[meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

From: Dave Harris <entropydave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004
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Personally and practically, a 2kg meteorite of any type usually I regard =
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huge' mainly because it would have cost me a lot of money - I have been
collecting for a few years and I don't have anything approaching 2kg in s=
ize
 so for me 'huge' is an appropriate adjective!=0D
Also, I would, if I were that buyer, look around so see what else was on
offer in order go guesstimate the correct sort of price, and decide that =
if
it is good value and looks good then ok, it may not be a 3/4 ton Otumba a=
s
in the NHM (London) but for domestic collections it is pretty substantial=
=2E=20
It is all relative!=0D
But I agree with Tom's last statement that the perhaps the seller ought t=
o
check out what 'huge' is relative to the rock he is selling. I personall=
y
would regard 0.25g of Calcalong Creek as 'huge'!=0D
=0D
=0D
Research, that is the key, both for buyers and sellers!=0D
=0D
thanks for your indulgence=0D
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dave=0D
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=0D
IMCA#0092 =0D
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-------Original Message-------=0D
 =0D
From: Tom aka James Knudson=0D
Date: Friday, October 10, 2003 20:45:46=0D
To: Howard Wu; Dave Harris; metlist=0D
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?=0D
 =0D
Hello List, Please correct me if I am wrong! Please try to be polite when
doing so! : ) =0D
 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 ther=
e
is no Campo larger on ebay at the time, the buyer goes back to the auctio=
n
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 do=
es
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 us=
es
Buy it now. He gets it and is thrilled with this Huge Campo. =0D
  He gets the "BUG" and goes back to Ebay to look around. This time he fi=
nds
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 #&%$(# !!=
!!!
=0D
 Now what, buy from none IMCA members, OK, and it turns out to be slag! O=
h
well, this meteorite collecting thing sucks! You can not trust anyone! =0D
 I do know, one important part of selling, is you need buyers. If no one
wants to buy meteorites, no one can sell them!!! =0D
 I live in AZ, and it is still summer here, still in the high 90's, to ho=
t
for GB, so all my meteorite hunting is done on ebay! I am just telling yo=
u
all of my hunting adventures. : ) =0D
 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! =0D
Thanks, Tom=0D
wondering if I should be the proudest member of the IMCA 6168=0D
----- Original Message ----- =0D
From: Howard Wu =0D
To: Dave Harris ; metlist =0D
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 11:13 AM=0D
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?=0D
=0D
=0D
I joined this list in part so I wouldn't be so stupid about faux meteorit=
es
or over priced scams.=0D
 =0D
Howard Wu=0D
=0D
Dave Harris <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com> wrote:=0D
Hi,=0D
I have to throw in my 2g's worth here - seems that some people on the lis=
t=0D
spend too much of their time trawling eBay looking for auctions to critic=
ise=0D
and debunk and publish their 'findings' to the list.=0D
Fine in principle, but we are not here to police eBay - I think that "Cav=
eat=0D
Emptor" should prevail here. If anyone is naive or stupid enough to spend=
=0D
thousands of bucks on a so-called 'meteorite' and from a supplier who doe=
sn=0D
t sport the IMCA label then so be it. =0D
=0D
Like a lot of people, I find the exceptional ripoffs very funny and I am=0D
quite happy to have my attention drawn to it, but on the whole these=0D
auctions for faux meteorites are all a bit sad, desperate and not really=0D
funny.=0D
=0D
Seems to me that every Metlist digest I get now has a "look at this eBay=0D
auction..." gleefully pointing out some stupid ad - Can I suggest that=0D
perhaps one could spend one's time better employed?=0D
=0D
=0D
frustratingly frustrated!=0D
=0D
=0D
dave=0D
=0D
=0D
IMCA #0092=0D
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<DIV>Personally and practically, a 2kg meteorite of any type usually I re=
gard as 'huge' mainly because it would have cost me a lot of&nbsp;money -=
 I have been collecting for a few years and I don't have anything approac=
hing 2kg in size, so for me 'huge' is an appropriate adjective!</DIV>
<DIV>Also, I would, if I&nbsp;were that buyer, look around so&nbsp;see wh=
at else was on offer in order go guesstimate the correct sort of price, a=
nd decide that if it is good value and looks good then ok, it may not be =
a 3/4 ton Otumba as in the NHM (London) but for domestic collections it i=
s pretty substantial.&nbsp; It is all relative!</DIV>
<DIV>But I agree with Tom's last statement that the&nbsp;perhaps the sell=
er ought&nbsp;to check out what 'huge' is relative to the rock he is sell=
