[meteorite-list] eBay policemen?
From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004 Message-ID: <006801c38f67$5a9dcb80$1dc443d8_at_malcolm> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C38F2C.AC9B55A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello List, Please correct me if I am wrong! Please try to be polite = when doing so! : )=20 I think it hurts us all when some one uses misleading tactics to sell = meteorites. Why do I think that? I will tell you. Ebay is by far the = best, cheapest and easiest place to get meteorites. Lets say someone = new goes on ebay and sees a 2000g Campo described as "HUGE" and looks = around and there is no Campo larger on ebay at the time, the buyer goes = back to the auction and finds a IMCA link, clicks on it and learns what = a honest bunch of sellers IMCA members are. The new buyer even clicks on = a few links and does not see a Campo that big on any of the sites. The = buyer will feel like he is getting a Huge Campo at a great price. He = goes back to the auction and uses Buy it now. He gets it and is thrilled = with this Huge Campo.=20 He gets the "BUG" and goes back to Ebay to look around. This time he = finds a 94lb Campo, but his campo was huge? So what is a buyer to think? = DON"T TRUST THEM DISHONEST IMCA MEMBERS, that whole bunch are full of = #&%$(# !!!!!=20 Now what, buy from none IMCA members, OK, and it turns out to be slag! = Oh well, this meteorite collecting thing sucks! You can not trust = anyone!=20 I do know, one important part of selling, is you need buyers. If no one = wants to buy meteorites, no one can sell them!!!=20 I live in AZ, and it is still summer here, still in the high 90's, to = hot for GB, so all my meteorite hunting is done on ebay! I am just = telling you all of my hunting adventures. : )=20 All I am trying to get across is that honesty is the best policy. If = you have a 2k Holbrook, tell people it is huge!!! If you have a 2k = campo, say it is nice sized or something, save HUGE for the huge Campos! = Thanks, Tom wondering if I should be the proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Howard Wu=20 To: Dave Harris ; metlist=20 Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen? I joined this list in part so I wouldn't be so stupid about faux = meteorites or over priced scams. Howard Wu Dave Harris <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com> wrote: Hi, I have to throw in my 2g's worth here - seems that some people on = the list spend too much of their time trawling eBay looking for auctions to = criticise and debunk and publish their 'findings' to the list. Fine in principle, but we are not here to police eBay - I think that = "Caveat Emptor" should prevail here. If anyone is naive or stupid enough to = spend thousands of bucks on a so-called 'meteorite' and from a supplier = who doesn t sport the IMCA label then so be it.=20 Like a lot of people, I find the exceptional ripoffs very funny and = I am quite happy to have my attention drawn to it, but on the whole these auctions for faux meteorites are all a bit sad, desperate and not = really funny. Seems to me that every Metlist digest I get now has a "look at this = eBay auction..." gleefully pointing out some stupid ad - Can I suggest = that perhaps one could spend one's time better employed? frustratingly frustrated! dave IMCA #0092 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! = Messenger ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C38F2C.AC9B55A0 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 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello List, Please correct me if I am wrong! Please = try to be=20 polite when doing so! : ) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I think it hurts us all when some one uses = misleading=20 tactics to sell meteorites. Why do I think that? I will tell you. Ebay = is by far=20 the best, cheapest and easiest place to get meteorites. Lets say = someone=20 new goes on ebay and sees a 2000g Campo described as "HUGE" and looks = around and=20 there is no Campo larger on ebay at the time, the buyer goes back to the = auction=20 and finds a IMCA link, clicks on it and learns what a honest bunch of = sellers=20 IMCA members are. The new buyer even clicks on a few links and does not = see a=20 Campo that big on any of the sites. The buyer will feel like he is = getting a=20 Huge Campo at a great price. He goes back to the auction and uses Buy it = now. He=20 gets it and is thrilled with this Huge Campo. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> He gets the "BUG" and goes back to = Ebay to look=20 around. This time he finds a 94lb Campo, but his campo was huge? So what = is a=20 buyer to think? DON"T TRUST THEM DISHONEST IMCA MEMBERS, that whole = bunch are=20 full of #&%$(# !!!!! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> Now what, buy from none IMCA members, OK, and = it turns=20 out to be slag! Oh well, this meteorite collecting thing sucks! You can = not=20 trust anyone! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I do know, one important part of selling, is = you need=20 buyers. If no one wants to buy meteorites, no one can sell them!!! = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I live in AZ, and it is still summer here, = still in the=20 high 90's, to hot for GB, so all my meteorite hunting is done on ebay! I = am just=20 telling you all of my hunting adventures. : ) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> All I am trying to get across is that honesty = is the=20 best policy. If you have a 2k Holbrook, tell people it is huge!!! If you = have a=20 2k campo, say it is nice sized or something, save HUGE for the huge = Campos!=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Tom<BR>wondering if I should be the proudest member of the = IMCA=20 6168</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-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 href=3D"mailto:freewu2000_at_yahoo.com" = title=3Dfreewu2000_at_yahoo.com>Howard Wu</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:entropydave_at_ntlworld.com" = title=3Dentropydave_at_ntlworld.com>Dave=20 Harris</A> ; <A href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>metlist</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 10, 2003 = 11:13=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = eBay=20 policemen?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I joined this list in part so I wouldn't be so stupid about faux=20 meteorites or over priced scams.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Howard Wu<BR><BR><B><I>Dave Harris <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:entropydave_at_ntlworld.com">entropydave@ntlworld.com</A>>= </I></B>=20 wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi,<BR>I=20 have to throw in my 2g's worth here - seems that some people on the=20 list<BR>spend too much of their time trawling eBay looking for = auctions to=20 criticise<BR>and debunk and publish their 'findings' to the = list.<BR>Fine in=20 principle, but we are not here to police eBay - I think that=20 "Caveat<BR>Emptor" should prevail here. If anyone is naive or stupid = enough=20 to spend<BR>thousands of bucks on a so-called 'meteorite' and from a = supplier who doesn<BR>t sport the IMCA label then so be it. = <BR><BR>Like a=20 lot of people, I find the exceptional ripoffs very funny and I = am<BR>quite=20 happy to have my attention drawn to it, but on the whole = these<BR>auctions=20 for faux meteorites are all a bit sad, desperate and not=20 really<BR>funny.<BR><BR>Seems to me that every Metlist digest I get = now has=20 a "look at this eBay<BR>auction..." gleefully pointing out some = stupid ad -=20 Can I suggest that<BR>perhaps one could spend one's time better=20 employed?<BR><BR><BR>frustratingly=20 frustrated!<BR><BR><BR>dave<BR><BR><BR>IMCA=20 = #0092<BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-= list=20 mailing=20 = list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/ma= ilman/listinfo/meteorite-list</BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=3D1> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Want to chat instantly with your online=20 friends? <A=20 = href=3D"http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_messenger/*http://uk.messenge= r.yahoo.com/"><B>Get=20 the FREE Yahoo! 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