidding on this persons auctions = again.=20 And maybe next time I will have to decipher the description = closely before=20 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=20 of the auction ? </P> <P>I just received a new email from the seller he has changed his = wording=20 on this matter, But how confusing is this = statement.................</P> <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of the specimens is its real = weight.=20 When making purchases of several specimens, the weight of this = specimens=20 are increased 50% to calculate the shipping cost. when the = packages are=20 ready for shipment, we weigh them again, and if it's difference to = your=20 favor among the shipping cost you have paid and the final shipping = cost=20 result, we refund you 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></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>= ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3212E.8F97AC40-- Received on Fri 23 May 2003 04:23:55 PM PDT |
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