[meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004
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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

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<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>&nbsp;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.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp; He gets the "BUG" and goes back to =
Ebay&nbsp;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 #&amp;%$(# !!!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>
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  <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>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Howard Wu<BR><BR><B><I>Dave Harris &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:entropydave_at_ntlworld.com">entropydave@ntlworld.com</A>&gt;=
</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
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