[meteorite-list] Junk in, Junk out, or "No-named Orphan Step Children need love too"

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:21 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20031004092105.009b5ed0_at_mail.theriver.com>

Nicely put Brother Freeman...you're a class act.

Best,

John Gwilliam

At 10:09 AM 10/4/03 -0600, David Freeman wrote:
>Dear List, Bernd, Dean Bessy;
>I feel the need to apologize for offering to another "collector" the
>option of purchasing marbles as an alternative to buying even lessor
>lessor-priced meteorites. I was wrong...at least in the eyes of one
>(myself), well, maybe two.
>I seemed to feel that another list respondents use of the words "cheap"
>and "junk" in referring to NWA's and his asking for what seemed to be an
>offer to purchase/offer "nothing" for "something" was a low blow to the
>meteorite hunters and collectors of the world. If NWA's are continually
>looked upon by some as nothing less than clutter, why do so many in the
>hot deserts even go out to search? We have been blessed as collectors to
>have been provided with this abundance to our hobby and business. This
>attitude of "junk" and "cheap" is a blight to our love of ALL meteorites,
>regardless of origin or pedigree status. I see the term "inexpensively
>priced", or even "affordable run of the mill meteorites" as not nearly as
>degrading.
>Is it the meteorite's choice in falling to hot sands or on a southern
>polar ice cap? What meteorite would wish to impact a car, or even a house
>so it could be cherished more? Bah! If any meteorite is not worth it's
>value, then why ask for any value at all? I too love yard sales but would
>not insult a proprietor by offering to take something of value for nothing.
>
>I have, once coined the phrase "no-named orphan step child" in reference
>to unclassified NWA's. At one time, I even publicly endorsed a self ban
>on purchasing any meteorite with out a real home until more field data
>could have the opportunity to be collected. Even stray puppies need
>love and sustenance. The seemingly (and not true) perception of the
>abundant / infinite NWA's with (dirt) "cheap" and "junk" associations is
>not reality, and that perception is, and continues to be, further pain in
>many circles. One day, in the future, those with a sence of humor will
>muse at this time and hopefully have pause for a chuckle (if they had
>purchased at fair value those no-named orphan step children, reasonable
>and affordably priced stellar visitors of the hot sand deserts). Indeed,
>some NWA's come in a number of packages, some being under the value added
>title of "Lunar" and "Martian" meteorites.
>I would ask of those who would like to aquire NWA's and other hot desert
>meteorites with less than debutante status to refrain from asking
>dealers publicly to supply them with a source for "cheap" and "junk"
>anything, especially meteorites, despite their status...or in this case,
>lack of.
>
>Junk in, junk out
>
>I still do feel that those wanting to get "cheap" or "junk" anything
>should alter their direction to collecting marbles as they have in my
>opinion, lost a few of their own somewhere along the way.
>A buyers willingness to actively participate in an honest and fair value
>market exchange directly reflects up on that persons integrity in any
>proposed transaction.
>Not only does the seller know the value of his wares but the reverse is
>true also, the buyer knows the value of what he wishes to purchase.
>
>Sincerely,
>Dave Freeman
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 04 Oct 2003 12:21:48 PM PDT