ing.&nbsp; I personally&nbsp;would regard 0.25g of Calcalong Creek as 'hu=
ge'!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Research, that is the key, both for buyers and sellers!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>thanks for your indulgence</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>dave</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>IMCA#0092&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV id=3DIncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D=
IV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV id=3Dreceivestrings>
<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href=3D"m=
ailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net">Tom aka James Knudson</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> Friday, Octo=
ber 10, 2003 20:45:46</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href=3D"mai=
lto:freewu2000_at_yahoo.com">Howard Wu</A>; <A href=3D"mailto:entropydave@nt=
lworld.com">Dave Harris</A>; <A href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritece=
ntral.com">metlist</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: [mete=
orite-list] eBay policemen?</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello List, Please correct me if I am wrong! Please t=
ry to be polite when doing so! : ) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;I think it hurts us all when some one uses misl=
eading 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.&nb=
sp; 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 t=
he 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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp; He gets the "BUG" and goes back to Ebay&nbsp;t=
o look around. This time he finds a 94lb Campo, but his campo was huge? S=
o what is a buyer to think? DON"T TRUST THEM DISHONEST IMCA MEMBERS, that=
 whole bunch are full of #&amp;%$(# !!!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;Now what, buy from none IMCA members, OK, and i=
t turns out to be slag! Oh well, this meteorite collecting thing sucks! Y=
ou can not trust anyone! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;I do know, one important part of selling, is yo=
u need 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, stil=
l 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. : ) </FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;All I am trying to get across is that honesty i=
s the best policy. If you have a 2k Holbrook, tell people it is huge!!! I=
f you have a 2k campo, say it is nice sized or something, save HUGE for t=
he huge Campos! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks, Tom<BR>wondering if I should be the proudest member of the I=
MCA 6168</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000=
 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><=
B>From:</B> <A title=3Dfreewu2000_at_yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:freewu2000@yah=
oo.com">Howard Wu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dentropydave_at_ntlworl=
d.com href=3D"mailto:entropydave_at_ntlworld.com">Dave Harris</A> ; <A title=
=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list@mete=
oritecentral.com">metlist</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 10, 2003 11:=
13 AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] eBay=
 policemen?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I joined this list in part so I wouldn't be so stupid about faux met=
eorites or over priced scams.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Howard Wu<BR><BR><B><I>Dave Harris &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:entropydave=
_at_ntlworld.com">entropydave@ntlworld.com</A>&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<DIV class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">Hi,<BR>I have to throw in my 2g's worth here=
 - seems that some people on the list<BR>spend too much of their time tra=
wling eBay looking for auctions to criticise<BR>and debunk and publish th=
eir 'findings' to the list.<BR>Fine in principle, but we are not here to =
police eBay - I think that "Caveat<BR>Emptor" should prevail here. If any=
one is naive or stupid enough to spend<BR>thousands of bucks on a so-call=
ed 'meteorite' and from a supplier who doesn<BR>t sport the IMCA label th=
en so be it. <BR><BR>Like a lot of people, I find the exceptional ripoffs=
 very funny and I am<BR>quite happy to have my attention drawn to it, but=
 on the whole these<BR>auctions for faux meteorites are all a bit sad, de=
sperate and not really<BR>funny.<BR><BR>Seems to me that every Metlist di=
gest I get now has a "look at this eBay<BR>auction..." gleefully pointing=
 out some stupid ad - Can I suggest that<BR>perhaps one could spend one's=
 time better employed?<BR><BR><BR>frustratingly frustrated!<BR><BR><BR>da=
ve<BR><BR><BR>IMCA #0092<BR><BR>_________________________________________=
_____<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.c=
om<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</DIV>
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