[meteorite-list] Possible Ebay Solution re: Policeman etc.

From: Mark Ferguson <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004
Message-ID: <01f801c38f87$f51bc2a0$6701a8c0_at_vs.shawcable.net>

Good question and a good suggestion.
One of the problems with ebay is they do not allow links to any pages that
also have sale pages on the same site. They want exclusive market. You can
link from your "me" page though, but that doesn't help the newbie as most
don't have a clue about how to get around ebay well.
Linking to your auctions from your website is ok, it brings in money to
ebay.
What we could do is see about a meteorite chat board on ebay. They do help
the new and unknowing with problems. I'll write them and see.
Mark
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Ebay Solution re: Policeman etc.


> Good evening list,
>
> Been a while since I threw in my 2 grams worth on a subject. Tom, and
others,
> you bring up a good points with regards to size of meteorites and cost
> relation, etc. It seems to me that meteorite auctions are a bit trickier
to post
> than say, Wedgewood china, Waterford crystal, etc. Again you are still at
the
> mercy of the seller, in that fake china pieces abound, but for the most
part, the
> seller sometimes will have closeups of Mfgr / markings, artist signatures,
> etc. We in the meteorite community don't have that benefit.
>
> I for one would like to see a dealer, if the desire moves them, to offer a
> modestly priced meteorite "Sampler Box" to newbies jsut looking into
getting
> this hobby. I don't mean 10 or 25 samples, but maybe 3, i.e. an iron, an
ordinary
> chondrite, and possibly a piece of inexpensive pallasite. Along with the
> samples would obviously be information about meteorites, and meteorwrongs
for
> that matter. Keeping the price low, and advertising it as "Starter" kit
would
> allow persons who don't have any idea what to look for, or any knowledge
about
> meteorites, a new beginning. I still have a few of Ninninger's starter
kits and
> have been surprised (considering all of the Ebay consternation) no-one has
> tried to duplicate Ninninger's sample/ starter kit.
>
> If the cost factor is a problem, just offer one sample. At least a newbie,
> unwisely putting a bid on an obvious piece of slag, (and possibly a large
bid)
> won't get burned. If the newbie chooses to ignore an offering of an
educational
> "Sampler Box" and opts for the "big one"...well that's their choice. As is
> said in the Indiana Jones movie: "He chose unwisely".
>
> As it is now, some bidders don't know about IMCA, or possibly don't care.
The
> "Meteorwrong" pages that some members offer are EXCELLENT. The question
is:
> how do you get a newbie to go to it? And would the pages translate from
the
> meteorwrong page back to the Ebay page? It may be very confusing to the
person
> just introduced to this science.
>
> Anywho..... Feedback???
>
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