[meteorite-list] Re: EBay analysis (preliminary)

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:36 2004
Message-ID: <20031030174046.73413.qmail_at_web20913.mail.yahoo.com>

Well, in that case, We could look up all oyoiur
information that is publicly available and post it
here. taxes, etc etc etc. Just because it is public
if you want to try, does not mean that it should be
posted for all to see.
Mike Farmer
--- Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net> wrote:
> Jamie, Mike & all list members,
> Any and all of you may be as offended as you
> please, however,
> Jamie has done absolutely nothing to violate
> anyone's privacy. All
> data he has provided IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. All he has
> done is
> organize it in a more comprehensive manner for the
> meteorite
> community. If you have an issue, it is with eBay,
> not with Jamie.
> Additionally, I find this information both
> interesting and
> informative and appreciate reading it. It IS one of
> the many topics
> appropriate to the list - it is a definite
> indication of one level of the
> meteorite market and, therefore, totally appropriate
> for the list.
> Those who feel otherwise can always use the
> old "delete" key.
> Other than my statement that I, personally,
> enjoy having
> this information provided, the statements contained
> here are not a matter
> of opinion, they are matters of fact. This is public
> information and
> appropriate for the list. People can have all the
> "opinions" about
> that they want, it still won't change the reality
> that those are facts.
> I can be of the opinion that 2 + 2 = 3. I can be
> offended that 2 + 2 = 4.
> That does not mean that 2 + 2 does not = 4.
> Sincerely, Michael Blood
>
>
> on 10/29/03 4:53 AM, Michael Farmer at
> meteoriteguy_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Hi, I just saw this in Prague. I am quite offended
> by
> > the public posting of my information. If you want
> to
> > take the time and do that research, ok, but making
> it
> > public here is no one's business. DO NOTY put me
> in
> > that information again. It might even be against
> ebay
> > policy. I will research that when I get home.
> > Mike Farmer
> > --- RYAN PAWELSKI <yellowengine_at_earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >> Should this be considered a true invasion of
> privacy
> >> even if all the information that was used in the
> >> analysis is available to anyone who wants to
> obtain
> >> it? It's not like this is confidential
> information
> >> being spewed without the persons consent. Or is
> it?
> >> : /
> >>
> >> -Ryan
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Randy Mils
> >> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:01 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]
> >>
> >>
> >> Let me be the first to agree that this is an
> >> invasion of privacy. This is also not the place
> for
> >> "ebay analysis". We have been there and done
> that
> >> with another "former list member"
> >>
> >> Randy
> >>
> >>> From: Jamie Stephens
> >>> To: Meteorite List
> >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] EBay analysis
> >> (preliminary)
> >>> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:06:43 -0600
> >>>
> >>> Listees,
> >>>
> >>> On the dealer/collector spectrum, I'm at the
> >> collector end.
> >>> I haven't yet sold any meteorites (but I do need
> to
> >> thin
> >>> out my collection a bit). Anyway, I am
> interested
> >> in the
> >>> meteorite market dynamics. It's fun.
> >>>
> >>> Targeting Ebay, I exercised some software tools
> I
> >> have. I
> >>> looked at completed "Meteorites, Tektites"
> category
> >> completed
> >>> sales from 2003-10-10 to 2003-10-25 (the data
> that
> >> Ebay
> >>> keeps easily available). Here are some
> interesting
> >> stats:
> >>>
> >>> [CAVEAT: I haven't thoroughly validated these
> >> results. Please
> >>> consider them preliminary.]
> >>>
> >>> Items ended: 2036
> >>> Items sold: 1035
> >>> Number of unique sellers: 169
> >>> Number of unique winners: 413
> >>> Number of unique bidders: 815
> >>> Total sold: $57,951.60
> >>> Most expensive item sold: $6,736.00
> >>>
> >>> More data below. I plan to start collecting data
> >> over time to
> >>> see trends. If you're interested in the result,
> let
> >> me know.
> >>> I'll post if there's sufficient interest. I'm
> >> mostly interested
> >>> in the "demand side". Are more people bidding on
> >> meteorites?
> >>> What else are they bidding on? Etc.
> >>>
> >>> Of course, I'm only looking at EBay -- as
> opposed
> >> to the large
> >>> number of direct deals that I can't see.
> >>>
> >>> Some folks might gripe that I'm invading
> privacy.
> >> Yes? If
> >>> so, lemme know. I can obfuscate identities. But
> >> folks can
> >>> still figure out the identities from the EBay
> data.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Please remember the caveat above, and send my
> any
> >> comments
> >>> or questions.
> >>>
> >>> --Jamie Stephens
> >>>
> >>> Top 20 sellers making the most money:
> >>>
> >>> seller | # trans | usd
> >>> -------------------------------+-------+-------
> >>> cometshop | 47 | 10634
> >>> finmet | 70 | 7436
> >>> meteoritehunter%40comcast.net | 80 | 4584
> >>> meteoritemarina | 17 | 3619
> >>> a.chondrite | 6 | 2145
> >>> mr-meteorite | 6 | 2132
> >>> flattoprocks | 30 | 1956
> >>> meteoritelab | 108 | 1937
> >>> katy2kary | 35 | 1710
> >>> meteoritehunters | 47 | 1374
> >>> 17jack-anthony | 10 | 1141
> >>> meteoriten | 8 | 1044
> >>> illinoismeteorites | 12 | 1025
> >>> paolo2000 | 7 | 1018
> >>> 3281958 | 2 | 1005
> >>> meteoriteusa.com | 22 | 940
> >>> meteorflash | 79 | 808
> >>> svassiliev | 18 | 736
> >>> meteoritesandmore | 63 | 628
> >>> litig8nshark | 6 | 516
> >>> (20 rows)
> >>>
> >>> Top 20 bidders spending the most money:
> >>>
> >>> bidder | usd | wins
> >>> ---------------------+------+------
> >>> nickelironmonkey | 6787 | 2
> >>> dbgbogey | 2065 | 2
> >>> cat_berlin | 1848 | 3
> >>> peterutas%40aol.com | 1630 | 1
> >>> aggiemwd | 1525 | 1
> >>> pangeogem | 1447 | 3
> >>> meteorpassion | 1032 | 16
> >>> meteoritoeg | 1009 | 21
> >>> pat11260 | 978 | 7
> >>> tdaulton | 961 | 2
> >>> pema9 | 824 | 11
> >>> 17jack-anthony | 817 | 10
>
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Received on Thu 30 Oct 2003 12:40:46 PM PST